Edward Francis Tolley

Edward married Darcus Emaline Bennett about 1824 in North Carolina, , , . Darcus was born about 1801 in North Carolina, , , ; died about 1865 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Salley (Tolley) about 1876. Salley was born about 1857 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Nancy Willis on 22 Oct 1852 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of James "Hoke" Willis and Martha Patty Howell) was born on 24 Nov 1838 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 18 Feb 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Nancy Hopson about 1849 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Mary (Hopson)) was born about 1820 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isom married Sarah Young about 1850 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Sarah was born about 1828 in North Carolina, , , ; died after 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Unknown Gentleman about 1851 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Willis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Rebecca Whitehead about 1865. Rebecca (daughter of John Whitehead and Sydney Cynthia Oakes) was born in Jan 1850 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Feb 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married Mary Whitehead about 1864 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Whitehead and Sydney Cynthia Oakes) was born in May 1841 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Unknown Gentleman about 1859 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Susan Whitehead on 20 Aug 1882 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Susan (daughter of John Carter Whitehead and Cynthia Oaks) was born about 1858 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Sep 1933 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Richard Andrew Vanover, Jr. on 22 Dec 1880 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Richard (son of Richard Vanover, Sr. and Susan (Vanover)) was born about 1862 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died before 1900 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Rosa Carver on 23 Jun 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Rosa was born about 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wilburn married Rosie Sester Ledford about 1893. Rosie (daughter of John Ledford) was born in Mar 1874 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 1 Nov 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Margaret Matilda (Tolley) about 1890. Margaret was born in Dec 1874 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Laura Willis on 13 Oct 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Laura was born on 12 Jun 1874; died on 20 May 1964; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Elizabeth Britt on 8 Feb 1885 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born about 1852 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed in the 1910 Mitchell County, NC Census living with her sister, Emaline Tolley Burleson.

Notes:

1910 Mitchell County, NC Census
Linville Township
Household 368
Merrit Tolley 58 NC NC NC
Rena 32 NC NC NC
Dora 14 NC NC NC
Martha 12 NC NC NC
Judy 10 NC NC NC
Merrit 4 NC NC NC

1920 Avery County, NC Census
Linville Township
Household 246
Merit Tolley 74 NC NC NC
Rena 40 NC NC NC
Merit 13 NC NC NC

Merrit married Mary E. 'Polley' Calhoun on 28 Mar 1874 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Mary (daughter of John W. Calhoun and Lydia Jane Roten) was born in Jun 1856 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 1 May 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Merrit married Lorena 'Reana' Hicks about 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Lorena (daughter of Andrew Manuel Hicks and Tensey Caroline Hicks) was born on 16 Sep 1881 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Jun 1967 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married Mary Jane (Tolley) about 1876 in North Carolina, , , . Mary was born about 1855 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Grandson is Stanley Hollifield, shollifield@skybest.com

Emaline married Robert Mitchell Burleson on 6 Aug 1876 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Robert (son of Wilson "Wilt" Burleson and Frances "Frankie" Davis) was born on 20 Sep 1852 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 3 Jul 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Burleson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1900 Carter County, TN Census

11th Civil District

Household 50
John Tolley 28 Aug 1871 TN TN TN
Mary 35 Sep 1864 TN TN TN
M.C. Arnette (M) 18 Dec 1881 TN TN TN
Nannie Arnette 16 Oct 1883 TN TN TN
Ellen Arnette 13 Feb 1887 TN TN TN
Delia Arnette 10 Mar 1890 TN TN TN

John married Mary Jane Twiggs before 1900. Mary (daughter of Timothy Twiggs and Eliza (Twiggs)) was born in Sep 1861 in Burke County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dempsey married Lodema N. (Tolley) about 1888. Lodema was born about 1894 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died about 1981 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Nancy E. Lewis about 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nancy was born in Jan 1877 in North Carolina, , , ; died about 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Josie Stevens on 20 Feb 1912 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Josie (daughter of John Stevens and Betty Street) was born about 1884 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1900 Carter County, TN Census
District 3
Household 167
Ellen Price Dec 1874 25 TN TN TN
Belle Jun 1897 2 TN NC TN Dau
Lon Feb 1899 1 TN NC TN Son


1910 Carter County, TN Census
District 14
Household 75
Ellen Tolley 36 TN TN TN Divorced
Mandy B. Price 11 TN NC TN Dau
Bert Tolley 6 TN NC TN Son
Mamie Tolley 4 TN TN TN Dau
Clyde Tolley 2 TN CA TN Son

Eula married Roby Price on 30 Sep 1896 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee, and was divorced before 1900. Roby was born about 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eula married Unknown Gentleman about 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doctor married Sarah Jane McKinney on 12 May 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah was born on 9 Mar 1882 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hampton, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doctor married Jane Moore about 1920. Jane was born about 1882; died about 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Dovie R. Stephens on 4 Aug 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Dovie (daughter of John E. Stephens and Judea (Stephens)) was born on 18 Jan 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Oct 1970 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Brownlow Tolley Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ely married Minnie Elizabeth Byrd on 10 Oct 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Minnie (daughter of Blake Byrd and Ella Carolina Clark) was born in Dec 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in 1985; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Milton married Sarah J. (Tolley) about 1884. Sarah was born in Mar 1871 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married James Peter Willis on 19 Apr 1881 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. James was born on 6 Mar 1850 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 30 Jun 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Willis Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1910 Carter County, TN Census
3rd Civil District

Household 99
Daniel C. Tolley 27TN NC TN
Corri26NC NC TN
Hubert10TN TN NC
Fred 7TN TN NC
Tilson 5TN TN NC
Jane C. 1TN TN NC
Francis72NC NC NCFather
Mary76TN TN TNMother
Monroe10TN NC NCNephew

Daniel married Cora Bell Justice on 29 Aug 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Cora (daughter of Felix Gragg Justice and Selah McLeod) was born in Mar 1885 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 22 Aug 1957 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

TOLLEY, Oma
“Elizabethton Star,” Sunday, March 21, 1948
MRS. OMA TOLLEY
Mrs. Oma Tolley, age 77, a life-time resident of Carter County and a member of the Little Doe Freewill Baptist Church from an early age, died at the home of her son, Dave Tolley of Hampton, Friday night at 12:00.
Survivors are: two sons, Dave and Charlie Tolley of Hampton; six daughters, Mrs. Bell Blevins and Mrs. William Lyons of Roan Mountain, Mrs. J. G. Robinson of Doeville, Mrs. Wade Sluder and Mrs. Arthur Clark of Hampton, and Mrs. W. A. Sells of Johnson City; and one brother, D. C. Tolley of Hampton; 30 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn her loss.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Little Doe Church Sunday at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. W. M. Howell officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery.
Pallbearers: grandsons, flower girls, granddaughters; honorable pallbearers, A. L. Cates, E. S. Stephens, J. D. Simerly, Frank Cornett, J. D. Cates and Reece Hill.
The Kiser Funeral Home in charge.

