Descendants of Thomas Tovery
Generation No. 1
1. Thomas1 Tovery was born Bet. 1751 - 1755, and
died June 1807 in Anderson Co., TN. He
married Dorcus Unknown Abt. 1773.
She was born Abt. 1755.
Children of Thomas
Tovery and Dorcus Unknown are:
+ 2 i. John2 Tovrea, born Bet. 1770 -
1780 in MD; died Bet. 1831 - 1832 in Anderson Co., TN.
3 ii. Jane Tovrea.
4 iii. Robert Tovrea.
5 iv. Possibly Thomas Tovrea, born 1791 in
PA. He married Mary McGhee.
6 v. Possibly Phillip Tovrea.
+ 7 vi. Possibly Elizabeth Tovrea, born 1800 in TN;
died 1877 in Caldwell Co., KY.
Generation No. 2
2. John2 Tovrea (Thomas1 Tovery) was
born Bet. 1770 - 1780 in MD, and died Bet. 1831 - 1832 in Anderson Co.,
TN. He married Mary Unknown Abt.
1800 in Probably TN. She was born Bet.
1770 - 1780 in PA, and died Aft. 1840 in Probably Anderson Co., TN.
Children of John
Tovrea and Mary Unknown are:
8 i. John3 Tovrea, died in died
possibly in Randolph Co., IL.
+ 9 ii. Charlotte Tovrea, born Abt. 1804 in probably
Anderson co, TN; died Bet. 1851 - 1860 in Anderson Co., TN.
+ 10 iii. Bartley Tovrea, born 02 March 1811 in TN;
died Bet. June 1880 - July 1883 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL.
11 iv. Rachel Tovrea, born Bet. 1815 - 1820.
7. Possibly Elizabeth2 Tovrea (Thomas1
Tovery) was born 1800 in TN, and died 1877 in Caldwell Co., KY. She married Michael M Cravens 1820 in
Caldwell Co., KY. He was born 1795 in
Christian Co., KY, and died 1845.
Children of Possibly
Tovrea and Michael Cravens are:
12 i. Michael M3 Cravens.
13 ii. James L Cravens, born 1822.
14 iii. R M Cravens, born 16 August 1823 in Caldwell
Co., KY. He married Elizabeth Bumpass
February 1843; born in TN.
15 iv. Nehemiah H Cravens, born 1827.
16 v. Thomas Y Cravens, born 1827.
17 vi. Martha A Cravens, born 1833.
Generation No. 3
9. Charlotte3 Tovrea (John2, Thomas1
Tovery) was born Abt. 1804 in probably Anderson co, TN, and died Bet. 1851 -
1860 in Anderson Co., TN. She married Thomas
Hale Abt. 1827 in Possibly Anderson co., TN, son of Unknown. He was born Abt. 1806 in TN, and died in
probably Anderson co, TN.
Children of Charlotte
Tovrea and Thomas Hale are:
+ 18 i. Mary Jane4 Hale, born January
1828 in TN.
19 ii. Katherine Hale, born Abt. 1829 in TN.
20 iii. John Hale, born Abt. 1836 in TN.
21 iv. Elmira Hale, born Abt. 1838 in TN.
22 v. Louise Hale, born Abt. 1843 in TN.
10. Bartley3 Tovrea (John2, Thomas1
Tovery) was born 02 March 1811 in TN, and died Bet. June 1880 - July 1883 in
Sparta, Randolph Co., IL. He married Mathilda
Low 03 June 1833 in Knox Co., TN.
She was born 09 June 1811 in TN, and died Aft. 23 July 1883.
Children of Bartley
Tovrea and Mathilda Low are:
+ 23 i. Arthur Trumble4 Tovrea, born 19 May
1834 in TN; died 14 December 1917 in died at his daughter Dora's home in
Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA.
24 ii. John G Tovrea, born 1839; died Aft. 1880 in
probably Livermore, Alameda Co., CA.
25 iii. Naomi J Tovrea, born 1841. She married Sam Gault 05 June 1866 in
Randolph Co., IL; died Abt. 1870.
26 iv. Rufus C Tovrea, born 1841; died 25 August
1861 in Bird's Point, MO.
