Individual Details
Gordon Welshons Tolen
(6 Mar 1880 - 11 Nov 1919)
Events
| Birth | 6 Mar 1880 | Minnesota |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 Sep 1905 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota - Lois Mower Torinus |  | | |
| Occupation | banker | | |||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | 1143 Portland Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota | | | |
| Death | 11 Nov 1919 | suicide by shooting - Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | 13 Nov 1919 | Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | |
Families
| Spouse | Lois Mower Torinus (1883 - 1969) |
| Child | Gordon Welshons Tolen Jr. (1906 - 1975) |
| Child | Lois Torinus Tolen (1908 - 1977) |
| Child | Helen Mar Tolen (1918 - 1947) |
| Child | Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Tolen (1920 - ) |
| Father | James Tolen (1841 - 1881) |
| Mother | Candace Welshons (1851 - 1881) |
Notes
Marriage
They were married by Rev. Francis L. Palmer. Witnesses to the ceremony were Burdette Eugene Torinus (brother of the bride) and Bertha Vernell Bush.Census
Gordon W. Tolen was enumerated as head of household, male, white, age 30, married for 4 years, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine, mother born in Pennsylvania, able to speak English, purchasing agent for lumber mill, was not out of work, had not been out of work during 1909, able to read, able to write, home is owned, and free of mortgage. Other members of his household were Lois M. Tolen (wife), Gordon W. Tolen Jr. (son), Lois T. Tolen (daughter), Nora Garrity (servant, female, white, age 35, married for 5 years, mother of 0 children, born in Ireland, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland, immigrated to U.S. in 1889, able to speak English, servant doing general housework, working for wages, was not out of work, had not been out of work during 1909, able to read, able to write), and Marnie Welch (nurse, female, white, age 21, single, born in Minnesota, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland, able to speak English, servant working as children's nurse, working for wages, was not out of work, had not been out of work during 1909, able to read, able to write).Endnotes
1. Gordon Welshons Tolen, death certificate 016487 (1919), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
2. "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "Marriage License and Certificate," FHL microfilm 1955366, image 1106/7 of 1808, No. L284, Tolen/Torinus; Minnesota County Courts.
3. "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2019), digital image, "Marriage License Record," FHL microfilm 1955108, image 316 of 1028, No. 284, Tolens/Torinus; Minnesota County Courts.
4. Gordon Welshons Tolen, death certificate 016487 (1919), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
5. 1910 U.S. Census, Ramsey County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of St. Paul, Ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 6 A, dwelling 118, family 128, line 23, Godon W. Tolen; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 August 2020); NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls.
6. Gordon Welshons Tolen, death certificate 016487 (1919), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
7. Gordon Welshons Tolen, death certificate 016487 (1919), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.