Robert Lee Toney, Jr.

1850 - 1922  (71 years)

• Name	Robert Lee Toney
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	12 Dec 1850	Racine, Boone Co., WV
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Mar 1922	Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV
  Person ID	I0493	forneyclark
  Last Modified	23 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	Margaret "Susan" Midkiff,   b. 6 Nov 1857, Racine, Boone Co., WV d. 15 Mar 1915, Racine,Boone Co.,WV;burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1875	Racine, Boone Co., WV
  Children	1. Samuel Edward Toney,   b. 16 Mar 1876, Big Coal River, Racine, Boone Co., WV d. 27 May 1958, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 82 years)   2. Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney,   b. 17 Dec 1879, Boone Co., WV; lived in Racine, Boone Co., WV d. 2 Sep 1942, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; burial: Bloomingrose, WV (Age 62 years)   3. William Richard Toney,   b. 12 Jun 1884   d. 4 Nov 1903 (Age 19 years)   4. Maude Ann Toney,   b. 23 Oct 1886, Bloomingrose, Boone Co. WV d. 4 Sep 1913, Ripley, Jackson Co., WV (Age 26 years)   5. Izora Lee "Izorie" Toney,   b. 14 May 1889, Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV d. 15 Oct 1986, Pineview Cem., Orgas, Boone Co., WV (Age 97 years)   6. Jesse Lee Toney,   b. 26 Jan 1892, Boone Co., WV d. Mar 1973, Burial: Pineview Cem., Orgas, Boone Co., WV (Age 81 years)   7. James Toney,   b. 14 Jan 1895   d. 27 Aug 1947 (Age 52 years)   8. Hillard Toney,   b. 13 Jun 1900, Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV d. 17 Feb 1995, Burial: Pineview Cem., Orgas, Boone Co., WV (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F0899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Toney, Robert Lee, Jr. (1850-1922) & Opal Thomas (1910-1976) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Robert Lee Toney, Jr. & Opal Thomas Brown Meadows, which was taken 1914-1916, came from the Midkiff/ Toney Collection by Georgia Toney Elkins via Mary Jane Vandale Wood and was enhanced by Joyce Garrett Sanders.

  
  

  Headstones

  Toney, Robert Lee, Jr. (1850-1922) Robert Lee Toney, Jr. (1850-1922); Mechanics & Miners Cemetery, Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

  
  

• Notes

  ******** Source: Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter's notes: Robert Toney, Sr. and his brother Poindexter Toney were the first settlers on the Big Coal River, then Virginia, now WV. When the land west of the Allegheny Mountains was opened for settlement, Congress gave large land grants to soldiers who wanted to settle there. Robert Toney received a land grant on Big Coal River extending from Joe's Creek along Big Coal River for five or six miles, including all of Toney's Branch. At the same time, his brother Poindexter Toney received a large land grant farther down the river, including Peytona. Robert, Toney, Sr. and Poindexter Toney came to Big Coal River, staked their claim, planted a crop, then went back east for their families. When they returned they found that Indians had burned their cabins and bears had destroyed their crops. Robert Toney, Sr. had a son Robert Toney, Jr. He was born on the new land and lived there all his life. He was active in politics and served in the Virginia Legislature which met in Williamsburg, VA. He rode horseback from Big Coal Creek to Williamsburg to attend. Robert Toney, Sr. had a stroke and was paralyzed the last ten years of his life. After his death, his daughter Nancy and husband John Armstrong Porter moved into the home which now belonged to their son Andrew. The family graveyard is in the corner of the garden near the house. When Andrew sold the home in 1911, he deeded the grave to the dead. I believe it is one half acre. The deed is on record in the courthouse in Madison, WV. Information regarding the Toneys and the Porters was given to me by my grandparents, Nancy and John Armstrong Porter and my father Andrew Crocket Porter. Information regarding the children of Robert Toney, Jr. was given to me by his daughter Izora Toney Thomas who is now deceased. Signed: Margaret Lillian Porter on June 28, 1988 ******** Source: Sylvia Marie Kidd-Miles and Joan Kaye Kidd-Simonds: Death Certificate of Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney (1879-1942) (see DOCUMENT SECTION of http://forneyclarkgenealogy.com ) was provided by Sylvia Marie Kidd-Miles and Joan Kaye Kidd-Simonds and originally came from West Virginia Vital Research Records at West Virginia Division of Culture and History at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx Death Certificate also refers to Margaret "Susan" Midkiff (1857-1915) & Hazel Morris Toney (b: abt: 1905) & Jesse Lee Toney (1892-1973) & Robert Lee Toney, Jr. (1850-1922). ******** Source: SEE SHARON LAY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1122036&id=I52391842 Toney: Sharon Lay: ID: I52391842 Name: Robert TONEY Given Name: Robert Surname: Toney Sex: M Birth: 18 Mar 1850 in Peytona Boone Co. wv Death: 8 Mar 1922 in Boone Co. Wv. Burial: Toney Cem. Toneys Branch,Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv. Change Date: 16 Jan 1999 Note: Robert Jr. inherited estate of unmarried aunt Mary F. Midkiff, Will BK. 10 page 76 Kan. Co. Wv.. From the Midkiff Family History. Father: Robert Lee TONEY b: 19 Oct 1810 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv./Va. Mother: Permadamia FOSTER b: 2 May 1811 in Boone Co. Wv/Va. Marriage 1 Margaret Susan MIDKIFF b: 16 Nov 1857 in Married: 25 Apr 1875 in Racine Boone Co. Wv. Children Samuel Edward TONEY b: 16 Mar 1876 in Racine Boone Co. wv Robert Poindexter TONEY b: 17 Dec 1880 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv Poindexter TONEY b: 1881 in Baby TONEY b: 1882 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv William Richard TONEY b: 12 Jan 1884 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv Maude Ann TONEY b: 23 Oct 1886 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv Izora TONEY b: 1888 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv Jesse L. TONEY b: 26 Jan 1890 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv Baby TONEY b: 1892 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv Baby TONEY b: 1893 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv Baby TONEY b: 1894 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv James E. TONEY b: 14 Jan 1895 in Samuel E. TONEY b: 1896 in Baby TONEY b: 1898 in Willard TONEY b: 13 Jan 1900 in ********