Tolbert Roots and Branches

This is a new line of research (about a year) so please bear with me. I consider this site an extension of my research and hope to connect with many missing cousins. IF God is willing to let me live long enough, I would like to add leaves to our braches, by postng the collateral lines; and add strong roots to our research by adding our ancestors here for everyone to share. My name is Connie. Please write if you have additions, AND, corrections are welcome!

Our Tolbert search began with Mary Ella born 11 March 1902 in McCrory, Woodruff County, Arkansas. Mary was the youngest of two children born to Joseph and "Nannie" (Tarno) Tolbert.

Joseph "Joe" Tolbert was born 12 February 1870 in Arkansas. According to the 1880 Woodruff County, Arkansas census, Joseph's parents were born in Tennessee. His mother was listed as: Mary E. MARTIN, head of household, 44 year old white female, and widowed.

Joe Tolbert, age 26, of Woodruff County, and Miss Nannie TARNO, age 25, of Jackson County married 16 February 1896 in Jackson County, Arkansas. They had two children: a son, Robert Lee; and a daughter, Mary Ella.

Joe Tolbert died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis 23 August 1915 in Woodruff County, Arkansas - DeView Township. He is buried in Fakes Chapel Cemetery which is a short distance from McCrory, Arkansas. Joe's Death Certificate did not include the names of his father or mother and no informant was included on the record. His obituary, however, named a sister.................

JOE TOLBERT DEAD

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After several months' illness with tuberculosis, Joe Tolbert passed to his eternal reward Monday morning, Aug.23, 1915, at four o'clock at his home on J. H. Crossett's farm near DeView. He was born Feb. 12, 1870 and leaves a wife, a son, R. L., age 16, and a daughter, Emma, age 13, and one sister, Mrs. Bud Nesbit of Henrietta, Texas.
The deceased was a member in good standing of the Methodist Church and a member of Gum Wood Camp No. 108, W.. O. W. and carried $2,000.00 insurance in the above order. The remains were laid to rest in the Fakes Chapel Cemetery Tuesday morning, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. J. F. Rogers of Hendrix College, under the auspices of the local Woodmen Camp with Council Commander H. T. Miller, in charge. About 25 members and a host of other friends and relatives attended.

SOURCE: Clipped (not dated) newspaper article. Another article pasted on the same page with Joe's obituary referred to "readers of THE HOME NEWS".

Note: The daughter, "Emma", should have read Mary Ella, age 13.

Joe Tolbert's sister was Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Tolbert ca. 1857- 1859 in Tennessee. She married H. D. "Bud" NESBITT 21 March 1878 in Woodruff County, Arkansas.

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