William Herbert Wood1

Family
TMG ID:77741, (11 Oct 1897 - 6 Nov 1992)
Father*William Franklin Wood1 B: 21 Feb 1863, D: 30 Apr 1929

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageWilliam and Nellie D. Trexler, daughter of: Stanton Trexler and Rachel Olive Mahoney, were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited7 Dec 2014

William Franklin Wood1

Family
TMG ID:77742, (21 Feb 1863 - 30 Apr 1929)

Vital Statistics

Child of: William Franklin Wood

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited7 Dec 2014

James Toland1

Family
TMG ID:77743, (17 Feb 1817 - 19 Aug 1900)

Vital Statistics

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageJames and Sarah J. Mault were married.1
     

Child of: James Toland and Sarah J. Mault

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited7 Dec 2014

Sarah J. Mault1

Family
TMG ID:77744, (12 Jan 1819 - 25 Apr 1886)

Vital Statistics

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Toland (née Mault).1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSarah and James Toland were married.1
     

Child of: Sarah J. Mault and James Toland

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited7 Dec 2014

Edward Austin Gillson1

Family
TMG ID:77745, (5 Apr 1875 - 28 Jun 1961)
Father*William Cook Gillson1 B: 27 Aug 1835, D: 18 Mar 1911
Mother*Henria Ann Winter1 B: Mar 1842, D: 1918

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageEdward and Florence Olive Toland, daughter of: Benjamin F. Toland and Elizabeth Ann Trexler, were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited7 Dec 2014

William Cook Gillson1

Family
TMG ID:77746, (27 Aug 1835 - 18 Mar 1911)

Vital Statistics

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage1865, William, age 29 years, and Henria Ann Winter, age 22 years were married at Campbell County, KentuckyG.1
     

Children of: William Cook Gillson and Henria Ann Winter

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Other: William Cook Gillson Biographical Sketches--Jasper County Page 572

    CAPTAIN WILLIAM C. GILLSON is a native of Calcutta, was born in 1835, and came to America when ten years of age. He was reared and educated in Ford County, Ill., and April 25, 1861, enlisted in Company K, Seventh Illinois Infantry, and served as private until 1863, when he was promoted First Lieutenant, and in September, 1864, promoted Captain. He took part in seven severe battles and was wounded at Pittsburg Landing, Follow Bluff and Altoona. He mustered out at Springfield, Ill., after which he went to Kentucky, where he married, in 1865, Miss H. A. Winter, daughter of William and Nancy (Segman) Winter, born respectively in England and Philadelphia, and in the same year, 1799. Mrs. Nancy Winter is still living, and makes her home with our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Gillson have had born to them seven children-Nancy J. (deceased), Neonia D., Thomas W., William E., Edward A., Mary N. and Aaron D.

    Note: Children were Naomi D, Thomas W, William Eugene, Edward Austin, Marry North, Anna D and Fred Marcher. Mother-in-law's name was Nancy Ann (Degman) Winter. Wife's name was Henria Ann Winter.

    History of Jasper County Page 410

    There are some extensive farmers in the township (Wade). John Mason and W.C. Gillson are probably the largest farmers in it. The township is improving very fast in real improvements, since the S.,E.& S.E.R.R. was built through it. There are four good frame church houses in the township, and it is well supplied with good school houses in every school district. The oldest person in the township is Mrs. Winters (William C. Gillson's mother-in-law), who is eighty-three years old..1

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited11 Dec 2014

Henria Ann Winter1

Family
TMG ID:77747, (Mar 1842 - 1918)

Vital Statistics

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: in 1865, her married name became Mrs. Gillson (née Winter).1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage1865, Henria, age 22 years, and William Cook Gillson, age 29 years were married at Campbell County, KentuckyG.1
     

Children of: Henria Ann Winter and William Cook Gillson

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited11 Dec 2014

Earl R. Bower1

TMG ID:77748, (5 Jun 1891 - 29 Nov 1974)

Vital Statistics

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageEarl and Flossie May Toland, daughter of: Benjamin F. Toland and Elizabeth Ann Trexler, were married.1
     

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
Last Edited7 Dec 2014

Gilbert Toland1

Family
TMG ID:77749, (Dec 1881 - 1953)
Relationships:5th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
5th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Benjamin F. Toland1 B: 15 Sep 1850, D: 2 Aug 1943
Mother*Elizabeth Ann Trexler1 B: 17 Sep 1854, D: 25 Jan 1941

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage1904, Gilbert, age 22 years, and Della Woods, age 21 years were married.1
     