27 v. Elias G Tovrea, born 1842.
+ 28 vi. Josephine Tovrea, born 15 November 1845 in
Sparta, Randolph Co., IL; died 11 October 1931 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL.
29 vii. Gabriel Tovrea, born 1848.
30 viii. Mary Ann Tovrea, born 1853; died 1917.
Generation No. 4
18. Mary Jane4 Hale (Charlotte3 Tovrea,
John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born January 1828 in TN. She married James R Russell 29 August
1858 in Anderson Co., TN, son of Reubin Russell and Dorcus Owens. He was born January 1826 in probably TN, and
died Abt. 1926 in Anderson Co., TN.
Children of Mary Hale
and James Russell are:
+ 31 i. Charles L5 Russell, born 1859 in
TN.
32 ii. Wiley Russell, born 1860.
+ 33 iii. Martha Alice Russell, born 26 March 1861 in
Anderson Co., TN; died 26 January 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
34 iv. Nancy J Russell, born 1865.
35 v. Margaret Russell, born 1868.
36 vi. Artelie T Russell, born 1870.
23. Arthur Trumble4 Tovrea (Bartley3,
John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 19 May 1834 in TN, and
died 14 December 1917 in died at his daughter Dora's home in Whittier, Los
Angeles Co., CA. He married Rose
Jane Hood 28 February 1855 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL, daughter of John
Hood and Sarah Burns. She was born 28
February 1837 in Chester, SC, and died 1898 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
Children of Arthur
Tovrea and Rose Hood are:
37 i. John Bartley5 Tovrea, born 27
October 1856 in Randolph Co., IL; died 26 October 1861 in Randolph Co., IL.
38 ii. Charles Samuel Tovrea, born 20 March 1859 in
Randolph Co., IL; died 28 July 1866 in Randolph Co., IL.
+ 39 iii. Edward Ambrose Tovrea, born 20 March 1861 in
Sparta, Randolph Co., IL; died 07 February 1932 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
+ 40 iv. William Arthur Tovrea, born 23 November 1864
in IL; died 31 January 1947 in Livingston, TX.
+ 41 v. Samuel Eugene Tovrea, born 13 April 1866 in
IL; died 08 September 1900 in Flood in Galveston, TX.
42 vi. Emma V Tovrea, born 06 September 1869 in IL;
died 28 January 1887 in Probably KS.
+ 43 vii. Mary A Tovrea, born Abt. 1871 in IL; died 23
November 1901 in died on trip to CA in Oakland CA.
+ 44 viii. J Charles Tovrea, born 26 March 1873 in IL;
died 19 January 1944 in Nogales, AZ.
+ 45 ix. Dora Lulu Tovrea, born 04 July 1875 in KS;
died 16 October 1958 in South San Gabriel, CA.
46 x. Alfred Tovrea, born 19 May 1877 in infancy,
KS.
+ 47 xi. Harry R Tovrea, born 28 February 1880 in KS;
died in Multnomah Co., OR.
28. Josephine4 Tovrea (Bartley3, John2,
Thomas1 Tovery) was born 15 November 1845 in Sparta, Randolph Co.,
IL, and died 11 October 1931 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL. She married William G Burns 11
January 1872 in Probably in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL.
Children of Josephine
Tovrea and William Burns are:
48 i. Frank5 Burns, born 1882.
49 ii. Flora Burns, born 1880.
Generation No. 5
31. Charles L5 Russell (Mary Jane4 Hale,
Charlotte3 Tovrea, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was
born 1859 in TN. He married Sarah
Unknown. She was born 1858.
Child of Charles
Russell and Sarah Unknown is:
50 i. Samuel6 Russell, born 1879 in TN.
33. Martha Alice5 Russell (Mary Jane4
Hale, Charlotte3 Tovrea, John2, Thomas1 Tovery)
was born 26 March 1861 in Anderson Co., TN, and died 26 January 1951 in
Cincinnati, Ohio. She married James
Alexander Norman 1878 in Anderson Co., TN, son of Charles Norman and
Permelia Alverson. He was born 26
December 1856 in Anderson Co., TN, and died 06 October 1929 in Knoxville, TN.
