Toler Family of Eastern North Carolina

Lela Mae Purifoy

F, b. 10 December 1910, d. 16 March 2004

Father

Leonard Oscar Purifoy b. 15 Aug 1880, d. 1 Oct 1960

Mother

Ida Rowe b. 1 Jan 1883, d. 24 Jun 1968

Lela Mae Purifoy was born on 10 December 1910. She married Paul Bradford Gaskins on 18 February 1933 at Craven County, North Carolina. Lela Mae Purifoy died on 16 March 2004 at age 93.

Family

Paul Bradford Gaskins b. 18 Apr 1912, d. 23 Mar 1981

Children

William Purifoy "Bill" Gaskins
Belma Rhea Purifoy b. 3 Nov 1928, d. 1 Dec 2000
Luke Wilton Purifoy
Hubert Earl Gaskins b. 19 Nov 1933, d. 8 Nov 2014
Cleo Bradford Gaskins+ b. 23 Feb 1938, d. 18 Nov 1983
Darrell Gene Gaskins b. 8 Aug 1946, d. 16 Sep 1997
Phillip Paul Gaskins+ b. 16 Apr 1948, d. 12 Apr 2003

Thomas Kelly Speight

M, b. 1899, d. 1985

Thomas Kelly Speight was born in 1899. He married Myrtie Purifoy, daughter of Leonard Oscar Purifoy and Ida Rowe, on 25 April 1922 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Thomas Kelly Speight died in 1985.

Family

Myrtie Purifoy b. 30 Dec 1904, d. 15 Mar 1989

Children

Gerlie Speight
Daisy Belle Speight b. 1923, d. 1923
Beatrice Gray Speight b. 2 Dec 1928, d. 5 Mar 2020
Jeannette Speight
Jurene Speight+ b. 7 Aug 1931, d. 25 Aug 2015
Thomas Graham Speight b. 1948, d. 1996

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Beatrice Gray Speight

F, b. 2 December 1928, d. 5 March 2020

Father

Thomas Kelly Speight b. 1899, d. 1985

Mother

Myrtie Purifoy b. 30 Dec 1904, d. 15 Mar 1989

Beatrice Gray Speight was born on 2 December 1928. She married Robert Richard Honnet on 19 August 1949 at Craven County, North Carolina. Beatrice Gray Speight died on 5 March 2020 at age 91.

Family

Robert Richard Honnet b. 22 Jul 1928, d. 4 May 1990

Jurene Speight

F, b. 7 August 1931, d. 25 August 2015

Father

Thomas Kelly Speight b. 1899, d. 1985

Mother

Myrtie Purifoy b. 30 Dec 1904, d. 15 Mar 1989

Jurene Speight was born on 7 August 1931.¹ She married Linwood Earl "Pete" Anderson on 13 June 1949 at Craven County, North Carolina. Jurene Speight died on 25 August 2015 at age 84.¹

Family

Linwood Earl "Pete" Anderson b. 22 Dec 1930, d. 5 Apr 2002

Children

Myrtie Irene Anderson
Helen Gertrude Anderson
Linwood Earl Anderson Jr.+ b. 4 Nov 1949, d. 21 Mar 2018

Citations

[S166] Find-A-Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Daisy Belle Speight

F, b. 1923, d. 1923

Father

Thomas Kelly Speight b. 1899, d. 1985

Mother

Myrtie Purifoy b. 30 Dec 1904, d. 15 Mar 1989

Daisy Belle Speight died in 1923. She was born in 1923.

Thomas Graham Speight

M, b. 1948, d. 1996

Father

Thomas Kelly Speight b. 1899, d. 1985

Mother

Myrtie Purifoy b. 30 Dec 1904, d. 15 Mar 1989

Thomas Graham Speight was born in 1948. He married Judy Carol Casper in 1968. Thomas Graham Speight married Lynn Anne Black in 1987. Thomas Graham Speight died in 1996.

