U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tomblyn, William Garland (1847-1930) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 588-589 WILLIAM GARLAND TOMBLYN is a native of Nelson County, Virginia. His birth dates February 1, 1847, and his parents were Pendleton Lee Tomblyn and Sarah Jane Robertson, and his maternal grandparent was John Robertson, of Scotch-Irish descent. The Tomblyns were English people. His grandmother was Polly Lee, one of the numerous Lee family of Virginia. His great grandfather was William Tomblyn. He came with his father's family from Nelson County to Augusta, and then to Upshur County, Va., settling near Buckhannon, in 1860. He was raised on a farm and was a farmer until fifteen years ago, when he came to Buckhannon, worked in the planning mill for several years and was promoted to inspect lumber. He married for his first wife, Phoebe Catherine Calhoun, daughter of Jackson, Calhoun, December 30, 1869, and their children were John Emery (dead), William Early, Jackson Romeo. His second wife was Hanna Page Morisette, daughter of David Morisette and Virginia Stinson, of Buckhannon County, Va. They were married May 18, 1887, and their children were Garland Page (dead), Ira Bruce and Isa Lee, twins. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #11515 FULL-NAME: William G. Tomblyn BIRTH-DATE: February 1, 1847 BIRTH-PLACE: Va. DEATH-DATE: August 7, 1930 (at age 83y-6m-6d) DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, R.F.D., Washington Distr, Upshur County, WV OCCUPATION: Lumber Inspector FATHER: Pendleton Lee Tomblyn (born in Va.) MOTHER: unknown CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Senility BURIAL: Oakington Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------