Cyrus Tolman Fulfills a Promise to Brigham Young
As a child and a young man, one of my favorite stories about my Great, Great Grandfather, Cyrus Tolman was his part in keeping a promise to Brigham Young.
Tooele Library Pioneer Memorial
Dedicated in October 2000, this monument’s purpose is to celebrate and honor the men, women and children who came across the plains prior to 1869 and settled in Tooele. The monument features 800-plus names of the original pioneers and is located at 200 West and...1860 location of Cyrus Tolman and Alice Bracken Home
This is the approximate location of Cyrus Tolman’s homesite as noted on this 1860 map of Tooele City. Related Stories History of Cyrus Tolman Alice Bracken A Short History of Alice...
Alice Bracken Tolman (1832-1901)
(This contribution by Allyson Schmid can be found in Judson Tolman: Pioneer, Lumberman, Patriarch by E. Dennis Tolman, Second Edition, 2004, pages 75-85). ALICE BRACKEN TOLMAN January 29,1832 – August 18, 1901 Daughter of Joshua and Hannah Bell Bracken by Minnie...
History of Cyrus Tolman (1820-1890)
(Contributed by the Thomas Tolman Family Organization. Excerpts from Judson Tolman: Pioneer, Lumberman, Patriarch by E. Dennis Tolman, Second Edition, 2004, pages 12 to 50). BIRTH: Cyrus Tolman was born in Hope, Lincoln, Maine, April 6, 1820 to Nathan and Sarah Hewitt...1900 U.S. Census Record (Cyrus and Alice Tolman, Alvaretta Belcher and Four Daughters)
This 1900 U.S. Census record shows Cyrus and Alice Tolman and their daugher Alvaretta Belcher (Alvaretta Jane Tolman) along with Alvaretta’s four daughters. Two of the daughters were from Alvaretta’s first marriage to George Grant who died in a tragic...
A Short History of Alice Bracken
(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...Cyrus Tolman and Alice Bracken
Cyrus Tolman and Alice Bracken lived in Tooele until 1881 when he got the pioneering spirit again and decided to move this family to Goose Creek, Idaho, in the Oakley Valley. Alice was fifty years old and Cyrus was eleven years older. It would be difficult to move...
First Days in Oakley: A Stove Explodes
(From short history of Alice Bracken written by her daughter Minnie Elizabeth Tolman Pickett. She describes her family’s arrival to the Oakley Valley.) I well remember the day we drove down into the Oakley valley. The weather was hot and dry, the dust five or...