Joseph W Tooley (1837 - 1921)

Born 8 Sep 1837 in New York, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Statira (McClaflin) Tooley — married 16 May 1861 in Burlington, Calhoun, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1921 at age 83 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States

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Biography

PVT Joseph Tooley served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1865
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company: B,12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry

Joseph Tooley married on Sarah Statira McClaflin on 16 May 1861in Burlington, Calhoun, Michigan

Joseph and Sarah fostered and adopted children besides having some of their own.

1. Elsworth Elberton Tooley 1859–1940 m1) Kate C Pangborn -Div, m2) Margaret Owens-Div, m3) Magdalena B “Lena” Fisk
2. Alfred Tooley 1863–died young
3. Elmer Delos Tooley 1869–1922 m) Mary Eugenia Davidson
4. Hattie Belle (fostered then adopted) Chapman Tooley 1874–1943 m) August Charles Bauer
5. Jessie Belle (fostered/adopted) Thomas Tooley 1886–1961 m) Jence Lawrence Thompson
6. Clinton Fred (adopted) VanDyke Tooley 1891–1975 m( Effie Emma Lockwood-(Div), m2) Minnie Loomer
7. Harold Tooley (adopted) 1918-1998, m) Mary Florence Wagner

Civil War Pension Joseph^[1]

Pioneer Files^[2]

He passed away in 1921 at the age of 83 and is buried at Burlington Township Cemetery located in Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan Find A Grave: Memorial #91016143

Sources

1. ↑ Civil War Pension
2. ↑ North Dakota Pioneers

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/91016143/joseph-w-tooley : accessed 06 June 2021), memorial page for Joseph W Tooley (1837–1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91016143, citing Burlington Township Cemetery, Burlington, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by RobMinteer57 (contributor 47389024) .

• U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 and Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65

• North Dakota, Red River Valley Genealogical Society, Pioneer Files, 1880-1953, Original data:North Dakota, Red River Valley Genealogical Society, Pioneer Files, 1880-1953. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2019.