Omah married McDaniel "Mack" Tolley on 21 Oct 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. McDaniel (son of Swinfield Tolley and Huldah McHone) was born in Jan 1869 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 May 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married Owen Sams about 1860 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Owen (son of Littleberry Benjamin Sams and Agnes Walling) was born on 2 Apr 1837 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Jul 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married Mister Sams about 1878 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Mister was born about 1858 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married W. M. Robert "Bob" Willis on 10 Sep 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. W. was born on 28 May 1881; died on 31 Jan 1958 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eka married Nancy Jane Tolley on 20 Oct 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of William Steven 'Bill Steve' Tolley and Mary Elizabeth Britt) was born about 1891; died about 1967 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Lyons Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married William Henry Clark on 13 Feb 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of John B. Clark and Maria Myra Miller) was born in Jan 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died before 1940 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married John C. Coleman on 12 May 1917 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. John (son of Columbus Coleman and Harriett A. "Hattie" (Coleman)) was born in May 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lace married Belle Stevens on 24 Apr 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Belle was born about 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roby married Mollie Eula-Jane Edney about 1906. Mollie (daughter of Marvel Napolean Bonaparte Bayless McKenzie Ramsey Edney and Matilda Biddix) was born on 9 Nov 1890 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 16 Jan 1987 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McInturff Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Robert Ambers Edney about 1908 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Robert (son of Marvel Napolean Bonaparte Bayless McKenzie Ramsey Edney and Matilda Biddix) was born on 24 Feb 1884 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 13 Dec 1976 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Flossie Marie Miller about 1935. Flossie (daughter of Floyd Miller and Nora Elliott) was born about 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Oct 2015 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarissa married John C. Coleman on 28 Mar 1923 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. John (son of Columbus Coleman and Harriett A. "Hattie" (Coleman)) was born in May 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MARGARET ETHEL WISEMAN

SPRUCE PINE - Margaret Ethel Wiseman, 88, of George
Lane, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004 at her home. She was
the daughter of the late Wilber and Sester Ledford
Tolley, and wife of the late George L. Wiseman. She
was also preceded in death by a daughter, Lottie Sue
McClellan; and three grandchildren. She was a member
of Pine Grove United Methodist Church.

Survivors include daughters, Leona Ingram of Marion,
Donna Mae Chappel of Spruce Pine, Anna Maney and Pam
Carswell, both of Morganton, and Ruby Tyree of
Newland; sons, Tony and James Wiseman, both of Spruce
Pine, Phil Wiseman of St. Louis, MO, Paul McClellan
Jr. of Morganton, and Jack McClellan of Nebo; 29
grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren; and 18 great
great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the
Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in
Spruce Pine. Revs. Doug Phillips and James Martin
officiated. Burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery. The
family received friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home.

Margaret married George L. Wiseman about 1948 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . George (son of Eben Ensor Wiseman and Margaret Eva (Wiseman)) was born on 10 Feb 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 25 Mar 1973 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mattie (Tolley) about 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mattie was born about 1906 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown Gentleman. Unknown was born about 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Eka Tolley on 20 Oct 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Eka (son of James Avery Tolley and Susan Whitehead) was born in Feb 1885 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Nov 1918 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Larkin C. Calhoun on 28 Aug 1890 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Larkin (son of Barnabas "Barney" Calhoun and Nancy Rachel Osborne) was born on 21 Jan 1869 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 3 Oct 1953 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1910 Mitchell County, NC Census
Linville Township
Household 373
William L. Tolley29NC NC NC
Sarah L. 31NC NC NC
Aletha E. 11NC NC NC
McElroy 9NC NC NC
Martha E. 5NC NC NC
Ellen L. 3NC NC NC
Dawson J. 1NC NC NC

1920 Avery County, NC Census
Linville Township
Household 205
William L. Tolley 39NC NC NC
Sallie40NC NC NC
Mack18NC NC NC
Martha14NC NC NC
Ella 12NC NC NC
Dawson10NC NC NC
Carl 8NC NC NC
Florence 4NC NC NC
Pearl(m) 2NC NC NC

1930 Stark County, Ohio Census
Canton
Household 312
Carl Tolley18NC NC NC
Sally50NC NC NC
Florence 15NC NC NC
Pearl(m)12NC NC NC

William married Sarah Louise "Sally" Taylor on 6 Mar 1898 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of John W. Taylor and Martha E. Hicks) was born on 17 May 1880 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Mar 1954 in Pulaski County, , , Kentucky; was buried in Freedom Cemetery, , Pulaski County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Roby S. Calhoun on 26 Jul 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Roby (son of Barnabas "Barney" Calhoun and Nancy Rachel Osborne) was born in Sep 1875 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died in 1934 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Roby Hicks on 20 Jun 1897 in North Carolina, , , . Roby (son of Andrew Manuel Hicks and Tensey Caroline Hicks) was born on 5 Feb 1873 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 13 Oct 1950 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Taylor Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Flossie married George W. Hicks on 16 Feb 1905 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. George (son of Merritt Hicks and Martha Jane "Mattie" Clawson) was born in Dec 1878 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Dec 1939 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Hughes Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dora married Clinton Conley Graybeal about 1916. Clinton was born on 25 Jul 1889; died on 9 Aug 1959 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mattie married Flem Samuel Grindstaff on 4 Oct 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Flem (son of Stephen Grindstaff and Evaline Pritchard) was born on 20 Jul 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 May 1961 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judie married Mack L. Carpenter in Mar 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Mack was born on 8 May 1898 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 Jan 1975 in Wasco County, , , Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Merrit married Juanita Ashley on 19 Jul 1930 in North Carolina, , , . Juanita (daughter of Milton Gerome "Milt" Ashley and Buena Grindstaff) was born on 16 Jan 1913 in Oregon, , , ; died on 21 Mar 1999 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Loretta Dishman about 1899 in North Carolina, , , . Mary (daughter of Joseph "Joe" Dishman and Ariena "Renna" (Dishman)) was born on 22 Jul 1883 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marion married Emma (Tolley) about 1906. Emma was born about 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Date od death from Summer Nelson

Blaine married Maggie J. Deaton on 30 Aug 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Maggie was born on 12 Oct 1886 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 25 Feb 1962 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Samuel Jack Houston on 20 Aug 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Samuel (son of Mary Matilda Houston) was born in Jan 1875 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Minnie (Burleson) about 1902 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Minnie was born about 1885 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joda Weatherman. Joda (daughter of Dock Theron Weatherman and Lucy Anna Ollis) was born on 1 Nov 1895 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 7 Jul 1969 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Burleson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harrison married Susan Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wiseman on 29 Oct 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Susan (daughter of William Alexander Wiseman and Lucille Weatherman) was born on 26 Jun 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 9 Oct 1988 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Burleson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bertha T. Woodby, age 86, 743 Piney Grove Rd., Hampton, died Sunday, April
4, 2004, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Dempsey and
Lodema Tolley.
Mrs. Woodby was a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church.
She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Woodby, and two sons,
Estell Woodby and Gordon Woodby.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Dennis Smith of
Hampton; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Ernest and Virginia Woodby, of
Elizabethton; Ross and Susan Woodby of Hampton; Romily and Claudette Woodby of
Hampton, and Paul Woodby, of Elizabethton; one sister, Mae Woodby of Hampton;
13 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and
best friend, Avenell Arnett, of Hampton also survive.
The funeral service for Bertha Tolley Woodby, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 6, 2004, at the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church with Rev.
B. F. McKinney, Rev. Jonas Revis, and Rev. Mike Mills officiating. Music will
be under the direction of the church choir. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service at the church or friends may
call at the residence at any time. The graveside service and burial will be
conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at the Woodby Family Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Kevin Vines, Ken Woodby, Rocky Woodby, Gerald Woodby,
Jim Woodby, and Paul Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Woodby, Ben
Woodby, Ryan Phipps, Lucas Heaton, and Kevin Burns. Those who plan to attend the
graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9 a.m. Wednesday
to go in procession to the cemetery.

