Judson Tolman, son of Nathan and Sarah Hewitt Tolman, was born July 14, 1826, a short fifty years after the winning of American independence from Great Britain. The Tolman name, however, was part of American history since the arrival, in the 1630s, of Thomas Tolman,...
(Excerpts from William Odell Tolman: Patriarch, Genealogist, Teacher compiled by Loraine Tolman Pace, First Edition, 2009, pages 11-16). 1924: I spent the next four years attending the Oakley Rural High School. When I started high school, the great desire that I had...
(An account about Owen Joshua Tolman written by his grandson, Paul Montgomery.) Although Owen Tolman’s life was filled with services and deeds performed to mankind, I would like to relate a portion of the services he did in the later years of his life. Owen was...
(A short history of Alice Bracken Tolman, January 29,1832 to August 18, 1901, written by her daughter Minnie Elizabeth Tolman Pickett) “Even He who died for us on the cross, in the last hour, in the unutterable agony of death and mindful of His mother as if to teach...
(An excerpt from The Girl from the Brick House. Pictured are Phoebe Emerett Bates and Judson Isaac Tolman on their 25th Wedding Anniversary.) “Good morning, children,” said Judson’s school teacher from the front of the classroom. “Good morning, Teacher,” replied the...
