Toland research · family connection under review

Joseph “Joe” Toland

Joe’s certificate deserves careful reading before we put him into the established family. The father’s name fits the proposed connection, but the mother’s entry needs to be reconciled.

Birth and death recorded

The certificate gives May 16, 1886, West Virginia; age 32; death October 11, 1918, Kentucky.

Documented record statement

Cause recorded

Lobar pneumonia. We do not infer influenza from the year alone.

Documented record statement

Parentage conflict

The certificate appears to name John Toland and Josephine Toland. The supplied research summary names Mary Hartman. We have not established that Josephine is another name for Mary J. Hartman, so Joe is not added as their documented child.

Unresolved / conflicting evidence

Name

Joe is the recorded name used here. Harold is not established by this certificate.

Still researching

Kentucky death certificate for Joe Toland, age 32, October 11, 1918. The mother’s name appears to read Josephine Toland; this differs from the supplied Mary Hartman summary. View original image ↗