Hillbillies & Vikings
This site is focused broadly on all descendants of John Denboe, an indentured servant who came to the Crown Colony of Maryland in about the year 1664. Also, it maintains a special emphasis on the descendants of John Denbow (1797-1862) and his brother Bazeleel (1795-1857), early pioneers in the hills of Southeastern Ohio, as well as the descendants of Jón Jónsson (1841-1934) of Dalasýsla, Iceland, who was an Icelandic immigrant to Canada and now has progeny throughout North America.
John Watkins Toland, D.D.
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Name John Watkins Toland [1] Suffix D.D. Birth 22 Oct 1847 He was born in a farm house near, Carrollton, Carroll, Ohio, USA
[1, 2] Gender Male Military-Begin 28 May 1862 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Co G, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
[3] Military-End 26 Sep 1862 Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
[3] Military-Begin 16 Jun 1863 129th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Co. B, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
[3] - ; regiment mustered in 10 Aug 1863
Military-End 5 Mar 1864 129th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Co. B., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
[3] Military-Begin 2 May 1864 161st Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Co. D, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
[3] - ; regiment mustered in 9 May 1864 at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio.
Military-End 2 Sep 1864 161st Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Co. D, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
[3] - ; at Canp Chase.
Witness Role: Principal 2: [I5118] John Watkins TOLAND
Military-Begin 14 Oct 1864 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Unassigned, Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
[3] - ; a substitute for William Lashley, of Beaver Twp, Noble County, 16 District.
Note 6 May 1865 United States
- a member of four different Ohio regiments during the Civil War, here is a link to his full military and pension files:
https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZxRfO5ZNLiqlWIxoPzRisvMCkSLuydaheVk
Witness Role: Principal 2 [I5118] John Watkins Toland
Military-End 11 May 1865 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Co. B, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
[3] - ; at Tod Barracks.
Witness Role: Principal 2: [I5118] John Watkins TOLAND
Occupation Between 1870 and 1906 Ohio, USA
[2] He was an ordaned Methodist minister for 36 years, from 1870 until his death in 1906. - was an ordaned Methodist minister for 36 years, from 1870 until his death in 1906. He received a doctor of divinity degree from Mt. Union College.
Death 17 Jan 1906 Parsonage, Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
[1] Burial Abt 19 Jan 1906 South Lawn Cemetery, Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
[2] Patriarch & Matriarch
Benjamin Toland, b. Abt 1790 (Grandfather)
Juliana McCreary, b. 1805, Maryland, USA
d. 11 Oct 1873, Ohio, USA
(Age 68 years) (Grandmother) 
Person ID I5118 Hillbillies & Vikings Last Modified 4 May 2026
Father Thomas Denbow Toland, b. Sep 1823, Maryland, USA
d. 1907, Stone Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
(Age 83 years) Mother Susanna Sharp, b. Abt 1828, Harrison, Ohio, USA
d. 22 Apr 1897, Beaver Dam Valley, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
(Age 69 years) Marriage 2 Oct 1845 Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
[4] - Witness Role: Bride: [I17] Susan A. SHARP
Witness Role: Groom: [I4338] Thomas Denbow TOLAND
Family ID F563 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susan M. Fribley, b. 1849 d. 1913, Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
(Age 64 years)
Marriage 21 Mar 1872 New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
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MC: Toland & Fribley Children + 1. Frank F. Toland, b. Abt 1874 + 2. Allie Toland, b. Abt 1878 ▻ Thaddeus Montgomery m. Abt 1898Family ID F1491 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jun 2022
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Photos 
John Watkins Toland, D.D., tombstone
Documents 
John W. Toland Graves Registration (1906)
Headstones 
John W. Toland Tombstone
Histories 
John W. Toland Noble Record as Minister (first column)
Scan of J. W. Toland Eulogy/Obituary in East Liverpool, Ohio, newspaper

John W. Toland Noble Record as Minister (second column)
J. W. Toland Eulogy/Obituary in East Liverpool, Ohio,
John W. Toland Noble Record as Minister (full article, new scan)
Full article scan of J. W. Toland Eulogy/Obituary in East Liverpool, Ohio, newspaper
Obituaries 
Dr. JW Toland obit (1906).pdf
Caption Note: Transcript of J. W. Toland Eulogy/Obituary in East Liverpool, Ohio, newspaper
John Wesley Toland Obit (1906)
Caption Note: Brief obit from Marysville, Ohio, paper, which incorrectly reports death in Wellston, Ohio, rather than Wellsville, Ohio. Also, incorrectly reports his middle name as "Wesley" when it its actually "Watkins."

Story about John W. Toland's funeral services and his record of service to the Methodist Church.
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Reference Carl Jón Denbow. "John Watkins Toland, D.D.". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I5118&tree=tree1 (accessed May 18, 2026).
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