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ELIJAH B. STONE
However, a Broderbund genealogy CD (#177) lists the following: Franklin County, Ohio Will Abstracts, Book C, Page 128: George Goodson, Sr., of Harrisburg, Pleasant Twp. Signed 27 September 1851. Proven 16 October 1851. Wife: Rebecca Goodson. Son: George Goodson. Grandchildren: Lucius Moorhead Morrow and his heirs; Rachel Blare and her heirs; N.W. Goodson and his heirs. Mentions Elijah Stone, a minor, who "lives with me." June Gill also remembers her mother saying that she thought her dad's grandfather (Elijah B. Stone) was an orphan. She also recalled that she heard it mentioned that Elijah was also called Orange.
Some new research shows that there was a Marshal Stone living in Union Twp., in Madison County, Ohio in 1830. Elijah named his first son Marshall Jesse.
In 1830 (before Elijah was born), the Marshal Stone household consisted of two males under the age of 5, one male between 15-20 years of age, and one male 50 to 60 years of age; and one female age 15-20.
At first glance, it appears that this Marshal Stone may be too old to be Elijah's father. However, there are no women in the household in the age range to be Marshal's spouse. It may be that his wife died and he later remarried because ten years later, he now has two sons and a daughter under the age of 5 years.
In this 1840 census, Marshal has aged appropriately. He is now in the 60-70 year age age and there is a female in the 40-50 age range.
One of the male children has perhaps died as now there is only one male in the next appropriate age range (15-20) and none 20-30. There is, however, an additional male in the 30-40 age range. This may be a cousin, nephew, or simply a hired hand. But there are two males in the age range that Elijah would have been (0-5 years).
Going back to the 1830 census for a moment, living quite close, perhaps next door, to Marshal is a William Stone. Census records shows that he is much younger, in the 15-20 year age range and there is a female in the same age range. There is also a male child under the age of 5. This very young couple is very likely related to Marshal Stone. William might be a cousin, nephew, or even a son of Marshal's as he is some 30 to 40 years younger than Marshal.
Similarly, in the 1840 census, William and his family are still living in the immediate vicinity of Marshal and his family. William has aged appropriately (now in the 30-40 age range, so it seems likely that William was a full twenty years old in the last census.
William now has a son 5-10 years old, another son 10-15 years of age, a daughter under age 5, and two daughters in the 5-10 age range.
Elijah would have been about 3 years old in 1840 and only Marshal has a son under age 5 at that time.
Except that ..... there is now another Stone family living in Pleasant Twp. in 1840. That of a H.S. Stone, with a son under age 5, a second one 5-10, another one 10-15, a male 20-30 and a male 30-40. For females, there is one under age 5, one age 5-10, one age 30-40 and one age 60-70 (mother or mother-in-law?).
So this Stone also has a son in Elijah's age range. Could he be Elijah's father? In 1850, there is a Horrace Stone living in this area. Is he the same H.S. Stone of the 1840 census? Horrace is a rich merchant, born in PA. Others living in the household, all with the last name of Stone are Elizabeth 16, Lane 21, Sarah E., 19, Devick, 20, Robert 18 and James H. 15.
Marshal Stone does not appear in the 1850 census.
However, there still is a William Stone, age 47, Farmer, born in VA, with his wife, Elizabeth, age 38 and their children: Albert, Sarah, Amanda, Permilia, Gilbert, and Maninda. Now that the census is finally recording names of spouses and children, we find there is no Elijah mentioned. It should be noted that Elijah named his first daughter Permilia and another daughter was named Sarah. Were they named for the above Sarah and Permilia?
Where was Elijah in 1850?
Based on the information in George Goodson's will abstract dated September 1851, one might guess that Elijah, who would have been about 13 years old, was living with Goodson and his family but unfortunately he does not show up on the 1850 census for Goodson's household. For a moment, I thought I had found Elijah with Goodson, but it turned out to be 25-year-old Eliza who is apparently George's daughter-in-law. There is also a 5-year-old Thomas who is most likely George's grandson. Of note, however, is that Goodson and his wife Rebecca were both born in Virginia, same as William Stone.
