Toler Family of Eastern North Carolina

William Clyde Walker

M, b. 27 June 1906, d. 14 March 1968

Father

James Stephen Walker b. 6 Dec 1878, d. 3 Feb 1934

Mother

Julia Gaskins b. 28 Jul 1886, d. 26 Jul 1968

William Clyde Walker was born on 27 June 1906. He married Edna Mae Daniels on 15 December 1934.^1,2 William Clyde Walker died on 14 March 1968 at age 61.

Family

Edna Mae Daniels b. 21 Aug 1916, d. 3 Sep 2002

Children

William Robert "Bobby" Walker¹ b. 29 Aug 1935, d. 21 Apr 1955
Julia Amarette Walker
Peggy Joyce Walker
Ann Elizabeth Walker

Citations

[S13] Sun Journal, September 5, 2002.
[S2] Marriage License, Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office.

Alton David Walker

M, b. 13 August 1911, d. 2 August 1972

Father

James Stephen Walker b. 6 Dec 1878, d. 3 Feb 1934

Mother

Julia Gaskins b. 28 Jul 1886, d. 26 Jul 1968

Alton David Walker was born on 13 August 1911. He married Altie May Smithwick on 21 March 1931 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹ Alton David Walker died on 2 August 1972 at Monticello, New York, at age 60.²

Family

Altie May Smithwick b. 29 Jan 1913, d. 5 Oct 1958

Children

Nora Lena Walker+³ b. 14 Nov 1931, d. 1 Aug 2013
Norwood Len Walker+ b. 31 Mar 1933, d. 30 Jan 2013
Geraldine Walker+ b. 5 Jan 1936, d. 7 Mar 2001
Renona "Nona" May Walker+³ b. 16 May 1938, d. 18 Jun 2017
Margaret Jeannette Walker+³ b. 17 Apr 1941, d. 2 Jun 2023
Pamela Kay Walker

Citations

[S2] Marriage License, Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office.
[S13] Sun Journal, August 4, 1972.
[S1] Birth Certificate, Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office.

Roland Morris

M, b. circa 1867, d. before 1940

Father

Roland Morris

Mother

Sabrina (?)

Roland Morris was born circa 1867. He married Susan Jane Stilley, daughter of Freeman Wait Stilley and Mary Toler, on 25 November 1888 at Pamlico County, North Carolina. Roland Morris died before 1940 as his wife is listed as a widow in the 1940 census.

Family

Susan Jane Stilley b. c 1865, d. 7 Nov 1950

Children

Hugh Stephen Morris+ b. 25 Aug 1889, d. 12 Jan 1923
Henry Eathel Morris b. 31 Aug 1893, d. 30 Jan 1965
Tolly Rayfield Morris+ b. 25 Jul 1900, d. 6 May 1971
Alton Roland Morris+ b. 27 Nov 1904, d. 1 Dec 1975
John Floyd Morris+ b. 12 Nov 1905, d. 29 Jan 1989

Hugh Stephen Morris

M, b. 25 August 1889, d. 12 January 1923

Father

Roland Morris b. c 1867, d. b 1940

Mother

Susan Jane Stilley b. c 1865, d. 7 Nov 1950

Hugh Stephen Morris was born on 25 August 1889 at Pamlico County, North Carolina, according to his Worls War I draft registration card. He was born in August 1890 according to the 1900 census. He married Lula Belle Hunnings on 12 April 1914 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹ Hugh Stephen Morris died on 12 January 1923 at Craven County, North Carolina, at age 33.

Family

Lula Belle Hunnings b. 24 Jan 1900, d. 23 Apr 1961

Children

Charlie Rayfield Morris+ b. 16 May 1915, d. 2 Feb 1985
Pearl B. Morris b. 28 Sep 1918, d. 7 Sep 1967
Hugh Bell Morris+ b. 6 Sep 1921, d. 17 May 2006

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

Alton Roland Morris

M, b. 27 November 1904, d. 1 December 1975

Father

Roland Morris b. c 1867, d. b 1940

Mother

Susan Jane Stilley b. c 1865, d. 7 Nov 1950

Alton Roland Morris was born on 27 November 1904. He married Cottie Harris. Alton Roland Morris married Olivia Charlotte Asby on 6 July 1943 at Beaufort County, North Carolina. Alton Roland Morris died on 1 December 1975 at age 71.¹

Family 1

Cottie Harris b. 1911, d. 1942

Children

William Travis Morris
Mrs. R.B. Griggs
Betty Lou Morris
Mrs. Pete Winstead
Mrs. J.C. Smith
Mrs. Mitchell Woolard
Larry Wayne Morris b. 30 May 1934, d. 15 May 1995

Family 2

Olivia Charlotte Asby

Citations

[S13] Sun Journal, December 2, 1975.

