Catherine Lavinia Toulson

Brief Life History of Catherine Lavinia

When Catherine Lavinia Toulson was born on 18 February 1861, in Kent, Maryland, United States, her father, James Albert Toulson, was 37 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Sapp, was 31. She married William Henry Dudley on 2 December 1880, in Worton, Kent, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Charles, Maryland, United States in 1910 and Potomac District, King George, Virginia, United States in 1920. She died on 27 August 1929, in Grayton, Charles, Maryland, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Laurel Grove, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Dudley
1847–1939
Catherine Lavinia Toulson
1861–1929
Marriage: 2 December 1880
Herbert Arlington Dudley
1881–1948
William Earl Dudley
1883–1916
Lizzie May Dudley
1884–1904
Arthur Lynnwood Dudley
1886–1886
James Arthur Dudley
1888–
Alice Evelyn Dudley
1891–1978
Roby Hammond Dudley
1893–1980
Kent Leroy Dudley
1895–1903
Jesse Herold Dudley
1897–1976
Esther Naoma Dudley
1899–1983
Edna Lavinia Dudley
1901–1903
Ora Little Dudley
1905–

Sources (12)

  • Catherine Toulson in household of James A Toulson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Catherine Lavinia Toulson Dudley, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Katherine L Tolson in entry for Alice E Burgess, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

World Events (8)

1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg

The Battle of Fredericksburg involved 200,000 troops with General Ambrose Burnside of the army of the Potomac against General Lee’s Army of the North.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire): variant of Tolson .

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

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