Bertha married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Caleb Tolley, 79, 738 Piney Grove Road, Hampton, died Monday, November 22,
1999, at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center after an extended illness.
Mr. Tolley was a native of Carter County and a son of the late Dempsey and
Lodema Tolley.
Mr. Tolley was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation. He
entered the service January 1942, took training at the Jackson Air Base,
Jackson, Miss., and served in the European Theater. He was a recipient of Seven
Bronze Stars, The Good Conduct Medal and The Good Conduct Ribbon. He received
the European Theater Ribbon. While in service he attended the St. James Church
in Florence, Italy and other churches in Italy. He was a Disabled American
Veteran.
He was a member of the Fairview Free Will Baptist Church but attended the
Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church, where he received a 14-year perfect
attendance in Sunday School.
Survivors include his wife, Kate Stevens Tolley; four daughters, Brenda
Simerly and Barbara Moffett, both of Hampton, Helen Blevins and Janice Stout,
both of Elizabethton; two sisters, Mae Woodby, Unicoi, and Bertha Woodby,
Hampton; a brother, Joshua Tolley, Elizabethton; 12 grandchildren, Denise Norris,
Lisa White, Angelia Smith, Scott Simerly, April Townsend, Kim Simerly, Kristi
Simerly, Randy Woodby, Kevin Woodby, Tawana Holland, LaDanna Boone and Bobby
Stout Jr.; seven great-grandchildren, Katie Jo Norris, Andrea Smith, Alexis
Townsend, Morgan Guy, Taylor Julian, Tyler Woodby and Emrie Boone; also
special friends, Tonya Buchanan, George Stanley and Gwyn Cole. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

TOLLEY -- Funeral services for Caleb Tolley, 79, 738 Piney Grove Road,
Hampton, who went to be with his Lord Monday, November 22, 1999, will be
conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bobby Stout and
Rev. Dexter Brummitt officiating. The Pleasant Beach Quartet and Tawana
Holland, soloist, will provide the music. Entombment services will be conducted at
10 a.m. Friday in the Mausoleum of Peace at Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Military Honors will be conducted by the American Legion Hammond Post #3,
Kingsport. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at
930 a.m. Friday, will be Bobby Stout Jr., Ken Woodby, Byrl McKinney, Tip
Smith, Arthur Blevins, Kenneth Randy Woodby, Kevin Lee Woodby, Lance Harsh,
Stephen Harsh, Robert Barnett Jr., George Stanley and Scott Simerly. Honorary
pallbearers will be Earl Jones, Vic Harrison, Kenny McKinney, Dennis Clark, Hayes
Woodby, Allen Holtsclaw, Vernon Holtsclaw, Stanley Hill, Carl Stevens,
Conley Woodby, William Cole, Ronnie McKinney, Barney McKinney, Cecil Hyder, C.L.
Woodby and Albert Ellison. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family
and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 930 a.m. Friday to go to the
cemetery. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Caleb married Kate Stevens about 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Kate was born about 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Jul 2009 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joshua Tolley

Joshua Tolley, 77, Pine Ridge Care Center, formerly of 738
Piney Grove Road, Hampton, died Monday, April 23, 2001, at
Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Mr. Tolley was a native of Carter County and a son of the
late Dempsey and Lodema Tolley. He was also preceded in
death by a sister, Vistia Woodby, and two brothers, Caleb
Tolley and Cleophias Tolley.
Mr. Tolley was a retired farmer. He was of the Free Will
Baptist Faith and attended the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Bertha Woodby and Mae
Woodby, both of Hampton; a special sister-in-law, Kate
Tolley, Hampton; two special nieces, Dorothy Williams and
Karen Smith, both of Hampton, and several other nieces and
nephews.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

TOLLEY -- Funeral services for Joshua Tolley, 77, Pine
Ridge Care Center, formerly of 738 Piney Grove Road,
Hampton, who died Monday, April 23, 2001, will be conducted
at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at Memorial Funeral Chapel
with the Rev. Bobby Stout and the Rev. Dexter Brummitt
officiating. Music will be provided by the Piney Grove Free
Will Baptist Church Quartet. Graveside services and
interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26, in the
Woodby Family Cemetery, Piney Grove Road, Hampton. Active
pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the cemetery
at 10:55 a.m. Thursday, will be Ernest Woodby, Paul Woodby,
C.L. Woodby, Romily Woodby, Ross Woodby, Jimmy Woodby and
Robert Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be Cecil Hyder,
Dennis Clark, Larry Tolley, Ray Tolley, George Stanley,
Steve Cochran, Lester Carver and Reynolds Harrison. The
family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of
his sisters, Bertha and Mae Woodby, 745 Piney Grove Road,
Hampton. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery
at 10:55 a.m. Thursday. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in
charge of arrangements.

Mary married Jacob F. "Jake" Davis on 27 Apr 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Jacob (son of John H. Davis and Sarah Jane "Lockie" Gouge) was born on 1 May 1891 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 May 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Josephine "Josie" Stephens on 21 Apr 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Josephine was born on 3 May 1901 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Mar 1990 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Eden-Greenwood Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Rhoda Adelade Berry on 14 Mar 1916 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Rhoda (daughter of John Wesley Berry and Anna Clark) was born on 24 Jan 1901 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Sep 1991 in Greenville County, , , South Carolina; was buried in Mountain View Memorial Park, , Greenville County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His wife, Sudie Mae, was the informant on his death certificate. On the certificate, his date of birth is given as 2 aug 1903, place of birth Carter County, TN, and parents listed as Charlie Tolley and Ellen Tolley.

William married Sudie Mae Carroll on 3 Sep 1925 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Sudie (daughter of Mat Carroll and Annie (Carroll)) was born on 22 Jun 1905 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Jan 1990 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Peterson Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

TOLLEY, Clyde
"Elizabethton Star," Sunday, October 16, 1938
JOHN CARVER IS GIVEN 10 YEARS IN TOLLEY DEATH
John Carver, white-haired 68-year-old Buffalo mountain resident, was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary after having been found guilty of second degree murder by a circuit court jury which deliberated two hours before returning its verdict late Friday afternoon.
Carver was charged with the fatal shooting of Clyde Tolley early last summer in the front yard of the Carver home. Tolley died shortly after being hit in the stomach with a shotgun charge filed by Carver, who admitted, was "too drunk to remember anything about it."
Carver and his 26-year-old daughter, Betty, testified that the three had been drinking prior to the time of the shooting. Tolley was a visitor at the Carver home, having spent the previous night there. The defendant's daughter declared that Tolley and her father had been "good friends," and that the shooting was the result of an accident.
She stated that her father had slipped on the porch of their home and that the gun, which he had brought out "to shoot rabbits with" had gone off accidentally as Carver sought to keep his balance. Betty was with Tolley in the yard when he was struck.

John married Anna Bell Cochran on 28 Jun 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Anna was born about 1912 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died about 1997 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Mary Elizabeth "Posie" Whitehead about 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Unknown Gentleman and Nancy Jane Whitehead) was born on 23 Apr 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Aug 1982 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hampton, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Roby Hardin on 22 Dec 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Roby was born about 1902 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Samuel N. Brummett about 1932 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Samuel (son of Thomas Jefferson Brummett and Rebecca Ann Buck) was born on 28 Nov 1892 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died in Jun 1980 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Hascoe L. Brummett on 21 Dec 1926 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Hascoe (son of Thomas Jefferson Brummett and Rebecca Ann Buck) was born on 1 Sep 1904 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Dec 1974 in Hardee County, , , Florida; was buried in Bowling Green Cemetery, , Hardee County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married George Washington Ferrell about 1935 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . George was born on 22 Feb 1907 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jul 1964 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Clarence Tolley

Clarence Tolley, 78, 112 Clarence Tolley Lane, Scioto Community, Unicoi,
died Sunday, March 17, 2002, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr. Tolley was a native of Carter County and had lived in Unicoi County for
the past 60 years. He was a son of the late Dock and Jane Moore Tolley and was
also preceded in death by two brothers, John Tolley and Jim Tolley, and
three sisters, Manda Carver, Mary Bowers and Nancy Brummett.
Mr. Tolley was a member of the CCC's and was a U.S. Army veteran, having
served in World War II. He retired from the U.S. Forestry Service. He attended
Unicoi Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Irene J. Robinette Tolley, Unicoi; a son and
daughter-in-law, Jerry D. and Teresa Tolley, Virginia Beach, Va.; two daughters
and a son-in-law, Anne and Hobart Roberts and Deborah Brummitt, all of
Unicoi; a sister, Eula Boling, Lake Placid, Fla.; and five grandchildren, Douglas
W. Roberts, Eric A. Brummitt, Justin D. Brummitt, Rachel C. Tolley and
Elizabeth J. Tolley. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, (423) 743-1381 or (423)
928-4595, is in charge of arrangements.

