James D. Toler's father William Chapman Toler was the son of Isaac Martin Toler and Courtney Barnes. James D.'s mother was Sarah Isabel Perry. In the 1900 census, he was listed as James Toler, age 12, born in Aug 1887, in Mingo Co. census, p. 92-19B. His parents, listed as Chap and Sarah I., had been married for 25 years. In 1910, he was listed as James D. Toler, age 22, in Mingo Co. census, p. 153-09B. His parents, listed as W. Chapman and Sarah E., had been married for 35 years. (His mother was listed as Sarah E., but she must have been Sarah Isabel since she'd been married to W. Chapman Toler for 35 years.) By 1920, James D. Toler was married and living in Triadelphia District of Logan Co., p. 197A, near his wife's parents Joseph and Ann Belcher Burgess. James' father Chapman Toler was still in Mingo County, in Gilbert Precinct. Chapman Toler's youngest son Wayne was still in his household, but Chapman's wife was listed as ELIZABETH. I don't know if Chapman's wife Sarah Isabel died and Chapman remarried, or if Sarah Isabel changed her name to Elizabeth. (Remember, Sarah I. was listed as Sarah E. in the 1910 census, and she'd been married to Chapman for 35 years.) The ages in the censuses don't help much. Sarah Isabel Perry was the daughter of Eli Perry and Mary Ann Johnson. In the 1860 census, Sarah Isabel Perry was listed as Sarah I., age 6, and in 1870 she was listed as Isabella. Her Wyoming County birth record in 1854 said Isabel. Sarah Isabel Perry was a little bit older than her husband William Chapman Toler, but she was listed as being a little bit younger than him on their marriage record and in most of the censuses after they were married. Chapman Toler was listed as William C. age 4 in the 1860 Wyoming Co. census, in the household of his parents Isaac M. and Courtney. In 1870, Chapman age 14 was living with his sister Nancy and her husband James Dolliver Brown. Chapman was listed as 44 in 1900 (born in 1856), 54 in 1910, and 61 in 1920. In 1910, his wife was listed as Sarah E. age 47, and in 1920, his wife was listed as Elizabeth age 57. When they were married in 1875, Wm. C. Toler was listed as 2 years older than Sarah I. Perry, ages 24 and 22. He was actually 19 and she was 21. (They were married by my grandpa's uncle, David Kemper Stafford.) Of course, it's not unusual to see the ages vary somewhat in the censuses. The 1920 census explains why James Dolliver Toler's death certificate in 1955 listed his parents as Chapman Toler and Elizabeth. But I don't know if Elizabeth was the same as Sarah Isabel, or if Elizabeth was James Dolliver Toler's stepmother. Vanessa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Burgess" <jim@promobiz.biz> Subject: [WVLOGAN] James Dolliver Toler - How does he fit into the Toler Clan - Here is his death record! I do not see a Chap Toler who matches who had a son named James Dolliver TOLER? Logan County, West Virginia Death Records James Dolliver TOLER died Aug 7, 1955 Place of Death Logan County, West Virginia Residence Christian, West Virginia Male White Married Date of Birth Nov 1886 age 69 Miner Coal Industry Birthplace Verner, West Virginia Father Chap Toler Mother Elizabeth Disease Cancer of the Prostate Gland Verner Cemetery Jim Burgess