Nicholas County, West Virginia    Biography of Frank STONE 

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II
Pg. 472

FRANK STONE is actively identified with one of the important business 
enterprises in the City of Richwood, Nicholas County, where he is bookkeeper 
for the Richwood Store Company.  He was born at Linden, Roane County, West 
Virginia, September 4, 1892, and is a son of Lewis P. and Viola (Looney) 
Stone, both likewise natives of that county, where the former was born in 
1856 and the latter in 1860.  The father is the owner of a fine farm property 
of 350 acres in Roane County, not far distant from productive oil fields in 
that county.  He is a democrat, is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, 
and he and his wife hold membership in the Seventh Day Adventist Church.  Of 
the eight children the eldest is Harry, who is engaged in the sawmill 
business at Clay Court House, Clay County; Sallie, who is the wife of H. A. 
Lawrence, was graduated in one of the state normal schools of West Virginia 
and was a popular teacher prior to her marriage; Samuel is a progressive 
farmer in Roane County; John B. is bookkeeper for the Elk Lick Coal Company 
at Richwood; Frank, of this sketch, was next in order of birth; and Nell, 
Mary and Kate remain at the parental home.

Frank Stone was reared on the home farm and gained his preliminary education 
in the local schools, after which he continued his studies in the high school 
for three years and became a successful teacher in the rural schools of his 
native county.  In 1912 he came to Richwood and became a clerk for the 
Richwood Store Company.  After the lapse of three years he became manager of 
one of the Richwood company's stores in Webster County, where he remained two 
years.  Since that time he has held the position of bookkeeper for the 
Richwood Store Company.  His political support is given to the democratic 
party.  He is secretary of Richwood Lodge No. 122, Ancient Free and Accepted 
Masons, besides being affiliated with Richwood Chapter No. 17, Royal Arch 
Masons, Sutton Commandery No. 16, Knights Templar, and is a Shriner, a member 
of Beni-Kedem Temple at Charleston.

The year 1917 recorded the marriage of Mr. Stone and Miss Velma Wilson, who 
graduated from high school and the training school for nurses at Buckhannon, 
and was in active service as a trained nurse for one year prior to her 
marriage.  Mr. and Mrs. Stone have two children: Jeanette and Allen.