Children of Martha
Russell and James Norman are:
51 i. Clifton6 Norman, born 02 June
1879.
+ 52 ii. Albert Franklin Norman, born 06 January 1881
in Anderson Co., TN; died 09 July 1960 in Knoxville, TN.
53 iii. Joe H Norman, born 06 April 1883.
54 iv. Charles Bradford Norman, born 09 December
1884.
55 v. Samuel Norman, born October 1886.
56 vi. Cora Norman, born 23 August 1888.
57 vii. Arthur L Norman, born 01 May 1891.
58 viii. Bill Norman, born 08 April 1896.
59 ix. Ruth Paralee Norman, born 08 February 1898.
60 x. Floyd O Norman, born 24 April 1899.
61 xi. McKinley Norman, born 08 October 1901.
39. Edward Ambrose5 Tovrea (Arthur Trumble4,
Bartley3, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 20
March 1861 in Sparta, Randolph Co., IL, and died 07 February 1932 in Phoenix,
Maricopa Co., AZ. He married (1)
Lilly Coleman Abt. 1880. She was
born Abt. 1860. He married (2) Della
Gillespie 16 December 1906 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ. She was born 08 October 1888 in Blanco, TX,
and died 17 January 1969 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
Marriage Notes for
Edward Tovrea and Della Gillespie:
There were no children
from this marriage.
Children of Edward
Tovrea and Lilly Coleman are:
62 i. John A6 Tovrea, born 1886; died
03 July 1936 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
63 ii. Fred Tovrea, died Bef. 1936.
64 iii. Clyde Tovrea, died Bef. 1936.
+ 65 iv. Phillip Edward Tovrea, born 1894 in Gila
Bend, AZ; died 16 March 1962 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
66 v. Harry R Tovrea, born 05 December 1890 in AZ;
died 25 December 1947 in San Diego, CA.
He married Doris; born 21 November 1896 in Utah; died 14 February 1978
in Ed Cajon, San Diego Co., CA.
40. William Arthur5 Tovrea (Arthur Trumble4,
Bartley3, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 23
November 1864 in IL, and died 31 January 1947 in Livingston, TX. He married (1) Nellie Booher 24
January 1884 in Sedgwick Co., KS. She
was born December 1863 in IL, and died 01 November 1910 in Chandler, Lincoln
Co., OK. He married (2) Luella Todd
Aft. 1910.
Children of William
Tovrea and Nellie Booher are:
+ 67 i. William Elwood6 Tovrea, born 13
February 1886 in Chandler, Lincoln Co., OK; died 1926 in Dalhart, TX.
+ 68 ii. Allen Arthur Tovrea, born July 1888; died
February 1965 in Harris Co., TX.
69 iii. Samuel Virgil Tovrea, born 16 March 1904;
died 23 October 1980 in Jefferson Co., TX.
He married Thelma Unknown.
70 iv. Alfred Eugene Tovrea, born August 1897. He married Minnie Unknown.
+ 71 v. Jesse Edwards Tovrea, born 14 July 1892;
died 24 August 1963 in Probably Livingston, Polk Co., TX.
41. Samuel Eugene5 Tovrea (Arthur Trumble4,
Bartley3, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 13
April 1866 in IL, and died 08 September 1900 in Flood in Galveston, TX. He married Addie Jackman, daughter of
G Jackman and Ada. She died 08
September 1900 in Flood in Galveston, TX.
Children of Samuel
Tovrea and Addie Jackman are:
72 i. Possibly Alfred6 Tovrea., died 8
Sept 1900 in Flood in Galveston, TX
73 ii. Mary Tovrea, born January 1895, died 8 Sept
1900 in Flood in Galveston, TX
74 iii. Samuel Tovrea, born September 1891, died 8
Sept 1900 in Flood in Galveston, TX
75 iv. George Tovrea, born September 1889, died 8
Sept 1900 in Flood in Galveston, TX
43. Mary A5 Tovrea (Arthur Trumble4,
Bartley3, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born Abt.
1871 in IL, and died 23 November 1901 in died on trip to Oakland CA.
She married Benjamin Clay 27 June 1899 in Sedgwick Co., KS. He died 11 July 1905.
