Family Group Sheet
NameJacob Finley “Finn” Tolliver
Birth17 Oct 1830, Ashe Co., North Carolina
Death19 Aug 1901, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherJames Tolliver (1795-1861)
MotherMary “Polly” Baldwin (~1805-1868)
Marriage10 Apr 1853, Ashe Co., North Carolina
SpouseOrlena Wyatt
Birth2 Jul 1836, North Carolina
Death30 Jan 1925, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialLee Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky
Children
SpouseCharles A. Proctor
Birth28 Jan 1857, Ashe Co., North Carolina
Death22 Jun 1887, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Elizabeth Layne
Birth15 Feb 1859 or 1860, Alleghany Co., North Carolina
Death22 Jan 1902, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseMargaret E. McKenzie
Birthabt 1862, North Carolina
SpouseMargaret Epperhart
SpouseThomas Levi Goodan
Birth23 Mar 1873, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death29 Jul 1921, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseEthel Price
Notes for Jacob Finley “Finn” Tolliver
Jacob Finley Tolliver was a U.S. mail carrier from Brushy to Morehead. He was shot to death by Harve Moore while eating lunch at a restaurant in Morehead at the end of his route.
Notes for Orlena Wyatt
Her death certificate records Orlena Tolliver, age 88, born 2 July 1836 in North Carolina, died 30 Jan 1925 in Pine Grove precinct, Rowan Co., Kentucky, widowed, father’s surname Wyatt, born in North Carolina, mother’s maiden name blank, cause of death old age, informant Ethel Tolliver, Triplett, Ky, burial in Morehead, Ky.
The informant Ethel Tolliver is the widow of Orlena’s youngest son Charles Ward Tolliver.
The informant Ethel Tolliver is the widow of Orlena’s youngest son Charles Ward Tolliver.
Census Notes for Jacob Finley “Finn” & Orlena (Family)
1860 census of Alleghany Co., North Carolina, Elk Creek P.O., enumerated 3 July, lists on p. 23 as family #168/146:
Finley Toliver, 29, farmer; Orlena, 23; Angelina, 5; John R., 3; unnamed male, 1. All born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Floyd Co., Ky, precinct 5, Laynesville P.O., enumerated 16 July, lists on p. 20 as family #135/125:
Toliford, Jacob F., 40, farmer; Orlena, 33; Mary A., 15; John, 13; Leander, 11; Jacob F., 8; William W., 6; Martha, 4. All born in North Carolina.
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devil’s Fork precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 7 as family #48:
Toliver, Jacob F., 50, b. NC NC NC; Orlena, 46, wife, b. NC NC NC; Leander, son, 21, b. NC NC NC; William W., 16, son, b. NC NC NC; Martha, 13, dau, b. NC NC NC; James C., 10, son, b. Ky NC NC; Charles P., 7, son, b. Ky NC NC.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy Fork precinct, enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 16B as family #281:
Toliver, J. F., 69, b. Oct 1830, N.C. N.C. N.C., farmer; Orlena, wife, 63, b. July 1836, N.C. N.C. N.C., married 48 years, mother of 11 children, 4 living; Chas W., son, 27, b. Mar 1873, Ky N.C. N.C., farmer; Clinton H., grandson, 18, b. Mar 1882, Ky N.C. Ky, day laborer.
Clinton is the son of John Reed “Bud” Tolliver, who was killed in the Rowan County War.
In 1910 Orlena was living in Morehead with her oldest daughter Mary Angeline and Mary’s husband C. A. Proctor, listed as Lena Tolliver, mother-in-law, 72, b. NC NC NC, widowed, mother of 8 children, 3 living.
Finley Toliver, 29, farmer; Orlena, 23; Angelina, 5; John R., 3; unnamed male, 1. All born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Floyd Co., Ky, precinct 5, Laynesville P.O., enumerated 16 July, lists on p. 20 as family #135/125:
Toliford, Jacob F., 40, farmer; Orlena, 33; Mary A., 15; John, 13; Leander, 11; Jacob F., 8; William W., 6; Martha, 4. All born in North Carolina.
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devil’s Fork precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 7 as family #48:
Toliver, Jacob F., 50, b. NC NC NC; Orlena, 46, wife, b. NC NC NC; Leander, son, 21, b. NC NC NC; William W., 16, son, b. NC NC NC; Martha, 13, dau, b. NC NC NC; James C., 10, son, b. Ky NC NC; Charles P., 7, son, b. Ky NC NC.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy Fork precinct, enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 16B as family #281:
Toliver, J. F., 69, b. Oct 1830, N.C. N.C. N.C., farmer; Orlena, wife, 63, b. July 1836, N.C. N.C. N.C., married 48 years, mother of 11 children, 4 living; Chas W., son, 27, b. Mar 1873, Ky N.C. N.C., farmer; Clinton H., grandson, 18, b. Mar 1882, Ky N.C. Ky, day laborer.
Clinton is the son of John Reed “Bud” Tolliver, who was killed in the Rowan County War.
In 1910 Orlena was living in Morehead with her oldest daughter Mary Angeline and Mary’s husband C. A. Proctor, listed as Lena Tolliver, mother-in-law, 72, b. NC NC NC, widowed, mother of 8 children, 3 living.
