Edgar C Tooley

Brief Life History of Edgar C

When Edgar C Tooley was born on 3 February 1871, in Kane, Illinois, United States, his father, Frederick William Tooley, was 37 and his mother, Flora V Holdridge, was 24. He lived in Plano, Kendall, Illinois, United States in 1880 and São Tomé and Príncipe in 1942. He died on 22 October 1942, in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Montgomery, Kane, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick William Tooley
1833–1899
Flora V Holdridge
1846–1904
Nellie L Tooley
1869–1931
Edgar C Tooley
1871–1942
Alice L Tooley
1873–1966
Silva Lucille Tooley
1875–1931
William Lewis Tooley
1878–1947
Franklin Oscar Tooley
1880–1950
Emerson F. Tooley
1884–1977

Sources (3)

  • Edgar C in household of Frederick C, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Edgar C. Tooley, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Edgar C Tooley, "Find A Grave Index"

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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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Name Meaning

Irish: variant of O'Toole .

English (Norfolk and Lincolnshire): variant of Tolley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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