Child of Mary Tovrea
and Benjamin Clay is:
+ 76 i. Ernest6 Clay, born June 1890.
44. J Charles5 Tovrea (Arthur Trumble4,
Bartley3, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 26
March 1873 in IL, and died 19 January 1944 in Nogales, AZ. He married (1) Lotta R.. She was born 1884, and died 25 April
1958. He married (2) Kitty Holder
03 January 1900 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
Children of J Tovrea
and Kitty Holder are:
77 i. Harold C6 Tovrea, born 24 October
1926; died 23 February 1995 in Tuscon, Pima Co., AZ.
78 ii. Howard Tovrea, born 17 February 1902; died
April 1988 in Tuba, Santa Cruz, AZ.
79 iii. Dura Tovrea, born 09 December 1921; died 29
March 1998 in Flagstaff, Coconino Co., AZ.
She married Unknown Carrison.
80 iv. Maurice Roland Tovrea, born 1909.
45. Dora Lulu5 Tovrea (Arthur Trumble4,
Bartley3, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 04
July 1875 in KS, and died 16 October 1958 in South San Gabriel, CA. She married John Oliver 11 March 1902
in San Pedro, CA. He was born 01 April
1865 in England, and died 24 June 1943 in Whittier, CA.
Children of Dora
Tovrea and John Oliver are:
81 i. Wesley Hamilton6 Oliver, born
1903.
+ 82 ii. Mary Gertrude Oliver, born 06 January 1905.
83 iii. Arthur Lincoln Oliver, born 28 March 1907.
84 iv. Alice Dora Oliver, born 03 January 1909 in
Ventura, CA.
47. Harry R5 Tovrea (Arthur Trumble4,
Bartley3, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 28
February 1880 in KS, and died in Multnomah Co., OR. He married Sylvia Elaine Teathrow 12 February 1918 in The
Dalles, Wasco Co., OR. She died 21
March 1968.
Children of Harry
Tovrea and Sylvia Teathrow are:
85 i. Living
86 ii. Verne Leroy Tovrea, born 01 December 1923 in
The Dalles, OR; died 08 January 1979 in The Dalles, OR.
87 iii. Living
Generation No. 6
52. Albert Franklin6 Norman (Martha Alice5
Russell, Mary Jane4 Hale, Charlotte3 Tovrea, John2,
Thomas1 Tovery) was born 06 January 1881 in Anderson Co., TN, and
died 09 July 1960 in Knoxville, TN. He
married Alice Myrtle Lane 30 June 1907 in Knoxville, TN. She was born 24 December 1885 in Rocky
Valley, Jefferson Co., TN, and died 03 October 1959 in Knoxville, TN.
Child of Albert Norman
and Alice Lane is:
+ 88 i. Unknown7 Norman.
65. Phillip Edward6 Tovrea (Edward Ambrose5,
Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3, John2, Thomas1
Tovery) was born 1894 in Gila Bend, AZ, and died 16 March 1962 in Phoenix,
Maricopa Co., AZ. He married (1)
UNKNOWN. He married (2) Helen
Green Abt. 1918 in Probably in Phoenix, AZ, daughter of Unknown Trambley. She was born 07 October 1904 in IN, and died
12 January 1985 in Scripps Memorial Hospital,
La Jolla, San Diego Co. , CA.
Children of Phillip
Tovrea and Helen Green are:
+ 90 i. Edward Sr7 Tovrea, born 16 April
1919 in AZ; died July 1983 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
+ 91 ii. Phillip Jr Tovrea, born 31 December 1920 in
AZ; died 18 January 1981 in Veteran's Hospital, Phoenix ,Maricopa Co, AZ.
+ 92 iii. DR. Helen Adele Tovrea, born 20 August 1922
in Los Angeles Co., CA; died 20 August 1996 in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., AZ.
67. William Elwood6 Tovrea (William Arthur5,
Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3, John2, Thomas1
Tovery) was born 13 February 1886 in Chandler, Lincoln Co., OK, and died 1926
in Dalhart, TX. He married Mable
Ruby Richardson 15 December 1905.
Child of William
Tovrea and Mable Richardson is:
+ 93 i. Alice Leona7 Tovrea, died Bef.
