New iTunes Account

When my children try to open their own iTunes accounts, after being under my email address for some time, they get the message that their email addresses are already associated with another Apple ID. This message comes up even after deleting my email address from their devices, to include iCloud, and I removing all devices under my iTunes account. What am I missing?

You can't shift email addresses from one Apple ID to another. If they are to have new iTunes accounts they will have to create new Apple IDs, using new addresses (free ones from Yahoo or GMail would do). It needn't impinge on their use of their present addresses, as they would only get messages regarding their iTunes purcharses.

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Did you ever get around to transfer purchases from your old iPhone to iTunes in your computer. If you did, your ringtone will be there and all you need to do is sync it back to your new iPhone.
Ringtones can only be downloaded once from the iTunes Store that is why the user guides recommend that you transfer purchases from the iPhone to the computer.
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Yes. I would clarify your statement about the "shared" iTunes Library though. If you want each iOS device to have its own music library, you should create separate user accounts for them. Read:
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If you have iTunes 11 turn on the Sidebar. Go to iTunes>View and click on Show Sidebar. You can also do a Crtl+S to show the sidebar. The sidebar is where Devices appears. and Control+B to show the Menu bar
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A much simpler solution would be to go into Settings > Store and turn off Automatic Downloads

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