John Leftridge "Lef" Toney b. 20 Mar 1847 Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 5 Sep 1927 Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV; burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, WV: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1847 - 1927 (80 years)

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Name	John Leftridge "Lef" Toney
Birth	20 Mar 1847	Kanawha Co., (West) VA
Gender	Male
Death	5 Sep 1927	Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV; burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, WV
Person ID	I0147	forneyclark
Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

Father	Robert Lee Toney, Sr., b. 19 Oct 1810, Peytona, Kanawha (Boone) Co., (West) VA d. 15 May 1890, Boone Co., WV; burial: Porter Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 79 years)
Mother	Penedamia Alvina Foster, b. 2 May 1811, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 1 Oct 1855, Bloomingrose, Boone Co., VA; burial: Porter Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 44 years)
Marriage	12 Nov 1836	Kanawha Co., WV
Family ID	F0043	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Pharesina "Zine" Vickers, b. 1842, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 9 Jun 1882, Boone Co., WV (Age 40 years)

Marriage 20 Nov 1869 Kanawha Co., WV

Children

	1. Poindexter T. "Dick" Toney, b. 18 Aug 1870, Boone Co., WV
	2. Simeon Edward Toney, b. 5 Nov 1872, Kanawaha Co., WV d. 2 Oct 1906, Henshaw, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 33 years)
	3. John Hamilton Toney, b. 5 Sep 1875, Boone Co., WV d. 10 Apr 1963, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 87 years)
	4. Nancy A. "Nina" Toney, b. 18 Nov 1877, Boone Co., WV
	5. Martha Toney, b. AFT. 1880

Family ID F2041 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Apr 2024

Family 2 Minerva Alice "Nerva" Gillispie, b. 20 Nov 1860, Peytona, Boone Co., (West) VA d. 6 Jan 1937, Toney'sBranch,Boone Co.,WV;bur:Mechanics&MinersCem.,Bloomingrose,Boone Co.,WV (Age 76 years)

Marriage 11 Mar 1886 Boone Co., WV

Children

	1. W. R. Toney, b. 12 Jan 1884, Boone Co., WV d. 9 Nov 1903 (Age 19 years)
	2. Mary Margaret "Maggie" Toney, b. 3 Jan 1887, Boone Co., WV d. 30 Jan 1965, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 78 years)
	3. Ira Leftridge Toney, b. 17 Dec 1889, Boone Co., WV d. 4 Jul 1949, Burial: Greencastle Cem., Greencastle, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 59 years)
	4. Francis Marion "Frank" Toney, Sr., b. 20 Sep 1891, Boone Co., WV d. 10 Sep 1946, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 54 years)
	5. Minerva Alice "Minnie" Toney, b. 12 Jan 1893, Boone Co., WV d. 12 Mar 1967 (Age 74 years)
	6. Oscar Allen Toney, b. 20 Mar 1895, Boone Co., WV d. 21 Aug 1973, WV: burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, WV (Age 78 years)
	7. Okey A. Toney, b. 25 Mar 1897, Boone Co., WV d. 10 Mar 1967, WV; burial: Greencastle Cem., Greencastle, Boone Co., WV (Age 69 years)
	8. Cyril L. Toney, b. 30 May 1899, Boone Co., WV
	9. Martha Jane Toney, b. 27 Sep 1902, Boone Co., WV d. 15 Nov 1985 (Age 83 years)

Family ID F0133 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Apr 2024

Photos

Toney, John "Leftridge" "Lef" (1847-1927) & Minerva Alice "Nerva" Gillispie (1860-1937)**SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
2-Persons photo of (L-R) John "Leftridge" "Lef" Toney & Minerva Alice "Nerva" Gillispie Toney came from Ed Gayheart.

Documents

Toney, John "Leftridge" "Lef" (1847-1927) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
Death Certificate was provided by Lynn Weaver. Certificate may be seen also at West Virginia Vital Research Records at West Virginia Division of Culture and History at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1902503&Type=Death

Headstones

Toney, John "Leftridge" (1847-1927)
John "Leftridge" Toney (1847-1927); Mechanics & Miners Cemetery, Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

Notes

Source:
Donna Forney Clark:
This individual appears in more than one place in our family tree. To avoid a confusing merge, it is necessary to make each appearance of this individual separate.

Source:
SEE THE KANAWHA COUNTY FAMILY TREE PROJECT SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maudenna/index.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maudenna/f2333.htm
The Kanawha County Family Tree Project September 26, 2003:
Marriage place

Source:
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/boone/1850/pg0001a.txt
Boone, (W)VA 1850 Federal Census
ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/boone/1850/
(File 1 of 5)
This Census was transcribed by Vickie Moore and proofread by Marsha Thompson
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Census_Year 1850
Microfilm # M432-936
State (W)VA
County Boone
17 44 44 Toney Robert 40 M . Farming 1,500 Virg'a . . . . .
18 44 44 Toney Pinera 36 F . . . Virg'a . . . . .
19 44 44 Toney Jane 12 F . . . Virg'a . . . . .
20 44 44 Toney Poindexter 11 M . . . Virg'a . . . . .
21 44 44 Toney Nancy 9 F . . . Virg'a . . . . .
22 44 44 Toney Thomas 8 M . . . Virg'a . . . . .
23 44 44 Toney Casey 7 M . . . Virg'a . . . . .
24 44 44 Toney Elizabeth 6 F . . . Virg'a . . . . .
25 44 44 Toney Francis 5 F . . . Virg'a . . . . .
26 44 44 Toney Leftridge 4 M . . . Virg'a . . . . .
27 44 44 Toney James A 2 M . . . Virg'a . . . . .
28 44 44 Kirk Absolom 20 M . Labourer . Virg'a . . X . .
29 44 44 Poindexter Toney 8 M . . . Virg'a . . . . .

Source:
SEE DOROTHY JANE AYERS BUCKLEY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/c/Dorothy-J-Buckley/
Dorothy Jane Ayers Buckley:
3 John Leftridge Toney b: 20 March 1847 in Peytona, Boone County, West Virginia d: 5 September 1927 in Bloomingrose, Boone County, West Virginia Burial: Unknown Bloomingrose, Boone County, West Virginia
.......... +Pharlena Vickers b: 1841 d: 9 June 1882 in Boone County, West Virginia
.......... 4 Poindexter Toney b: 8 August 1870 d: Unknown
.......... 4 Simeon Edward Toney b: 6 November 1872 in Big Coal River, Boone County, West Virginia d: Unknown
.......... 4 John Hamilton Toney b: 5 September 1875 d: Unknown
.......... 4 Nancy A. Toney b: 18 September 1877 d: Unknown
....... *2nd Wife of John Leftridge Toney:
............. +Minerva Gillespie b: November 1860 in West Virginia m: 11 March 1886 in Boone County, West Virginia d: 6 January 1937 in Toney''s Branch, Boone County, West Virginia Burial: Unknown Bloomingrose, Boone County, West Virginia

Source:
Judy Toney Davis:
Nickname "Lef"

Source:
Lynn Weaver:
John Leftridge Toney Death Record:
Death Record Detail at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1902503&Type=Death
Name: John L. Toney
Sex: Male
Death Date: 5 Sep 1927
Death Place: Boone, West Virginia
Age at Death: 80 Years 5 Months 15 Days
Burial Place: Blooming Rose
Burial Date: 06 Sept 1927
Cemetery: Blooming Rose, Cemetery
Funeral Home: W. T. Hunter
Birth Date: 20 March 1847
Birth Place: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Manerva Toney
Occupation: Farmer
Mother: Penadamia Toney
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Father: Robert Toney
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
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