TOLLEY -- Funeral services for Clarence Tolley, 78, 112 Clarence Tolley
Lane, Scioto Community, Unicoi, who died Sunday, March 17, 2002, will be held at
8 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, from the Unicoi Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor
Ronnie Holloway and Pastor Dexter Brummitt officiating. Music will be provided
by Luanne Powers. Graveside services and interment will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, March 20, at Roselawn Memory Gardens, Johnson City. Full military
grave rites will be rendered by the Kingsport VFW Post #3382. Active pallbearers
will be Don Brummett, Gerald Brummett, Alan Brummett, Page Powers, James
Powers, Jimmy Brummett, Larry Brummett and Edison Wallin. Honorary pallbearers
will be the Men's Sunday School Class of Unicoi Church of God. Pallbearers are
requested to assemble at the funeral home by 730 p.m. Tuesday and at the
cemetery by 1030 a.m. Wednesday. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence of a
daughter, Mrs. Hobart (Anne) Roberts, 116 Clarence Tolley Lane, Unicoi. The
family, pastors and friends may meet at the cemetery by 1050 a.m. Wednesday.
Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi, is in charge of arrangements.

Clarence married Irene June Robinette about 1945. Irene (daughter of Dewey Ernest Robinette and Minnnie Derafield) was born on 11 Jun 1928 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jun 2014 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jessie married Hattie Byrd about 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Hattie (daughter of William Hudson Byrd and Martha (Byrd)) was born about 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married Sarah Jane Davis on 29 Mar 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Charles Davis and Elizabeth Willis) was born on 2 Jan 1896 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Dec 1994 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Effie married William H. "Bill" Byrd about 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of William Hudson Byrd and Martha (Byrd)) was born in Jan 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Goldie Tolley

Mrs. Goldie Tolley, 79, 114 Cable Cemetery Road, Hampton, died Wednesday,
June 27, 2001, at her residence following an extended illness.
Mrs. Tolley was a native of Carter County and the daughter of the late
Brownlow and Dovie Stevens Tolley. She was preceded in death by her husband,
George Tolley, in 1996, two daughters, Roma Jean Honeycutt and Norma Jerlean
Tolley, a son, Marvin Dale Tolley, and by two sisters and four brothers.
Mrs. Tolley was a member of Fairview Free Will Baptist Church and was a
homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Erma Roberts, Johnson City; two sons, Curtis
Steve Tolley and Benny Tolley, both of Hampton; a sister, Gracie Whitehead,
Hampton; a brother, Ikie Tolley, Elizabethton; four grandchildren; a
great-grandson; a special niece, Joyce Arnett, Roan Mountain, and several other nieces
and nephews.
These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home.
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TOLLEY -- Funeral services for Mrs. Goldie Tolley, 79, 114 Cable Cemetery
Road, Hampton, who died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Friday, June 29, at Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, with the Rev.
Bernie Jones and the Rev. Gary Whitehead officiating. Music will be by the
Fairview Free Will Baptist Quartet. Graveside services and interment will be at
11 a.m. Saturday, June 30, in the Brownlow Tolley Cemetery, Fairview
Community. Active pallbearers will be Steven Tolley, Charlie Arnett, Larry Tolley,
David Tolley, D.L. Honeycutt and Keith Tolley. Honorary pallbearers will be Bud
Whitehead, the Staff of Johnson City Medical Center Hospice, the Staff of
Home Health Care and D.H. Lowe. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 1015
a.m. Saturday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home from 630 to 8 p.m. Friday. Friends may also call
at the residence, 114 Cable Cemetery Road, Hampton, at any time. These
services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home.

Goldia married George Tolley about 1937 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . George (son of Ely Joseph Tolley and Minnie Elizabeth Byrd) was born on 27 Oct 1915 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Aug 1986 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Brownlow Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

ELIZABETHTON - Ikie M. Tolley. 95, Elizabethton, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Signature Health Care. He was born September 5, 1924 in Hampton to the late Brownlow & Dovie Stevens Tolley. He was retired from North American Rayon Corporation and was a farmer. Ikie was a member of Blue Springs Christian Church. In earlier years he loved to hunt and fish. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Ruby Ilene Morrell Tolley and his siblings; Jesse Tolley, Frank Tolley, Effie May, Cordie James, Jobe Tolley, Goldie Tolley, Hardie Tolley, Hartie Tolley and Lester Tolley.

Survivors include his son & daughter-in-law: Larry Joe & Joan Tolley, his grandson: Jeffery Shawn Tolley, a sister: Gracie Whitehead and numerous nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gary Whitehead and Mr. Richard Thomason, Minister officiating. Music will be provided by Jill Kemp. Graveside Service and Interment will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, February 9, 2020 in the Caldwell Springs Cemetery. Active Pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 2:50 p.m. Sunday will be: Mickey Bennett, Bo Toft, Mark Church, Noel Church, Shirrell Bowers and Michael Whisenhunt. Honorary Pallbearers will be his church family.

Isaac married Addie Mae Matheson about 1945. Addie (daughter of James Roy Matheson and Elizabeth Brinkley) was born about 1923 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 22 Nov 1999 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lurla Mae Bailey, age 97, of Erwin, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the Unicoi County Memorial Hospital.

She was a native of Unicoi County. Lurla was a daughter of the late Eli and Minnie Byrd Tolley.

Lurla retired from Industrial Garments after 37 years of service. She was a member of Pathway Free Will Baptist Church. Other than her parents she is preceded in death by husband, Earl Bailey; and brothers, Lawrence, Lloyd, Lewis, Robert, Roy, and George Bailey.

Mrs. Bailey leaves behind: Sons: Junior Bailey and wife, Virginia of Erwin, Robert Bailey and wife, Fronda of SC; Daughter: Ruth Bryson of SC; Brothers: Don Tolley of Johnson City, Blake Tolley of Unicoi, Ray Tolley of Hampton; Sister: Nellie Tolley of Johnson City; 4 Grandchildren; and 6 Great Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM, Monday, October 25, 2010 in the Chapel of Valley Funeral Home. Reverend Ron Hensley and Reverend Burnie Jones will officiate. Music will be under the direction of Shirley Hensley. Visitation will be held Monday at 6:00 PM until service time in the Chapel of Valley Funeral Home.

Interment will be held Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 11:00 AM, at Roselawn Memory Gardens. Those who plan to attend, please meet at Valley Funeral Home by 10:30 AM to go in procession to the Cemetery. Pallbearers will be notified. Condolences and memories may be sent to the family through our website at www.valleyfuneralhome.net

George married Goldia Gertrude Tolley about 1937 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Goldia (daughter of Daniel Brownlow Tolley and Dovie R. Stephens) was born on 18 Mar 1922 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Jun 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried on 30 Jun 2001 in Brownlow Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lewis married Elsie C. Clark about 1937. Elsie (daughter of Charles "Charlie" Clark and Mary M. "Maggie" Cable) was born on 27 Apr 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Jan 1967 in Hancock County, , , West Virginia; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert L. Tolley

Robert Lee Tolley, 83, 104 Robert Tolley Road, Unicoi, died Sunday,
October 13, 2002 at his residence. A native of Carter County, he was a son of the
late Eli and Minnie Byrd Tolley. He had lived in Unicoi County for the past
40 years. He was retired due to disability from the U.S. Army. He was a member
and deacon of Fairview Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Tolley was preceded in
death by two wives, Bertie Grindstaff Tolley and Irene Matheson Tolley, and
five brothers.
Survivors include six daughters, Patricia Miller, Elizabethton; Gail Storey,
Katherine Lewis, Dorothy Chambers and Linda Sliger, all of Unicoi, and Joyce
Arnett, Roan Mountain; two sons, Charlie Tolley and Roy Tolley, both of
Unicoi; two sisters, Nellie Tolley, Johnson City and Lurlie Bailey, Erwin; three
brothers, Ray Tolley, Hampton; Blake Tolley, Unicoi; and Don Tolley, Johnson
City; 17 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews;
three step-daughters and one step-son. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of
arrangements.

