Martha Jane Chisley Tolton
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martha Jane Chisley Tolton canonical | 2 |
| Anne Tolton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10238607 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martha Jane Chisley Tolton Context triple: [Augustus Tolton, mother, Martha Jane Chisley Tolton]
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A.
Willa Brown
Willa Brown was a pioneering African American aviator, flight instructor, and civil rights advocate who became the first Black woman in the United States to earn both a pilot’s license and a commercial pilot’s license.
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B.
Creola Katherine Coleman
Creola Katherine Coleman, better known as Katherine Johnson, was an African American mathematician whose orbital mechanics calculations were critical to the success of early U.S. crewed spaceflights at NASA.
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C.
Maria Jackson
Maria Jackson is a companion of investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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D.
Marguerite Annie Johnson
Marguerite Annie Johnson is the birth name of Maya Angelou, the renowned American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
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E.
Anna Moore
Anna Moore is the virtuous, long-suffering heroine of the silent film "Way Down East," whose trials and resilience drive the story’s emotional core.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martha Jane Chisley Tolton Target entity description: 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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A.
Willa Brown
Willa Brown was a pioneering African American aviator, flight instructor, and civil rights advocate who became the first Black woman in the United States to earn both a pilot’s license and a commercial pilot’s license.
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B.
Creola Katherine Coleman
Creola Katherine Coleman, better known as Katherine Johnson, was an African American mathematician whose orbital mechanics calculations were critical to the success of early U.S. crewed spaceflights at NASA.
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C.
Maria Jackson
Maria Jackson is a companion of investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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D.
Marguerite Annie Johnson
Marguerite Annie Johnson is the birth name of Maya Angelou, the renowned American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
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E.
Anna Moore
Anna Moore is the virtuous, long-suffering heroine of the silent film "Way Down East," whose trials and resilience drive the story’s emotional core.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century African-American woman
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formerly enslaved person ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustus Tolton
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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 |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
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| experience |
enslavement in the American South
ⓘ
racial discrimination in the United States ⓘ |
| familyName |
Chisley
ⓘ
Tolton ⓘ |
| givenName | Martha ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Anne Tolton
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linked to:
Martha Jane Chisley Tolton
Augustus Tolton ⓘ Charles Tolton ⓘ Samuel Tolton ⓘ |
| knownFor |
resilience amid 19th-century racial oppression
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strong Christian faith ⓘ |
| lifeEvent |
escaped slavery with her children during the American Civil War
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settled in Quincy, Illinois after escape from slavery ⓘ sought freedom in Union-controlled territory ⓘ |
| motherOf | Augustus Tolton ⓘ |
| name | Martha Jane Chisley Tolton ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | key figure in the biography of Augustus Tolton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the mother of Augustus Tolton
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supporting her son Augustus Tolton’s vocation to the priesthood ⓘ |
| occupation | domestic worker ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Illinois
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ Quincy, Illinois ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Peter Paul Tolton ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martha Jane Chisley Tolton Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Martha Jane Chisley Tolton