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STONE, Robert James

City: Neptune

STONE, Robert James, farmer, and livestock dealer; born Cumberland Furnace, Tenn., March 15, 1878; Scotch-German descent; son of R. B. and Sarah (Jackson) STONE; father’s occupation, 25 years general manager of Drouillard Iron Co., Cumberland Furnace, Tenn., and for past 12 years has been dealing in real estate and capitalist; paternal grandparents, Hardeman and Margaret (Van Leer) STONE, maternal grandparents, Epps and Sarah (Bibb) JACKSON; educated at Edgewood (Tenn) normal school, and Cumberland University, graduating from latter with B.L. degree June, 1900; early busines /sic/ occupation farming and livestock dealer; married Lola Sadler RUSSELL, Dec. 19, 1900; member of K. of P.; elected floterial representative of Williamson, Robertson and Cheatham counties, Tenn., Nov. 8, 1910.


Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.