Beatrice Virginia Hunnings

Beatrice Virginia Hunnings married Adolph Peele, son of Troy McRay Peel and Amanda Elizabeth Dunn, on 13 November 1926 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Adolph Peele b. 10 Oct 1904, d. 13 Nov 1971

Children

Kenneth Adolph Peele+ b. 28 Aug 1927, d. 10 Mar 2020
Evelyn Marie Peele+ b. 15 Jul 1929, d. 22 Feb 2008
Sybil Louise Peele

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

Kenneth Adolph Peele

M, b. 28 August 1927, d. 10 March 2020

Father

Adolph Peele b. 10 Oct 1904, d. 13 Nov 1971

Mother

Beatrice Virginia Hunnings

Kenneth Adolph Peele was born on 28 August 1927 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹ He married Georgia Pearl Hardison on 15 May 1948 at Pamlico County, North Carolina. Kenneth Adolph Peele died on 10 March 2020 at age 92.

Family

Georgia Pearl Hardison b. 1 Dec 1928, d. 14 Jan 1989

Children

Judy Karen Peele+² b. 19 Sep 1950, d. 16 Oct 1999
Kenneth Adolph Peele Jr.+ b. 13 Feb 1953, d. 16 Aug 2015

Citations

[S1] Birth Certificate, Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office.
[S1] Birth Certificate, Craven County Register of Deeds Office.

Evelyn Marie Peele

F, b. 15 July 1929, d. 22 February 2008

Father

Adolph Peele b. 10 Oct 1904, d. 13 Nov 1971

Mother

Beatrice Virginia Hunnings

Evelyn Marie Peele was born on 15 July 1929 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.^1,2 She married Richard Thomas Bonner on 15 May 1947 at Craven County, North Carolina. Evelyn Marie Peele died on 22 February 2008 at Beaufort County, North Carolina, at age 78.¹

Family

Richard Thomas Bonner b. 3 Aug 1929, d. 6 Feb 2005

Children

Constance Marie "Connie" Bonner
Pattie Ann Bonner
Penny Peele Bonner
Richard Thomas Bonner Jr.

Citations

[S13] Sun Journal, February 24, 2008, p. D2.
[S1] Birth Certificate, Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office.

Elizabeth Nelson

F, b. circa 1765

Elizabeth Nelson was born circa 1765. She married Daniel Toler, son of Mathias Toler and Elenor Giddens?, on 12 August 1818 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Citations

[S21] Frances T. Ingmire, Craven County Marriage Records, 1780-1867, p. 114.

Sarah Purifoy

F, b. circa 1805

Father

Thomas Purifoy b. s 1765, d. c 1827

Mother

Elisha (Alicia) Price?

Sarah Purifoy was born circa 1805. She married Mathias Toler, son of Edward Toler and Nancy Ipock, on 22 November 1824 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Mathias Toler b. c 1801, d. a May 1871

Children

Mary Toler+ b. c 1826, d. b 1920
Thomas Toler+ b. c 1828, d. 3 Sep 1885
Joshua Toler b. c 1830, d. c 1849?
Drucilla Toler b. c 1832, d. bt 1842 - 1846?
Alonzo Toler b. c 1834
Alice (Alzie) Toler+ b. c 1834, d. a 1900
Zachariah Toler+ b. 20 Dec 1838, d. 4 Apr 1920
Sarah Toler+ b. Mar 1847

Citations

[S21] Frances T. Ingmire, Craven County Marriage Records, 1780-1867, p. 114.

Mary Toler

F, b. circa 1826, d. before 1920

Father

Mathias Toler b. c 1801, d. a May 1871

Mother

Sarah Purifoy b. c 1805

Mary Toler was born in August 1824 according to the 1900 Pamlico County Census. She was born circa 1826. She and Wiley Daw were indicted for fornication and adultery at the October 1849 term of Craven County Court. She married Freeman Wait Stilley, son of Stephen Stilley and Nancy Rice, on 23 March 1854. Mary Toler died before 1920.

