James Oswell Toole

Abt 1858 - Abt 1940  (82 years)

• Name	James Oswell Toole  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1858	Georgia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1940  [2, 3]
  Burial	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [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 (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 d. 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 d. 30 Nov 1961, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 76 years)   6. Adrian Reese Toole,   b. 1 Sep 1886, Sabine County, Texas d. 31 Jan 1941, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 54 years)   7. Claude Pratt Toole, Sr.,   b. 1 Sep 1886, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Sep 1945, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 59 years)   8. Theodore Toole,   b. 22 Mar 1890   9. Ira F. Toole,   b. 1 Dec 1891, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Nov 1923, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 31 years)   10. Justin Rodney Toole,   b. 15 Jun 1894, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 16 Apr 1963, University Park, Dallas County, Texas (Age 68 years)   11. Marie Toole,   b. 9 Apr 1896, Texas d. 1 Apr 1967, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F3460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1858 - Georgia Burial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 80 (Reliability: 3). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.