More research needs to be done by me to discover if there is a marriage record, land record or will for Marshal Stone. But I'm going out on a limb here to say that it is my belief that Marshal, with his 2nd wife, will prove to be Elijah's father and mother, if it can be proven. And William is also a son of Marshal with his first wife. I'm not sure about Horrace. He is from PA and may not be related at all.
Some time prior to 1857, Elijah ended up in Illinois.
On March 12, 1857, he married Nancy Malone in Dewitt County, Illinois. Nancy was the daughter of Baltus Malone and Hannah Lisenby.
Baltus was born in KY to Cuthbert "Williamson" Malone and Margaret Hammer on 26 Oct. 1806. Other children born to this couple were: Benjamin, Lois, Peter, Amy and Lurany. Margaret Hammer's father was "Baltis" Hammer and he was born in Oberjesingen, Wuertemberg, Germany in November 1740. He married Elizabeth Medough and nothing is known about other children they might have had.
I have read that the Lisenbys were one of the four founding families of Dewitt County, the other three being Lane, Thompson, and Miller. According to a Lisenby Family History, "Abraham Lisenby was the first white settler in Creek Township in 1830." But a Benjamin and Margaret Lisenby moved from Sangamon County, IL to Creek Township in the same year.
In the 1860 census, Baltus and Hannah are found living in Creek Township, in Dewitt County. Living with Baltus and Hannah is Baltus's mother, 84-year old Margaret Malone. Also in the household are Daniel, 19, and Peter, 16. Baltus, Margaret, Daniel, and Peter were born in Kentucky and Hannah was born in Tennessee. Peter stayed in Dewitt County, married Lucretia Buck, and both are buried there, along with their children, Arches (son) and Sammie (daughter). Here is a link to the Dewitt County USGenWeb page containing a photo of Rock Creek Cemetery and a listing of those buried there. Look for Peter and his family under "Molone."
Living next door to Baltus and Hannah is their son-in-law Elijah B. Stone, age 24, farmer, and their daughter, 28-year-old Nancy. Elijah was born in Ohio and Nancy in Kentucky. Their children, 2 year old female and 1 year old male, appear to be named Pernelia J. and Marcle Jesse. The microfilm copy I had access to was very unclear. However, I believe the first name to be Permelia and the second name to be Marshall Jesse.
There is another Stone family listed three households away from Elijah and Nancy: James Stone, age 28, born in Ohio, wife Eunice, 25, born in Ohio, and sons Alonzo, 8 and Zermes 5, both born in Illinois.
I wondered if this James was Elijah's brother. But further research uncovers a James H. Stone, age 15, living with his father Horrace Stone in Franklin County, Ohio in 1850. So the age doesn't fit exactly (James should have been 25 in 1860), but it would not be the first time someone aged too much or too little between censuses.
Elijah and Nancy also had daughters Hannah and Nettie, and son Russell Elijah.
Elijah served during the Civil War in the 10th Regiment of the Illinois Cavalry Volunteers (Company M, having volunteered for sevice on 5 January 1864 and being medically discharged on 10 February 1865 due to chronic nephritis, among other things. Some time after the war, Elijah and Nancy relocated from Illinois to Montgomery County, Kansas.
Nancy died sometime prior to 1875 and Elijah B. Stone remarried on January 4, 1875 to a Mary Parks. Just a few short months later, however, Elijah died, cause of death, according to daughter Hannah, was "Heart trouble and Rheumatism aggrevated by chronic diarrhoea." It is not known where either were buried.
Montgomery County marriage records show that Elijah and Nancy's daughter, Hannah M. Stone, 18, married 25-year old Wessley Wyrick on October 4, 1879 and daughter Nettie Stone, 18, married 45-year old W.S. Allen on December 5, 1881.
There were some other Stone families living in Montgomery County according to the 1880 census: 30-year old Eugene Stone and 25-year old wife, Rosie, with children Lelie 5, and Minnie 1; 40 year old Charles H. Stone and 36-year old wife, Susetta; 37-year old J.E. Stone, 26-year old wife Annie, with children Arthur, 5, Herbert C., 2, and Myrtle, 5 months; 33-year old Joshua Stone with 21-year old wife, Manerva; 74-year old George W. Stone, Sr. and son, 42-year old George W. Stone, Jr.; E. Stone, age 30, male, a servant in the Ridgeway household; and Frank Stone, 22-year old carpenter living in the Hastings household. None of these Stones are from Ohio or Illinois, and so are probably not related to Elijah.
