Individual Details

John Hubert STONE

(5 Mar 1858 - 30 Nov 1930)

Events

Birth	5 Mar 1858	Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage	22 Jul 1885	Poweshiek, Iowa, USA - Elizabeth SHADEL
Description	1911
Biography	1911
Burial	1930	Sheridan Cemetery, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Death	30 Nov 1930	Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Reference No		976

Families

Spouse	Elizabeth SHADEL (1865 - 1951)
Child	Mary Vivian "Vivian" STONE ( - 1967)
Child	Lewis C. STONE ( - 1972)
Child	Henry Edward STONE (1886 - 1967)
Child	Fred T. STONE (1888 - 1972)
Child	Nellie Elizabeth STONE (1890 - 1979)
Child	John L. STONE (1892 - 1893)
Child	George A. STONE ( - 1967)

Father	Theopholus Lindsey STONE (1827 - 1895)
Mother	Priscilla TURNER (1830 - 1859)
Sibling	George Turner STONE (1854 - 1941)
Sibling	Edwin W. STONE (1855 - 1924)

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Biography

John H. Stone
Among the natives of the Keystone state who have attained marked success as farmers in Poweshiek county is John H. Stone, the owner of a valuable farm in Grinnell township, which he acquired through his industry and practical knowledge of his calling. He was born in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1858, a son of Linza and Priscilla (Turner) Stone, the former of whom was born in England and the latter in Pennsylvania. The mother died in 1860, and six years later the father came west with his family to Tama county, Iowa, and subsequently established his home in Madison township, Poweshiek county. He died in Tama county in 1895.
John H. Stone changed his residence several times, living in Sheridan township for sixteen years, after which he settled in Grinnell township where he now lives. He received his education in the common schools, but being the possessor of good faculties of observation and reflection, he has in the course of his life acquired considerable knowledge not found in books. His well improved farm of three hundred and twenty acres is under a high state of cultivation and produces gratifying annual returns. He makes a specialty of raising cattle and hogs for the market and is more than ordinarily successful, as he has mastered the business in all its details and devoted to it his best energies.
In July, 1885, Mr. Stone was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Shadel, who was born in Illinois and is a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Stacey) Shadel. Her father was born in Germany and the mother in Switzerland. They came to this country and were married in Illinois, and later removed to Sheridan township, Poweshiek county, Iowa, becoming closely identified with the agricultural interests of the county. They are now living at Tama. Mr. and Mrs. Stone are the parents of six children, namely: Henry E., Fred T., Nellie E., George A., Louis C. and Mary Vivian.
Mr. Stone has been a resident of Iowa since his childhood, and few men in the state have a more comprehensive knowledge of its agricultural resources and possibilities. He has demonstrated the beneficial results of systematic application to agriculture and stock-raising and ranks among the substantial and enterprising men of the county. Politically he adheres to no party, preferring to cast his vote independently and be governed by the conditions prevailing at the time of the election, rather than by any party platform. Fraternally he is a valued member of Sheridan Lodge, No. 303, M. W. A.
Source: History of Poweshiek County, Iowa: a record of settlement ..., Volume 2
By Leonard Fletcher Parker
Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer

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