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...Benjamin Hewitt Tolman appears to his brother in a dream
Benjamin Hewitt Tolman married Sarah Jane Angell on 2 January 1851 in Salt Lake before the Endowment House was built, so they were not sealed for eternity. Benjamin died on December 14, 1857, at the age of 28, leaving Sarah Jane Angell Tolman, his young wife and three...
The Tolman Family, Education, and Philo T. Farnsworth
Learn how Justin Tolman helped Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television.
A daughter’s memories of Judson Tolman and Zibiah Jane Stoker
Martha Ann Tolman Thurgood recorded some wonderful detail about her life and relationship to her parents, Judson and Zibiah Jane: I was born 1 Jan. 1870 at Bountiful, Davis, Co., Utah in a two room adobe house a daughter of Judson Tolman and Zibiah Stoker. My mother,...
A Brief History of the Life of Judson Tolman
The heritage of Judson Tolman is deeply rooted in the history of this great land of ours. His forebearers were a part of the colonization of New England. They fought in the struggle for American independence. The Tolman family were enthusiastic participants in the...
A Short Sketch of the Life of Judson Tolman
Written by himself then hand written by Cerissa Sessions Thompson Judson Tolman son of Nathan and Sarah Hewitt Tolman was born July 14, 1826. Kennebeck, Maine. He married Sarah L Holbrook January 12, 1846. They came to Utah September 20, 1846 in Brigham Young’s...
Judson Tolman’s Death
It was on the evening of July 6, 1916 that Judson Tolman died at his home on the east bench in Bountiful, just one week prior to his ninetieth birthday. His death was the result of natural causes. A copy of his obituary is reprinted below, and reads as follows:...
Origins of the Tolman Family Genealogical Organization
One evening, following a meeting of the Executive Committee at the Tolman Family Genealogical Center in Bountiful, as I was attempting to complete my research on the life of Judson Tolman, I found a most treasured old volume, entitled “Minute Book of the Tolman...
Judson Tolman, the Patriarch
When we consider the dual roles of patriarch that Judson Tolman filled, we should differentiate between, and consider both roles—first, that of patriarch to his eternal families, and second, that which is an ordained, ecclesiastical role of serving the saints in the...
Judson Tolman, the Missionary
In 1877, Judson received his own “Box B” letter. Box B was the Post Office Box identification from which mission calls emanated from the First Presidency. Large numbers of male members of the Church were called via Box B letters to serve as missionaries....