29. John Huey STONE ^{1, 2} (John Benton , William Benton , Rauley ) was born ^{1, 3} 15 Jun 1887 in Arkansas.

From John's 1917 WWI Draft registration card he is noted as being "tall and slender" with "blue eyes" and "light" colored hair.

33. Robert Marion STONE [scrapbook] "Bob" (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born ¹ 17 Nov 1893 in Berea, Ashley Co., Arkansas and was baptized ² 22 Sep 1907 in Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Ashley Co., Arkansas. He died 29 May 1982 in Hamburg, Ashley Co., Arkansas and was buried 30 May 1982 in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

  Robert or Bob to some was born 17 November 1893 in Berea, Ashley Co., Arkansas.  He was the first of fourteen children born to Jackson and Anna.  Robert was named after his uncle, Jackson's younger brother, who had died five years before at the early age of 18.  This continues an honoring of a previous generation "Robert" who met an untimely death.  (Robert Marion Stone's uncle was in fact named after HIS uncle--Robert, son of Rauley and Tabitha Stone, who in 1863 was killed while serving in the Confederate Army with the 18th Alabama Infantry, Company G).
  Robert would grow up and spend much of his life in Bearhouse Township where he is noted as living with his parents in the 1900 and 1910 census.  He attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Berea, where he likely met Ruth Mason Douglass.   
   Robert and Ruth were married in Berea, Ashley Co., Arkansas on 15 March 1915 by R. L. Griswould, J. P.; this was the first wedding performed by Griswould.  They were married "sitting in a buggy in Rube Griswould's yard" [65th wedding anniversary announcement].  At the time of their marraige they were allegedly living in only a "tent" [Anna Ruth Stone Kelley].  For the first two and a half years after their marriage, Robert worked at the Gates Camp saw mill in Midway, Drew Co., Arkansas, just across the county border [50th Anniversary Announcement, Anna Ruth Stone Kelley].  They resided in Midway during this time, as indicated from Robert's 1917 WW I Registration Card.  From the card, Robert's physical description is given as "tall and slender" with "blue eyes and brown hair."  
   Robert and Ruth had their first child in 1916 (Blanche), followed by an infant who died at birth in 1918.  Sometime during 1918 Robert and Ruth moved back to Bearhouse Township, Ashley County, near Robert's parents.  The 1920 census indicates a female boarder, age 47, by the name of Arrington, was also living with them.  In 1920 Robert and Ruth's third child, Robbie, was born, followed in 1925 by their fourth child Douglass.  Robert and Ruth had their last child, Anna Ruth, in 1935.
  About 1931 Robert began driving a school bus, busing kids from Berea to Hamburg.  He would continue this job for more than 40 years, and all the kids growing up in Berea would come to know him.  In addition to driving the bus, Robert farmed and raised livestock.  
   In 1961 Robert and Ruth moved to 202 West Washington St. in Hamburg [65th anniversary announcement].  At this time they had each been members of Mt. Olive Baptist Church for more than 50 years.  After moving to town, they joined First Baptist Church.
  Robert passed away on 29 May 1982, and is buried at the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Obituary
  Mr. Robert M. Stone, 88, of Hamburg, died Saturday, May 29, 1982 at Crossett.  Mr. Stone was a native of Ashley County, a retired farmer and a member of Hamburg First Baptist Church.  Mr. Stone was a deacon in the Hamburg First Baptist Church, a member of the Woodman of the World and had drove a school bus for the Hamburg School District for over 40 years.
   He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Mrs. Ruth Douglas Stone; a son, Douglas Stone of Monticello; two daughters, Ann Ruth Kelley and Robbie Fleming, both of Hamburg; two brothers, James Stone of Hamburg, and Henry Stone of Pine Bluff; seven sisters, Mrs. Lula McKinney of Crossett, Mr. Gladys Boykin of Malvern, Mrs. Agnes Adair of Snyder, Mrs. Alma Bailey of Monticello, Mrs. Vonnie Bailey of Wilmar, Mrs. Irene Smith of Monticello, Mrs. Anna Rawley of Pine Bluff; eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
  Funeral services were on Sunday, May 30, 1982, 3 p.m. at the Hamburg First Baptist Church with the Dr. Tommy Cunningham and Rev. Raymond Carpenter officiating. Pallbearers were Bobby Ferguson, Marion Kelley, Scott Kelley, Curtis White, Robert Stone and Jack Shell. Honorary Pallbearers were Barney Sullivan, Claude Riley, Sr., Charlie Carpenter, Francis Kelley, Luther Ashcraft, Billy Foote, Bennie Franklin, J. W. Hall, Malvin Kelley, Billey Riley, W. Z. Spencer, David Bays and Dr. J. D. Rankin. Interment was in the Mount Olive Cemetery under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.