Children of: Gilbert Toland and Della Woods

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194016 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGOpal May Toland and Cecil Otto Toland2

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGfarmer farm2

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited8 Dec 2014

Della Woods1,2

Family
TMG ID:77750, (1883 - 1928)

Vital Statistics

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: in 1904, her married name became Mrs. Toland (née Woods).1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage1904, Della, age 21 years, and Gilbert Toland, age 22 years, son of: Benjamin F. Toland and Elizabeth Ann Trexler, were married.1
     

Children of: Della Woods and Gilbert Toland

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S2472] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 13 Jan 1977. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
Last Edited8 Dec 2014

Charles Clarence Toland1

Family
TMG ID:77751, (6 Dec 1906 - 27 Jan 1995)
Relationships:6th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gilbert Toland1 B: Dec 1881, D: 1953
Mother*Della Woods1 B: 1883, D: 1928

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

  • Charles Clarence Toland was the son of: Gilbert Toland and Della Woods.1
  • An Obituary for Charles Clarence Toland appeared after 27 Jan 1995, Charlie Clarence Toland

    Charlie Clarence Toland, 88, of Wheeler passed away Friday, January 27, 1995 at Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL.

    The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Wright Funeral Home, Dieterich, with Bro. Dale Hood and Bro. Mike Knepper officiating. Burial will be in the Trexler Cemetery, rural Newton.

    Charlie was born December 6, 1906, in Jasper County, the son of Gilbert and Della (Woods) Toland. He married Dorothy Mae Bower on March 2, 1940, and she survives.

    Charlie was a farmer and a member of Central Christian Church, Newton.

    Survivors include brother, Cecil (LaVerne) Toland of Effingham; sister, Opal Bower of Wheeler; and many nieces and nephews.

    He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Dean; a brother-in-law, Floyd Bower.2

Alias(es)

  • Nick-Name: his nickname was "Charlie"2

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSaturday, 2 Mar 1940, Charles, age 33 years, 2 months and 25 days, and Dorothy Mae Bower, age 19 years, 7 months and 19 days, daughter of: Merritt Everett Bower and Ethel Chloie Whitehurst, were married.2
     

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194012 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGFloyd Virgil Bower, Opal May Toland and Dorothy Mae Bower3

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGfarmer farm3

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S2468] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 27 Jan 1995. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
  3. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited13 Jul 2019

Dorothy Mae Bower1

Family
TMG ID:77752, (12 Jul 1920 - 5 Dec 2007)
Father*Merritt Everett Bower2 B: 15 Dec 1890, D: 21 Oct 1976
Mother*Ethel Chloie Whitehurst2 B: 24 Jul 1896, D: 23 Jan 1980

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

  • Dorothy Mae Bower was the daughter of: Merritt Everett Bower and Ethel Chloie Whitehurst.2
  • An Obituary for Dorothy Mae Bower appeared after 5 Dec 2007, Dorothy Mae Toland

    Dorothy Mae Toland, 87, of rural Wheeler died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at Voelker Home for Seniors, rural Altamont.

    The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Blake-Wright Funeral Home, Dieterich, with Mike Knepper officiating. Burial will be in Trexler Cemetery, rural Newton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

    Mrs. Toland was born July 12, 1920, in Jasper County, the daughter of Merritt E. and Chloie Ethel (Whitehurst) Bower. She Married Charlie Toland on March 2, 1940, and he preceded her in death in January 1995.

    She had worked at E.R.Moore and the IGA store in Newton and was a farmer's wife. Mrs. Toland was a member of Central Christian Church, Newton.

    Survivors include her brothers, Roe (wife, Lillian) Bower of Newton and Gerald (wife, Wanda) Bower of Wheeler; and sister, June (husband, Ralph) Kidwell of Effingham; and many nieces and nephews.
    She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers and two sisters.3

Alias(es)

  • Name-Variation: She was also known as Dorothy May4
  • Name-Married: on Saturday, 2 Mar 1940, her married name became Mrs. Toland (née Bower).1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSaturday, 2 Mar 1940, Dorothy, age 19 years, 7 months and 19 days, and Charles Clarence Toland, age 33 years, 2 months and 25 days, son of: Gilbert Toland and Della Woods, were married.1
     

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194012 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGFloyd Virgil Bower, Opal May Toland and Charles Clarence Toland4

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S2468] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 27 Jan 1995. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
  2. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S2469] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 5 Dec 2007. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
  4. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited13 Jul 2019

Merritt Everett Bower1

Family
TMG ID:77753, (15 Dec 1890 - 21 Oct 1976)