Family

Freeman Wait Stilley b. 15 Jun 1832, d. 16 Dec 1920

Children

Margaret Ann Toler+ b. c 1849, d. 5 Mar 1918
Thomas Stilley b. c 1855
Nancy A. "Polly" Stilley+ b. 6 May 1857, d. 1 Aug 1917
Mary Elizabeth Stilley+ b. 23 Jan 1864, d. 22 May 1938
Susan Jane Stilley+ b. c 1865, d. 7 Nov 1950

Alonzo Toler

M, b. circa 1834

Father

Mathias Toler b. c 1801, d. a May 1871

Mother

Sarah Purifoy b. c 1805

Alonzo Toler was born circa 1834. He appears only in the 1850 Census in the household of Mathias Toler. I believe this is an error by the Census taker and is actually Alzy listed as Alonzo.

Sarah Toler

F, b. March 1847

Father

Mathias Toler b. c 1801, d. a May 1871

Mother

Sarah Purifoy b. c 1805

Sarah Toler was born in March 1847. She married Wiley Daw, son of Nathan Daw and Frances Searles, on 1 August 1868 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Wiley Daw b. Jan 1848

Children

Henry A. Daw b. Jun 1869, d. 18 Mar 1927
Caroline Daw b. c 1872
Barbara Daw b. Mar 1877, d. 6 Aug 1949
Mathias N. Daw b. Apr 1879

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Alice (Alzie) Toler

F, b. circa 1834, d. after 1900

Father

Mathias Toler b. c 1801, d. a May 1871

Mother

Sarah Purifoy b. c 1805

Alice (Alzie) Toler was also known as Alice Toler. She was born circa 1834. She married William Riley Norman, son of Dawson Norman and Sabrina (?), on 27 June 1888 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹ Alice (Alzie) Toler died after 1900.

Family

Child

Sarah Jane Toler+ b. c 1864, d. 7 May 1949

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

Penelope Tear

F, d. 1863

Penelope Tear married Thomas Toler, son of Mathias Toler and Sarah Purifoy, on 17 February 1852 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Penelope Tear died in 1863 at Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina.

Family

Thomas Toler b. c 1828, d. 3 Sep 1885

Children

Sophia E. Toler+ b. c 1855, d. 21 Jan 1930
Child Toler d. c 1863
Child Toler d. c 1863

Citations

[S21] Frances T. Ingmire, Craven County Marriage Records, 1780-1867, p. 114.

Betsy Powell

Betsy Powell married Zachariah Toler, son of Mathias Toler and Sarah Purifoy, on 6 September 1856 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Zachariah Toler b. 20 Dec 1838, d. 4 Apr 1920

Child

Martha Caroline Toler+ b. 11 Oct 1865, d. 23 Dec 1914

Citations

[S21] Frances T. Ingmire, Craven County Marriage Records, 1780-1867, p. 114.

Sophia E. Toler

F, b. circa 1855, d. 21 January 1930

Father

Thomas Toler b. c 1828, d. 3 Sep 1885

Mother

Penelope Tear d. 1863

Sophia E. Toler was born circa 1855. She was born in 1861 according to her tombstone. She married Lewis Harvey Avery on 24 December 1879 at Pamlico County, North Carolina.

Sophia E. Toler died on 21 January 1930 at Pamlico County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Lewis Harvey Avery b. 1851, d. 1933

Children

Allen Louis Avery+ b. 14 Sep 1884, d. 26 Jun 1956
Elizabeth "Liz Ann" Avery+ b. 3 Nov 1886, d. 16 Sep 1971
John Washington Avery+ b. 4 May 1888, d. 23 Jan 1970
Mahalia Elizabeth Avery+ b. 4 Jul 1888, d. 7 Mar 1943
Minnie Pearl Avery+ b. 1894
Noah Archie Avery+ b. 3 Mar 1898, d. 24 Jun 1978

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.

Mary Toler

F, b. circa 1865

Father

Thomas Toler b. c 1828, d. 3 Sep 1885

Mother

Joanne Mahaly Baker d. 8 May 1914

Mary Toler was born circa 1865. She appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Thomas Toler and Joanne Mahaly Baker at Pamlico County, North Carolina.