Bob married ¹ Ruth Mason DOUGLASS [scrapbook], daughter of William Jeptha DOUGLASS "Willie" and Mary Etta TURNER, on 13 Mar 1915 in Berea, Ashley Co., Arkansas. Ruth was born ^{1, 2} 23 Aug 1896 in Rains Co., Texas and was baptized ³ 14 Jul 1911 in Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Ashley Co., Arkansas . She died ^{2, 4} 17 Sep 1986 in Crossett, Ashley Co., Arkansas and was buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

Obituary from the Sept 24, 1986 edition of the Ashley County Ledger:
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Ruth D. Stone
   Mrs. Ruth Douglass Stone, 90, of Hamburg died at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, 1986, at the Ashley Memorial Hospital in Crossett. Mrs. Stone was a native of Kosciusko, Miss., and a member of the First Baptist Church in Hamburg. She was the widow of Robert M. Stone.
   Mrs. Stone was born August 23, 1896, to the late Willie and Mary Douglass and lived in Mississippi until she was two years old. The family then moved to Texas, moving back to Arkansas by covered wagon when she was seven years old.
At age 19, she married Robert Marion Stone of Hamburg. They had been married 67 years when Mr. Stone died 4'/s years ago. They were the parents of four children: Blanche, Robbie, Douglass and Anna Ruth.
   Mrs. Stone is survived by one son, Douglass Stone, and one daughter, Anna Ruth Kelley, both of Hamburg. Other survivors include one sister, Elsie Riviere of Hot Springs; eight grandchildren, Kathryn Shell, Bobby Ferguson, Robert Stone and Marion Kelley of Hamburg, Joyce Hussey of Berryville, Curtis White of Benton, Scott Kelley of Fort Worth, Texas, and Harolyn Ann Stevenson of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and 14 greatgrandchildren, Carrie and Robert White; Sonny, Holley and Joseph Stevenson; Robert Douglass and Robinan Stone, Kendrah and Kassey Ferguson; Kayla, Farrah Lynn and Jim Bob Shell, and Angela and Marion Kelley. She is also survived by three sons-inlaw, Rev. Harold White, Hurshel Kelley and Woody Fleming, and one daughter-in-law, Grace Stone.
   Funeral services were Thursday, September 18, 1986 at 2 p. m. in the first Baptist Church in Hamburg with the Revs. Bobby Pennington, Harold White and James Hickman officiating.  Pallbearers were Curtis White, Robert Stone, Bobby Ferguson, Marion Kelley, Scott Kelley and Jack Shell. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Mack Sullivan, Billy Riley, Malvin Kelley, Fred LaGrone, Dr. J. D. Rankin, Dr. Charles Hicks, Jack Carpenter, Jr., I.G. Riley, Luther Ashcraft, Raymond Bright, H.C. Moyers, Buddy Atkins, Arthur Riley, Freeman Shell, Harry Noble, Bennie Franklin, Charles Berryman, Buddy Barnes, Claude Barnes, Nap Murphy, Eugene White, Odis Lawrence, Leon Tubbs and Charlie Carpenter.
   Interment was in the Mount Olive Cemetery under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Hamburg.
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34. Julia Fidelia STONE "Fidelia" ¹ (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born 3 Oct 1895 in Arkansas. She died ^{2, 3} 28 Oct 1976 in Dermott, Chicot Co., Arkansas and was buried ¹ 1976 in Snyder Cemetery, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

Named after her maternal grandmother, Julia Fidelia Riley Taylor who died giving birth to her mother, Anna.
Jan 1954:  residing in West Memphis.
Sep 1968:  residing in Dermott, Arkansas.

Obituary from the Nov 4, 1976 edition of the Ashley County Ledger:
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MRS. THAD DOUGLAS
  Mrs. Fidelia Stone Douglas, 81, of Dermott, formerly of Hamburg and Montrose, died in a Dermott hospital Thursday, Oct. 28. She was the widow of the Rev.Thad Douglas, a Baptist minister who held several pastorages in Southeast Arkansas and well as an Association Missionary in Northeast Arkansas. Mrs. Douglas is a native of Ashley County and she was member of the Bellaire Baptist Church, near Dermott.
  She is survived by two sons, Turner Douglas, Conway, Jack Douglas, West monroe, La.; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Teague, Dermott, Mrs. Lillian Lee, Montrose, Mrs. Cloteene Ausperger, Monroe, La.; three brothers, Robert and James Stone, Hamburg, seven sisters, Mrs. Lula McKinney, Crossett, Mrs. Alma Bailey and Mrs. Irene Smith, both of Monticello, Mrs. Bonnie Bailey, Wimar (sic), Mrs. Gladys Boykin, Malvern, Mrs. Agnes Adair, Snyder, Mrs. Anna Rowly, Pine Bluff; eight grandchildren and eight great gran-children (sic).
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Bellaire Baptist Church by the Reverends R.H. Doris, Eddie Simpson and Harold White.
  Pallbearers were Billy Bailey, Douglas Stone, Thud Douglas, Wyman Douglas, John Charles  Wisner, and Jackie Wisner.  Burial was in the Snyder cemetery under the direction of Jones Funeral Home.
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Fidelia married ^{1, 2} Rev. Thad Dyer DOUGLASS, son of William Jeptha DOUGLASS "Willie" and Mary Etta TURNER, on 7 Feb 1915 in Ashley Co., Arkansas. Thad was born ^{1, 2} 8 Jun 1894 in Rains Co., Texas. He died ² 14 Dec 1965 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas.

