Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney

1879 - 1942  (62 years)

• Name	Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney
  Birth	17 Dec 1879	Boone Co., WV; lived in Racine, Boone Co., WV
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Sep 1942	Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; burial; Bloomingrose, WV
  Person ID	I7457	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Hazel Morris,   b. 24 Aug 1905, Mason Co., WV; lived in Racine, Boone Co., WV & Fraziers Bottom, Putnam Co., WV d. Dec 1981, Burial: Mt. Olive United Methodist Ch. Cem., Milton, Cabell Co., WV (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F2988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Toney, Izora Lee "Izorie" (1889-1986) & Howard Stewart & Maude Ann Toney (1886-1913) & Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney (1879-1942) & Emsy E. "Big" (twin) Toney (b. 1880) & Hettie J. Workman (b.1890) & Riley Kirby & Roma Stewart **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. Group photo, which was taken 1905-1906, came from the Midkiff/ Toney Collection by Georgia Toney Elkins via Mary Jane Vandale Wood. Included (L-R, back row) are Izora Lee "Izorie" Toney Thomas & Howard Stewart & Maude Ann Toney Skidmore & Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney. Included (L-R, front row) are Emsy E. "Big" (twin) Toney & Hettie J. Workman & Riley Kirby & Roma Stewart.
  		Toney, Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" (1879-1942) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. Individual photo, which was probably taken 1900-1910, came from the Midkiff/ Toney Collection by Georgia Toney Elkins via Mary Jane Vandale Wood.
  		Toney, Izora Lee “Izorie”(1889-1986) & Maude Ann Toney (1886-1913) & Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney (1879-1942) & Hillard Toney (1900-1995) & Opal Thomas (1910-1976) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. Group/ Pet/ Dog photo was taken in WV about 1913 and came from the Midkiff/ Toney Collection by Georgia Toney Elkins via Mary Jane Vandale Wood. Included (L-R) are Izora Lee “Izorie” Toney Thomas & Maude Ann Toney Skidmore & Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney & Hillard Toney. In front are Opal Thomas Brown Meadows & the dogs Bounce & Fido.
  		Toney, Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" (1879-1942)**SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. Individual photo was taken about 1919, in WV, and came from the Toney Collection by Mary Jane Vandale Wood.
  		Toney, Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" (1879-1942) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. Residence/ Building photo of Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney’s home was taken in WV about 1942 and came from Mary Jane Vandale Wood and Gary Weaver.

  
  

  Documents

  Toney, Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck": Death Certificate of Robert Poindexter "Uncle Deck" Toney (1879-1942) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. Death Certificate 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).

  
  

• 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: Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark & Mary Jane Vandale Wood: Nickname 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). Places & dates & occupation of coal miner Source: SEE SHARON LAY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1122036&id=I52391862 Toney: Sharon Lay: ID: I52391862 Name: Robert Poindexter TONEY Given Name: Robert Poindexter Surname: Toney Sex: M Birth: 17 Dec 1880 in Bloomingrose Boone Co. Wv Change Date: 16 Jan 1999 Father: Robert TONEY b: 18 Mar 1850 in Peytona Boone Co. wv Mother: Margaret Susan MIDKIFF b: 16 Nov 1857 in Marriage 1 Hazel MORRIS b: 1880 in (Donna Forney Clark: see date correction below.)