Joseph A. Toler

M, b. circa 1867, d. September 1886

Father

Thomas Toler b. c 1828, d. 3 Sep 1885

Mother

Joanne Mahaly Baker d. 8 May 1914

Joseph A. Toler was born circa 1867. He appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Thomas Toler and Joanne Mahaly Baker at Pamlico County, North Carolina, as "Joseph C. Towler" aged 14. Joseph A. Toler possibly died in September 1886 at Pamlico County, North Carolina, as the Stonewall correspondent to the New Bern Weekly Journal wrote that "Joe, a son of Mr. John [sic] Toler, aged about 17 years of the mill pond settlement" died of Malarial fever "a few days ago."¹

Citations

[S11] New Bern Weekly Journal, September 9, 1886, page 1.

Martha Caroline Toler

F, b. 11 October 1865, d. 23 December 1914

Father

Zachariah Toler b. 20 Dec 1838, d. 4 Apr 1920

Mother

Betsy Powell

Martha Caroline Toler was born on 11 October 1865 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ She married Edward Lucas Jones, son of Augustus Harley Jones and Holland Rowe, on 20 October 1886 at Craven County, North Carolina.² Martha Caroline Toler died on 23 December 1914 at Beaufort County, North Carolina, at age 49.¹

Family

Edward Lucas Jones b. 24 May 1862, d. 4 Jan 1920

Children

Melissa Laura Jones+ b. Oct 1886, d. 6 Nov 1937
Martha Holland Jones+ b. 30 Jun 1889, d. 26 Jun 1927
Nancy Jones+ b. 20 May 1891, d. 4 Nov 1973
Zachariah Augustus Jones b. Jul 1893, d. s 1919?
Mary Magdalene Jones+ b. 22 Aug 1896, d. 14 May 1957
William Jones b. c 1897
Hollon Jones b. Feb 1899, d. b 1910
Barbara Jones+ b. 28 Sep 1902, d. 3 Sep 1977
Levi Edward Jones b. 17 Aug 1906, d. 17 Feb 1966
George Ronald Jones b. 8 Jan 1909, d. 22 May 1955
Julia Josephine Jones+ b. 10 Nov 1912, d. 16 Jun 1973

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.
[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Thomas Stilley

M, b. circa 1855

Father

Freeman Wait Stilley b. 15 Jun 1832, d. 16 Dec 1920

Mother

Mary Toler b. c 1826, d. b 1920

Thomas Stilley was born circa 1855.

Nancy A. "Polly" Stilley

F, b. 6 May 1857, d. 1 August 1917

Father

Freeman Wait Stilley b. 15 Jun 1832, d. 16 Dec 1920

Mother

Mary Toler b. c 1826, d. b 1920

Nancy A. "Polly" Stilley was born on 6 May 1857. She married Charles F. Sawyer on 16 December 1883 at Pamlico County, North Carolina.¹ Nancy A. "Polly" Stilley died on 1 August 1917 at Beaufort County, North Carolina, at age 60.² She was buried at Lee Cemetery, Beaufort County, North Carolina.

Family

Charles F. Sawyer b. 16 Feb 1861, d. 5 Jul 1919

Children

Daniel Frederick Sawyer+ b. 14 May 1889, d. 2 Dec 1971
Maggie May Sawyer+ b. 3 Dec 1891, d. 16 Feb 1966
Duffy Sawyer+ b. c 1894
Fannie Sawyer b. c 1897
Two other children Sawyer d. b 1910

Citations

[S19] Pamlico County Marriage Records.
[S3] Death Certificate, Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office.

Mary Elizabeth Stilley

F, b. 23 January 1864, d. 22 May 1938

Father

Freeman Wait Stilley b. 15 Jun 1832, d. 16 Dec 1920

Mother

Mary Toler b. c 1826, d. b 1920

Mary Elizabeth Stilley was born on 23 January 1864 at Pamlico County, North Carolina.¹ She married Jesse Boyd on 6 December 1888 at Pamlico County, North Carolina.² Mary Elizabeth Stilley died on 22 May 1938 at Beaufort County, North Carolina, at age 74.¹

Family

Jesse Boyd b. c 1850, d. 10 Jan 1928

Children

Tiney P. Boyd b. Jan 1891, d. b 1910
Caddie M. Boyd+ b. 25 Jul 1893, d. 30 Jul 1960
Jesse Mayhew Boyd b. 23 Jul 1895, d. 26 Apr 1951
Lessie W. Boyd b. Jul 1897, d. b 1910
Bradford T. Boyd+ b. 6 Mar 1900, d. 10 Oct 1955
Sadie Laura Boyd+ b. 17 May 1903, d. 1 Dec 1971

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.
[S19] Pamlico County Marriage Records.