TOLLEY -- Funeral services for Robert Lee Tolley, 83, 104 Robert Tolley
Road, Unicoi, who died Sunday, October 13, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Burnie Jones
officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
October 16, 2002 in the Tolley Family Cemetery. The Fairview Quartet will
provide the music. Active pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the cemetery
at 150 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2002 will be Tom Gouge, Larry Tolley,
Elmer Ray Roberts, Jim Carver, David Stonecypher and George Woodby. Honorary
pallbearers will be grandsons, great great grandsons, and grandsons-in-law. The
family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2002 in
the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends
will assemble at the cemetery at 150 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2002.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the Tolley family at _mfc@chartertn.net_
(mailtomfc@chartertn.net) . Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Robert married Birdie Mae Grindstaff on 3 Dec 1942 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Birdie (daughter of John Taylor Grindstaff and Harriet "Hattie" Moore) was born on 21 Sep 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jun 1969 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Elsie Irene Mast on 5 Jan 1980 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elsie (daughter of Ira Don Mast and Addie Gardner Baird) was born on 4 Jul 1924 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 23 Oct 1988 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

HAMPTON - Ray Tolley, 97, Hampton passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 in the Hermitage Health Center after a lengthy illness.

He was born May 25, 1921 in Hampton to the late Eli & Minnie Byrd Tolley. He was retired from the Carter County Highway Department. Ray loved to work in his garden and sit on the porch and chew his tobacco. He was of the Free Will Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of sixty six years Josephine Bise Tolley, two sisters: Lurla Bailey and Nellie Tolley and seven brothers: Lloyd, Lewis, George, Lawrence, Roy, Robert & Blake Tolley.

Those left to cherish his memory and love include a son: David Ray Tolley & Gay, His Grandchildren: David Allen & Kelli, Jamie & Mary, Jeff & Becky, Emillie & Kyle. His Great Grandchildren: Kourtney, Kaci, Julie, Dylan, Jackson, Olivia & Raymond, Sam, Brandon, Bobby, Hesper and Natalie, His Great Great Grandchildren: Hunter & Eli. One brother: Don & Anna Tolley. Several nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev . Dallas Gregg, Rev. Henry Berry and Rev. Jerry Cannon. Graveside Service and Interment will be at 12 Noon Saturday, May 11, 2019 in the Tolley Cemetery. Music will be provided by Rev . Ronnie Campbell. Active Pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Saturday will be: Mike Mullins, Shane Clawson, Joe Tolley, Tim Hayes, Jackson Hayes, Charlie Arnette, Mike Smith and Sam Gibbs. Honorary Pallbearers will be: John L. McKinney, Burnie Hill, Larry Tolley, Ed Simerly, Arden Kuhn, Joel Rose, Barney McKinney, Jody Combs, Jerry Bowers, Kathy Clawson, Mike Street, Keith Kent, Roy Tolley and his great friend and neighbor Francis Holland. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to all the staff at Hermitage Health Center for all the love and care shown to Ray "Pappy" Tolley. May God bless all the C.N.A'S, nurses, housekeepers, cooks, office workers and doctors.

Ray married Josephine Bise on 4 Sep 1948 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Josephine was born about 1925 in Dickenson County, , , Virginia; died on 3 Jan 2015 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hampton, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

TOLLEY, Roy
"Elizabethton Star," Thursday, July 8, 1948
Pfc. ROY TOLLEY
The body of Pfc. Roy Tolley, who was killed in France on August 11, 1944, will arrive in Johnson City Friday on Sourthern Train No. 46 and will be taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Tolley, Route 1, Hampton, Friday afternoon.
Tolley was 20 at the time of his death. He served in the infantry after his entry into the service on March 16, 1943 and went overseas in May, 1944.
Before entering the army he was a farmer in the Fairview community of Carter County and belonged to the Fairview Baptist Church. Tolley attended school at Fairview School.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Fairview Baptist Church with the Rev. John Buchanan in charge. Burial will be in the church cemetery with full military honors rendered by the American Legion post and the VFW of Elizabethton.
Survivors include his parents; eight brothers, Lloyd, Lawrence, George, Lewis, Blake and Donald of Hampton and Robert and Ray of Bluff City; two sisters, Mrs. Lurla Bailey and Miss Nellie Tolley of Route 1, Hampton.

Notes:

UNICOI - Blake Daniel Tolley, 90, of Unicoi passed away Thursday February 15, 2018 in Lakebridge Health Care of Johnson City.

He was a native of Carter County and was a son of the late Eli Joseph Tolley and Minnie Byrd Tolley. Mr. Tolley was a long time member of the Fairview Freewill Baptist Church in Hampton. He retired from North American Rayon after 48 years. Mr. Tolley was a U.S. Army veteran having served his country during World War II and later spent many years in the Army National Guard. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Elsie Guinn Tolley in 2015; a son, Raymond Tolley; two sisters, Nellie Tolley and Lurla Bailey; six brothers, Roy, Lloyd, Lawrence, George, Lewis and Robert Tolley; two grandsons, Raymond B. Tolley Jr. and Tommy Joe Tolley; a granddaughter, Stacy Yarber; a great-grandson, T.J. Yarber.

Survivors include a son, Bruce Tolley and his wife, Goldie of Johnson City; two daughters, Margaret Gregg and husband, Dallas of Unicoi and Phyllis Tolley of Unicoi; a special friend, Tom Landingham of Unicoi; two brothers, Ray Tolley of Hampton and Donald Tolley and wife, Anna of Johnson City; ten grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; many nieces and nephews.

Funeral service for Mr. Tolley will be conducted at 7:00 PM Sunday, February 18, 2018 in the Fairview Freewill Baptist Church in Hampton with Rev. Dallas Gregg, Pastor Gary Whitehead and Rev. Lester Simerly officiating. Special music will be provided by the Fairview Church Choir, Stevens Family and Steven Nelson. The family will receive friends at the church from 5:00 PM until the service hour. Other times at the home of Dallas and Margaret Gregg, 1008 Marbleton Road, Unicoi. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, February 19, 2018 with Rev. Donnie Harris officiating and singing and Military Honors provided by Carter County Honor Guard Detail in the Guinn Cemetery, Hampton. Active pallbearers will be Dwight Gregg, B.J. Tolley, Joe Tolley, David Tolley, Anthony Gregg, Holden Tolley, Jerry Gill and Steve Nelson. Honorary Pallbearers will be his great-grandsons, nephews, David Cigaro, Calab Arrwood, River Gill, Eli Nelson, John and Ben Tolley, Cade Wilcox, and a special friend, Rev. Ed Davis.

Blake married Elsie Guinn about 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elsie (daughter of Luther Blain Guinn and Nancy Jane Whitehead) was born on 17 Apr 1927 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 12 Jan 2015 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Guinn Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

JOHNSON CITY - Nellie Mae Tolley, 85, Johnson City, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 in the Life Care Center of Gray. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Eli & Minnie Byrd Tolley. She was a homemaker. Nellie was a member of the Fairview Free Will Baptist Church, Hampton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister: Laura Bailey and six brothers: Lloyd, Lawrence, George, Lewis, Robert & Roy Tolley.

