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From Past and present of Livingston County, Missouri : a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement (1913), History of Caldwell and Livingston counties, Missouri, written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of their townships, towns and villages, together w (1886)
JOHN C. STONE
(Farmer and Stock-raiser and Merchant, Utica).
The sketch which immediately precedes this is that of Mr. Stone's father, Judse John Stone, one of the most highly respected citizens that Livino'ston county has ever had; and among the family of children which he has given to the world there is none more deserving: of success than he whose name heads this sketch. John C. Stone is known to almost everybody in this vicinity, for he was born at Utica January 17, 1839, and has continued to make his home here since that time, occupied in either agricultural pursuits or active business. After he had acquired a good common schooling he began farming with his father and in 1860 took charge of the home farm, the senior Stone having retired from active management of the place. Up to 1882 he continued to be so occupied but in March, of that year, he and Dr. J. C. Waters opened a general store at Utica in which Mr. Stone has since been interested, and besides this he continues to conduct the farm, a portion of his land being rented. The position which this mercantile establishment has taken is a sound, substantial one and its proprietors have proven themselves to be men of such energy, perseverance and progressive spirit that good results are bound to follow. Close attention to each detail of every duty is doubtless one great secret of Mr. Stone's prosperity. He Avas united in marriage with Miss Eliza Harper in 1866, whose father, John S. Harper, was one of the earliest settlers in this portion of Missouri, and at present a resident of Dade county. He is about 70 years of age; his wife was formerly Miss Juliet A. Butts, a Virginian by nativity. Mrs. S. was the second child of her parents' family and is the oldest now living. They have three sons: Charles H., born October 2, 1867; AVillie, born April 29, 1871, and Harry B,, born March 19, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Stone are members of the Baptist Church at Utica. He belongs to Benevolence Lodge No. 170, A. F. and A. M., of Utica.
As printed in History of Caldwell and Livingston counties, Missouri, written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of their townships, towns and villages, together w (1886). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
JOHN C. STONE.
John C. Stone occupies an enviable position in agricultural circles in Livingston county as one of the largest landed proprietors of Green township. He owns three hundred and eighty-five acres of fertile land on sections 30 and 31, one hundred and fifty acres of timber land on sections 18 and 19 and one hundred and twenty-five acres on section 25, in all five hundred and eighty acres. He is a native son of Livingston county and one of its early pioneers, having not only been an interested witness of the changes that have occurred but a helpful and cooperant factor in the general advancement and development. He was born in Utica, Missouri, January 17, 1839, and is a son of John and Susanne (Stover) Stone. John Stone, the father, was one of the first settlers in this part of the country, having come here in 1837. He, to a large extent, enjoyed the esteem and good-will of his contemporaries and was called upon to serve in various public capacities, among which was that of judge of the county court. All his life he was an ardent democrat and supported the principles of this party. He died in 1893, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years, his wife preceding him in 1886, and both are buried in the
As printed in Past and present of Livingston County, Missouri : a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement (1913). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: John C. Stone
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