Washington County ArArchives Biographies.....Stone, Lodowick Brodie ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Sanchez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006574 July 19, 2009, 6:34 pm Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922) LODOWICK BRODIE STONE. Lodowick Brodie Stone, a retired merchant and prominent farmer and stock raiser residing at Fayetteville, was born April 23, 1859, in the house which is still his home. He is a son of Stephen K. Stone, who was long one of the prominent, honored and valued citizens of Arkansas. He was almost a nonagenarian when death called him and had been a resident of Arkansas for nearly seventy years. His birth occurred in Oxford, North Carolina, September 25, 1819. The family is of English origin and was founded in America by Allen Stone, grandfather of Stephen K. Stone. He died in early life, survived by his son, Parker F. Stone, who was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1788. When about fifty-seven years of age Parker F. Stone removed to Arkansas, settling on Lee's creek, near Van Buren, where both he and his wife died. They were married in 1811, Mrs. Stone bearing the maiden name of Kindness Hicks. She was born in Granville county, North Carolina, in 1793. Mr. and Mrs. Parker F. Stone became parents of the following named: Dr. Robert Stone, who spent his life in Stewart county, Tennessee; Harriet, who became the wife of Nathaniel Daniels and died in Mississippi; Sillie, who married Thomas Word and died in Tennessee; Allen, whose death occurred near Van Buren, Arkansas; Mary, who after becoming the widow of James Phillips married a Mr. Miller and died in Tennessee; Stephen K.; and Sophie, who married James Gatlin and departed this life in Tennessee. The youthful training of Stephen K. Stone was that of the farm bred boy and his education was obtained in the military school at Bingham, North Carolina. When fifteen years of age he left home and started out to provide for his own support by clerking in a store at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, while subsequently he became bookkeeper in an auction store in New Orleans, Louisiana. He next proceeded northward by way of the Mississippi as far as Vicksburg and there he again was employed as a salesman and bookkeeper. The 11th of June, 1840, witnessed his arrival in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at which time his cash capital consisted of but four hundred and fifty dollars. Here he entered the employ of others and in 1850 he established a family grocery store, to which he constantly added other lines of goods until he was engaged in the sale not only of groceries but of dry goods, hardware and implements, his original establishment having thus been converted into a small department store. At one time ha retired from active business but later joined a son in another venture, becoming a partner of the firm of B. H. Stone & Company. He possessed marked ability as a financier and displayed sound judgment in everything that he undertook. In order to meet the demands of a constantly expanding business he erected buildings and he also improved vacant property around the square as an investment, realizing the growing importance of the county seat. From time to fine he made purchases of property which constantly increased in value as the district became more thickly settled. Stephen K. Stone was married September 22, 1842, to Miss Amanda Malvina Brodie, a daughter of Lodowick Brodie, who established his home near Fayetteville in 1835. Mr. Brodie left Clarksville, Tennessee, with his family and traveled by wagon to Arkansas in 1834, spending one year in Benton county. He afterward engaged in general merchandising at Fayetteville from 1840 until 1842 and then took up the occupation of farming. Following the discovery of gold in California he made his way to that state and spent two years upon the Pacific coast, making the return trip by way of the Isthmus of Panama. While en route, however, he became ill and died, being buried at sea. His daughter, Mrs. Stone, was but twelve years of age when on horseback she accompanied her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. James Brodie, to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, where she attended school, returning in the same manner in 1840. The father of Mrs. Stone was Lodowick Brodie, who was born at Oxford, North Carolina, September 22, 1800, a son of Dr. John Brodie, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, who was graduated in the University of Edinburgh and in young manhood came to the United States. He wedded Mary Taylor, a cousin of Zachary Taylor, who later became president of the United States. Dr. and Mrs. Brodie were parents of the following named: Dr. John Brodie, Jr.; Thomas; Lewis; David; Nancy, who became the wife of Dr. Kittrell; Mary; Dr. David; Lodowick; Alexander; and James. Dr. Brodie, Sr., resided for many years in Montgomery county, Tennessee, and there both he and his wife lie buried. Lodowick Brodie was active in many ways. He built the first Methodist church in Fayetteville, also the first schoolhouse in the town in 1835. This building afterward became the first female academy west of the Mississippi river. The structure was a brick building and was the first of the kind in the county, occupying the present site of the Fayetteville high school. Lodowick Brodie was married twice. In 1821 he wedded Miss Matilda Anthony, daughter of William B. and Susan (McClain) Anthony, the latter a sister of Charles McClain, a soldier of General Harrison's army in the battle of Tippecanoe, in which he captured an Indian tomahawk that is now an heirloom in the family at Fort Smith. Lodowick and Matilda Brodie became parents of the following named: Crispes, born in 1S22; William, in 1823; Mrs. Stephen K. Stone, born October 15, 1825; and John, born in 1827. After the death of his first wife Mr. Brodie wedded Miss Amanda Malvina Anthony, a sister of bis former wife, and their children were as follows: Prairie. Susan, Adelaide, Jane, Mary, Ella, James. Thomas, Albert and Lewis. The grandfather of Mrs. Amanda M. Stone in the maternal line was William B. Anthony, a gallant soldier of the War of 1812, who enlisted September 24, 1813, as a private in Captain George Smith's company of spies. Dyer's regiment of mounted gunmen, of the Tennessee volunteers. He was honorably discharged April 30, 1814, after which he returned to his home at Gallatin, Sumner county, Tennessee. He reenlisted September 28, 1814, in Captain Moore's company. Second Regiment Mounted Gunmen, as a private, and was killed December 28, 1814, at the battle of Lake Borgne, Louisiana, when in defense of New Orleans under General Jackson. There are many interesting events related in connection with the history of the maternal ancestry from which Stephen K. Stone sprang. His grandfather was Captain Robert Hicks, who was the father of Kindness Hicks. Captain Hicks married a Miss Raven, of French-Huguenot