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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Transcribed, in total, by kkfitch © 2009. All Rights Reserved.