1999.
68. Allen Arthur6 Tovrea (William Arthur5,
Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3, John2, Thomas1
Tovery) was born July 1888, and died February 1965 in Harris Co., TX. He married (1) Mateel Davis. She died 20 March 1990 in Brazoria Co.,
TX. He married (2) Florence Christi. She died Bef. 1933.
Children of Allen
Tovrea and Mateel Davis are:
94 i. Living
95 ii. Living
71. Jesse Edwards6 Tovrea (William Arthur5,
Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3, John2, Thomas1
Tovery) was born 14 July 1892, and died 24 August 1963 in Probably Livingston,
Polk Co., TX. He married Gertrude
Stanton Hazelwood. She was born
1897, and died 1963 in Probably Livingston, Polk Co., TX.
Child of Jesse Tovrea
and Gertrude Hazelwood is:
96 i. Nellie7 Tovrea.
76. Ernest6 Clay (Mary A5 Tovrea, Arthur
Trumble4, Bartley3, John2, Thomas1
Tovery) was born June 1890.
Child of Ernest Clay
is:
97 i. Living
82. Mary Gertrude6 Oliver (Dora Lulu5
Tovrea, Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3, John2,
Thomas1 Tovery) was born 06 January 1905. She married Frank Nickle.
Children of Mary
Oliver and Frank Nickle are:
98 i. Jeanne Marie7 Nickle.
99 ii. Mariane Nickle.
Generation No. 7
88. Unknown7 Norman (Albert Franklin6,
Martha Alice5 Russell, Mary Jane4 Hale, Charlotte3
Tovrea, John2, Thomas1 Tovery) He married Living.
Child of Unknown
Norman and Living is:
100 i. Living
90. Edward Sr7 Tovrea (Phillip Edward6,
Edward Ambrose5, Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3,
John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 16 April 1919 in AZ, and
died July 1983 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
He married (1) Pricilla Peterson 1947 in Probably in Phoenix,
AZ. She was born 06 October 1925, and
died 11 January 1999 in AZ. He married (2)
Joy 1969. He married (3)
Jeanne Gunter 1973 in Probably in Phoenix, AZ. She was born Abt. 1933 in Siloam Springs, AR, and died 01 April
1988, Murdered in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.
Note: In 1941 Ed Sr., a lieutenant was shot down
as he flew over the English Channel.
German sailors patrolling the area rescued him. Placed in Stalag Luft III southeast of
Berlin, Ed Sr., he was held as a "prisoner of war” until the end of the
war. His experiences of being a
prisoner later became a Hollywood epic, entitled "The Great
Escape." This movie was based on
the prison life of Ed., Sr, and Steve McQueen played the role.
Children of Edward
Tovrea and Pricilla Peterson are:
101 i. Living
102 ii. Living
103 iii. Living
91. Phillip Jr7 Tovrea (Phillip Edward6,
Edward Ambrose5, Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3,
John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 31 December 1920 in AZ,
and died 18 January 1981 in Veteran's Hospital, Phoenix ,Maricopa Co, AZ. He married Unknown O'Hara. She was born in Of Chicago, IL
Note: U.S. Aces of WWII: Philip
E. Tovrea Jr., 8 victories during WWII.
He received the Silver Star.
Children of Phillip
Tovrea and Unknown O'Hara are:
104 i. Living
105 ii. Living
106 iii. Living
107 iv. Living
92. DR. Helen Adele7 Tovrea (Phillip Edward6,
Edward Ambrose5, Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3,
John2, Thomas1 Tovery) was born 20 August 1922 in Los Angeles
Co., CA, and died 20 August 1996 in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., AZ. She married Unknown Spelts.
Child of Helen Tovrea
and Unknown Spelts is:
108 i. Rodney Phillip8 Spelts, died 30
September 1975.
93. Alice Leona7 Tovrea (William Elwood6,
William Arthur5, Arthur Trumble4, Bartley3,
John2, Thomas1 Tovery) died Bef. 1999. She married Luther L Johnson. He was born 1905 in Giles Co., TN, and died
01 May 1999 in Dalhart, TX.
Child of Alice Tovrea
and Luther Johnson is:
109 i. Living