Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney b. 1888 d. 1966: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1888 - 1966 (78 years)

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Name	Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney
Birth	1888
Gender	Female
Death	1966
Person ID	I6392	forneyclark
Last Modified	6 Nov 2025

Father	John Harvey Toney, Jr., b. 9 Jan 1857, Peytona, Boone Co., WV d. 19 Feb 1941, Hansford, Kanawha Co., WV; burial: Pratt Cem., Pratt, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 84 years)
Mother	Margaret Emma Susan Bowles, b. 16 Apr 1863, Ronoake, VA d. 1941, Hansford, Kanawha Co., WV; burial: Pratt Cem., Pratt, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 77 years)
Marriage	12 Aug 1880
Family ID	F2554	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Walter Bowers

Children

1. Mary Virginia Bowers, b. 10 May 1916 d. 22 Sep 2002 (Age 86 years)

Family ID F2541 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 6 Nov 2025

Photos » Slide Show		Toney, John Harvey (1857-1941) family: possibly Julian Casey & possibly Mamie Casey (1894-1982) & James Walter Bowers & Mary Virginia Bowers (1916-2002) & probably Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney (1888-1966) & Orville Guy "Obbie" Toney, Sr. (1891-1964) & Martha “Emma” Elizabeth Toney (1916-1965) & Virginia Dare "Jenny" Toney (1903-1994) & Margaret Emma Susan Bowles (1863-1941) & possibly Ralph Laird "Peck" Toney (1898-1975) Group/ Residence photo of the home and family of John Harvey Toney & Emma Susan Bowles Toney was taken in Hansford, Kanawha Co., WV, in 1916, and came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty via Mary Jane Vandale Wood. Included (L-R) seated is an unknown child who is not a member of the Toney family;* man peeking behind woman in white dress is possibly Julian Casey; * standing woman is possibly Mamie Casey Toney; *seated man is James Walter Bowers who is holding infant Mary Virginia Bowers Kincaid; * standing woman is probably Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers; * standing man is Orville Guy "Obbie" Toney, Sr. who is holding infant Martha “Emma” Elizabeth Toney Record; * standing girl (with big bow) is Virginia Dare "Jenny" Toney McSurley; * seated woman is Margaret Emma Susan Bowles Toney; *& standing man is possibly Ralph Laird "Peck" Toney.
		Toney, John Harvey (1857-1941) family: possibly Julian Casey & possibly Mamie Casey (1894-1982) & James Walter Bowers & Mary Virginia Bowers (1916-2002) & probably Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney (1888-1966) & Orville Guy "Obbie" Toney, Sr. (1891-1964) & Martha “Emma” Elizabeth Toney (1916-1965) & Virginia Dare "Jenny" Toney (1903-1994) & Margaret Emma Susan Bowles (1863-1941) & possibly Ralph Laird "Peck" Toney (1898-1975) Group/ Residence photo of the home and family of John Harvey Toney & Emma Susan Bowles Toney was taken in Hansford, Kanawha Co., WV, in 1916, and came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty via Mary Jane Vandale Wood. Included (L-R) seated is an unknown child who is not a member of the Toney family;* man peeking behind woman in white dress is possibly Julian Casey; * standing woman is possibly Mamie Casey Toney; *seated man is James Walter Bowers who is holding infant Mary Virginia Bowers Kincaid; * standing woman is probably Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers; * standing man is Orville Guy "Obbie" Toney, Sr. who is holding infant Martha “Emma” Elizabeth Toney Record; * standing girl (with big bow) is Virginia Dare "Jenny" Toney McSurley; * seated woman is Margaret Emma Susan Bowles Toney; *& standing man is possibly Ralph Laird "Peck" Toney.
		Toney, Edna Elsa "Ninny" (1888-1966) & Franklin Nathaniel "Frank" Toney (1882-1965) Group photo, which was taken about 1906, came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty. Included (first 2-Persons, L-R, back row) are Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers & Franklin Nathaniel "Frank" Toney.
		Toney, Edna Elsa "Ninny" (1888-1966) & Mary Virginia Bowers (1916-2002) & Virginia Dare “Jenny” Toney (1903-1994) Group/ Pony-horse photo, which was taken in 1918, came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty. Included (L-R) are Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers & Mary Virginia Bowers Kincaid & Virginia Dare “Jenny” Toney McSurley.
		Toney, Victor Wayne "Uncle Bickie" (1894-1974) & Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney (1888-1966) & John Harvey Toney (1857-1941) & Margaret Emma Susan Bowles (1863-1941) & John Robert Toney (1922-2002) & Mary Jo Toney (1923-2005) & Maxine Genevieve "Bob" Toney (1917-2007) & Mary Virginia Bowers (1916-2002) Group photo, which was taken in Hansford, Kanawha Co., WV, about 1921, came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty. Included (L-R, back row) are Victor Wayne "Uncle Bickie" Toney & Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers & John Harvey Toney & Margaret Emma Susan Bowles Toney. Included (L-R, front row) are John Robert Toney & Mary Jo Toney & Maxine Genevieve "Bob" Toney Surbaugh & Mary Virginia Bowers Kincaid.
		Bowers, Mary Virginia (1916-2002) & Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney (1888-1966) 2-Persons photo, which was taken about 1921, came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty and includes (L-R) Mary Virginia Bowers Kincaid & Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers.
		Toney, Edna Elsa "Ninny" (1888-1966) & Margaret Emma Susan Bowles (1863-1941) & John Harvey Toney (1857-1941) & Virginia Dare "Jenny" Toney (1903-1994) & Franklin Nathaniel "Frank" Toney (1882-1965) & Ralph Laird "Peck" Toney (1898-1975) & Victor Wayne "Uncle Bickie" Toney (1894-1974) & Orville Guy "Obbie" Toney, Sr. (1891-1964) Group photo, which was taken in Hansford, Kanawha Co., WV, in 1930, came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty. Included (L-R, front row) are Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers & Margaret Emma Susan Bowles Toney & John Harvey Toney & Virginia Dare "Jenny" Toney McSurley. Included (L-R, back row) are Franklin Nathaniel "Frank" Toney & Ralph Laird "Peck" Toney & Victor Wayne "Uncle Bickie" Toney & Orville Guy "Obbie" Toney, Sr.
		Kincaid, Warren Howard (1913-2002) & Mary Virginia Bowers (1916-2002) & Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney (1888-1966) Group photo came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty. Included (L-R, back row) are Warren Howard Kincaid & Mary Virginia Bowers Kincaid. Included (front row at right) is Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers.
		Toney, Edna Elsa "Ninny" (1888-1966) & Virginia Dare "Jenny" Toney (1903-1994) Group photo of Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers (at far left) & Virginia Dare "Jenny" Toney McSurley (at far right) came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty.

Documents

Toney, Edna Elsa "Ninny": Memorial for Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney (1888-1966)
Memorial for Edna Elsa "Ninny" Toney Bowers came from The Book of Toney by Brenda Kincaid Beatty.

Notes
Source:
Brenda Kincaid Beatty:
Name & dates including other nicknames: "Elsie" "Aunt Nin"