Tolles in America
By: by William Marshall Tolles and Alyce Jane (Tolles) Morow.
Contributors: Morow, Alyce Jane Tolles, 1927-
Publisher: Gateway Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 562
Subjects: Towle family.
Description: This hardbound book of 576 pages contains information about more than 1,500 Tolles (and some related Toles) among more than 4,500 names and relationships.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface ................................................ vii; title: Contributors.............................................xii; title: Abbreviations............................................xiv; title: Chapter 1 - Introduction ..................................1; title: 1.1 Origin of the Tolles ..................................1; title: 1.1.1 Origin of the Name Tolles ...........................3; title: 1.1.2 An Impetus for Immigration ..........................6; title: 1.1.3 Henry Tolles (I) and (II), and Descendants.......... 7; title: 1.1.4 Other Tolles from England ..........................10; title: 1.1.5 Charles Tolles from Prussia ........................10; title: 1.1.6 Other Tolles Branches ..............................11; title: 1.1.7 How Complete is the Study? .........................11; title: 1.2 Livelihoods ..........................................12; title: 1.2.1 Farming ............................................12; title: 1.2.2 Pioneering .........................................13; title: 1.2.3 Military Service ...................................14; title: 1.2.4 Manufacturing and Merchants/Sales.................. 18; title: 1.2.5 Professions ........................................18; title: 1.2.6 Banking and Finance ................................18; title: 1.2.7 Academic Endeavors..................................18; title: 1.2.8 Science and Technology..............................19; title: 1.2.9 Politics........................................... 19; title: 1.2.10 Religion ......................................... 19; title: 1.2.11 Historical Notes...................................19; title: 1.3 How to use this book ................................ 20; title: 1.3.1 Descendant Reports (Chapter 2) .................... 20; title: 1.3.2 Persons Related (Chapter 3) ........................20; title: 1.3.3 Indexes ........................................... 21; title: 1.4 Statistics of the Database........................... 21; title: Chapter 2: Descendant Reports............................ 25; title: Chapter 3: Persons Related.............................. 117; title: References ..............................................471; title: Index of Locations ..................................... 485; title: Index, First Name Sort ................................. 493; title: Index, Last Name Sort .................................. 531; title: Errata ................................................. 562