Family 1

Judy Carol Casper

Family 2

Lynn Anne Black

Linwood Earl "Pete" Anderson

M, b. 22 December 1930, d. 5 April 2002

Linwood Earl "Pete" Anderson was born on 22 December 1930.¹ He married Jurene Speight, daughter of Thomas Kelly Speight and Myrtie Purifoy, on 13 June 1949 at Craven County, North Carolina. Linwood Earl "Pete" Anderson died on 5 April 2002 at age 71.¹

Family

Jurene Speight b. 7 Aug 1931, d. 25 Aug 2015

Children

Myrtie Irene Anderson
Helen Gertrude Anderson
Linwood Earl Anderson Jr.+ b. 4 Nov 1949, d. 21 Mar 2018

Citations

[S166] Find-A-Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Linwood Earl Anderson Jr.

M, b. 4 November 1949, d. 21 March 2018

Father

Linwood Earl "Pete" Anderson b. 22 Dec 1930, d. 5 Apr 2002

Mother

Jurene Speight b. 7 Aug 1931, d. 25 Aug 2015

Linwood Earl Anderson Jr. was born on 4 November 1949. He married Helen Piriczky on 24 July 1970 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Linwood Earl Anderson Jr. died on 21 March 2018 at age 68.²

Family

Helen Piriczky

Children

Karla Susan Anderson
Pete Anderson
Kristy Elaine Anderson+ b. 2 Sep 1972, d. 28 Jun 2008

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.
[S166] Find-A-Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Kristy Elaine Anderson

F, b. 2 September 1972, d. 28 June 2008

Father

Linwood Earl Anderson Jr. b. 4 Nov 1949, d. 21 Mar 2018

Mother

Helen Piriczky

Kristy Elaine Anderson married (?) Ward. Kristy Elaine Anderson was born on 2 September 1972.¹ She died on 28 June 2008 at age 35.¹

Family

(?) Ward

Children

Mitchell Hutchinson Ward
Grace Elaine Ward

Citations

[S166] Find-A-Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Paul Bradford Gaskins

M, b. 18 April 1912, d. 23 March 1981

Paul Bradford Gaskins was born on 18 April 1912. He married Lela Mae Purifoy, daughter of Leonard Oscar Purifoy and Ida Rowe, on 18 February 1933 at Craven County, North Carolina. Paul Bradford Gaskins died on 23 March 1981 at Montgomery County, Texas, at age 68.

Family

Lela Mae Purifoy b. 10 Dec 1910, d. 16 Mar 2004

Children

William Purifoy "Bill" Gaskins
Belma Rhea Purifoy b. 3 Nov 1928, d. 1 Dec 2000
Luke Wilton Purifoy
Hubert Earl Gaskins b. 19 Nov 1933, d. 8 Nov 2014
Cleo Bradford Gaskins+ b. 23 Feb 1938, d. 18 Nov 1983
Darrell Gene Gaskins b. 8 Aug 1946, d. 16 Sep 1997
Phillip Paul Gaskins+ b. 16 Apr 1948, d. 12 Apr 2003

Belma Rhea Purifoy

F, b. 3 November 1928, d. 1 December 2000

Father

Paul Bradford Gaskins b. 18 Apr 1912, d. 23 Mar 1981

Mother

Lela Mae Purifoy b. 10 Dec 1910, d. 16 Mar 2004

Belma Rhea Purifoy was born on 3 November 1928. She died on 1 December 2000 at age 72.

Cleo Bradford Gaskins

M, b. 23 February 1938, d. 18 November 1983

Father

Paul Bradford Gaskins b. 18 Apr 1912, d. 23 Mar 1981

Mother

Lela Mae Purifoy b. 10 Dec 1910, d. 16 Mar 2004

Cleo Bradford Gaskins was born on 23 February 1938 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ He married Martha Ann Clark on 26 June 1959. Cleo Bradford Gaskins died on 18 November 1983 at age 45.

Family

Martha Ann Clark

Child

Faith Ann Gaskins

Citations

[S1] Birth Certificate, Craven County Register of Deeds Office.

