Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
Walter S. Tomlinson, 8 South 50 West
Walter cash-claimed a quarters in section 17, 8S 50W in 1910.
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Walter Tomlinson (Frank Daniel, Michael, Daniel, Francis, A. ) was born on Jun 20 1882 in Columbia Township. He died on Mar 16 1967 in Waterloo, Iowa.
Walter married Eddyth Clem daughter of W. Gano Clem and Katharine Ferneau on Feb 23 1909. Eddyth was born on May 16 1885 in Tama Iowa. She died on Dec 11 1975 in Traer, Iowa. She was buried in Buckingham Cemetery.
They had the following children:
Bethayne Tomlinson was born on Jan 9 1910 in Tama Co. She died on Apr 10 2002.
Bethayne married Hartsel Perry son of James Perry and Lillian Cochran on Jun 21 1936. Hartsel died before 2000.
Sterling Tomlinson was born on Aug 10 1911 in Tama Co. He died on Feb 26 1997. He was buried in Buckingham Cem Traer.
Sterling married Ethel Speirs. Ethel died before 2000.
Ethmer Clem Tomlinson was born on Nov 20 1914. He died on Jan 7 1973.
Ethmer married Living.
Gwendolyn Tomlinson was born on Jan 20 1919 in Tama Co. She died on May 2 2002 in Traer.
Gwendolyn married James McKinley. James was born on Mar 20 1919 in Scotland. He died in Traer, Iowa.
March 6, 1959 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tomlinson, of Grant Township, who have spent their entire married life in Tama county, will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Walter Stoddard Tomlinson
1882-1967
Marriage: 23 February 1909
Marshall, Iowa, United States
Eddyth Clem
1885-1975
Children (2)
Bethayne Tomlinson
1910-2002
Sterling Tomlinson
1911-1997
"Walter S. Tomlinson
Birth
1882
Death
16 Mar 1967,
Burial
Buckingham Cemetery
Traer, Tama County, Iowa,
OG 110, space 3, #89037213
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"WALTER S. TOMLINSON.
This section furnished many brave soldiers for the defense of the government during the Civil war, and the subject of this biography, though
only a boy of eighteen at the beginning of the struggle, did gallant service
from 1861 to 1865. He is descended in both paternal and maternal lines from
New England ancestry, and is a representative of the highest type of American citizenship. For many years he has been a leading resident of Farmer township, Defiance county, and his homestead of three hundred and
sixty-five acres is one of the best farms in that locality.
Mr. Tomlinson's ancestry can he traced back eleven generations commencing with Walter D. Bender (grandson of Walter S.) through his
mother, Mrs. Eva (Tomlinson) Bender, and her father, Walter S. (our subject), a^ follows, commencing with the first generation on record: (1)
George Tomlinson married Maria Hyde in January, 1600, at St. Peter's
Church, England. (2) Henry Tomlinson was born in Derby, England, came to America in 1652, and died at Stratford, Connecticut, in
1681. (3) Jonas Tomlinson married Alice Hannak, lived on Grant Hill,
Derby, Connecticut, and died in 1693. (4) Isaac Tomlinson was born in
1687, married Patience Taylor in March, 1712, and died in 1754.
Noah Tomlinson, born March 6, 1727, married Abigail Beers July 2, 1847,
and lived and died at Derby, Connecticut. (6) Daniel Tomlinson, born in
1749, married Susanna Hotchkiss, June 3, 1774, and died near Marbledale,
Connecticut. (7) Abijah Tomlinson was born in 1780, married Betsey,
daughter of David and Ruth (Hawkins) Tomlinson, April 29, 1805, and
died at Marbledale, Connecticut, in 1862. Their children were Ruth, George,
Giles H., Daniel, Charles, Eliza, Agnes, etc. (8) Giles H. (father of Walter
S.) was born at Marbledale, Connecticut, September 22, 1809. In 1842 he
married Eunice Ensign, daughter of Oren and Nancy (Pepoon) Ensign,
who came from near Painesville to Farmer township in 1837. Besides Eunice their children were: Oscar, Dwight P., Henry A. (deceased), and Frank and Elbridge (still living). Three children were born to this marriage of Giles H. and Eunice (Ensign) Tomlinson, as follows: (1) Walter S., our subject; (2) Dwight O., who served as a soldier in Company
C, One Hundred and Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Rebellion, and never recovered from the effects of the hardships of army life,
his death, which occurred in 1890, being doubtless hastened thereby. His
wife died in 1874. They had no children. (3) Frank A. resides near
Des Moines, Iowa, and is engaged in farming. He has two children - Alta,
married to J. G. Black, and L. G., married to Stella Morrison, all living near
Des Moines. Mrs. Eunice Tomlinson died at Williams Center in September, 1854, at the age of thirty-three, and for his second wife Giles H. Tom-
linson married Electa Hemenway, who is still living, as is also Mr. Tomlinson.
