Families of Frank Edgar Tobie

FRANK EDGAR TOBIE was born September 24, 1863 in East Knox, Waldo, Maine,⁶⁹⁶⁰ and died March 30, 1946 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington.³⁶⁶¹ He is buried in Pines Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane, Washington.⁴⁵⁶

He married (1) MELVINA JERUSHA COLTON on June 21, 1890 in Albany, Green, Wisconsin,⁴⁸¹⁸ daughter of MALVINA AMANDA WHEELER and MELZAR COLTON. She was born May 11, 1865 in Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin,⁶⁹⁶⁰ and died May 9, 1899 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Colton Cemetery, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.⁴⁵⁶

He married (2) MARY ELLEN COLTON, daughter of MALVINA AMANDA WHEELER and MELZAR COLTON. She was born May 9, 1864 in Wisconsin,^{6960, 3661} and died March 29, 1929 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington.³⁶⁶¹ She is buried in Pines Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane, Washington.^{3661, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Melvina J. Colton)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Melvina J. Colton)
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Melvina J. Colton)
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary E. Colton)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary E. Colton)
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary E. Colton)

Children of MELVINA JERUSHA COLTON and FRANK EDGAR TOBIE:

1. HARVEY ELMER TOBIE, b. February 23, 1892, Fort Berthold, North Dakota;⁶⁹⁶⁰ m. EUNICE HUBERTA MILLER on August 27, 1916 in Marion County, Oregon²⁵⁹⁸; d. November 4, 1967, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.⁶⁹⁹⁸
2. HARRIET EDNA TOBIE, b. January 16, 1894, Minnehaha County, South Dakota;⁶⁹⁷⁹ m. HAROLD THOMPSON CHESBROUGH on June 1, 1917 in Greenacres, Spokane, Washington⁶⁶²⁴; d. May 18, 1947, Greenacres, Spokane, Washington.³⁶⁶¹
3. ADELAIDE EMMA TOBIE, b. November 14, 1895, Fort Berthold, North Dakota;⁶⁹⁶⁰ m. MEMORY DOOME ORANGE on May 6, 1923 in Greenacres, Spokane, Washington⁶⁶²⁴; d. March 6, 1970, Independence, Polk, Oregon.⁷⁰⁰⁵
4. HAROLD WILLIAM TOBIE, b. October 25, 1896, Fort Berthold, North Dakota;⁶⁹⁶⁰ m. (1) M. MAUD HOLLAND on June 6, 1922 in Greenacres, Spokane, Washington⁶⁶²⁴, m. (2) MARGUERITE RIVELLA SPIGER on August 18, 1928 in Greenacres, Spokane, Washington⁶⁶²⁴; d. January 2, 1962, Washington.⁴⁵⁶
5. WALTER TOBIE, b. September 20, 1898, Colton, Minnehaha, South Dakota;⁴⁵⁶ d. October 23, 1898, Colton, Minnehaha, South Dakota;⁴⁵⁶ bur. Colton Cemetery, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.⁴⁵⁶

Children of MARY ELLEN COLTON and FRANK EDGAR TOBIE:

6. PAUL EDMUND TOBIE, b. December 25, 1901, Minnehaha County, South Dakota;⁶⁹⁷⁹ m. MARIAH AUDREY NOYES on August 23, 1928 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington⁶⁶²⁴; d. June 28, 1979, Spokane, Spokane, Washington.^{456, 756}
7. ELLEN FLORENCE TOBIE, b. October 20, 1903, Colton, Minnehaha, South Dakota;⁴⁵⁶ m. WILLIAM BRYAN CHISHOLM on December 22, 1938 in Spokane County, Washington⁶⁶²⁴; d. May 1, 1980, Spokane, Spokane, Washington.⁴⁵⁶



Marriage Announcements and News

Albany Vindicator, June 26, 1890⁷⁶⁹³

Married, at the residence of the bride’s parents, in this village, on June 21, by Rev. H.P. Higley of Beloit, Frank E. Tobie of Ft. Berthold, N.D., to Melvina Colton of Albany. The happy couple left on Monday for visits with friends in Beloit and Whitewater and will thence go to the state of Maine to visit Mr. Tobie’s mother. Their future home will be in Ft. Berthold where Mr. Tobie manages a farm in the interests of an Indian mission.

Obituaries

Spokane Daily Chronicle, March 29, 1929¹⁰⁹⁷¹

MRS. MARY TOBIE, GREENACRES, DIES

Mrs. Mary Ellen Tobie, 64, a resident of Greenacres for 17 years, died this morning at the home of her son, Harold W. Tobie, W3114 Fairview. She formerly was living at Colton, S. D., and come from there to Greenacres with her family.

She is survived by her husband, F. E., of Greenacres; three sons, Harold W. and Paul E. of Spokane and Harvey E. in Oregon; three daughters, Mrs. H. T. Chesborough and Miss Ellen Tobie at Greenacres and Mrs. M. D. Orange in Oregon; a brother, W. C. Colton, in Portland, and eight grandchildren.

The body is at Hazen & Jasger's.

Spokesman-Review, April 1, 1946¹⁰⁹⁷²

TOBIE, Frank Edgar—Home at Greenacres, Washington. Father of Mrs. Edna Chesbrough of Greenacres. Mrs. Adelaide Orange of Pilot Rock, Oregon; Mrs. Ellen Chisholm of Opportunity, Harvey Tobie of Portland, Oregon; Harold Tobie of Kirkland, Washington; Paul tobie of route 5, Spokane, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Methodist church. Funeral Monday, April 1, at 3 p. m., from the Gothic Chapel at the Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home, N1306 Monroe st., Rev. R. W. Mason officiating. Cremation will follow.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 31, 18704815	Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin	Melzar Colton Malvina Amanda Wheeler John Edmund Colton William Oscar Colton Mary Ellen Colton Melvina Jerusha Colton Harriet Louisa Colton
June 9, 18804816	Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin	Melzar Colton Malvina Amanda Wheeler Mary Ellen Colton Melvina Jerusha Colton Harriet Louisa Colton
June 8, 19006965	Taopi, Minnehaha, South Dakota	Frank Edgar Tobie Harvey Elmer Tobie Harriet Edna Tobie Helen Paulina Colton Esther Melvina Colton Mary Ellen Colton
April 14, 19106993	Taopi, Minnehaha, South Dakota	Frank Edgar Tobie Mary Ellen Colton Harvey Elmer Tobie Harriet Edna Tobie Adelaide Emma Tobie Harold William Tobie Paul Edmund Tobie Ellen Florence Tobie
January 28, 19204559	Greenacres, Spokane, Washington	Frank Edgar Tobie Mary Ellen Colton Paul Edmund Tobie Ellen Florence Tobie
April 10, 19304597	Greenacres, Spokane, Washington	Frank Edgar Tobie Ellen Florence Tobie
April 3, 19402696	Greenacres, Spokane, Washington	Frank Edgar Tobie