CThe Chambers
Family Story
Toland family · father of Ida

John R. Toland

John R. Toland is named as Ida’s father in her 1890 marriage register. We have a name and a documented connection; his own story is still being gathered.

Ida’s father

The original Crawford County marriage register names John R. Toland as the father of Ida J. Toland.

Documented fact
A second record to compare

John Toland’s 1927 death certificate names John R. Toland as his father and reports a Pennsylvania birthplace for that parent. The 1880 household independently places Ida and John Jr. with John R. and Mary J. Toland. The later death-record identification is strongly supported by matching parent names.

Strongly supported
Dates and earlier ancestry

Precise birth and death dates are not yet established here. No earlier ancestors have been added.

Still researching

John Toland Jr. appears as Ida’s brother in the 1880 household. Documented census relationship Identification with the John who died in 1927 is strongly supported by matching parents; see the retained age discrepancy.

Supporting records

Detail of Ida’s entry: father John R. Toland; mother Mary J. Hartman. Read this detail with the full register.
Detail of Ida’s entry: father John R. Toland; mother Mary J. Hartman. Read this detail with the full register. View original image ↗
John Toland’s handwritten Ohio death certificate, April 28, 1927. Parents John R. Toland and Mary Hartman; burial in Ravenna on May 1.
John Toland’s handwritten Ohio death certificate, April 28, 1927. Parents John R. Toland and Mary Hartman; burial in Ravenna on May 1. View original image ↗

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A childhood household found

Ida’s family in 1880

The 1880 household documents siblings Marion E. (about 1872), Ida Jane (about 1874), Emma M. (about 1876), and John Jr. (about 1879). Documented census relationships Matching parent names strongly support identifying the younger John with the man whose 1927 death certificate is preserved here; the reported birth and age differences remain visible.

Marion E. · Ida Jane · Emma M. · John Jr.

1880 census, Cross Creek village, Washington County, Pennsylvania. John R. and Mary J. Toland appear with Marion E., Ida Jane, Emma M., and John Jr.; ages are census reports, not exact birth dates.
1880 census, Cross Creek village, Washington County, Pennsylvania. John R. and Mary J. Toland appear with Marion E., Ida Jane, Emma M., and John Jr.; ages are census reports, not exact birth dates. View original image ↗
1880 Toland household detail. Ida Jane, age six, is identified as a daughter; Marion E., Emma M., and John Jr. are also listed as children.
1880 Toland household detail. Ida Jane, age six, is identified as a daughter; Marion E., Emma M., and John Jr. are also listed as children. View original image ↗
Marion Toland’s Pennsylvania death certificate, February 6, 1908: father Riley Toland; mother Mary Hartman; informant Ida Chambers.
Marion Toland’s Pennsylvania death certificate, February 6, 1908: father Riley Toland; mother Mary Hartman; informant Ida Chambers. View original image ↗

Joseph “Joe” Toland: family connection under review. The supplied Kentucky certificate’s mother entry differs from the research summary; no established child link is drawn from it.

Strong candidate · not a settled identification

Was John R. also John Riley?

The 1880 census gives John R. Toland’s age as 32. Marion’s certificate calls his father Riley Toland. Together these suggest that John may have used Riley as a middle name. A Find a Grave memorial for John Riley Toland records October 9, 1847–August 22, 1886 and burial at Mount Zion Cemetery, Greene County, Indiana. The birth year fits, but the memorial has not been conclusively linked to Ida’s father.

Strong candidate · dates unconfirmed

View the candidate memorial and gravestone. Treat its family links as leads, not independent proof.