Survivors include her brothers: Don Tolley and wife Ann, Johnson City, Ray Tolley, Hampton and Blake Tolley, Unicoi. Several nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gary Whitehead officiating. Graveside Service and Interment will be at 11 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2016 in the Fairview-Tolley Cemetery, Hampton. Music will be provided by the Fairview Quartet. Active Pallbearers will be selected from family and church friends.

Family/Spouse: James C. Whitehead. James was born about 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Martha Margie Miller about 1920. Martha was born on 4 Jun 1896; died on 20 Nov 1951; was buried in County Line Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Tilson married Linda Ann Clark on 20 Jun 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Linda (daughter of William Henry Clark and Martha "Mattie" Tolley) was born about 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Oct 2014 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Brownlow Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Celia married about 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Celia married Clarence Jones on 15 Dec 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Clarence was born about 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Celia married Charlie Willis on 21 Dec 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Charlie was born on 8 Oct 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Jun 1979 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Willis Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrtle married Joseph Avery Willis on 10 Nov 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Joseph (son of W. M. Robert "Bob" Willis and Nancy Ann Tolley) was born on 8 Dec 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Dec 2007 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Willis Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Orville E. Tolley, 87, 620 Lowell Jones Road, Piney Flats, passed away Monday, September 6, 2010, at his residence after an extended illness.

A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Daniel Carter and Cora Belle Justice Tolley. He had lived a number of years in Sullivan County. He was a retired Construction Worker and Farmer. He was of the Free Will Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son: Roy Glenn Tolley, Sr., a daughter, Peggy Willis, two grandchildren, 6 brothers and four sisters.

Survivors include his wife: Edith Chambers Tolley. A Daughter: Margaret Royston, Piney Flats. A son & daughter-in-law: James Dean & Lisa Tolley, Gray. A Sister; Nadine Wyatt, Piney Flats. 11 Grandchildren, 17 Great Grandchildren. Several Nieces & Nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jackie Bradley and Mr. Joe Morrell officiating.

Graveside Service and Interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 9, 2010, in the Edgefield Cemetery, Piney Flats. Music will be provided by the Visitors Quartet, Kenny & Cathy Lethco. Active Pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday will be: Ron Babb, Don Babb, Tony Mullins, Bobby Morton, Jerry Blevins, Jimmy Davis, Joe Morrell and Paul Morrell. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Bud Blevins, Robert Blevins, Ray Davis, Dexter Perkins, Colby Morrell and Cleo Davis. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery.

Orville married Edith Chambers about 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Edith (daughter of Jacob "Jake" Chambers and Mary Birchfield) was born about 1922 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Jan 2016 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Edgefield UMC Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Nadean Tolley Wyatt, wife of the late James Wyatt Jr., went home to Heaven on Thursday, April 21, 2022.
She was born in Carter County on November 27, 1928, to the late Daniel and Cora Jestice Tolley. She had been a resident of Piney Flats since 1953.
Nadean was a strong Christian of the Free Will Baptist Faith.
“There is a place I have been told, beyond an open gate. All have been invited, where friends and loved ones wait. It holds eternal promises of everlasting peace, no pain or sorrow ever comes and tear drops there have ceased. Abundant life is evident: constant, fresh, and new. A garden of promise, with eternity in view. The promise is waiting, a place we can abide, fulfilled for all who answer the call to come inside.”
She is survived by: children, Steve Wyatt and wife Janice, David Wyatt and wife Kim, Jerry Wyatt and wife Linda, Linda Hicks and husband Leonard, Faye Ferguson and husband Carl, Brenda Hinkle and husband David, as well as many grandchildren, step grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
The family of Nadean Wyatt will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Morris-Baker Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 7:00 PM. The graveside will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Shell Cemetery in Piney Flats. Pallbearers will be David, Steve, Jerry, David, Daniel, Nathan, and Zack.

Daisy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mattie married Swinfield Blevins on 3 Mar 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Swinfield (son of Wiley Blevins and Evaline Carver) was born on 25 Jun 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Mar 1943 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Blevins Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Julia Hileman on 7 Jul 1917 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Julia was born on 24 Oct 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 May 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charlie married Lockie Evelyn Hilmon about 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Lockie (daughter of Doc Hilmon and Biddie Blevins) was born on 28 Sep 1895 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Apr 1977 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hattie married Alvin McKinley Colyer on 3 Mar 1921 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Alvin was born on 19 Apr 1899 in Greene County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hattie married William Abraham Sells on 7 Nov 1929 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. William (son of William C. Sells and Mary Josephine Ensor) was born on 29 Jan 1891 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Apr 1966 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nola married Arthur Theodore Clark about 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Arthur (son of Newton Hacker Clark and Sarah Matilda Berry) was born on 31 Jan 1901 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Jul 1958 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lesley married Martha Clark on 30 May 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Martha was born about 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

HAMPTON — Joseph A. Willis, 95, 150 Escape Mountain, Hampton, died Thursday, December 6, 2007, in the Johnson City Medical Center.

A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Bob & Nancy Ann Tolley Willis. He was a retired employee of North American Rayon Corporation after 43 years of service. He was of the Free Will Baptist Faith.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Myrtle Tolley Willis, in December 1991; by a son, Albert Willis; four sisters; and four brothers.

Survivors include Two Daughters & Sons-In-Law: Eddie & Kyle Hyder, Hampton and Glenda & Bob Hyatt, Elizabethton; Two Sons & Daughters-in-Law: Danna & Mary Etta Willis, Gray, and Raymond & Veronica Willis, Renton, Washington; 15 Grandchildren; 14 Great Grandchildren; Several nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Elgin L.D. Berry officiating. Graveside Service and Interment will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Willis Cemetery. Music will be provided by Joel Crisp.

Active Pallbearers will be Grandson and Great Grandsons. Honorary Pallbearers will be Herman Tolley, Robert Clark, Cecil Hyder, Bob Dugger, Jim Cable and the Staff of ETSU Family Medicine. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to Dr. Zia Piehman

Joseph married Myrtle S. Tolley on 10 Nov 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Myrtle (daughter of Daniel Carter Tolley and Cora Bell Justice) was born on 16 May 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Dec 1991 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Willis Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nat married Alice Bailey on 24 Apr 1934 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Alice (daughter of Christopher Columbus Bailey and Bessie Matilda Tipton) was born about 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 2005 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Linda was 101 years of age. Her last home was in Bristol, TN, but she passed away at the Pine Ridge Care Center in Elizabethton.

Linda 1st married Tilson Tolley on 20 Jun 1931 in Carter County, TN. He was the son of Daniel C & Cora Tolley.

A native of Carter County, she was the d/o William Henry & Mattie(Tolley) Clark.

Linda was a homemaker & loved to sew. She was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Tilson Tolley, a 2nd husband, Jim Vance; two daughter's, Ruth Tolley & Margie McClellean; two sons, Lewis & C.J.; & seven brother's & sister's.

Survivors include daughter's;
Ruby (Albert)Ellison of Hampton &
Lovie Tolley of Elizabethton.
Son Earnest D (Roxie) Tolley of Bristol, & many grandchildren, gr & gr-gr-grandchildren.

