Married, son of Judson Andorium Tolman and Sophia Merrell.

Note: Death certificate #10618 and story below give DOB as 24 JAN 1869, but his sister Lucretia seems to have been born and died in 1869. Another source gave DOB as 18 JUN 1865. His name may have been Nathan Charles Tolman and went by Charles.

**Note—January 06, 2016—Received notice of an added stone marker photo. It has birth year as 1868, which seems to make sense. Also, note that day of death on the stone is the 5th and the date of death in his obituary also gives his death as being on the 5th while his death certificate has the 4th.

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CHARLES N. TOLMAN was born at Bountiful, Utah, Jan. 24, 1869, a son of Judson H. and Sophia (Morrill) Tolman. His mother died when he was about five years old, and he made his home with his grandmother till about eleven years old. He then went to Colorado and remained in that and adjoining states till 1884, when he came to Missouri, finally locating in Clinton County. He attended the public schools of that section and took a special course in mathematics at the State University at Columbia. He taught school in Clinton county several years, and was for three years principal of the schools at Plattsburg. Later he purchased the Democrat-Lever, a newspaper at that place, which he conducted till 1900. He then went to St. Joseph and engaged in newspaper work till 1904. Later he was engaged in the same business at Sedalia, Boonville, Kirksville, and Trenton. In the fall of 1909 he returned to Kirksville and took up the field work for Violette's History of Adair County. In August, 1910, the Denslow History Company was organized and he was made President and Field Manager. He also does some magazine and special newspaper writing.

Mr. Tolman was married May 24, 1908, to Minnie E. Murphy, daughter of W.S. and Mary E. (Waldron) Murphy. Mrs. Tolman was born at Grafton, West Virginia, Nov. 23, 1884, and came to Kirksville, Missouri, with her parents when about four years old. She was educated in the public schools, graduating from the Kirksville High School in the class of 1903. She then took the Latin Course of four years at the State Normal, graduating in 1905 with the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy. For five years she was a teacher in the Kirksville Public Schools, giving up that position at the time of her marriage. Later she also took a course in shorthand and typewriting at the same institution, and has assisted in editing this history, writing the biographical sketches therefor.

Mr. Tolman is a Democrat in politics, is a member of the K. of P. lodge, and he and his wife both belong to the Christian church.

History of Adair County
By Eugene Morrow Violette

LA PLATA HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri
March 6, 1919
CHARLES N. TOLMAN
---Charles N. Tolman, editor of the Macon Daily Chronicle-Herald, died at his home yesterday morning about 1:00 after an illness of several weeks from a relapse of the influenza. He bore his suffering patiently and the greatest hope were for his recovery but he gradually grew worse until the end came.
---Mr. Tolman was a broad minded man and of pleasing personality, making many friends where ever he went. He was a devoted christian worker.
---Deceased is survived by his wife and two daughters, Merrill and May.
---Funeral services were held at the Christian Church in Macon today at 3:00 conducted by its pastor, Rev. Funderburk.
Obituary provided by FAG contributor: Farm Girl from Mo. (47142793)