Marshall Andrew Watson Jr.

M, b. 30 September 1927, d. 11 December 1989

Adoptive father

James Denard Purifoy b. 15 Aug 1880, d. 2 Sep 1962

Adoptive mother

Susan Toler b. 26 Nov 1897, d. 30 May 1982

Marshall Andrew Watson Jr. was born on 30 September 1927. He died on 11 December 1989 at age 62.

Betty Grace Andrews

F, b. 2 March 1930, d. 17 July 2007

Adoptive father

James Denard Purifoy b. 15 Aug 1880, d. 2 Sep 1962

Adoptive mother

Susan Toler b. 26 Nov 1897, d. 30 May 1982

Betty Grace Andrews was born on 2 March 1930. She married Troy Reid Jones on 23 January 1946 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Betty Grace Andrews died on 17 July 2007 at age 77.

Family

Troy Reid Jones b. 26 Dec 1923, d. 23 Sep 2014

Children

Carolyn Jones
Jennifer Grace Jones
Danny Reid Jones
Ronnie Jones

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Troy Reid Jones

M, b. 26 December 1923, d. 23 September 2014

Troy Reid Jones was born on 26 December 1923. He married Betty Grace Andrews, daughter of James Denard Purifoy and Susan Toler, on 23 January 1946 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Troy Reid Jones died on 23 September 2014 at age 90.

Family

Betty Grace Andrews b. 2 Mar 1930, d. 17 Jul 2007

Children

Carolyn Jones
Jennifer Grace Jones
Danny Reid Jones
Ronnie Jones

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

James L. Andrews

M, b. 5 April 1887, d. 23 August 1953

James L. Andrews was born on 5 April 1887. He married Mary L. Purifoy, daughter of John Calvin Purifoy and Clarissa Jane Toler, on 18 November 1906 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ James L. Andrews died on 23 August 1953 at Craven County, North Carolina, at age 66.

Family

Mary L. Purifoy b. 13 Mar 1885, d. 23 Oct 1918

Children

Janie Lee Andrews b. c 1908, d. 27 Mar 1950
Mattie M. Andrews b. 11 Jan 1910, d. 22 Jul 1936
Florence J. Andrews b. 28 Sep 1911, d. 31 Jan 1979
Mary Christine Andrews b. 24 Oct 1913, d. 27 Jul 1989
Minnie Irene Andrews+ b. 6 Feb 1917, d. 7 Sep 1995

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Andrew Jackson Roberson

M, b. 8 June 1873, d. 23 November 1952

Andrew Jackson Roberson was born on 8 June 1873. He married Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Purifoy, daughter of John Calvin Purifoy and Clarissa Jane Toler, on 19 April 1906 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Andrew Jackson Roberson died on 23 November 1952 at age 79. He was buried at Pine Tree Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Purifoy b. 27 Nov 1887, d. 5 Apr 1981

Children

Chester Worth Roberson+ b. 17 Feb 1907, d. 22 Jul 1979
Samuel Jennings Roberson b. 15 Sep 1908, d. 20 Jul 1981
James Robert Roberson+ b. 25 Apr 1910, d. 24 Oct 1964
Woodrow Roberson+ b. 28 Mar 1912, d. 19 Jul 1997
Esther Bell Roberson b. 17 Jun 1914, d. 16 Sep 1968

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

James Robert Roberson

M, b. 25 April 1910, d. 24 October 1964

Father

Andrew Jackson Roberson b. 8 Jun 1873, d. 23 Nov 1952

Mother

Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Purifoy b. 27 Nov 1887, d. 5 Apr 1981

James Robert Roberson was born on 25 April 1910. He married Lela Marie Jones on 24 December 1941 at Craven County, North Carolina. James Robert Roberson died on 24 October 1964 at age 54. He was buried at Pine Tree Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Lela Marie Jones b. 6 Oct 1925, d. 9 Jun 2010

