Preface ................................................ vii
Contributors.............................................xii
Abbreviations............................................xiv
Chapter 1 - Introduction ..................................1
1.1 Origin of the Tolles ..................................1
1.1.1 Origin of the Name Tolles ...........................3
1.1.2 An Impetus for Immigration ..........................6
1.1.3 Henry Tolles (I) and (II), and Descendants.......... 7
1.1.4 Other Tolles from England ..........................10
1.1.5 Charles Tolles from Prussia ........................10
1.1.6 Other Tolles Branches ..............................11
1.1.7 How Complete is the Study? .........................11
1.2 Livelihoods ..........................................12
1.2.1 Farming ............................................12
1.2.2 Pioneering .........................................13
1.2.3 Military Service ...................................14
1.2.4 Manufacturing and Merchants/Sales.................. 18
1.2.5 Professions ........................................18
1.2.6 Banking and Finance ................................18
1.2.7 Academic Endeavors..................................18
1.2.8 Science and Technology..............................19
1.2.9 Politics........................................... 19
1.2.10 Religion ......................................... 19
1.2.11 Historical Notes...................................19
1.3 How to use this book ................................ 20
1.3.1 Descendant Reports (Chapter 2) .................... 20
1.3.2 Persons Related (Chapter 3) ........................20
1.3.3 Indexes ........................................... 21
1.4 Statistics of the Database........................... 21
Chapter 2: Descendant Reports............................ 25
Chapter 3: Persons Related.............................. 117
References ..............................................471
Index of Locations ..................................... 485
Index, First Name Sort ................................. 493
Index, Last Name Sort .................................. 531
Errata ................................................. 562
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