Washington Co., AR - Biographies - J. M. Toney

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J. M. Toney, a leading citizen, stock trader and farmer of Richland 
Township, Washington Co., Ark., is a native of Lawrence County, Mo., 
born on the 12th of November, 1855, and is a son of Capt. J. C. and 
Elizabeth (Johnston) Toney, whose sketch appears in this work. Owing 
to the early death of his mother J. M. Toney was reared by his 
grandfather, J. W. Johnston, in Lawrence County, Mo. Mr. Johnston was 
born in Tennessee, and moved to Missouri at an early day, and became a 
very prominent citizen of Lawrence County. He was a Republican, and 
died in 1874 at the age of seventy years. At the age of twenty-one J. 
M. Toney left home and began traveling in the West. He was engaged in 
no particular business, but the most of his attention was given to 
stock trading, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, California, Oregon, Colorado and 
the Territories being the scenes of his operations. At the end of six 
years he located in Madison County, Ark., but in 1884 located on his 
present excellent farm in Washington County, where he bears the 
reputation of being a hardworking and prosperous farmer. February 3, 
1884, he was married to Marietta Vail, a daughter of J. T. Vail, who 
was a leading citizen of Madison County. Mr. Vail was born in North 
Carolina, and married Elizabeth Robertson. He moved to Dyer County, 
Tenn., in the spring of 1847, and from there to Arkansas in 1866; he 
died in 1872. Elizabeth Vail was the mother of nine children, six now 
living, two sons, G. F. and J. R., now in Madison County, Ark., and 
four daughters. Mrs. Hattie Warren, Mrs. Toney, Mrs. Mattie Bishop, 
and Alice, unmarried, who lives with her two brothers. Mrs. Toney was 
born in Dyer County, Tenn., April 7, 1859, and became the mother of 
four children, only one of whom is now living, Eula Lou, born August 
6, 1885. Mr. Toney is a Republican in his political views.