The Political Graveyard: Stone family of Florida

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Stone family of Florida

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Henry Dessex Stone (c.1767-1840) — of Glynn County, Ga.; Montgomery County, Ala.; Jackson County, Fla.; near Iola, Calhoun County (now Gulf County), Fla. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., about 1767. Delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1795; Glynn County Sheriff, 1799-1801; member Florida territorial council, 1826-27. Died near Iola, Calhoun County (now Gulf County), Fla., December 24, 1840 (age about 73 years). Interment at Iola Cemetery, Iola, Fla.

		Relatives: Son of Thomas Stone and Frances (Guerin) Stone; married, November 11, 1788, to Susannah McClelland; married, September 15, 1791, to Ann (Maxwell) Oswald; married to Georgia Elizabeth Hansford; married 1830 to Sarah (name uncertain) Nall; father of Lackland McIntosh Stone; grandfather of Lewis Maxwell Stone, James Bennett Stone and Joseph Seaborn Stone; great-grandfather of Terrell Higdon Stone.
		Political family: Stone family of Florida.

Lackland McIntosh Stone (1801-1842) — also known as Lackland M. Stone; Lachlan McIntosh Stone — of St. Joseph, Calhoun County (now Port St. Joe, Gulf County), Fla. Born in Georgia, September 11, 1801. Lawyer; member Florida territorial council, 1828-31. Died, of yellow fever, in St. Joseph, Calhoun County (now Port St. Joe, Gulf County), Fla., April 11, 1842 (age 40 years, 212 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Dessex Stone and Ann (Maxwell) Stone; married, July 24, 1819, to Hannah Dilahunt Loftin; uncle of Lewis Maxwell Stone, James Bennett Stone and Joseph Seaborn Stone; granduncle of Terrell Higdon Stone.
		Political family: Stone family of Florida.

Lewis Maxwell Stone (1819-1890) — of Carrollton, Pickens County, Ala. Born in Baldwin County, Ga., December 11, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1849-52, 1868-69, 1888-89; Speaker of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1868-69; member of Alabama state senate, 1859-63; delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1872; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875. Baptist. Died in Carrollton, Pickens County, Ala., June 26, 1890 (age 70 years, 197 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of William DeSaix Stone and Elizabeth (Lewis) Stone; nephew of Lackland McIntosh Stone; grandson of Henry Dessex Stone; first cousin of James Bennett Stone and Joseph Seaborn Stone.
		Political family: Stone family of Florida.

James Bennett Stone (1823-1895) — also known as James B. Stone — of Calhoun County, Fla. Born in Montgomery County, Ala., November 29, 1823. Farmer; sawmill owner; Calhoun County Sheriff, 1855-59; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1868-70, 1877; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention, 1885. He lost a leg in a sawmill accident. Died in Calhoun County, Fla., February 25, 1895 (age 71 years, 88 days). Interment at Old Shiloh Cemetery, Calhoun County, Fla.

		Relatives: Son of David Cruger Stone and Lucinda (Evans) Stone; brother of Joseph Seaborn Stone; married to Jincy Ann Yon; father of Terrell Higdon Stone; nephew of Lackland McIntosh Stone; grandson of Henry Dessex Stone; first cousin of Lewis Maxwell Stone.
		Political family: Stone family of Florida.

Joseph Seaborn Stone (1839-1910) — of Calhoun County, Fla. Born in 1839. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Calhoun County Sheriff, 1883-87; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1895-96. Died in Calhoun County, Fla., 1910 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of David Cruger Stone and Lucinda (Evans) Stone; brother of James Bennett Stone; married, June 17, 1866, to Evilin Lott; married to Lennie (name uncertain) Nixon; married, January 17, 1884, to Margaret Stone; married, August 24, 1905, to Caledonia Edenfield; nephew of Lackland McIntosh Stone; uncle of Terrell Higdon Stone; grandson of Henry Dessex Stone; first cousin of Lewis Maxwell Stone.
		Political family: Stone family of Florida.

Terrell Higdon Stone (1868-1958) — also known as T. H. Stone — of Port St. Joe, Gulf County, Fla. Born September 19, 1868. Founder, postmaster, and mayor of Port St. Joe, Florida; turpentine business; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1933-35. Died November 19, 1958 (age 90 years, 61 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of James Bennett Stone and Jincy Ann (Yon) Stone; married, May 2, 1904, to Annie Virginia Wynn; nephew of Joseph Seaborn Stone; grandnephew of Lackland McIntosh Stone; great-grandson of Henry Dessex Stone.
		Political family: Stone family of Florida.

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