“William Toney Irvin was born in Johnson City, TN, on May 31, 1912 to the late Toney and Vera Irvin. At the age of nine the family moved to Ithaca. There William completed high school and united in Holy Matrimony with Emelia Evelyn Marcus on June 24, 1937….”

“Obituaries: William Toney Irvin,” Ithaca Journal, December 17, 1999, 4.