Linus Marshall Toney

1868 - 1945  (77 years)

• Name	Linus Marshall Toney
  Birth	4 Sep 1868	Clear Creek, Raleigh Co., WV
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Dec 1945	Calloway Heights, Raleigh Co., WV; burial: Toney Cem., Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV
  Person ID	I3381	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Poindexter Toney,   b. 1834, Plum Orchard, Fayette Co., (West) VA
  Mother	Louise Williams,   b. 1840, Raleigh Co., (West) VA
  Family ID	F0924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nettie Carrie Massey
  Children	1. Dennie Earl Toney,   b. 13 Jan 1934, Mabscott, Raleigh Co., WV; lived in Beckley, Raleigh, WV d. 19 Jan 1998, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH; Blue Ridge Mem. Gardens, Beckley, Raleigh, WV (Age 64 years)   2. Thelma Geraldine Toney   3. Richard Lee Toney, Sr.,   b. 8 Jun 1945, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV d. 4 Dec 1991, Riverdale, Prince George's Co., MD (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F2697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Alice Jane Williams,   b. 10 Jun 1872, Raleigh Co., WV d. 6 Mar 1940, Burial: Toney Cem., Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1888	Raleigh Co., WV
  Children	1. Haughton Jackson Toney,   b. 14 Apr 1889, Raleigh Co., WV   2. Evelyn Lessie Toney,   b. 30 Aug 1890, Clear Creek, Raleigh Co., WV   3. Robert Lacy Toney,   b. 29 May 1892, Pratt, Kanawha Co., WV   4. Beatrice Toney,   b. 12 Apr 1894, Raleigh Co., WV d. 7 Jan 1954, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV; burial: Sunset Mem., Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 59 years)   5. Lillian Toney,   b. Apr 1894, Raleigh Co., WV   6. Sylvia F. Toney,   b. 21 Nov 1896, Raleigh Co., WV   7. Mamie Toney,   b. May 1898, Raleigh Co., WV   8. Dewey Toney,   b. 10 May 1900, Raleigh Co., WV   9. Velvey Toney,   b. ABT. 1904, Raleigh Co., WV   10. Herbert Toney,   b. ABT. 1906, Raleigh Co., WV   11. Fred Edwin Toney,   b. Jun 1908, Raleigh Co., WV   12. Everette Toney,   b. 4 Nov 1909   d. Apr 1972 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F2886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos		Williams, Alice Jane (1872-1940) & Linus Marshall Toney (1868-1945) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Alice Jane Williams Toney & Linus Marshall Toney came from the Toney Collection by Richard Lee Toney, Jr.
  		Toney, Linus Marshall (1868-1945) & Nettie Carrie Massey (1919-2002) & Dennie Earl Toney (1934-1998) & Thelma Geraldine Toney (1936-1990) Group photo came from the Toney Collection by Richard Toney, Jr. Included (L-R) are Linus Marshall Toney holding Dennie Earl Toney & Nettie Carrie Massey Toney Newsom holding Thelma Geraldine Toney Lamarr.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Amanda E. Douglass: Name & date Source: US 1880 Census of Clear Fork, Raleigh Co., WV: Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Robert P. TONEY Self M Male W 47 WV Farmer WV WV Lousa TONEY Wife M Female W 41 WV Keeping House VA WV John L. TONEY Son S Male W 17 WV Works On Farm WV WV Leander M. TONEY Son S Male W 15 WV Works On Farm WV WV Linus M. TONEY Son S Male W 11 WV Works On Farm WV WV Mark W. TONEY Son S Male W 9 WV WV WV America A. TONEY Dau S Female W 7 WV WV WV Minnie A. TONEY Dau S Female W 5 WV WV WV Source: SEE CHARLES BRAMMER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vassbranches&id=I1049 Vass Branches: Charles Brammer: ID: I1049 Name: Linus Marshall TONEY Sex: M Birth: 4 SEP 1868 in Clear Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia Death: 20 DEC 1945 in Callaway Heights, Raleigh Co., West Virginia Burial: Toney Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia Father: Robert Poindexter TONEY b: OCT 1835 in Virginia Mother: Louisa WILLIAMS b: MAY 1839 in Virginia Marriage 1 Alice Jane WILLIAMS b: 10 JUN 1872 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Married: 11 JUL 1888 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Children Haughton Jackson TONEY b: 14 APR 1889 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Evelyn Lessie TONEY b: 30 AUG 1890 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Robert Lacy TONEY b: 29 MAR 1892 in Prat, Raleigh Co., West Virginia Beatrice TONEY b: APR 1894 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Lillian TONEY b: APR 1894 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Sylvia F. TONEY b: 21 NOV 1896 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Mamie TONEY b: MAY 1898 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Dewey TONEY b: 10 MAY 1900 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Velvey TONEY b: ABT 1904 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Herbert TONEY b: ABT 1906 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Fred Edwin TONEY b: JUN 1908 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia Everet TONEY b: 1910 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia