John Edward Toney b. 21 Jun 1851 Big Coal, Boone Co., (West) VA d. 24 Jan 1933 Colusa Co., CA; burial: Colusa Community Cem., Colusa, Colusa Co., CA: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1851 - 1933 (81 years)

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Name	John Edward Toney
Birth	21 Jun 1851	Big Coal, Boone Co., (West) VA
Gender	Male
Death	24 Jan 1933	Colusa Co., CA; burial: Colusa Community Cem., Colusa, Colusa Co., CA
Person ID	I4371	forneyclark
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Father	Poindexter "Decker" Toney, II, b. Mar 1818, Boone Co., (West) VA d. Racine, Boone Co., WV
Mother	Elizabeth Jarrett, b. 1824, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 1864 (Age 40 years)
Marriage	14 Feb 1850	Boone Co., (West) VA
Family ID	F1463	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mary Jane Gillispie, b. 5 Oct 1851, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 7 Mar 1907, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 55 years)

Marriage 25 Dec 1879 Kanawha Co., WV

Children

	1. Emsy E. "Big" (twin) Toney, b. 17 Oct 1880, Racine, Boone Co., (West) VA; lived in Colusa, CA
	2. Poindexter Edward "Toad" (twin) Toney, b. 17 Oct 1880, Racine, Boone Co., WV; Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA d. 23 May 1957, Tulare Co., CA; burial: Colusa Co., CA (Age 76 years)
	3. Elizabeth Margaret "Aunt Lizzy" Toney, b. Oct 1882, Boone Co., WV; lived in Bownemont, WV
	4. David James Toney, b. 10 Dec 1883 d. 1886-1887, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV (Age 3 years)
	5. Ethel Toney, b. 5 Jan 1886 d. 24 Dec 1907, Colusa Co., CA; burial: Colusa Community Cem., Colusa, Colusa Co., CA (Age 21 years)
	6. Thurman "Boss" Toney, b. 6 Aug 1888, lived in Comfort, Boone Co., WV d. Jan 1967, lived in Racine, Boone Co., WV (Age 78 years)
	7. Phillip "Hugh" "Phil" Toney, b. 14 Aug 1890, Racine, Boone Co., WV d. 19 Oct 1971, Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA (Age 81 years)
	8. Harvey Peals Toney, b. 9 Jun 1893, Boone Co., WV; lived in Colusa, CA d. 22 Dec 1958, Burial: Colusa Community Cem., Colusa, Colusa Co., CA (Age 65 years)
	9. Harry Richard Toney, b. 12 Dec 1895, Boone Co., WV; lived in Charleston, WV d. 25 Jun 1969, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 73 years)

Family ID F1692 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Jun 2026

Family 2	Mary Frances "Fannie" McCombs\Newton, b. 5 Apr 1869, Colusa, Colusa Co., CA d. 14 Oct 1942, Colusa Co., CA; burial: Colusa Community Cem., Colusa, Colusa Co., CA (Age 73 years)
Marriage	ABT. 1910
Family ID	F2920	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Photos » Slide Show		Toney, John Edward (1851-1933) Individual photo/ Tintype was possibly taken in WV, in the late 1870's or in the 1880's, and came from the Toney Collection by Mary Jane Vandale Wood. This tintype was originally in a photo album owned by Mary Jane Gillispie Toney (1851-1907). Michael Warren identified this photo as John Edward Toney (1851-1933). [For Admin: tintype is titled: UN,TonGil,4.jpg)
		Toney, John Edward (1851-1933) & Mary Frances "Fannie" McCombs/Newton (1869-1942) 2-Persons/ Postcard/ (possible) Wedding photo of (L-R) Mary Frances "Fannie" McCombs/Newton Bond Toney & John Edward Toney was taken or dated May 28, 1910. This postcard photo was addressed to Elizabeth Toney Harless and was postmarked from Salt Lake City, UT. Photo came from the Toney Collection by Mary Jane Vandale Wood via Joel Adkins.
		Toney, John Edward (1851-1933) & Mary Frances "Fannie" McCombs/Newton (1869-1942) 2-Persons photo was probably taken in Colusa, CA, and came from the Bond/ Toney Collection by Patti Jones. Included (L-R) are John Edward Toney & Mary Frances "Fannie" McCombs/Newton Bond Toney.
		Toney, John Edward (1851-1933) & sons Group photo was taken in 1932 and came from the Toney Collection by Mary Jane Vandale Wood. John Edward Toney is in the back row, 3rd from the left, wearing a dark hat.

Documents

Toney, John Edward: Obituary of John Edward Toney (1851-1932)
Obituary of John Edward Toney was provided by Mary Jane Vandale Wood.

Headstones

Toney, John Edward (1851-1933)
John Edward Toney (1851-1933); Colusa Community Cemetery, Colusa, Colusa Co., CA. Photo of this headstone came from the Bond/ Toney Collection by Patti Jones.

Notes

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Donna Forney Clark:
US Census June 1900:
Boone County, WV:
Name & birth date & age
John Toney, June 1851, 48 y/o?
Mary Jane Toney, October 1851, 48 y/o
Emsie Toney, October 1880, 19 y/o
Poindexter E., October 1880, 19 y/o
Elizabeth Toney, October 1882, 17 y/o
Ethel Toney, January 1886, 14 y/o
Thurmon Toney, August 1888, 11 y/o
Hugh P. Toney, July 1890, 9 y/o
Harvey P. Toney, June 1893, 6 y/o
Harry M. Toney, December 1895, 4 y/o
Mamie E. Toney, February 1874, 26 y/o Boarder, Occupation: Teacher
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Source:
SEE SHARON LAY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1122036&id=I52391816
Toney:
Sharon Lay:
Birth date
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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:
Names, dates, & places
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Source:
Mary Jane Vandale Wood:
Precise death date & place (December 1932)
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Source:
Dorothy Jane Ayers Buckley via Mary Jane Vandale Wood:
Obituary for John E. Toney:
John E. Toney
Former Boone Man
Dead in California
(TMR-Friday, Jan. 27, 1933)
Among the obituaries appearing in the Charleston Gazette, was one stating that word was received on Wednesday of the death of John E. Toney, at Colusa, California.
Mr. Toney was a former resident of Racine and was a deputy sheriff under E. D. Stollings for a four year term. He left for California about 25 years ago, where he resided until his death. He was 81 years of age.
Surviving are the widow, one daughter, Mrs. W. T. Harless of Bownemont and six sons, T.E. and Hugh Toney of Lodi, Calif.; Harvey and Emsy Toney of Colusa.
Truman Toney of Comfort and Harry R. Toney of Charleston. In addition 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren and several more distant relatives survive.
Mr. Toney was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the following fraternal bodies: Masons, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Senior Order of United American Mechanics. No information was received on funeral arrangements.
[Donna Forney Clark: I believe T. E. Toney is Poindexter E. Toney and that Truman Toney is Thurmon Toney.]
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Juanita Arnold:
John E. Toney is listed in the California Census records as married to Mary F. who was born in California. He has Bond step-children: They are Gladys A. Bond, b. 1898; Clyde L. Bond, b. 1899; Francis J. Bond, b. 1902. Mary F. and her children were all born in California.
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Patti Jones:
Place of burial & life dates came from Cemetery Inscriptions of Colusa County, California, Volume III, Compiled and Published by Colusa County Genealogical Society, PO Box 973, Williams, CA 95987 1992, with thanks to members Ida Frank of Willows and Marjorie Griffith of Avery for a monumental job of coordinating the facts, typing and indexing these books for publication.
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