Vital Statistics

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageWednesday, 24 Feb 1915, Merritt, age 24 years, 2 months and 9 days, and Ethel Chloie Whitehurst, age 18 years and 7 months were married.1
     

Children of: Merritt Everett Bower and Ethel Chloie Whitehurst

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194012 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGEthel Chloie Whitehurst, Roe Everett Bower, Gerald Bower, LaVerne Berniece Bower, Ruby Geraldine Bower, June Rena Bower and Kenneth Bower2

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGfarmer farm2

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
  3. [S2471] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 29 May 1988. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
Last Edited8 Dec 2014

Ethel Chloie Whitehurst1

Family
TMG ID:77754, (24 Jul 1896 - 23 Jan 1980)

Vital Statistics

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Wednesday, 24 Feb 1915, her married name became Mrs. Bower (née Whitehurst).1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageWednesday, 24 Feb 1915, Ethel, age 18 years and 7 months, and Merritt Everett Bower, age 24 years, 2 months and 9 days were married.1
     

Children of: Ethel Chloie Whitehurst and Merritt Everett Bower

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194012 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGMerritt Everett Bower, Roe Everett Bower, Gerald Bower, LaVerne Berniece Bower, Ruby Geraldine Bower, June Rena Bower and Kenneth Bower2

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
  3. [S2471] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 29 May 1988. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
Last Edited8 Dec 2014

Opal May Toland1

Family
TMG ID:77755, (3 May 1911 - 11 Feb 2007)
Relationships:6th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gilbert Toland1 B: Dec 1881, D: 1953
Mother*Della Woods1 B: 1883, D: 1928

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

  • Opal May Toland was the daughter of: Gilbert Toland and Della Woods.1
  • An Obituary for Opal May Toland appeared after 11 Feb 2007, Opal May Bower

    Opal May Bower, 95, of rural Wheeler, Illinois passed away at 10:15 a.m., Sunday, February, 11, 2007 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

    Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Blake-Wright Funeral Home in Dieterich, Illinois with Nathan Schnautz officiating. Burial was in the Trexler Cemetery in rural Newton.

    Opal was born May 3, 1911 in Jasper County, Illinois the daughter of Gilbert and Della (Woods) Toland. She married Floyd Bower November 13, 1937 in Willow Hill, Illinois; he preceded her in death in 1988. Opal was a homemaker and farmer. She was a member of the Latona Church of Christ.

    Opal is survived by nieces and nephews. Opal was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 2 brothers Cecil and Charlie and a sister Dean.

    In loving memory of Opal, memorials may be made to the Pine Haven Christian Children's Ranch.2

Alias(es)

  • Name-Variation: She was also known as Ora3
  • Name-Variation: She was also known as May Opal3
  • Name-Married: in 1937, her married name became Mrs. Bower (née Toland).1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage1937, Opal, age 25 years, and Floyd Virgil Bower, age 20 years, son of: Merritt Everett Bower and Ethel Chloie Whitehurst, were married.1
     

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194012 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGFloyd Virgil Bower, Dorothy Mae Bower and Charles Clarence Toland3
Census-194016 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGGilbert Toland and Cecil Otto Toland3

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S2470] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 11 Feb 2007. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
  3. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited13 Jul 2019

Floyd Virgil Bower1

Family
TMG ID:77756, (3 Oct 1916 - 29 May 1988)
Father*Merritt Everett Bower2 B: 15 Dec 1890, D: 21 Oct 1976
Mother*Ethel Chloie Whitehurst2 B: 24 Jul 1896, D: 23 Jan 1980

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

  • Floyd Virgil Bower was the son of: Merritt Everett Bower and Ethel Chloie Whitehurst.2
  • An Obituary for Floyd Virgil Bower appeared after 29 May 1988, Floyd Virgil Bower

    Floyd Virgil Bower, 71, of Wheeler died at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, May 29, 1988, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois.

    The funeral will be be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home, Newton, with burial in Trexler Cemetery, rural Newton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 1988.

    Mr. Bower was born October 3, 1916, in Jasper County, the son of Merritt and Ethel Chloie (Whitehurst) Bower. He married Opal May Toland in 1937.

    He was a farmer and a member of Sandy Creek Christian Church, rural Newton, and Winterrowd Masonic Lodge 664.

    Surviving are his wife; brothers, Gerald of Wheeler, Roe of Newton, Kenneth of Olney; sisters, Mrs. Charles (Dorothy) Toland of Wheeler, Mrs. Cecil (LaVerne) Toland and Mrs. Ralph (June) Kidwell, both of Effingham, Mrs. Kenneth (Ruby) Tabb of Mesa, Arizona.2

Alias(es)

  • Name-Variation: He was also known as Virgil Floyd3

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
Marriage1937, Floyd, age 20 years, and Opal May Toland, age 25 years, daughter of: Gilbert Toland and Della Woods, were married.1
     

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194012 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGOpal May Toland, Dorothy Mae Bower and Charles Clarence Toland3

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGfarmer farm3

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S2471] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 29 May 1988. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
  3. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited13 Jul 2019

Cecil Otto Toland1

Family
TMG ID:77757, (10 Oct 1908 - 13 Jan 1997)
Relationships:6th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner
Father*Gilbert Toland1 B: Dec 1881, D: 1953
Mother*Della Woods1 B: 1883, D: 1928

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

  • Cecil Otto Toland was the son of: Gilbert Toland and Della Woods.1
  • An Obituary for Cecil Otto Toland appeared after 13 Jan 1997, Cecil Toland

    Cecil Toland, 88, of Effingham, formerly of Newton, passed away on Monday, January 13, 1997, at Evergreen Convelescence Center.

    Due to weather conditions, visitation was rescheduled and held at 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 1997, at the Crain Funeral Home in Newton. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at the funeral home, with Rev. Lawrence Beebe officiating. Burial will be in Trexler Cemetery.

    Mr. Toland was born on October 10, 1908, in Jasper County, the son of Gilbert and Della (Woods) Toland. He married LaVerne Bower on Dec. 15, 1944. She survives.

    Mr. Toland was a retired farmer and a member of the Latona Christian Church.

    In addition to his wife, Mr. Toland is survived by two sons, Glenn Toland of Effingham and Ray Toland of Mt. Vernon; a sister, Opal Bower, of Newton; and three grandchildren.

    He was preceded in death by a brother, Charlie Toland, and a sister, Dean Ervin.2

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageFriday, 15 Dec 1944, Cecil, age 36 years, 2 months and 5 days, and LaVerne Berniece Bower, age 22 years, 6 months and 25 days, daughter of: Merritt Everett Bower and Ethel Chloie Whitehurst, were married.1
     

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194016 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGGilbert Toland and Opal May Toland3

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGfarmer farm3

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S2472] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 13 Jan 1977. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
  3. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited13 Jul 2019

LaVerne Berniece Bower1

Family
TMG ID:77758, (20 May 1922 - 31 Aug 2003)
Father*Merritt Everett Bower1 B: 15 Dec 1890, D: 21 Oct 1976
Mother*Ethel Chloie Whitehurst1 B: 24 Jul 1896, D: 23 Jan 1980

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

  • LaVerne Berniece Bower was the daughter of: Merritt Everett Bower and Ethel Chloie Whitehurst.1
  • An Obituary for LaVerne Berniece Bower appeared after 31 Aug 2003, LaVerne Bernice Toland

    LaVerne Bernice Toland, 81, of Effingham, formerly of Newton, died Monday, September 1, 2003, at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois.

    The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home, Newton, with burial in Trexler Cemetery, rural Jasper County. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

    Mrs. Toland was born May 20, 1922, in Jasper County, the daughter of Merritt and Ethel (Whitehurst) Bower. She married Cecil Toland on December 15, 1944, and he preceded her in death on January 13, 1997.

    She was a homemaker and member of Sandy Creek Church.

    Surviving are her sons, Glenn Toland of Effingham, Ray (wife, Jo) Toland of Mount Vernon; grandchildren, Phillip and Angela Toland, both of Mount Vernon, Michael Toland of Carbondale; brothers, Roe (Lillian) Bower of Newton, Gerald (Wanda) Bower of Wheeler; and sisters, Dorothy Toland of Wheeler, Ruby Tabb of Mesa, Aria., and June (Ralph) Kidwell of Effingham.

    She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and two brothers, Floyd and Kenneth Bower.2

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Friday, 15 Dec 1944, her married name became Mrs. Toland (née Bower).1

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageFriday, 15 Dec 1944, LaVerne, age 22 years, 6 months and 25 days, and Cecil Otto Toland, age 36 years, 2 months and 5 days, son of: Gilbert Toland and Della Woods, were married.1
     

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194012 Apr 1940, North Muddy Twp., Jasper County, IllinoisGMerritt Everett Bower, Ethel Chloie Whitehurst, Roe Everett Bower, Gerald Bower, Ruby Geraldine Bower, June Rena Bower and Kenneth Bower3

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S2473] Obituary, Find-A-Grave, FindAGrave.com, after 31 Aug 2003. Hereinafter cited as Find-A-Grave.
  3. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited13 Jul 2019