Susan Jane Stilley

F, b. circa 1865, d. 7 November 1950

Father

Freeman Wait Stilley b. 15 Jun 1832, d. 16 Dec 1920

Mother

Mary Toler b. c 1826, d. b 1920

Susan Jane Stilley was born circa 1865. She was born in January 1867 according to the 1900 Pamlico County Census. She was born circa 1868. She married Roland Morris, son of Roland Morris and Sabrina (?), on 25 November 1888 at Pamlico County, North Carolina. Susan Jane Stilley died on 7 November 1950 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Roland Morris b. c 1867, d. b 1940

Children

Hugh Stephen Morris+ b. 25 Aug 1889, d. 12 Jan 1923
Henry Eathel Morris b. 31 Aug 1893, d. 30 Jan 1965
Tolly Rayfield Morris+ b. 25 Jul 1900, d. 6 May 1971
Alton Roland Morris+ b. 27 Nov 1904, d. 1 Dec 1975
John Floyd Morris+ b. 12 Nov 1905, d. 29 Jan 1989

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.

Robert F. Stilley

M, b. circa 1842

Robert F. Stilley was born circa 1842. He married Susan E. Bush on 10 August 1870.

Family

Susan E. Bush

Susan E. Bush married Robert F. Stilley on 10 August 1870.

Family

Robert F. Stilley b. c 1842

James Henry Sumerell

M, b. circa 1845, d. 4 March 1916

James Henry Sumerell was also known as James Summerlin. He was born circa 1845. He married Margaret Ann Toler, daughter of Freeman Wait Stilley and Mary Toler, on 1 September 1870. James Henry Sumerell died on 4 March 1916 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Margaret Ann Toler b. c 1849, d. 5 Mar 1918

Children

Mary Jane Sumrell b. 23 Jan 1876, d. 3 Sep 1969
Henry Atlas Sumrell b. 5 Jul 1880, d. 19 Nov 1953
Etta Florence Sumrell b. 1 Jul 1885, d. 10 May 1963
J. Merton Howard Summerell b. 28 Dec 1888, d. 14 Jun 1942
Sallie E. Sumrell b. 12 Aug 1891, d. 25 Jul 1975

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate, Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office.

Wiley Daw

M, b. January 1848

Father

Nathan Daw

Mother

Frances Searles

Wiley Daw was born in January 1848. He married Sarah Toler, daughter of Mathias Toler and Sarah Purifoy, on 1 August 1868 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Sarah Toler b. Mar 1847

Children

Henry A. Daw b. Jun 1869, d. 18 Mar 1927
Caroline Daw b. c 1872
Barbara Daw b. Mar 1877, d. 6 Aug 1949
Mathias N. Daw b. Apr 1879

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Susan Daw

F, b. 25 November 1844, d. 22 May 1923

Susan Daw was born on 25 November 1844. She married Zachariah Toler, son of Mathias Toler and Sarah Purifoy, on 15 February 1875 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Susan Daw died on 22 May 1923 at Craven County, North Carolina, at age 78.²

Family

Zachariah Toler b. 20 Dec 1838, d. 4 Apr 1920

Children

James Addsion Toler b. 10 Nov 1875, d. 4 Mar 1951
Arnett Augustus "Don" Toler+ b. 22 Jun 1877, d. 11 Dec 1955
Susan [or Sarah] Jane Toler+ b. 29 Apr 1880, d. 19 Apr 1952
Leonard Macon Toler+ b. 1 Jan 1885, d. 27 Feb 1951

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.
[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.

Henry A. Daw

M, b. June 1869, d. 18 March 1927

Father

Wiley Daw b. Jan 1848

Mother

Sarah Toler b. Mar 1847

Henry A. Daw was also known as Nathan Daw as recorded in the 1870 Census, Nathan was born in December 1869. He was born in June 1869. He married Briddie (?) Henry A. Daw died on 18 March 1927 at Onslow County, North Carolina, at age 57.¹

Family

Briddie (?) b. 10 Jun 1886, d. Mar 1969

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.