James M Stone (abt. 1834 - 1863)

Born about 1834 in Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America

Died 12 Apr 1863 at about age 29 in Sawson General Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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Biography

1850 Federal Census, Fayette County, Indiana

Silas and is family are living in Orange Township when the 1850 Census was enumerated. Both he and his wife are listed as being born in Kentucky with all the children being born in Indiana.

• Silas Stone (Head) Age 48 (Millwright)
• Martha Stone (Wife) Age 43
• E S Stone (Son) Age 25 (Cabinet Maker)
• Allen Thomas Stone (Son) Age 21 (Farmer)
• James M Stone (Son) Age 16 (Miller)
• Henry Stone (Son) Age 13
• Desdemona Stone (Daughter) Age 9
• Matilda Stone (Daughter) Age 7
• John Stone (Son) Age 5
• Sarah Stone (Daughter) Age 2

Marriage

James Stone was granted a Marriage License on 26 Feb 1858 in Fayette County, Indiana. They were married on 28 Feb 1858 by Minister William Sparks

1860 Federal Census, Fayette County, Indiana

James and his young family are living in Columbia where he is supporting his family as a farmer. Little did they know that he would soon be taken from them due to the Civil War.

• James M Stone (Head) Age 26
• Delila E Stone (Wife) Age 20
• Martha A Stone (Daughter) Age 2
  

  Private James Stone served in the United States Civil War.
  Enlisted: Aug 19 1862
  Mustered out: Apr 12 1863
  Side: USA
  Regiment(s): Company K 69th Indiana Voluntary Regiment

Death

James is listed as passing away on 12 Apr 1863 in Sawson General Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri due to Chronic Rheumatism - which today - would be considered incorrect. The real Cause of Death would have been some type of Disease contracted while in service. It was most likely a respiratory type issue. James is buried in the Old Orange Cemetery in Fayette County, Indiana. The stone is difficult to read and is located in about the third row back. The stone does state what Company and Regiment he served with in the Civil War and does have the identifying marker.

Sources

• Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, compiled 1861–1865. NAID: 656639. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917. Record Group 94. The National Archives in Washington, D.C.
• 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX1R-G3X : Thu Oct 19 15:07:34 UTC 2023), Entry for James M Stone and Delila E Klum, 26 Feb 1858.
• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVP-XT8 : Fri Oct 06 20:49:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Silas * Stone and Stone, 1850.