Aaron Alexander (Alex) Tolman

A Life Sketch

Aaron Alexander Tolman (1866-1942), Son of Cyrus and Alice Bracken Tolman

(Contributed by the Thomas Tolman Family Organization. Excerpt from Judson Tolman: Pioneer, Lumberman, Patriarch by E. Dennis Tolman, Second Edition, 2004, pages 111-113). Aaron Alexander Tolman was born on April 16, 1866, at Salina, Sevier, Utah, during, the...

Owen Joshua Tolman’s Bear and Wolf Stories

(Owen Joshua Tolman’s account of several bear and wolf encounters. Owen Joshua is the son of Joshua Alvin Tolman and Mary Jane Gorringe.) I was born December 15, 1880 in Salt Lake City in a little log cabin where the Walker building now stands. On a cold rainy...

1900 U.S. Census Record-Aaron Alexander Tolman and Martha Mary Barrett

This is the 1900 U.S. Census record for Aaron Alexander Tolman and Martha Mary Barrett.

The Bear Attack from Martha’s Perspective

(An account written by Aaron Alexander Tolman’s niece, Goldie Adams Tolman, wife of Royal Clifford Tolman.) Uncle Alex’s encounter with the bear would not be complete unless I add this faith promoting story which was told by Aunt Martha Tolman when bearing...

An Encounter with a Bear

(An account by Aaron Alexander Tolman, son of Cyrus Tolman and Alice Bracken, as related to Sarah Alexander Tolman, his niece in 1931.) I, Aaron Alexander Tolman, was herding sheep in the mountains of southern Idaho south of Kimberly and west of Oakley near Harrington...

Aaron Alexander Tolman and Martha Mary Barrett’s Home

Aaron Alexander Tolman was born on April 16, 1866 at Salina, Sevier, Utah, during the Blackhawk Indian War. The settlers in Sevier county were forced to flee for their lives. When three days old, Alex and his mother were placed in a box wagon; planks were laid over...