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James Oswell Toole

Male Abt 1858 - Abt 1940  (~ 82 years)


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  • Name James Oswell Toole  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1858  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1940  [2, 3
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • "Came to Texas in 1880 and assisted his uncle William Reese at the Sabine Valley Institute." (White and Toole)
    Person ID I7071  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Maren Toole,   b. Bef 1840   d. 1873, McDuffie County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Mother Indiana Virginia Reese,   b. Bef 1840   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Elizabeth Pratt,   b. Abt 1864, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1954 (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1882  [3
    • They were business parters with Emily's father, Hampton Pratt for a time, but they later went into business by themselves and built the red brick building known as the Toole Mercantile. Later their twin sons, Adrain and Claude became partners. James was connected with the Moodys of Galveston in the cotton business. He farmed and also had a sawmill. His home was one fo the finest in Hemphill, and has been moved to San Augustine County by Mrs. Wade and restored among the medallion homes. It is near they Herring House, which is now owned by Ambassador Clark (White and Toole, p 80).
    Children 
     1. John Hampton Toole,   b. Aft 1883   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James Perkins Toole,   b. Aft 1883   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Genevieve Toole,   b. Aft 1883   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Eloise Toole,   b. Aft 1883   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Hattie Toole,   b. 14 Mar 1885, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1961, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     6. Adrian Reese Toole,   b. 1 Sep 1886, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1941, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     7. Claude Pratt Toole, Sr.,   b. 1 Sep 1886, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1945, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     8. Theodore Toole,   b. 22 Mar 1890
     9. Ira F. Toole,   b. 1 Dec 1891, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1923, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     10. Justin Rodney Toole,   b. 15 Jun 1894, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1963, University Park, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     11. Marie Toole,   b. 9 Apr 1896, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1967, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F3460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1858 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 80 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    3. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.