Hiram F. Tobey (1834 - 1906)

Born 16 Oct 1834 in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Martila (Newman) Tobey — married 15 May 1899 in Summit, Ohio

Died 1 Jan 1906 at age 71 in Washington, Ohio, United States

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Biography

1850 Census - Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States^[1]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Ruth Tobey F 36 Maine

Hiram F Tobey M 15 Maine

Julia E Tobey F 13 Maine

Marcellus Tobey M 7 Maine

Sarah Marshal M 84 Massachusetts

1855 Census - Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States^[2]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Samuel Helley M 45 England

Ruth Helley F 41 Maine, United States

Hiram F Toby M 20 Maine, United States

Marsellas Toby M 13 Maine, United States

1860 Census - Tisbury, MA

Samuel W Kelley M 50 England

Ruth Kelley F 47 Maine

Henrietta Kelley F 4 Massachusetts

Marcellus Tobey M 18 Maine

Hiram Tobey M 25 Maine^[3]

1870 Census - Decatur Township, Washington, Ohio, United States^[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Hiram Tobey M 34 Maine

Mary Tobey F 32 Ohio

Robert Basim M 19 Ohio

1880 Census - Decatur, Washington, Ohio

Occupation Farmer

Hiram F Tobey Self M 45 Maine, United States

Mary C Tobey Wife F 32 Ohio, United States^[5]

1900 Census - Decatur Township, Washington, Ohio, United States^[6]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Hiram Toby Head Male 66 Maine

Myrtle E Toby Wife Female 43 Ohio

Carrol C Toby Stepson Male 20 Ohio

Mariner

Was a whaler from Vineyard Haven to southern Atlantic and Pacific.

Aboard the ship Niger from New Bedford as Keeper from Sep 2, 1856 to Aug 14, 1860 in the South Pacific.^[7] Listed as age 18, Rank 3rd Mate, and residence Norridgewock, Maine.^[8]

Aboard/in command of the bark Sunbeam that departed New Bedford, MA for Pacific whaling October 1860 and returned June 1864.^[9]

A log of the voyage was kept by Thomas White, relating to a whaling voyage to the South Pacific Ocean. Includes descriptions of types of whales seen or taken (blackfish, blue, finback, humpback, killer, and sperm whales) and accidents at sea; and accounts, inventories of whale oil and bone, watercolors, and songs.^[10]

Aboard the Three Friends as co-captain with Joseph W. Goodrich^[11]

Middle initial may be G, from a picture with difficult to read penmanship. Mother's will has middle initial of F.

Nephew M. Lloyd Hollister wrote in 1895 that he went to pick peaches at his uncle's in OH the previous summer. Assumed this uncle.

In mother's will dated Aug. 27, 1904, he was living in Torch, Ohio.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VW-57J : 9 November 2014), Hiram F Tobey in household of Ruth Tobey, Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing family 171, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ45-BXM : 15 November 2014), Hiram F Toby in household of Samuel Helley, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,977.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHK-1KG : accessed 11 June 2016), Samuel W Kelley, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V1-YQB : 17 October 2014), Hiram Tobey, Ohio, United States; citing p. 26, family 193, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,777.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M834-LYH : 24 December 2015), Hiram F Tobey, Decatur, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 220, sheet 86D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1075; FHL microfilm 1,255,075.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXK-D9K : accessed 25 October 2021), Carrol C Toby in household of Hiram Toby, Decatur Township, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 8B, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,330.
7. ↑ https://www.whalingmuseum.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Logbook%20Database%20Master_web.xls
8. ↑ https://www.whalingmuseum.org/online_exhibits/crewlist/search.php?by_name=on&by_vessel=on&reverse=ASC&order_by=&term=tobey&page=3
9. ↑ http://integratedstatistics.com/ejosephs/v2pages/CaptainSelect.php?Captain=Tobey,+Hiram+F.
10. ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/title/logbook-1860-oct-10-1864-june-9/oclc/70976310#borrow
11. ↑ https://www.whalingmuseum.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Logbook%20Database%20Master_web.xls

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN3G-Y6P : 8 December 2014), Hiram F. Tobey and Eva M. Philbrick, 15 May 1899; citing Summit, Ohio, United States, reference 86; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900,978.
• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132459851