Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Stone, Orlando L. 1835 - 
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Author: C. H. Ellis
    ORLANDO L. STONE was born July 24th, 1861, in Madison county, New York, and

came to Wisconsin with his mother when eight years of age.



    Mr. Stone cannot remember of ever seeing his father, who was a soldier in

the Civil War, who suffered a horrible imprisonment in Libby prison, and amid

tortures worse than death, was hurried south from that horrible den, to die in

the summer of 1864 at Macon, Georgia.



    In the fall of 1881, Mr. Stone married Miss Nellie Hall, daughter of Dr.

Samuel Hall, late of Faulkton. To them have been born six children, viz: J.

Weston, Preston, Mina L., Steese, Hattie and Willis. All but Hattie are now

living, she died in the spring of 1908.



    On May 1st, 1902, Mr. Stone's home was made desolate by the death of his

wife, the mother of his children. His children are all at his home, except J.

Weston, the oldest son, who is married and lives in the state of Washington.



    Mr. Stone, like most of Faulk county's pioneers, came here with very little

of this world's goods, but a good share of courage and perseverence. He

successfuly passed through all the hardships and privations of pioneer life and

is now the owner of nine hundred and sixty acres of valuable Dakota land, five

hundred of which is in a fine state of cultivation and the remainder a fenced

pasture, all necessary improved farm machinery, two sets of good farm buildings;

has twenty-five head of horses, seventy head of neat stock and a just claim to

be counted among Faulk county's successful and prosperous farmers.



    Mr. Stone has always taken a lively interest in public affairs and is one of

the influential citizens of the town of DeVoe.



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HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



ILLUSTRATED

19O9

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