Gaston, Joseph. "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912." Vol. 2. Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 878. WILLIAM TOHL An excellent farm of one hundred and eighty acres is the property of J. William Tohl and dairying is one of the chief features of the business there carried on. Mr. Tohl is a native of Germany and came to the United States when twenty-five years of age. He was born in 1857 and is a son of Herman and Elizabeth (Landwer) Tohl in whose family were seven children, of whom five are yet living: Herman and Henry, who are both residents of Nehalem, Tillamook county; Mary, the wife of Joseph Effenberger, also residing in Nehalem; William, of this review; and Anna, the wife of Andrew Kline, of Nehalem. In the schools of Germany, William Tohl pursued his education and starting out in business life worked in the coal mines and also devoted a portion of his time to farming, continuing a resident of his native country until twenty-five years of age, when he determined to try his fortune in the United States for he had heard favorable reports concerning the opportunities and advantages of this land. Accordingly he located in Nebraska and there rented a farm upon which he lived for two years. During that period he learned more concerning this country and, believing that the best opportunities could be obtained along the Pacific coast he came to Oregon in 1884 and secured a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres on the Nehalem river, two miles north of the town of Nehalem. Since then he has added somewhat to his land until within the boundaries of his farm and now comprised one hundred and eight-one acres. He has placed much of it under a high state of cultivation, converting the land into productive fields according to the most modern agricultural methods. He is also successfully conducting a dairy business, milking thirty-four cows. In 1880 in Germany, Mr. Tohl was united in marriage to Miss Wilhelmina Kabbe, whose parents were also natives of that country where Mrs. Tohl was reared, educated and married. Of the eleven children born of this marriage nine are yet living: Herman, a resident of Tillamook county; William, who is a druggist of Albany, Oregon; Lilly, the wife of Ernest Worthington, a resident of Nehalem; Clara, the wife of Dr. R. T. Boals, of Tillamook; Paula, the wife of Max Fisher, or Portland; Laura, Ella, Rudolf and Lizzie, all at home. Mr. Tohl is independent in politics, voting for men and measures rather than for party and never seeking official honors for himself. He belongs to the Fraternal Union of Nehalem but concentrates his efforts most largely upon his business affairs and the energy and determination which he has shown in this connection have brought to him the success which has placed him in a creditable position among the substantial residents of Tillamook county. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.