BIO:  John STONER, Jr., York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Wrightsville Borough and Hellam Township, Pg 82

JOHN STONER, Jr., son of John and Sarah Stoner, was born March 30, 1840, was 
reared a farmer, and was educated in the public schools.  For several years he 
assisted in his father’s mill, and in the spring of 1873 took charge of the home 
farm.  In the fall of 1877 he bought his present property of sixty acres at 
Stoner’s Station, on which he has a fine dwelling, a large barn, four tenements, 
a blacksmith shop, and a two-story stone warehouse 30x60 feet, the property 
costing him about $16,000 at public sale.  He deals largely in grain, flour, 
feed stuff, coal, lime, etc., and leaf tobacco.  October 17, 1872, he married 
Sarah E., daughter of Daniel and Sarah Smyser.  The result of this union has 
been three children:  Harry S., Margie E. and Howard S.