Baptist preacher.
Obituary published in the Dec 16, 1965 edition of the Ashley County Ledger (p 1 of obituaries not available in this edition).

36. Lula Jane STONE ¹ (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born 24 Nov 1899 in Arkansas. She died Apr 1993 and was buried in Hamburg, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

Jan 1954, Sep 1968, Nov 1976, May 1982:  Living in Crossett, Arkansas

Obituary published in the May 26, 1993 edition of the Ashley County Ledger.

Lula married ¹ (1) Charles Isom BURCHFIELD "IsoM" ^{1, 2}, son of Unknown BURCHFIELD and Unknown UNKNOWN, on 15 Sep 1917. IsoM was born ^{3, 4} 10 May 1875 in Mississippi. He died ⁴ 2 Jun 1946.

37. Alma Cumy STONE ¹ (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born ² 11 Feb 1902 in Arkansas. She died ² 15 Aug 1994 in Monticello, Drew Co., Arkansas and was buried in Monticello, Drew Co., Arkansas.

1930:  residing in household of parents Jackson and Anna with husband John and three children.
Jan 1954:  residing in Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 1968, Nov 1976, May 1982: living in Monticello, Arkansas

Alma married ¹ John Edward BAILEY on 7 Dec 1924. John was born ^{2, 3} 24 Jan 1903 in Arkansas. He died ³ 18 Apr 1961.

38. Vonnie Ann STONE ¹ (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born ² 12 Sep 1903 in Arkansas. She died ² 18 Jan 1995 in Wilmar, Drew Co., Arkansas and was buried 20 Jan 1995 in Monticello, Drew Co., Arkansas.

1930:  residing in Monticello, Drew Co., Arkansas
Jan 1954, Sep 1968, Nov 1976, May 1982:  living in Wilmar, Arkansas.

39. Helen Elizabeth STONE ¹ (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born 11 Feb 1905 in Arkansas. She died ² 17 Mar 1972 in Monticello, Drew Co., Arkansas and was buried ³ in Dermott City Cemetery, Chicot Co., Arkansas.

1930:  Residing in Dermott, Chicot Co., Arkansas.
Sep 1968:  Living in Monticello, Arkansas.  Marriage to Trimm from father's obituary.

Helen married ¹ (1) John Charles WISNER Sr. "Charlie" on 5 Dec 1924. Charlie was born ^{2, 3} 1889 in Arkansas. He died ³ 1954 and was buried ³ in Dermott City Cemetery, Chicot Co., Arkansas.

40. Gladys Jocie STONE ¹ (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born 19 Nov 1906 in Arkansas. She died ^{2, 3, 4} 25 May 1995 in Eudora, Chicot Co., Arkansas and was buried ² in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

1930: residing in Wilmot, Arkansas.
Jan 1954, Sep 1968, Nov 1976, May 1982:  residing in Malvern, Arkansas

Obituary from the May 31, 1995 edition of the Ashley County Ledger:
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  Mrs. Gladys Stone Boykin, 88, of Trinity Village in Pine Bluff died Thursday, May 25, 1995, at the home of her granddaughter, Carol Meyer, in Eudora. She was preceded in death by her husband, Zack Boykin. They lived many years in Malvern where she was active in the First Baptist Church and other civic organizations. At the time of her death, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pine Bluff.
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Gladys married ¹ (1) Cecil TURNAGE on 25 Jan 1925 in Ashley Co., Arkansas ². Cecil was born ^{3, 4} 27 Jul 1905 in Arkansas. He died ^{4, 5} 16 Sep 1945 in Jefferson Co., Arkansas.

Gladys also married ¹ (2) Zachary T. BOYKIN "Zack" ^{1, 2} on 2 Apr 1953. Zack was born ^{2, 3} 17 Jun 1903. He died ³ 10 Aug 1982 in Malvern, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas.

41. Charles Henry STONE [scrapbook] "Henry" ¹ (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born 23 Nov 1908 in Arkansas. He died ² 27 Sep 1983 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas and was buried ² 30 Sep 1983 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Monticello, Drew Co., Arkansas.

