Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Stoner, Jacob 1824 - 
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Author: History of Grundy Co 1882

Jacob Stoner, farmer, P. O. Verona, is a native of Cumberland County, Penn., 
born January 15, 1824; son of George and Mary Stoner, of Pennsylvania. In 
1835, his parents removed to Summit County, Ohio, where subject resided until 
1845, when he came West, spent some time in Illinois, and, until 1849, was 
traveling in Louisiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. In 1849, he settled in Grundy 
County, Ill., and has been a resident of the county ever since. He now owns a 
farm of 173 acres of improved land in Section 22 of Vienna Township and 
resides two and three-quarter miles northwest from Verona. His land is valued 
at $50 per acre. He was married, in Grundy County, July 4, 1855, to Miss 
Caroline Nance, daughter of Eaton and Mary Nance, formerly of Kentucky. She 
was born in Sangamon County, Ill., January 4, 1838. They have a family of 
seven children, all born in Grundy County - Charles E., born August 2, 1857; 
De Alton, born January 24, 1859; died February 14, 1859; J. Irwin, born 
October 5, 1861; Lulu, born February 29, 1864; Ulysses G., born July 20, 1865; 
Mary C., born December 14, 1867; and Sarah M., born September 6, 1876. Mr. 
Stoner is engaged in general husbandry.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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