After the death of his father, Russell Elijah Stone, according to granddaughter Verna, went to "live with the Indians" in the Osage Nation. Although the land was part of the Osage Nation, Verna believes Russell actually was living with the Cherokees and this land later became the Cherokee Nation. While Russell was living there, probably along Bird Creek (Skiatook), he was hauling freight with friends Bill Cannon and Riley Hines. Bill Rogers was the first Postmaster in Skiatook and he had a store there also. Antwine Rogers also lived there. Later, Bill (William Charles) Rogers became the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1903). He was the last elected Principal Chief for nearly 70 years.
Amanda Helen Cox came to Skiatook to visit her sister, and possibly even visited some cousins who were living on the reservation: namely the Rodgers'.
What is for certain is that while visiting there, Amanda met Russell. On January 2, 1891, 18-year old Amanda married 25-year old Russell in Montgomery County, Kansas. According to the license, they both lived in Skiatook (Osage Territory, later Oklahoma).
While living in Skiatook, little Myrtle was born and died. She is buried there. Amanda gave birth to twin boys next, named Clarence and Lawrence. Russell left Amanda and the boys at Skiatook and went to Oklahoma Territory and raced in the land rush when the government opened the lands to white men (although he was married to a woman who was one-quarter Cherokee on her mother's side). He claimed 160 acres on the Cherokee strip. Their neighbors were the families of Bill Cannon, Riley Hines, and Al Burris. Bill Cannon was Russell's best friend.
The first house Russell build on his homestead was a sod house. But he may have brought Amanda and the boys down even before the house was built. According to family lore, Amanda and the boys were living in a tent, Russell was away, and a huge stampede occurred. Amanda's granddaughter, Verna, believes it may have been the famous stampede that started clear over in Tulsa and lasted for two or more days. Anyway, some men came and strung lariats and lanterns around the tent, hoping to part the cattle. Either that worked, or the cattle did not come their way, because they made in through the stampede without injury. Later, Russell built a cabin on the same homestead to replace the sod house and, eventually, a two-story cabin was built on the property.
Children born to Amanda and Russell after baby Myrtle and the twins were: Clara Louisa, Verna, Orlando, Blanche, and Rex.
Russell had a rock quarry, a freighting line up and down the strip, and a patent on a butter churn which he took with him on his wagon to sell. He hauled his cotton to market drawn by the finest red Missouri mules in black leather strappings with bells. He bred and raised mules, once sending to the Dakotas for two expensive mares. Daughter Clara got to go with him when he went to the rail head station to accept delivery of the pair.
Once, he relocated to Colton, Oregon and bought a saw mill. They didn't stay long in Oregon, though. They moved back to Stroud, Oklahoma.
They used to go to the Sac and Fox dances on Saturday nights with friends. One night, Riley Hines was getting the team ready to go home and some cowboys were playing around and a gun went off. Riley Hines was shot and killed. No one went back to the dances any more after that. Russell's daughter, Clara Louisa, is named after Riley's widow, Clara.
Amanda Helen Cox Stone died July 1, 1909, at the age of 35. She died at home, with Russell sitting beside her on the bed. He had his arm around her shoulder, kind of helping her to sit up. He called each of her children to her bedside and she spoke with each one and then she prayed and then she died. She is buried across the road from where the old cabin on the homestead was. Clara, the oldest daughter, quit school at age 14 to take care of the household and the family.
Russell traded that homestead for another one at Olive, Oklahoma. In 1913, Russell became very ill. His old friend, Bill Cannon, came and got him and took him home with him to Bristow, OK. He even hired a nurse to take care of him, but Russell died 3 or 4 days later; they say he died of a broken heart. He was brought back to Stroud and laid to rest close to Amanda in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
The children were now orphans, although the oldest, the twins, were now 20 years of age.
While Clara and her brothers and sisters were in Stroud, burying their father, a young man named Lucien Dewitt McDaniel was living there. He and Clara met and, a few months later, were married.
Read the story of their "engagement," Lucien's unique proposal, and the story of their life together on the McDaniel Family web page.
For an extra special treat, read more of Clara's life with her family in Oklahoma in Clara's Book.
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