Walter S. Tomlinson, whose name introduces this sketch, was born
June 16, 1843, in Bryan, Williams county, Ohio, and was reared to farm
work at the old home in Williams county, where he remained until his enlistment in August, 1861, in Company A, Thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He continued with this regiment throughout the war, taking part
in numerous engagements, including the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Jonesboro, and the Atlanta campaign, and was with Sherman in
the march to the sea. When there was no longer any fighting to be done
he returned to Williams county and engaged in farming and teaching, later
purchasing his present farm in Sections 1 and 2, Farmer township, Defiance county. He is a man of intelligence and public spirit, and has always
taken an active part in local affairs, being one of the most prominent workers in the Republican organization in his county. For several years he has
held the office of justice of the peace, and since 1895 he has been a notary
public. In 1892 he received the nomination of his party as county commissioner, and was defeated by only ninety votes by the Democratic nominee, F. J. Clemmen, although the county gives the Democrats 1,350 majority. Two years later he was a candidate for the Legislature, and although
defeated by Hon. J. W. Winn, of Defiance, his popularity was shown in the contest. He is a member and present commander of Lew Bowker Post,
No. 725, G. A. R., of Farmer township, and is also active in religious work,
he and his wife being leading members of the Christian Church at Farmer
Center.
On January 3, 1867, Mr. Tomlinson was married in Farmer township, Defiance county, to Miss Emily Lane, by whom he has had two children, Orlo L., who resides in Farmer township; and Eva T., wife of Prof.
W. H. Bender, of the Iowa State Normal School (they have two children
Walter D. and Miriam E. ). Mrs. Tomlinson was born in Tuscarawas
county, Ohio, April 16, 1848, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Alla-
baugh) Lane. Her father was a native of Fayette, Pennsylvania, born
March 2, 1822, and her mother was born July 11, 1828, in Tuscarawas
county, Ohio, where her ancestors were early settlers. This worthy couple
were married in Tuscarawas county in 1847, an d two years later removed
to Milford township. Defiance county, where they spent one year. For
the next thirteen years they resided in Williams county, but they afterward
made their home in Section 10, Farmer township, Defiance county, where
their last days were passed, Mr. Lane dying January 23, 1881, and Mrs.
Lane on July 31, 1892. They had six children, viz.: Emily (Mrs. Tomlinson); William H., an agriculturist residing in Farmer township; Jennie
(deceased); Ellen E., wife of M. V. Garner, of Bryan, Ohio; Laura M.,
wife of R. W. Scott, of Farmer township; and Rhoda E., wife of E. T.
Binns, of Bryan, Ohio.
Mr. Tomlinson, our subject, had three great-grandfathers in the Revo-
lutionary war, one being a captain, while the other two were ensigns. "
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1910 Osage County, Kansas
Joseph Tomlinson Head Male 80 England
Martha Tomlinson Wife Female 70 Kentucky
Walter Tomlinson Son Male 37 Illinois
1915 Osage County
Martha Tomlinson Female 77 Ky
Walter Tomlinson Male 42 Ill
Walter Tomlinson 1873-1952 is buried in Osage County, Kansas # 170667475, parents Jospeh Tomlinson
1830-1910 and Martha Jane (Burnett) Tomlinson 1841-1924 # 30687430.
"Martha Burnett was born in Hausville [sic, Hawesville], Kentucky in 1841. She was united in marriage to Joseph Tomlinson June 19, 1859. Seven children were born to this union, all of them survive the mother. The children are: William, of Pittsburg [sic], Pa., Thomas, of Detroit, Mich., Myra Knight, of Salina, Kas., Martin, of Vandergraft [sic, Vandergrift], Pa., Arthur, of Christopher, Ill., Watler [sic, Walter] of Scranton, Kans., and Lula Ridinger, Auburn, Ill.
In 1878 the family came to Kansas and for 46 years the deceased has lived in Scranton. She died after a prolonged illness at her home on February 15, 1924 at the age of 82 years 10 months and 8 days. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. F.K. Resler [Pastor of the M.E. Church] at the home Sunday at 2 p.m. Feb. 17, 1924 and the burial was in the Scranton cemetery."
"Martin Vanburen Tomlinson died at his residence at Longacre, West Virginia Tuesday, May 21, 1935. Mr. Tomlinson was injured about two years ago in an automobile accident in which his daughter, Lula was killed. He never fully recovered from his injuries and shock.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Rosanna, and the following children: Mrs. Ethel Hawk of Toledo, Ohio; Walter H Tomlinson of Kittanning; Mrs. Geneva Shick of West Kittanning; Loyd Tomlinson and Mrs. Elmer Bowser, both of Vandergrift; Mrs. Arthur Bills of River Rouge, Michigan; William Tomlinson of Longacre, West Virginia; Mrs. Dennie Claypool of Lackawanna, New york, and Ruth, Donald, and Josephine Tomlinson at home. Also surviving are twenty-three grandchildren; two sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Lula Redinger of Auburn, Illinois; Mrs. Maria Knight of Scranton, Kansas; Thomas Tomlinson of Detroit, Michigan; Walter Tomlinson of Scranton, Kansas, and Arthur Tomlinson of Christopher, Illinois.
The body was removed to the home of his daughter Mrs. Geneva Shick of West Kittanning. Funeral services were held in the Church of God, South Bethlehem, Saturday afternoon, May 25, in charge of Rev. G. E. Sample. Burial was made in the New Bethlehem cemetery.
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1935 Aurora, Colorado "Mrs. Frank Sweeney entertained her father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Tomlinson, of Denver, Christmas."
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