1882 History of Linn County, Missouri

 

BIOGRAPHIES

 

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STONE

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Albert STONE                                                                                                 Baker Township, page 819

 

   The subject of this sketch was to the manor born, being of Baker township, Linn county, born April 7, 1844.  His father and grandfather were born in Virginia, and his mother in Howard county, Missouri.  Mr. Stone has always lived in Baker township, engaged in farming.  He served one term, and was elected to a second term as township assessor under the first adoption of the township organization in this county.  He was prevented from completing his second term by abolition of the system of organization.  On the twenty-ninth day of August, 1865 he was married to Miss Maria E. Roberts.  She died September 2, 1876, having borne him four children, all of whom survive.  Their names are, Robert L., William W., Mary J., and Arthur M.  Mr. Stone was a second time married September 25, 1878, to Miss Sarah E. Cable, a native of Wolf county, Kentucky, and daughter of Joseph and Margaret Cable.  Two children have been born of this second union, named Emma Alma, and Orie Ellen.  Mr. Stone is a member of the Baptist Church, and his wife of the Christian Church.  He has his homestead, in section three, township fifty-nine, range eighteen, well improved, with good residence and barn, and a fine young orchard.  He owns three improved farms, aggregating six hundred acres in all. 

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Benjamin F. STONE                                                                Benton Township., page 776

 

  Mr. Stone was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, September 22, 1822.  His parents were Aaron and Priscilla Stone, both of whom were na-tives of Pennsylvania.  Benjamin lived in his native State till 1858, when he moved to Missouri and located in Benton township, Linn county, on the place where he still resides.  While living back East, he was engaged in buying and selling stock, but on coming to this county gave his attention wholly to farming.  When the civil war began, Mr. Stone entered the Union service in Company F, of the First Missouri State Militia.  His first fight was with General Porter, over on “Painter” (Panther) Creek, in Macon county.  He was in the Marshall, Saline county, fight, against General Shelby, and was also at the defense of Jefferson City, during Price’s last raid.  He was in a ‘bush’ fight with Quantrell, after that famous guerrilla had sacked Lawrence.  He was never wounded or captured.  Just before the war Mr. Stone was elected justice of the peace, and after the war served by appointment as a registration officer, and was subsequently elected supervisor.  Mr. Stone claims to have brought the finest horse—a “Black Hawk Morgan”—that ever came to Linn county.  He now has on hand a lot of very fine cattle, almost thorough-breds.  He has a good farm of one hundred and seventy acres, which he knows well how to cultivate.  He was married in his native county, October 6, 1847, to Miss Mary Boughner.  They have had seven children, four of whom still survive.  Mr. Stone is not a member of any church, nor secret order, though he was formerly an Odd Fellow.”

 

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