Edward Willett Tobin

1829 - 1900  (70 years)

• Name	Edward Willett Tobin  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 Jul 1829	, Guernsey, OH, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jan 1900
  Burial	Springfield, Sangamon, IL, USA
  Person ID	I10899	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Isaac R Tobin, * (BigY: G-FTA17398),   b. 29 Jul 1803, , Loudoun, VA, USA d. 9 Oct 1881, Sangamon, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Matilda Ann Benton, *,   b. 7 Nov 1810, Hagerstown, Washington, MD d. 6 Apr 1864, Cotton Hill, Sangamon, IL (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Oct 1826	Belmont, Ohio, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F3121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Delight S. Martin,   b. 12 Sep 1830, , , OH, USA d. 12 Aug 1902 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1854
  Children	1. Wesley Tobin,   b. Abt 1856, Illinois, USA d. Aft 1891 (Age > 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Edward left home from Mar. 1, 1850 till Apr. 1853 when he was not fully grown, to hunt for gold during the Califonia Gold Rush. He traveled there via Central America. When returning to Sangamon Co., IL, he spent a couple years buying anding stock. He worked as a merchant for a year in Sandova, Marion Co., IL and then again returned, this time to farming. Farming became his life-long pursuit. He located in Woodside Twp. in 1870 with 80 acres of land. His home is described as "perfection of neatness ..in all the surroundings and the coziness of the dwelling... a cottage of modern design which, set in the midst of beautiful grounds and surrounded by fruitful fields and orchard is a jewel of pearl in emerald quite in keeping with the other features of the landscape." (Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon Co., ILL, 1891) (CL-327)

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Ric Tobin to Linda Coate Dudick E-mail letter dated Aug. 3, 1996 at RicTobin@aol.com In Linda Coate files (CL-327). [S243] Cemeteries of Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio (Gallia County Historical Society). [S2672] 1880 US Federal Population Census, Springfield, Sangamon, IL (www.ancestry.com). [S1413] Phyl, San Diego, Email dated 2003 from mztiz1@cox.net (quotes birth and census records for all Bentons in Belmont Co., OH). [S1113] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 113 : 1914. [S2635] Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).