History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 792. [Nicholas County] [Union Precinct] S. F. STONE, farmer, P. O. Moorefield, born in Bourbon County, Jan. 6, 1832. His grandfather, James Stone, was raised probably in Jessamine County, and married in Bourbon County, Annie Talbert. His maternal grandfather, Hugh Forgey, of Ireland, came very early to Bourbon County, and settled near North Middletown, where he engaged in farming. Asa L. Stone, the father of our subject, was a native of Bourbon County, where he died in 1853, after a useful and well spent life; he had been married twice, the first time to Elizabeth Forgey, who died in 1836, and the second time to her sister, Ludice Forgey. Our subject was raised on the farm, receiving a common school education. On Jan. 9, 1854, he married Sarah J. Potts, daughter of William and Elmira (Hall) Potts of Nicholas County. They have had seven children, six of whom are living: Robert married Ida Berry; Fannie married John McCray of Bourbon; Charlie, Lulie, Gano, Walter, William died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Stone are both members of the Christian Church at Bethel in Bath County. In politics he was a Whig till [sic] the outbreak of the Civil War, since which time he has been a Democrat. He has been a farmer and trader for twenty years in cattle and hogs, and is a partner of J. R. McVey in the horse and mule trade. Stone Talbert Forgey Potts Hall Berry McCray McVey = Bath-KY Jessamine-KY Bourbon-KY Ireland http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/nicholas/stone.sf.txt