San Luis Obispo-Ventura-Tuolumne County CA Archives Biographies.....Stone, George 1830 - 1882
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Author: Thompson & West (1883)

GEORGE STONE

Was a veteran of the war with Mexico and a pioneer of California, born in the
State of New York, in 1830, and dying at Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, April
7, 1882. During his youthful years he was a resident of the State of his birth,
and at the breaking out of the war with Mexico, he volunteered, young as he was,
in the service of his country, and marched to the battle-field. After serving
through the war he came to California, and settled in San Buenaventura in 1849.
He soon thereafter went to the mines in Sonora, Tuolumne County, where he
remained one year, when he returned to San Buenaventura and took charge of a
store for Isaac Callahan. Shortly thereafter Mr. Callahan died, and Mr. Stone
removed to Santa Barbara. There he arranged with Capt. Isaac J. Sparks to take
his rancho of Arroyo Grande with stock on shares, and moved upon the place and
took possession. He then returned to San Buenaventura and married Mrs. Callahan,
the widow of his former employer, who survives her husband.

  In 1858, Mr. Stone went to Mexico, where he remained two years, returning to
California in 1860, much broken in health. After his return to Santa Barbara he
received the appointment of Under-Sheriff from Sheriff Dennis, and was
subsequently invited by the leading men to stand as candidate for Sheriff. This
he declined, as he could not neglect the interests of Captain Sparks on the
Arroyo Grande Rancho, to which he returned. That property being in San Luis
Obispo County, he was, in 1863, nominated by the Republicans of that county for
the office of Sheriff. In this contest he was unsuccessful, as is shown in the
chapter devoted to political history in this work. In 1864 culminated the
succession of dry years that brought ruin to all the cattle-growers of the
southern country. All the stock upon the Arroyo Grande died, and Mr. Stone was
left without employment. He then received the appointment of Revenue Assessor
for his district, which office he filled to the satisfaction of the Government
and people. For many years he was a resident of the county, and during his long
life in the State maintained the kind regards and high respect of all who knew
him. He died at Cayucos, April 7, 1882, leaving a wife and six grown children.
George W. M. Stone, the eldest son of George Stone, upon his father's death,
returned to Cayucos from his temporary residence in Los Angeles, and assumed the
management of the Exchange Hotel, which his father had conducted previous to his
decease. In this he is at present engaged, with the determination to maintain it
as a first-class hotel in every respect.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
CALIFORNIA

WITH

Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
OF ITS
PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS.


OAKLAND, CAL.
THOMPSON & WEST

1883.


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