John Leftridge Toney (1847 - 1927)

Born 20 Mar 1847 in Peytona, Boone, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Pharasina Vickers — married 20 Nov 1869 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1927 at age 80 in Bloomingrose, Boone, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Leftridge Toney was born in Virginia in 1847 to Robert Toney and Penedamia Foster. Parts of Virginia would become West Virginia in 1863.^[1] He married twice, 1869 and 1886. He passed away in 1927 and is buried in the Mechanics And Miners Cemetery in Bloomingrose, Boone County, West Virginia. ^[2]

Timeline

Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Boone, Virginia^[3]

• Robert Toney 40/m, farming, $1500, VA
• Pinera Toney 36/f, VA
• Jane Toney 12/f, VA
• Poindexter Toney 11/m, VA
• Nancy Toney 9/f, VA
• Thomas Toney 8/m, VA
• Casey Toney 7/m, VA
• Elizabeth Toney 6/f, VA
• Frances Toney 5/f, VA
• Leftredge Toney 4/m, VA
• James A Toney 2/m, VA
• Absalom Kuk 20/m, laborer, VA
• Poindexter Toney 8/m, VA

Year: 1860; Census Place: Boone, Virginia^[4]

• Robert Toney 49/m, farmer, $5000 $2000, Kanawha Co, VA
• Jane Ann Toney 21/f, Kanawha Co, VA
• Poindexter Toney 21/m, farm laborer, Kanawha Co, VA
• Nancy Toney 19/f, Kanawha Co, VA, school
• Cary Toney 17/m, Kanawha Co, VA, school
• Mary Toney 16/f, Kanawha Co, VA, school
• Frances Toney 14/f, Kanawha Co, VA, school
• John L Toney 12/m, Boone Co, VA, school
• James Toney 10/m, Boone Co, VA, school
• Robert Toney 9/m, Boone Co, VA, school
• Marquis Toney 8/m, Boone Co, VA, school
• Poindexter Toney 21/m, farm laborer, Kanawha Co, VA
• Ellen Lavitt 39/f, school mistress, KY

West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971^[5]

• Name: John L Toney
• Gender: Male
• Spouse's name: Pharesina Jones
• Spouse Gender: Female
• Marriage Date: 1869
• Marriage Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Year: 1870; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia^[6]

• John L Toney 23/m, farmer, $0 $150, VA
• Pharsina Toney 32/f, keeping house, VA
• Robert Jones 12/m, VA, school
• Parthena Jones 9/f, VA, school

Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia^[7]

• John L Toney head, 53/m, Mar 1847, md 14yrs, WV/WV/WV, farmer
• Manerva A Toney wife, 39/f, Nov 1860, md 14yrs, 7births/7living, WV/WV/WV
• Mary M Toney dau, 13/f, Jan 1887, WV/WV/WV, school
• Ira L Toney son, 10/m, Dec 1889, WV/WV/WV, school
• Frances M Toney son, 8/m, Sep 1891, WV/WV/WV, school
• Minnie A Toney dau, 7/f, Jan 1893, WV/WV/WV, school
• Oscar A Toney son, 6/m, Mar 1894, WV/WV/WV
• Oky A Toney son, 4/m, Mar 1896, WV/WV/WV
• Cyril Toney son, 1/m, May 1899, WV/WV/WV

Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia^[8]

• John L Toney head, 63/m, md2 24yrs, WV/WV/WV, farmer, gen farm
• Menervia A Toney wife, 49/f, md1 24yrs, 8births/8living, WV/WV/WV
• Ira L Toney son, 21/m, WV/WV/WV, mixer, coal mine
• Francis M Toney son, 19/m, WV/WV/WV, farm laborer, at home
• Minnie A Toney dau, 17/f, WV/WV/WV
• Oscar A Toney son, 15/m, WV/WV/WV, farm laborer, at home, school
• Okey A Toney son, 13/m, WV/WV/WV, farm laborer, at home, school
• Cenal L Toney son, 10/m, WV/WV/WV, farm laborer, at home, school
• Martha G Toney dau, 7/f, WV/WV/WV, school
• Cecil L Toney gr-son, 11/m, WV/WV/WV, farm laborer, at home, school
• Bessie A Toney gr-dau, 8/f, WV/WV/WV, school
• John H Toney son, 35/m, WV/WV/WV, miner, coal miner

Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia^[9]

• John L Toney head, 72/m, md, WV/WV/WV, farmer, gen farm
• Manervia E Toney wife, 59/f, md, WV/WV/WV
• Oscar A Toney son, 23/m, WV/WV/WV, miner, coal miner
• Cecil L Toney son, 21/m, WV/WV/WV, machine man, coal miner
• Cyril L Toney son, 20/m, WV/WV/WV
• Martha J Toney dau, 16/f, WV/WV/WV
• Simien E Toney son, 13/m, school, WV/WV/WV
• Seth Toney son, 5/m, WV/WV/WV
• Gladis Toney dau, 5/f, WV/WV/WV
• Francis M Toney son, 27/m, WV/WV/WV, machine man, coal miner

West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973^[10]

• Name: John L. Toney
• Birth Date: 20 Mar 1847
• Birth Place: Virginia
• Death Date: 5 Sep 1927
• Death Place: Bloomingrose, Boone, West Virginia
• Burial Date: 6 Sep 1927
• Burial Place: Bloomingrose
• Death Age: 80 years 5 months 15 days
• Race: White
• Marital status: Married
• Gender: Male
• Father Name: Robert Toney
• Father Birth Place: Virginia
• Mother Name: Penadamia Toney
• Mother Birth Place: Virginia
• FHL Film Number: 570603

Sources

1. ↑ West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863 [1]
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #60918090 John Leftridge Toney
3. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Boone, Virginia; Roll: M432_936; Page: 4A; Image: 249; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry
4. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Boone, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 83; Family History Library Film: 805336; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Ancestry
5. ↑ West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971; "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records.
6. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 369B; Family History Library Film: 553184; 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.Ancestry
7. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241755; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Ancestry
8. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1676; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1375689; Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry
9. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.Ancestry
10. ↑ West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973; "West Virginia Deaths, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. From originals housed in county courthouses throughout West Virginia. "Death Records.".

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Farmer. Henning, Elma and Merle Rummel, The Toney Family History, 1979, Gateway Press, Inc, pg 341

Find A Grave #60918090