David Tobias (1805 - 1885)

Born 30 Dec 1805 in Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Husband of Rebecca (Kolb) Tobias — married 1828 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1885 at age 79 in Washington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

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Biography

David Tobias married Rebecca Kolb in 1828. David and Rebecca moved from Pennsylvania to Pickaway Co., Ohio in 1832. David and his family went west in 1847, entering Illinois through Clark County where they stayed for a while. They were living in Marshall, Clark Co., Illinois when the 1850 Federal Census was taken. Their land was at the SE 1/4 of Sec. 25 and NE 1/4 of Sec. 35 Twp. 11 N of Range 12 - 160 acres. The family later moved to Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois where they were living in 1860 until the death of David in 1885. David was ordained as a preacher in 1865.

Sources

• 1840 United States Census for Walnut Twp., Pickaway Co., Ohio
• 1850 United States Census for Marshall District, Clark Co., Illinois
• 1855 Illinois State Census for Washington, Tazewell, Illinois
• 1860 United States Census for Washington Twp., Tazewell, Illinois
• 1870 United States Census for Washington, Tazewell, Illinois
• 1880 United States Census for Washington, Tazewell, Illinois
• A History of the Whistler Family, A Genealogy, by Olive Taylor and Sarah Taylor Sunderland (1962)
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Paul Smith for creating WikiTree profile Tobias-98 through the import of Inherited Smith Family Tree Work In Process.ged on Jul 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Paul and others.