Linda married Tilson Lincoln Tolley on 20 Jun 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Tilson (son of Daniel Carter Tolley and Cora Bell Justice) was born on 1 Mar 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 May 1972 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Brownlow Tolley Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nora married Spencer Campbell about 1936 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Spencer (son of James L. "Jimmy" Campbell and Mary Hughes) was born on 22 May 1915 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 4 May 1998 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrtle married Blaine White on 26 Jun 1926 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Blaine (son of William White and Saba Nelson) was born on 11 Jul 1906 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 14 Sep 2000 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Haun-White Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Rowena Hensley on 26 Nov 1940 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Rowena (daughter of Burn Hensley and Hettie Shelton) was born on 16 Jan 1920 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 May 2017 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nola married Donley J. "Donald" Hardin on 11 Dec 1933 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Donley (son of Doctor C. "Doc" Hardin and Lula Dorabell Trivette) was born about 1914 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1992 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
William Lish Edney, age 95, of Erwin, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Erwin Health Care Center.

Mr. Edney was a native of Unicoi County and a son of the late Robert and Nancy Edney. He was a Laborer for Clinchfield Railroad until his retirement, after thirty one years of service. Mr. Edney was a member of Erwin Pentecostal Holiness Church. He served in the United States Army. Other than his parents Lish is preceded in death by one son, David Lee "Toby" Edney, brothers, Harrison, Conley, Elmer, and V.E. Edney, and sisters, Myrtle White, Nola Hardin, and Gladys Edney.

Mr. Edney is survived by: Wife of 71 years: Mildred Gertrude Hensley Edney of Erwin; Sons: Jimmy Edney and wife, Pat of Erwin, Charles "Chuck" Edney and wife, Gloria of Raleigh, NC, Terry "Butch" Edney of Erwin, Michael Edney and wife, Kathy of Erwin; Daughters: Mary Doty of Erwin, Marie Keller of Fort Oglethorpe, GA; Numerous Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren; and Brothers: Bobby Edney of Greeneville, R.L. Edney of Erwin.

The funeral service will be held on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 6:00 PM in the Chapel of Valley Funeral Home. Reverend Earl Ragland will officiate. Vocal selections will be provided by Jamie Hughes. Visitation with the family will be held on Monday from 4:00 PM until service time at Valley Funeral Home.

Committal services will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 11:00 AM at McInturff Cemetery. Those attending the committal service will meet at Valley Funeral Home by 10:30 AM to go in procession to the cemetery.

Pallbearers will be notified by the family.

William married Mildred Gertrude Hensley about 1942 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Mildred (daughter of Hobert Hensley and Cordia Keever) was born on 9 Jul 1924 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Nov 2014 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McInturff Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Pearle S. Howell about 1970 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee. Pearle (daughter of Raymond Howell and Ruhamie Bradford) was born on 27 Jul 1929 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 18 Aug 2009 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Brenda Lorene Tolley Nave, 72, Hampton, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021, at the residence of a daughter. She was born May 9, 1949 in Elizabethton to the late Sam and Flossie Miller Tolley.
Brenda was a graduate of Hampton High School. She was a member of Rittertown Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, George E. “Parrot” Nave Jr.
Survivors include her daughters, Chasity Julian and husband Chris and Tabby Anna and husband Henry; her grandchildren, Kaylee Miller, Samantha Tolley Harding and husband Cody, Ashley Huffman, Matt Street, Kellsey Hooper, and step-granddaughter, Hannah Julian; her great-grandchildren, Jayden Hooper, Ryland Hooper-Street, Connor Scalf, Raiden Hughes, Liam Hughes, Greyson Hughes, Octavia Harding, Cohen Harding, Kaelynn Blevins and Maddie Street; her brother, Danny Tolley and wife Sandra; and a very special ex-son-in-law, Foster Miller.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, October 8, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randy Johnson and the Rev. Ronnie Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in the Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Henry Anna, Cody Harding, Danny Tolley, Jake Hughes, Kegan Blevins, Chris Julian, Matt Street and Foster Miller.

Dora married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roy married Anna Johnson about 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Anna was born about 1902 in North Carolina, , , ; died before 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roy married Ethel B. Jackson on 19 Jan 1938 in , Scott County, Virginia, . Ethel (daughter of Chester Arthur Jackson and Sarah M. Shull) was born on 31 Mar 1919 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 24 Nov 2011 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rev. F.C. Calhoun, 61, of Midway died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in a local hospital following a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Bethel Freewill Baptist Church at MacArthur with Revs. L.A. Garten, Winston Sweeney and Lee Richardson officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Mausoleum.
Rev. Calhoun was born June 16, 1912 in Newland, N.C., a son of the late Larkin C. and Lina Tolley Calhoun. He was a retired miner, a member of the UMWA and had pastored the Bethel Freewill Baptist Church for 10 years, prior to his retirement in July. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Franklin Calhoun of Midway; two sons, Rev. Larkin C. Calhoun of Pine View and Harold of Dallas, Tex.; three daughters, Mrs. Jimmy (Rose Marie) Hunter of Charleston, Mrs. Jimmy (Reba Jane) Beckett of Crab Orchard and Mrs. Robert (Drema Gail) Trump of Beckley. Three Brothers, Earl of Spartan, N.C., James and John L., both of High Point, N.C.; four sisters, Mrs Media Cornett of Marion, N.C., Mrs. Rosy Buchannon of Newland, N.C., Mrs. Nina Mae Olson of High Point, N.C. and Mrs. Ruth Moody of Jacksonville, Fla.; 11 grandchildren. Friends may call at the Williams Funeral Home at Sophia from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Dorsey Shrewsbury, Earl Ratliff, John Edwards, John P. Mullins, Norvell Polk, Vincent Daniel, Homer Green and Hiram Reed. The body will be taken to the church an hour prior to the service.

Fermon married Gertrude Elizabeth Franklin about 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Gertrude (daughter of General Sherman Franklin and Rosa Ann Calhoun) was born on 10 Aug 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 16 Nov 2005 in Raleigh County, , , West Virginia; was buried in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, , Raleigh County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the early 1910's, Thomas C. Moody, his wife Mary Ellen Trivett and their family lived in Minneapolis, Avery County, NC. During this same period, the family of William Larkin Tolley and his wife Sarah L. "Sally" Taylor lived in the small settlement of Ivey Heights, about half-way between Minneapolis and Newland. The Ivey Heights Free Will Baptist Church is one of the few remants of this community.
Robert L. Moody, son of Thomas and Mary, met Aleatha E. Tolley, daughter of William and Sally. Whether they met in Ivey Heights or Minneapolis is not known. A romance developed, and the couple were wed on 17 Dec 1912. Aleatha was 14 years old.


Death certificate states:
Residence: 2915 Rosewood NW
Canton, Ohio
Date of death: 30 Dec 1928
Cause of death: Bronchial pneumonia and measles
Buried: 2 Jan 1929, Westlawn Cemetery

