Title: History of Clinton and Caldwell Counties: Missouri (1923); pages 721-722

Legran[d] Stone, a farmer of New York Township, was born Feb. 5, 1852, in Carroll County, Virginia, the son of George W. and Mary Ann (Burcham) Stone.

George W. Stone was a native of Carroll County, Virginia, where he spent his entire life. He became a prominent farmer, owning 210 acres of well improved land, and also engaged in stock raising. During the Civil War Mr. Stone enlisted and served throughout the war. He was a Republican and a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Stone died March 29, 1879, and his wife died in 1906. They were the parents of the following children: Byron, deceased; LeGrand, the subject of this sketch; Thomas J., deceased; Vienna, the widow of Floyd Sumner, living on the old homestead in Virginia; Stephan, deceased; Emma, living in Marion County, Virginia; and Arbula Ellen, the wife of William Cooley, farmer, Carroll County, Virginia.

LeGrand Stone was reared on his father’s farm in Virginia and attended the district schools. He then engaged in farming on rented land for several years, after which he purchased a farm. In 1904 Mr. Stone moved his family to Missouri and settled on his present farm in New York Township, Caldwell County. He owns 40 acres of land.

On Dec. 12, 1878, Mr. Stone married Julia Edwards, a native of Virginia, and the daughter of J. M. and Elizabeth (Payne) Edwards, both natives of Carroll County, Virginia, and the parents of the following children: James Walter, Civil War veteran, living in Clinton, Mo.; Celia Ellen, deceased; Ira P., retired farmer, Nebraska; Floyd I., Civil War veteran, retired, Chillicothe; Stephan T., deceased; W. M. deceased; K.L., deceased; Sarah, the wife of Alex Amburn; Julia Stone; Elizabeth, the wife of T. J. Edwards, farmer, Virginia; and Columbus J., living in California. To LeGrand and Julia (Edwards) Stone ten children have been born, as follows: Florence, the wife of John Hall, farmer, Pleasant Ridge; Craig, farmer, living on the home place; Lee Albert, farmer, Estherville; Frederick, farmer, living west of Braymer; Linnie, the wife of Albert Houghton, farmer, Kingston; Moreau, school teacher in St. Joseph; Ella, the wife of Wallace Robb, Chicago; Leona, the wife of Lawrence A. Goodnow, farmer, living near Braymer; George W., farmer, Wisconsin; and Edward, farming the home p lace. Mr. and Mrs. Stone have 23 grandchildren.

Mr. Stone is a Republican and has served as constable of New York Township for four terms. He is a member of the Christian Church of Pleasant Ridge and is a substantial and dependable citizen of Caldwell County.

Title: History of Clinton and Caldwell Counties: Missouri (1923)

Authors: C. P. Johnston, W. H. S. McGlumphy

Edition: illustrated

Publisher: Higginson Book Company, 2007ISBN0740456202, 9780740456206

Length: 900 pages

Subjects: History / United States / General

Legrand Stone