James T. Tolin was born in Putnam county, Ind., May 12, 1856, died at Soldier, Kansas, Feb. 3, 1913, aged 56 years, 5 months and 21 days. While not an old man, yet Mr. Tolin's life covers most of the pioneer times of Kansas. On June 23, 1863, while the war spirit was running high, the Tolin family arrived in this place and settled on the farm just east of Soldier. This family had been on the road 21 days, coming from Indiana. Three teams transported the family and brought the pioneers outfit. The oldest son had slept during the days of travel, and had stood guard at night while the family slept. James Tolin, then a boy of seven entered into the incidents and uncertainties of such a journey as only a boy can, and its history, and the subsequent years of struggle which made wild prairie into well tilled farms and turned cabins and sheds into homes of comfort and well filled barns, were part of his own heart's history. Mr. Tolin's was a pioneers life, and to him and others of his type, we owe much. In 1880 James Tolin and Miss Ella Henry of Corning, were united in marriage. Five children were born to into the home. Four have grown to manhood, Roy, George, Logan and Ernest, and live in this neighborhood. One child died in infancy. In his fathers family two brothers Henry Tolin of Soldier, and John A. Tolin of Rockville, Ind., survive him. Two brothers and two sisters and father and mother having proceeded him to the land beyond. Some 24 years ago he gave his heart to God and united with the Methodist church of Soldier.

The Soldier Clipper, February 5, 1913.

James T. Tolin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tolin.

The Soldier Clipper, February 19, 1913.

Soldier. Mrs. Bessie Jeffs came up from Topeka to attend the funeral of her uncle, James Tolin and will remain for a time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tolin.

The Holton Signal, February 13, 1913.