Martha Jane Chisley Tolton

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19th-century African-American woman formerly enslaved person human

Martha Jane Chisley Tolton was the formerly enslaved mother of Augustus Tolton, the first openly recognized Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, known for her resilience and faith amid 19th-century racial oppression.

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Label	Occurrences
Martha Jane Chisley Tolton canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century African-American woman ⓘ formerly enslaved person ⓘ human ⓘ
associatedWith	Augustus Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy, Illinois Catholic community ⓘ
causeOfFame	role in the early life of the first openly recognized Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
experience	enslavement in the American South ⓘ racial discrimination in the United States ⓘ
familyName	Chisley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Martha NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChild	Anne Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Augustus Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	resilience amid 19th-century racial oppression ⓘ strong Christian faith ⓘ
lifeEvent	escaped slavery with her children during the American Civil War ⓘ settled in Quincy, Illinois after escape from slavery ⓘ sought freedom in Union-controlled territory ⓘ
motherOf	Augustus Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Martha Jane Chisley Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	key figure in the biography of Augustus Tolton ⓘ
notableFor	being the mother of Augustus Tolton ⓘ supporting her son Augustus Tolton’s vocation to the priesthood ⓘ
occupation	domestic worker ⓘ
placeOfResidence	Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
spouse	Peter Paul Tolton NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

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Augustus Tolton → mother → Martha Jane Chisley Tolton ⓘ