John William Toone

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Toone was born in July 1842, in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, his father, James A Toone, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Margaret Loftin, was 37. He married Martha E Cross in June 1869, in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Chickasaw Nation Reservation, Murray, Oklahoma, United States in 1900. He died in Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States, and was buried in Coleman Cemetery, Lyles, Hickman, Tennessee, United States.

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John William Toone
1842–
Martha E Cross
1847–1910
Marriage: June 1869
Bettie Toone
1870–
Fanny Ella Toone
about 1871–1956
Ann Toone
about 1873–
Mamie Toone
about 1875–
John W Toone
1877–
Toone
about 1886–1900
Lewis Henry Toone
1879–1950
Samuel A. Toone
1880–1935
Milton Bates Toone
1882–
Joseph Pope Toone
1884–1956

Sources (22)

  • J W Toone, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John W. Toone - Government record: Census record: birth-name: John W. Toone
  • Jno W Toone, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.

about 1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (Leicestershire): variant of Town .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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