lineage, whose maternal ancestors journeyed to England from France in order to escape the persecutions of the Catholics. They came from England to America during the colonial epoch in the history of the new world. Robert Hicks was a son of John Hicks, who lived for many years on Long Island, and Hicks street in Brooklyn was named in his honor. Captain Hicks spent his youthful days in North Carolina, the family home being there established about the time of the outbreak of the Revolutionary war. He joined the militia troops of North Carolina and at the battle of Guilford Courthouse his company was placed in front of the trained Colonials. Being untrained militia, all fled from the assault of the British save Robert Hicks, who scorned to retreat and single-handed fought the enemy. He finally escaped from the Red Coats, according to the records in the war department at Washington, and shared the dangers and glories of the struggle for independence. The records of North Carolina concerning that period show that Captain Hicks was issued certain certificates in payment for services rendered as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. It was from such ancestry that L. B. Stone sprang in the maternal line. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. Stone, had a family of seven children: Mary, who became the wife of George S. Albright of Fayetteville; Stephen R., a merchant of Olathe. Kansas; Benjamin H., of Fayetteville; William C, of Altus. Oklahoma; Lodowick Brodie, of Fayetteville; Amanda M.; and Albert Brodie, who is engaged in the practice of law. The mother gave the block of ground where the City Hospital of Fayetteville now stands. it then containing only a small brick building. It was her wish and will that this ground be used for the sake of humanity and on the board of trustees she appointed one member from every denomination, both Jews and Gentiles, represented in Fayetteville. Stephen K. Stone was a man of splendid business ability, adaptable, ready, alert and possessed of broad information. He was characterized by a genial manner, affability and generosity and was constantly extending a helping hand where aid was needed. He made a notable record in the achievement of success, hut it was his straightforward and creditable business policy that gained for him the high regard and goodwill of all with whom he came in contact. A contemporary biographer said of him: "In his relation to the city and public generally Mr. Stone was simply a modest, quiet citizen without ambition for politics or for public office. The nearest he came to holding an office was when he was made deputy postmaster at Fayetteville to protect his interests as a bondsman for the postmaster. He was reared a whig but when that party dissolved he became a democrat. He was not a party to any of the events of the Civil war but was in sympathy with the southern cause and gave it his moral support. He was a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church and fraternally he was affiliated with the blue lodge of Masons and with Washington Chapter, No. 1, R. A. M." Lodowick Brodie Stone was educated in the University of Arkansas and in the Emory and Henry College at Emory, Virginia, being thus well qualified for life's practical and responsible duties. He afterward returned home and he and his brother, Benjamin H. Stone, purchased the father's store and carried on mercantile pursuits from 1880 until 1891, winning substantial success during that period. In the latter year they disposed of the store and purchased the farm of David Walker, who had built a large brick house upon the place prior to the Civil war. When hostilities between the North and South occurred Mr. Walker and his family removed southward and after the battle of Prairie Grove the Union army used the house as a hospital. L. B. Stone still owns the farm and he has altogether five hundred and fifty acres, constituting the best and most highly improved farm property in the county. Hereon he raises full-blooded shorthorn cattle, Shropshire sheep and Duroc hogs and is one of the most prominent stock raisers of this section of the state. He has made a most thorough study of scientific methods of farming and stock raising and his wide understanding and unfaltering industry have been strong features in the attainment of his present-day success. In 1884 Mr. Stone was married to Miss Juliet Thurmond, who was born in Nashville, Tennessee, a daughter of James M. and Prairie (Brodie) Thurmond. Her mother was born in a log cabin in Fayetteville. then considered the finest house in the town. Mr. Thurmond was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and they were married near Clarksville, that state. Removing to Fayetteville, Mr. Thurmond engaged in contracting and building. He afterward took up his abode in Texas, where he died in 1906. He was considered a very wealthy man for his day, owning one thousand acres of land, and was also successfully engaged in merchandising To Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond were born three children, of whom two are living, Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Mary Whitcomb, a widow residing in Groesbeck, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Stone have become parents of a son. Dudley, who is engaged in merchandising at Pierce City, Missouri. He married Marie Roberts and they have one daughter, Juliet Annette Stone. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Stone are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, with which they have been identified for many years. The grandfather, Lodowick Brodie, gave the lot upon which the church now stands to the society and thus for several generations representatives of the family have been closely associated with the moral development of the community as promoted through the activities of the Methodist church. In politics Mr. Stone has always been a democrat and he belongs to the Anti Horse-Thief Association. He still owns and occupies the house in which he was born, his father having purchased this large brick residence from Judge David Walker in 1858, the judge having erected the building ten years before. Through various connections Mr. Stone is closely associated with the pioneer development and later history of Fayetteville and the western portion of the state. He has long taken an active and prominent part in public affairs and his labors have been so directed that the results achieved have been most gratifying to the public. His memory forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present and there are few events which have to do with the history of Fayetteville and northwestern Arkansas with which he is not thoroughly acquainted. Additional Comments: Citation: Centennial History of Arkansas Volume II Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1922 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/washington/bios/stone281bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/arfiles/ File size: 13.9 Kb