Birth:
A Few Highlights of Avery County History:
Avery County is North Carolina’s “baby county” (just 108 years old), but it is packed full of history. Here are just a few of the highlights.
While many long hunters, like Daniel Boone, fished and hunted in the area, the first settler was Samuel Bright. He arrived in the 1770s and built a home at Lower Old Fields of the Toe, called the Bright Settlement. Bright guided early settlers to the Watauga Settlement along an old Indian path, Bright’s Trace of the Yellow Mountain Road.
In September 1780, the Overmountain Men took that same route, over Roan Mountain, down Roaring Creek, and through Ingalls and Green Valley. They defeated the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain, considered the turning point of the American Revolution.
French naturalist Andre Michaux visited Grandfather Mountain in 1794, declaring it the highest mountain in the United States.
On April 4, 1840, the Childsville, Cranberry Forge, and Yellow Mountain Post Offices were established, the first in the area.
After several attempts throughout the 1850s, Mitchell County was created in February 1861, encompassing much of the area, almost to Banner Elk, which the Banners settled in 1848. Childsville, located at the current Avery County airport, became Calhoun. The first session of Mitchell County Court was held there.
The Civil War tore families apart. Many families along the North Toe River sided with the Confederacy. Those along the Elk River sided with the North. Many men marched away to fight at Manassas, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga. Locally, the Cranberry Iron mines produced ore for the South. Kirk’s raiders passed through in June 1864, burning the Palmer House in Altamont, and there was a skirmish near Banner Elk in the fall of 1864.
In June 1882, the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad reached Cranberry. While the mines had been in operation for decades, the arrival of the railroad provided easy access to outside markets. A month later, regular passenger service began. In March 1883, Cranberry got telegraph service.
Elk Park, the oldest town in present-day Avery County, was incorporated in 1885. That same year, Monroe Dugger and J. Erwin Calloway opened the Grandfather Hotel on Grandfather Mountain.
Samuel Kelsey purchased property from Walter Lenoir in 1888, including much of Grandfather Mountain. The Linville Improvement Company was formed in 1889, controlling some 16,000 acres in and around Grandfather. Kelsey helped found Linville.
The first mica grinding mill was built in Spear in 1891. Mica became big business, helping the Allies win WWII.
In 1892, the Yonahlossee Turnpike was completed, linking Linville with Blowing Rock. That same year, Monroe Dugger published “The Balsam Groves of Grandfather Mountain,” the first book by a local.
Edgar Tufts arrived in Banner Elk in 1895, eventually founding Lees-McRae College, Grace Hospital and the Grandfather Home for Children. Golf was played, possibly for the first time, in Linville that year.
The Linville River Railroad was chartered in 1896. However, before the first rail was laid, the business folded and was reborn as the Linville River Railway in 1899. The rails ran from Cranberry through Minneapolis, Vale, Newland, Montezuma, Pineola, Linville and, eventually, all the way to Boone.
Also in 1899, U.S. Marshall William H. Greer was killed, the first local law enforcement officer to die in the line of duty. Others include John Staford (1912); Zebulon Winters (1920); William Burleson (1923); Hardy Coffey (1936); Alvin Jones (1939); Max Daniels (1949); and Glenn Hicks (2003).
The Plumtree School for Boys opened in 1903. Five years later, Mrs. and Mr. Sloop, both medical doctors, arrived in Plumtree. They moved their practice to Crossnore in 1911. Also in 1908, the Tar Heel Mica Company opened in Plumtree.
In 1909, Scott Wiseman was born in Ingalls. After college in West Virginia, he began performing on WLS in Chicago, where he met, and later married, Lulu Belle (Myrtle Cooper). They went on to have an amazing career both on radio and on film, retiring to the Ingalls area in 1958.
A fire in 1910 destroyed much of the business district in Elk Park. That same month, a hydroelectric plant was constructed in Banner Elk, powering the school and hospital.
Avery County was created in February 1911. Elk Park was the first county seat, but after a vote, Old Fields of Toe became the official county seat. The area was renamed Newland, in honor of Lt. Gov. William C. Newland. The first newspaper, the Avery Vim, began publication in May, and the first court session was held in October.
Town lots were auctioned off in Newland in 1912. Construction began on the Altamont to Altapass section of the Crest of the Blue Ridge Toll Road, a precursor to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
With the completion of the courthouse and jail, the county seat moved from Elk Park to Newland in 1913. That same year, the owners of the Cranberry Iron and Cola company, owners of the ET&WNC, agreed to buy the Linville River Railway.
In 1915, Dr. Sloop constructed a dam on the Linville River in Crossnore, which eventually powered the hospital, school, and town. The Crossnore School, run by Mary Martin Sloop, was chartered in 1917.
The United States entered WWI in 1917, and more than 400 local men served in the armed forces. Eight men died in action, including Cpl. Jesse Staton, who was killed after the armistice papers were signed but before the cease fire took effect.
A flu pandemic struck in 1918, claiming at least 24 Avery County citizens.
Howard Marmon, who designed the car that won the first Indy 500, purchased property in Pineola in 1919.
Uncle Jake Carpenter, who kept death records for lower Avery County, died in 1920. In 1924, the first Singing on the Mountain was held at MacRae’s Meadow.
The town of Crossnore was incorporated in 1925. Preston Johnson was the first mayor.
In 1927, Lees McRae Institute became co-educational, opening a nursing school. Two years later, the school became Lees-McRae College. Also in 1929, the Cranberry Mines closed down.
Shepherd Dugger published “War Trails of the Blue Ridge” in 1931. In 1935, the road to Observation Point on Grandfather Mountain opened, and in 1936, the original Eseeola Lodge in Linville burned.
William Newland and Shepherd Dugger both died in 1938.
A flood in August 1940, worse than the previous one in 1916, destroyed the railroad. The line from Cranberry all the way to Boone was abandoned, despite local protests.
In January 1941, a fire swept through the business section of Newland, destroying several structures. Fire returned in January 1961. There were other fires as well: Elk Park in 1903 and 1914; the Cranberry Hotel in 1924; and the boys dormitory at the Plumtree School for boys in 1927.
The United States entered WWII in 1941. More than 1,200 local citizens served, and 54 died in service. In Elk Park, passenger service resumed on the ET&WNC, continuing through the war years, taking people to work in war-related jobs in Elizabethton. Eventually, the line from Tennessee to Cranberry was abandoned; the last regular run was in 1950.
Dr. Mary Sloop was chosen as the American Mother of the year in 1951; Linville Falls was donated to the National Park Service in 1952, the same year that Hugh Morton acquired Grandfather Mountain. Morton constructed the Mile High Swinging Bridge that same year.
Highway 105, connecting Boone to Linville, opened in 1955. The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games began in 1956. Richard Nixon spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony of Cannon Hospital in 1958. The hospital opened in 1961, the same year that Dr. Sloop passed away. Mrs. Sloop passed the next year.
The Mountain Glen Golf Course opened in 1964, and the nursing school at Lees-McRae closed in 1965. Joe Hartley, founder of Singing on the Mountain, passed in 1966. Both the Grandfather Golf Club and Beech Mountain Ski Resort opened in 1967, and in 1968, the National Park Service and Hugh Morton reached an agreement on the route of the Blue Ridge Parkway over Grandfather Mountain.
The Avery County High School opened in 1969, merging the high schools in Newland, Crossnore and Cranberry. The sales office for Linville Land Harbor opened the same year. The Land of Oz opened on Beech Mountain in 1970 and closed in 1980, although it is occasionally opened.
In 1971, a Christmas tree from Avery County was selected for the White House. Mayland Technical College was established by the General Assembly that same year. “Where the Lilies Bloom” was filmed locally in 1972. Tommy Burleson played basketball for the men’s team in the 1972 US Olympics. Johnny Cash performed at Singing on the Mountain in 1974, the same year that the Sugar Mountain Golf Course opened.
Linville Ridge Golf Course opened in 1981, the same year that Scotty Wiseman died, and construction began on the Linn Cove Viaduct, which opened a year later. Horton Cooper, who published a history of Avery County in 1964, passed away in 1986, and “The Winter People” was filmed in Plumtree in 1987.
Lees-McRae College became a four-year school, and the Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum opened in 1990. The hospitals in Crossnore and Banner Elk merged in 1999, the same year Lulu Bell Wiseman died. Hugh Morton passed away in 2006. The Morton family sold the Grandfather Mountain backcountry in 2008, an area that became Grandfather Mountain State Park in 2009.
(Written by Michael C. Hardy. June 2019)

Aleatha married Robert Lafette Moody on 20 Dec 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Robert (son of Thomas Clingman Moody and Mary Ellen Trivette) was born on 8 Mar 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Apr 1943 in Detroit, , Wayne County, Michigan; was buried in Canton, , Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

McElroy married Ella C. (Tolley) about 1922 in North Carolina, , , . Ella was born about 1905 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]