John A. Tolley

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TOLLEY/TOLLY, John A.
“Elizabethton Star,” Tuesday, February 17, 1942
JOHN A. TOLLY
John A. Tolly, age 56, died at his home in Hampton, Tuesday morning at 4:45 after an illness of several months.
Mr. Tolley[sic] was a native of Carter county and an employee of N.A.R. Corp. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist church.
Survivors: wife, Mrs. Rosie Tolley; one daughter, Mrs. Hazel Davis; one son, Clyde Tolley; five grandchildren; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Tolley; one sister, Mrs. Bunie Simerly, all of Hampton; one brother, Steven J. Tolley, Baltimore, Md.
The body will be removed from the Roy Hathaway Funeral Home to the home Tuesday afternoon at 5:00 o'clock.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Little Doe Freewill Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, with the Rev. George Westmoreland and Allan Cates officiating. Burial will be made in Simerly cemetery.
Active pallbearers: Tom Deloach, Neight Street, Donley Bowers, M. E. Brumit, Brownlow Hughes, Harland Oaks.
Flower bearers: Marie Kemp, Christine Whitehead, Lela Stevens, Lorine Carver, Effie Simerly, Lillian Whitehead, Caline Simerly, Viola Tolley.
Honorary pallbearers: Jim Cates, W. N. Cates, Blevins Rhineheart, Jim Tolley, Carl Carden, S. S. Whitehead, Carmon Whitehead, George Morton, Elisha Collins, J. D. Simerly, David Tolley, Charlie Tolley, Wade Slutter, Hensley Clark.

John married Rosa "Rosie" Kemp about 1908. Rosa was born about 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Clyde Henry Tolley was born about 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Oct 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Collins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
2. Hazel T. Tolley was born about 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Jun 2017 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

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“Elizabethton Star,” Sunday, March 12, 1950
W. M. TOLLEY
Mr. W. M. Tolley, age 84, died at his home Route 1, Hampton, Saturday morning at 2:40.
Mr. Tolley was a life long resident of Carter County and a member of the Little Doe Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Laura Tolley; one daughter, Mrs. Kirk Simerly, of Hampton; one son, Steve, Baltimore, Md.; one brother, Charles Tolley, Hampton; 6 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. from the Little Doe Church with Rev. Virgil DeLoach officiating, assisted by Rev. J. R. Cates.
Burial will be made in the Simerly-Collins Cemetery.
Active pallbearers: Kyle Kemp, Kale Street, Charlie Tolley, Dave Tolley, Bill Tolley, Bill Honeycutt, Albert Hyder, Garfield Gouge, Thurman Simerly, and Carmen Whitehead.
Flower bearers, Fannie Kemp, Dot Odom, Rhoda Odom, Mildred Rowe, Jean Whitehead, Jean Townsend, Joan Street.
Roy Hathaway Funeral Home is in charge.

William married Laura (Tolley) about 1885 in North Carolina, , , . Laura was born in Mar 1867 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Swinfield married Huldah McHone on 6 Mar 1862 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Huldah (daughter of Kimble McHone and Nancy Rose) was born about 1844 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Jane Howell about 1825 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Jane (daughter of James A. Howell and Martha Hill) was born about 1807 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; died before 1880 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jane was residing with her daughter Jane Tolley Hausten in the 1880 Yancey County, NC Census:

Crabtree, Yancey County, North Carolina

Relation Age Birthplace
Henrey HAUSTEN Self 40 NC NC NC
Jane C. HAUSTEN Wife 46 NC NC NC
Jane TOLLEY Mother 75 NC --- ---

Kimble married Nancy Rose about 1840. Nancy was born about 1808 in Burke County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]