Children

Rose Jeannette Roberson b. 26 Dec 1942, d. 23 Feb 2019
Calvin Robert Roberson b. 30 May 1948, d. 1 Mar 2017
Myrtle Roberson

Woodrow Roberson

M, b. 28 March 1912, d. 19 July 1997

Father

Andrew Jackson Roberson b. 8 Jun 1873, d. 23 Nov 1952

Mother

Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Purifoy b. 27 Nov 1887, d. 5 Apr 1981

Woodrow Roberson was born on 28 March 1912. He married Lela Marie Jones on 3 January 1973 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Woodrow Roberson died on 19 July 1997 at age 85. He was buried at Pine Tree Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Lela Marie Jones b. 6 Oct 1925, d. 9 Jun 2010

Child

Jay Ormond

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Esther Bell Roberson

F, b. 17 June 1914, d. 16 September 1968

Father

Andrew Jackson Roberson b. 8 Jun 1873, d. 23 Nov 1952

Mother

Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Purifoy b. 27 Nov 1887, d. 5 Apr 1981

Esther Bell Roberson was born on 17 June 1914. She died on 16 September 1968 at age 54. She never married.

Artha Jane Cuthrell

F, b. 8 March 1888, d. 18 January 1986

Artha Jane Cuthrell was born on 8 March 1888. She married John Alfred Purifoy, son of John Calvin Purifoy and Clarissa Jane Toler, on 29 October 1911. Artha Jane Cuthrell died on 18 January 1986 at age 97. She was buried at Pine Tree Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

John Alfred Purifoy b. 7 Mar 1891, d. 17 Jan 1948

Child

Lola Purifoy+ b. 30 Nov 1913, d. 16 Oct 1988

Lola Purifoy

F, b. 30 November 1913, d. 16 October 1988

Father

John Alfred Purifoy b. 7 Mar 1891, d. 17 Jan 1948

Mother

Artha Jane Cuthrell b. 8 Mar 1888, d. 18 Jan 1986

Lola Purifoy was born on 30 November 1913. She married Charles Graham Wall on 3 February 1934. Lola Purifoy married Robert Hopfer on 28 March 1957 at Los Angeles, California. Lola Purifoy died on 16 October 1988 at age 74.

Family 1

Charles Graham Wall b. 20 Aug 1910, d. 22 Sep 1984

Children

Charles Alfred Walls b. 11 Jul 1936, d. 8 Oct 2005
Samuel Allen Wall b. 12 May 1942, d. 22 Feb 2012
Betty Jane Wall b. 7 Jun 1944, d. 26 Jan 1951

Family 2

Robert Hopfer

Charles Graham Wall

M, b. 20 August 1910, d. 22 September 1984

Charles Graham Wall was born on 20 August 1910. He married Lola Purifoy, daughter of John Alfred Purifoy and Artha Jane Cuthrell, on 3 February 1934. Charles Graham Wall died on 22 September 1984 at age 74.

Family

Lola Purifoy b. 30 Nov 1913, d. 16 Oct 1988

Children

Charles Alfred Walls b. 11 Jul 1936, d. 8 Oct 2005
Samuel Allen Wall b. 12 May 1942, d. 22 Feb 2012
Betty Jane Wall b. 7 Jun 1944, d. 26 Jan 1951

Charles Alfred Walls

M, b. 11 July 1936, d. 8 October 2005

Father

Charles Graham Wall b. 20 Aug 1910, d. 22 Sep 1984

Mother

Lola Purifoy b. 30 Nov 1913, d. 16 Oct 1988

Charles Alfred Walls was born on 11 July 1936. He died on 8 October 2005 at age 69.

Samuel Allen Wall

M, b. 12 May 1942, d. 22 February 2012

Father

Charles Graham Wall b. 20 Aug 1910, d. 22 Sep 1984

Mother

Lola Purifoy b. 30 Nov 1913, d. 16 Oct 1988

Samuel Allen Wall was born on 12 May 1942. He died on 22 February 2012 at age 69.

