Miriam (Meader) Stone (1832 - 1917)

Wife of Hubbard Stone — married 14 Sep 1854 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Biography

Miriam was born in 1832. She was the daughter of Daniel Meader and Miriam Estell.

She married Hubbard Stone on 14 Sep 1854 in Hamilton County, Ohio.^[1]

In 1856 the young family moved to Keokuk, Iowa where her husband worked in the real estate business.^[2] They were still living there at the time of the 1860 Census.^[3]

On 18 Dec 1861 her husband joined the 57th Ohio Infantry Regiment. Following the war, her husband returned home to Cincinnati, Ohio where he briefly worked as a merchant with her father, Daniel Meader.^[4]

Around this time, they appear to have briefly moved to Louisiana. She and her husband had one daughter there:^[5]

1. Bettie Stone (b. ~1866)

By 1870, the family had moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas, where her husband worked as a merchant.^[2][5] They continued to live in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas for the remainder of her life, appearing there in the 1880, 1900, and 1910 Censuses.^[6][7][8]

Her husband passed away on 25 Dec 1909 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.^[9][10] He is buried at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.^[11]

She passed away on 04 Mar 1917. She was buried by her husband at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016." FamilySearch. 29 September 2021. Hubbard Stone and Meriam Meader, 1854.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. pp. 1369.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860." FamilySearch. 18 February 2021. Hubbard Stone, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990." FamilySearch. 15 February 2022. Hubbard Stone, 1865.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1870." FamilySearch. 28 May 2021. Hubbard Stone, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880." FamilySearch. 13 January 2022. Robert Stone, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900." FamilySearch. 11 March 2022. Hubbard Stone, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910." FamilySearch. Accessed 6 March 2023. Miriam E Stone, Fort Smith Ward 5, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 161, sheet 2A, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 65; FHL microfilm 1,374,078.
9. ↑ "Arkansas, Sebastian County Births and Deaths, 1877-1963." FamilySearch. 3 November 2021. Hubbard Stone, 25 Dec 1909; citing P 10, Fort Smith Public Library, Fort Smith; FHL microfilm 1,034,198.
10. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933." FamilySearch. 19 February 2021. Hubbard Stone, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,217.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 05 March 2023, memorial page for Hubbard Stone (20 Feb 1827–25 Dec 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #3064478, citing Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Terri & Mark (contributor 46494310).
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 05 March 2023, memorial page for Miriam E. Meader Stone (1832–4 Mar 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #3064481, citing Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Terri & Mark (contributor 46494310).