Obituary from the October 5, 1983 edition of the Ashely County Ledger:
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   Charles Henry Stone, age 74, of Pine Bluff died Tuesday, September 27, 1983.
He was a shift supervisor at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, a member of the United Commercial Travelers, a Mason and a Baptist.
   Survivors are his wife, Mary Alice Wilcoxon Stone; two sons, Charles Glenn Stone of Lake Jackson, Texas, and John Edward Stone of Houston, Texas; a brother, James Stone of Hamburg; seven sisters, Anna Hodge of Pine Bluff, Lula McKinney of Crossett, Vonnie Bailey of Wilmar, Agnes Adair of Snyder, Gladys Boykin of Malvern, Irene Smith and Alma Bailey, both of Monticello; and four grandchildren.
   Funeral services were at 10:30 a. m. Friday, September 30, 1983, at Southside Baptist Church in Pine Bluff. Burial followed in the Oakland Cemetery in Monticello under the direction of Ralph Robinson and Son Mortuary.
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44. James Jackson STONE [scrapbook] ¹ (Jackson Van Buren , William Benton , Rauley ) was born 28 Jan 1916 in Arkansas. He died ^{2, 3} 25 Apr 1998 in Crossett, Ashley Co., Arkansas and was buried ³ 1998 in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

James and Marcella married by elopement with Claud and Marie Riley.  James attended Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College in Monticello, Arkansas from 1936 to 1938.  He spent his life as a farmer in Ashley Co. Arkansas, also working part time for the U.S. Crop Reporting Service and for the U.S. Postal Service.  In 1950 James was ordained a deacon at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, and later served as deacon and Sunday School Director for First Baptist Church of Hamburg for many years. ["Reflections of Ashley County", p. 399]

Obituary excerpt from the April 29, 1998 edition of the Ashley County Ledger:
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Mr. James Jackson Stone, 82, of Hamburg died Saturday, April 25, 1998, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. He was a native and life-long resident of Ashley County and a resident of the Mist community for the past 51 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hamburg, a retired farmer, and he retired from the United States Department of Agriculture's Crop Reporting Service.
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James married ^{1, 2} (1) Marcella Mae FRANKLIN ³, daughter of Chester A. FRANKLIN and Mittie Bell DICKSON, on 2 Sep 1939 in Arkansas City, Desha Co., Arkansas. Marcella was born ^{2, 4} 13 Nov 1921 in Berea, Ashley Co., Akansas. She died ⁴ 10 Mar 1971 and was buried ⁴ in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

Marcella attended Hamburg Schools and served as a pianist for Mt. Olive Baptist Church.  She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and the Mist Home Demonstration Club.  She was voted Mrs. Ashley county in 1966.  Marcella also served as secretary to the superintendent of Hamburg Schools for many years.  Her hobbies were quilting, furniture restoration and antique collecting. ["Reflections of Ashley County", p. 399]

Marcella died from cancer (Joyce Stone)

James also married ¹ (2) Myrtle Lee LOVELACE "Myrt" ^{2, 3}, daughter of John LOVELACE and Beulah GRIFFIS, on 19 Dec 1974. Myrt was born ^{4, 5, 6} 4 Mar 1919 in Eddy, McLennan Co., Texas. She died ⁴ 13 Nov 2002 in Crossett, Ashley Co., Arkansas and was buried ⁴ 15 Nov 2002 in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

Obituary excerpt from the 20 November 2002 edition of the Ashley County Ledger:
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  Myrtle "Myrt" Wisner Stone, 83, of Hamburg died Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. A native of Eddy, Texas, and a former resident of Corpus Christi, TX, she had lived in Hamburg since 1974. She was a retired telegraph agent, working for Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific railroads for 30 years. An active member of the First Baptist Church of Hamburg and the Ashley County Medical Center Auxiliary, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Bruce Wisner in 1973 and James Stone in 1998; her parents, John and Beulah Griffis Lovelace; and two sisters.
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Agnes married Thomas Franklin ADAIR ¹, son of Eugene Frank ADAIR "Frank" and Bertha CHAMBERS, on 17 Jan 1937. Thomas was born ² about 1914. He died ² Oct 1976 in Snyder, Ashley Co., Arkansas.

Obituary published in the Oct 14, 1976 edition of the Ashley County Ledger.

Baby Anna married (1) Cecil H. ROWLEY ^{1, 2} on 28 Nov 1946. Cecil was born ³ 14 May 1916. He died ³ 23 Nov 1981.

1960:  residing in Georgia.

Baby Anna also married (2) Jesse DeWitt HODGE ¹ on 27 Aug 1983. Jesse was born ² 15 Aug 1907. He died ^{2, 3} 13 Dec 1999 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas.

Resided in South Carolina some time prior to 1951.