Abner Stone (1791 - 1861)

Born 15 Apr 1791 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Jordan) Stone — married 9 Jan 1817 in Lincoln County, Georgia

Died 29 Jul 1861 at age 70 in Dallas County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Abner Stone was born on the 15th April, 1791 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.^[1] Abner is the son of Jesse Stone and Susannah (Suckey) Lightfoot.

Abner married Abigail Jordan in Lincoln County, Georgia on the 19th of January, 1817. Note, Abigail's maiden name is spelled Jourdan in the marriage record.^[2]

Abner is listed in the 1818 Tax Digest of Lincoln County, Georgia, with no slaves, 172 acres of land which adjoined the land of Levi Jordan, and was located on the water course of Cherokee Creek. The tax for the land was 49 1/2 cents.^[3]

Abner appears in the 1850 Federal census in Dallas county, Alabama. Abner's household appears as follows: Abner age 60, occupation: farmer; Abigail age 62; son, J.A. Stone age 23, occupation: farmer; and son Levi Stone age 19, occupation: farmer.^[4]

Abner appears in the 1860 Federal census in Dallas county, Alabama. Abner's household appears as follows: Abner age 69, occupation: farmer; Mrs A. (Abigail) age 72; also living with Abner and his wife were his son and his family: Levi Stone age 29, occupation: farmer; S.R. Stone (Susan R. Stone) age 29; J.A. Stone (James Abner Stone) age 5; R.E. (Rebecca Elizabeth Stone) age 3; and W.P. (William P. Stone) age 2.^[5]

Abner died the 29th July 1861 in Dallas county, Alabama. Abner is buried in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Dallas county, Alabama.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Exact dates of birth and death from Abner's tombstone at the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.
2. ↑ Marriage: Lincoln County, Georgia Marriage Book 1806-1829, page 135. Microfilm record of original marriage book available at: Georgia Archives virtual vault marriage records at the following link below. Note this marriage book is not indexed and the marriage record can be found in the microfilm records on page 62, which is page 135 of the actual marriage book. http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/search/collection/countyfilm/searchterm/Lincoln/field/county/mode/exact/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc/cosuppress/0
3. ↑ "Some Early Tax Digests of Georgia" Collected and Edited by Ruth Blair State Historian and Director, published by The Georgia Department of Archives and History, 1926; page 78.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPB-1PC : 12 April 2016), Abner Stone, Dallas county, Dallas, Alabama, United States; citing family 171, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-YTH3 : 13 December 2015), Abner Stone, 1861; Burial, Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States of America, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 70561594, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database with photo of tombstone, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-YTH3 : 13 December 2015), Abner Stone, 1861; Burial, Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States of America, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 70561594, Find a Grave...

Acknowledgements

• Original research by Carolyn Wilder based on documents found in her research of her Stone family in the records of various states and counties across the Southeastern United States.