Clearfield County PA Archives - Photos: STONE, John Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ellis Michaels, , Oct 2008 Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ ________________________________________________ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/photos/stone-john.txt Photo may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/photos/stone-john.jpg John Stone, leading citizen of Clearfield County photo scanned from Roland D. Swoopes "Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, PA and Representative Citizens", published 1911, page 392 (viii) JOHN STONE, merchant, farmer and stockraiser, in Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Pa., is also a prominent factor in public affairs in this section and stands as one of the representative men. In addition to his store property he owns 325 acres of valuable land. He was born in Boggs Township, August 21, 1845, and is a son of Alexander and Mary (Kephart) Stone. Alexander Stone was born in England but spent the larger part of his life in the United States. He owned and operated farm land in Boggs Township for many years and was proprietor of a hotel at Stoneville, Pa. He married Mary Kephart, who was born in Clearfield County, Pa., a daughter of Andrew Kephart, of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Stone were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They had the following children born to them: Elizabeth, who is deceased, was the wife of Daniel Dugan; Jane, who is the wife of John Blair; Mary Ann, who is now deceased, was the wife of Patrick Gallagher; Charlotte, who is deceased; and John, who was the youngest born of the family. John Stone, the youngest born and the only son of his parents, was given excellent educational advantages, attending the public schools and Clearfield Academy. In his youth and in this neighborhood, the majority of the young men earned their first money through work in the woods and Mr. Stone has been interested to some degree in lumbering all his life since, in addition to farming. He inherited 100 acres of the homestead and later purchased 125 acres from Daniel Ross, and subsequently 100 acres more, from Latimer Barger. He engages in general farming and deals quite extensively in stock. His general store is located in the village of Stoneville. He has been an active and useful citizen in his section since early manhood. He was reared in the Democratic party and has continued his identification with the same. For fifteen years Mr. Stone has served as school director and has been township assessor two terms and township auditor for the same length of time. Mr. Stone was married first to Miss Josephine Lumadue, a daughter of William and Mary Lumadue, natives of Clearfield County. To this marriage four children were born: Alexander, William, Franklin and Harry. He was married second to Miss Emma Odell, a daughter of John and Mary Ann Odell, early settlers in this section and residents of Wallaceton. Three children have been born to this marriage: Sybil, who is the wife of Geo. Pearson; Ara, who is the wife of George Stover; and John O. Mr. Stone and family attend the Methodist Episcopal church. He belongs to the Grange.