John Harless Stone (1870 - 1936)

Born 8 Oct 1870 in Shelby County, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lula Frances (Hataway) Stone — married 15 Jan 1896 in Shelby Co., Alabama

Died 20 Sep 1936 at age 65 in Talladega County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

John Harless Stone was born the 8th of October 1870 in Shelby county, Alabama. John was the son of Thomas Stone and Frances L. Fowler.

John, age 8, appears in the 1880 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama in the household of his father, Thomas Stone.^[1]

John married Lula Frances Hattaway on the 15th of January 1896 in Shelby county, Alabama.^[2]

John appears in the 1900 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama. John's household appears as follows: John age 27, born Oct. 1873, occupation, farmer; Lula F., age 27, born June 1873; mother of 3 children with 2 children living; Lanis E. age 2, born Dec. 1897; and Charles A. age 1, born Mar. 1899.^[3]

John appears in the 1910 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama. John's household appears as follows: John H. age 36; Lula F. age 36, listed as mother of 8 children with 6 children living; Elven age 13; Harles F. age 11; Leonard M. age 7; Noah A. age 5; Bufford R. age 3; and Linnie M. age 1.^[4]

John appears in the 1920 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama. John's household appears as follows: John J. age 47; Lula F. age 46; Leonard age 16; Noah age 15; Roy age 13; Lennie age 10; Gordy age 8; and Odis age 5.^[5]

John appears in the 1930 Federal census in Shelby county, Alabama. John's household appears as follows: John age 58; Lula age 56; Linnie age 21; and Otis age 15.^[6]

John died the 20th of September 1936. John was buried in the Fourmile Baptist Church Cemetery, Shelby county, Alabama.^[7]

John's obituary appeared in the Shelby County Reporter as follows: "Former Resident Dies In Sylacauga Sept. 20th - Mr. John H. Stone died Sunday September 20, 1936 about 10:30 p.m. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lula Stone, and eight children, one daughter, Mrs. J.R. Hinton of Siluria; seven sons, Elvin Stone, Harpersville, Roy Stone, Siluria, Harless, Lenard, Bill, Gordon and Otis Stone of Sylacauga; and 14 grand children. Mr. Stone was born and raised in Shelby county, but had been a citizen of Sylacauga for the past six years. he was 65 years old at the time of his death and was a loyal and devoted christian of the Baptist church since early manhood. He was loved by all who knew him and he left a host of loyal friends everywhere. Interment was made in Fourmile cemetery, Tuesday, September 22, at 12:30 p.m. with Rev. Haddock of Calera conducting the funeral service."^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VX-S4Y : 24 August 2017), John Stone in household of Thomas Stone, Wilsonville, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 278D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,031.
2. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ6R-D8W : 6 November 2017), John Stone and Lula F. Hattaway, 15 Jan 1896; citing Shelby, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,571,845.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D1-KRK : accessed 23 June 2020), John Stone, Precinct 8 Yellow Leaf, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 128, sheet 12A, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,039.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWQ-16G : accessed 23 June 2020), John H Stone, Wilsonville, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 13A, family 209, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 32; FHL microfilm 1,374,045.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDJ-GSD : accessed 23 June 2020), John H Stone, Saginaw and Siluria, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 8B, line 64, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 40; FHL microfilm 1,820,040.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3KKG-NW2 : accessed 23 June 2020), John Stone, Election Precinct 7 Saginaw and Siluria, Shelby, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGV-MMCY : 13 December 2015), John H. Stone, 1936; Burial, , Shelby, Alabama, United States of America, Fourmile Cemetery; citing record ID 124361166, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
8. ↑ Shelby County Reporter (Columbiana, Alabama) 8 Oct. 1936, Thu Page 4; Newspapers.com; https://www.newspapers.com/image/553205631/?article=1cfdc772-d860-4f95-865d-3592b5f492a7