William J Tholl

1861–1943 (Age 82)
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

The Life of William J

When William J Tholl was born on 13 September 1861, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Anthony Tholl, was 25 and his mother, Mary Miller, was 23. He married Caroline Laurentia Eckardt on 13 August 1889, in Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 18 October 1943, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

William J Tholl
1861–1943
Caroline Laurentia Eckardt
1871–1940
Marriage: 13 August 1889
Myrtle C Tholl
1890–
Norma H Tholl
1892–
Robert Tholl
1896–
Walter Ernest Tholl
1896–1961
Margareth R Tholl
1901–

Spouse & Children

  • William J Tholl

    Male1861–1943Male

  • Caroline Laurentia Eckardt

    Female1871–1940Female

MARRIAGE
13 August 1889
Cook, Illinois, United States
children

(5)

  • Myrtle C Tholl

    Female1890–Female

  • Norma H Tholl

    Female1892–Female

  • Robert Tholl

    Male1896–Male

  • Walter Ernest Tholl

    Male1896–1961Male

  • Margareth R Tholl

    Female1901–Female

Parents & Siblings

  • Anthony Tholl

    Male1836–Male

  • Mary Miller

    Female1838–Female

siblings

(5)

  • Jacob J. Tholl

    Male1861–Male

  • William J Tholl

    Male1861–1943Male

  • Louisa Tholl

    Female1864–Female

  • George Tholl

    Male1866–Male

  • Clara Tholl

    Female1869–1940Female

World Events (8)

1863

Age 2

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Chicago Water Tower

Age 6

The Chicago water tower was built out of Lemont limestone by William W. Boyington and was used for firefighting and also drawing clean water from Lake Michigan. The tower gained prominence after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Some believe that the tower was the only building to survive the Great Chicago Fire, but a few other buildings survived alongside the tower. The tower has become a symbol of old Chicago and how the city recovered from the fire. The tower has undergone only two renovations since 1913. 
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper

Age 24

The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

Name Meaning

1 South German: topographic name for someone living in or above a forest, from South German dold ‘tree tops’, ‘branches’.2 Swedish: probably from German toll ‘mad’, ‘crazy’.

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

Sources (3)

  • Wm Thola, "United States Census, 1920"
  • William Tholl, "United States Census, 1930"
  • William J Tholl, "United States Census, 1910"

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