John Harrison Tollett SrAge: 89 years1886–1975
- Name
- John Harrison Tollett Sr
- Given names
- John Harrison
- Surname
- Tollett
- Name suffix
- Sr
 Birth | November 6, 1886 26 18 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Gracie Belle Hale — View this family December 3, 1908 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage of a parent | Johnson M Parham — Martha Ann Selby — View this family March 14, 1909 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Jane Nail September 5, 1909 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Laura May Tollett November 10, 1909 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Arthur Virgil Tollett Sr October 5, 1911 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Cora Lee Tollett August 14, 1913 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Lloyd Selby May 31, 1914 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lela Mildred Tollett October 6, 1916 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Harrison “Johnny” Tollett Jr August 24, 1918 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 31 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 19, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ida Mable Tollett May 17, 1921 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ida Mable Tollett May 17, 1921 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a father | James Thomas Tollett April 6, 1931 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Wilma Lee Hassler May 22, 1932 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Hyder January 31, 1934 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Virgil Ernest “Ernie” Rue April 18, 1936 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Wilker Eugene “Buddy” Hassler May 10, 1936 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mary Ruth Tollett August 29, 1936 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Wendell Thomas Kerley August 5, 1937 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a wife | Gracie Belle Hale May 16, 1939 (Age 52 years) Cause: Metastatic Cancer |
| Census | May 21, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Arthur Virgil Tollett Jr December 4, 1942 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | George Harrison Hassler November 23, 1943 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Wayne Burton Tollett March 21, 1946 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Ann Selby April 26, 1948 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Nelda Grace Tollett March 6, 1949 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 14, 1975 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Big Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Thomas Tollett Birth: May 27, 1860 39 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 6, 1931 — Rufe, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Martha Ann Selby Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months himself |
John Harrison Tollett Sr Birth: November 6, 1886 26 18 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1975 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Mother’s family with Johnson M Parham |
| step-father |
Johnson M Parham Birth: June 4, 1851 25 24 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1936 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Martha Ann Selby Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1909 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Gracie Belle Hale |
| himself |
John Harrison Tollett Sr Birth: November 6, 1886 26 18 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1975 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Gracie Belle Hale Birth: December 1, 1888 32 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 16, 1939 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 3, 1908 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Laura May Tollett Birth: November 10, 1909 23 20 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 25, 1992 — Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States |
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23 months son |
Arthur Virgil Tollett Sr Birth: October 5, 1911 24 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1991 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Cora Lee Tollett Birth: August 14, 1913 26 24 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 30, 2018 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lela Mildred Tollett Birth: October 6, 1916 29 27 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 7, 2012 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months son |
John Harrison “Johnny” Tollett Jr Birth: August 24, 1918 31 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 2010 — Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ida Mable Tollett Birth: May 17, 1921 34 32 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1921 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Harrison Tollett Sr - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Harrison Tollett Sr - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Harrison Tollett Sr - Household
Big Lick, Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee
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