Betty Jane Wall

F, b. 7 June 1944, d. 26 January 1951

Father

Charles Graham Wall b. 20 Aug 1910, d. 22 Sep 1984

Mother

Lola Purifoy b. 30 Nov 1913, d. 16 Oct 1988

Betty Jane Wall was born on 7 June 1944. She died on 26 January 1951 at age 6.

Susan Andrews

F, b. 4 January 1884, d. 17 June 1968

Susan Andrews was born on 4 January 1884. She married Albert Mason Purifoy, son of John Calvin Purifoy and Clarissa Jane Toler, on 1 December 1912 at Jones County, North Carolina. Susan Andrews died on 17 June 1968 at age 84. She was buried at Pine Tree Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Albert Mason Purifoy b. 30 Sep 1892, d. 28 Jun 1973

Children

Kenneth Purifoy+ b. 25 Jan 1914, d. 16 Mar 1978
Ethel Naomi Purifoy+ b. 27 Jul 1917, d. 26 Mar 1998
Vernon Blades Purifoy b. 14 Oct 1919, d. 21 Jan 1995
Clyde David Purifoy+ b. 7 Dec 1921, d. 4 Jan 1991
Sanford "Sandy" Purifoy+ b. 6 Jun 1925, d. 11 Apr 2006

Kenneth Purifoy

M, b. 25 January 1914, d. 16 March 1978

Father

Albert Mason Purifoy b. 30 Sep 1892, d. 28 Jun 1973

Mother

Susan Andrews b. 4 Jan 1884, d. 17 Jun 1968

Kenneth Purifoy was born on 25 January 1914. He married Iredell Speight on 14 April 1936. Kenneth Purifoy died on 16 March 1978 at age 64.

Family

Iredell Speight b. 3 Nov 1919, d. 17 Nov 1981

Children

Nellie Ann Purifoy¹ b. 18 May 1938, d. 20 Jan 2019
David Allen Purifoy+¹ b. 28 Jul 1941, d. 7 Nov 2022
Linda Carol Purifoy+¹ b. 30 Oct 1943, d. 19 Oct 2021

Citations

[S1] Birth Certificate, Craven County Register of Deeds Office.

Ethel Naomi Purifoy

F, b. 27 July 1917, d. 26 March 1998

Father

Albert Mason Purifoy b. 30 Sep 1892, d. 28 Jun 1973

Mother

Susan Andrews b. 4 Jan 1884, d. 17 Jun 1968

Ethel Naomi Purifoy was born on 27 July 1917. She married Cecil Arnold Gaskins on 18 June 1938 at Craven County, North Carolina. Ethel Naomi Purifoy married Jesse Vernon Rowe on 10 February 1955 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Ethel Naomi Purifoy died on 26 March 1998 at Craven County, North Carolina, at age 80.

Family 1

Cecil Arnold Gaskins b. 30 Jul 1915, d. 17 Jul 1954

Children

Infant Girl Gaskins² b. 17 Mar 1939, d. 17 Mar 1939
Violet Faye Gaskins+ b. 22 Aug 1941, d. 18 Apr 2020
Arnold Ravohn Gaskins
Jerry Glenn Gaskins
Bernice Elaine Gaskins

Family 2

Jesse Vernon Rowe b. 20 Nov 1912, d. 31 Jul 1976

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.
[S3] Death Certificate, Craven County Register of Deeds Office.

Vernon Blades Purifoy

M, b. 14 October 1919, d. 21 January 1995

Father

Albert Mason Purifoy b. 30 Sep 1892, d. 28 Jun 1973

Mother

Susan Andrews b. 4 Jan 1884, d. 17 Jun 1968

Vernon Blades Purifoy was born on 14 October 1919. He married Nola Wetherington in 1969. Vernon Blades Purifoy died on 21 January 1995 at age 75. He was buried at Pine Tree Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Nola Wetherington b. 4 Jan 1924, d. 31 Dec 1973