Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-31
DEATHS CALL FOR
CHARLESC.STONE
Frontiersman, Civil War Veter'
an and Fruit Grower Sud
denly Summoned.
REMAINS FOUND IN BED
Hero of Many Adventures Early in
Life, He Devoted Later Years
to Horticulture.

Charles Corydon Stone, frontiers
man, Civil war veteran and in recent
years farmer and fruit grower, died
suddenly at his home in South Moline
yesterday morning. For several days
he had been suffering from asthma and
acute cold, but was not considered in
a serious condition. Yesterday morn
ing he failed 10 rise with other men,
bers of the family, but no concern was
caused, because he had been in the
habit of lying in bed much of the
time. After no01, however, members
of the family went to his room and
found him dead.
Mr.. Stone was one of the characters
Of whom but few are now left. The
stirring events in which he was a par
ticipant were many. He had fought
! Indians on the western plains, worked
with wagon trains west of Omaha in
the early days, and fought In most Of
the more important battles of the
army Of the west in the Civil war.
FATHER RAILROAD BUILDER.
Born at Eimira, n. Y, Nov. 5, 1899,
he was the sou of Charles II. Stone.
At the age of he was brought by his
parents TO Chicago, his father having
accepted the position of master me
chanic for the Chicago. Galena &
Union, the first railroad built west OF
! Chicago. The elder Stone built the
! first station of that line in Chicago
! and all the others constructed at that
/ time between that city and Galena.
In 1857 the son ran away from home
I and began his eyentful career He
| Joined a wagon train that left Omaha
under command of Captain John l..
! Creighton. For four years he followed
/ the occupation of freighter, partici
| pating in several brushes with the In
| dams, in one Of which he was wound
ed in three places by arrows.
In February, 1861, at Chicago, he
enlisted for three months with the 9tt
1 Illinois regiment, reenlisting in Angus
OF the same year at Galena in Com
| pany H of the 46th Illinois volunteers
! During his term of service in the army
he was promoted to sergeant, taking
\ part in the battles of Fort Donelson
: Shiloh, Corinth, Nicksburg and Mo
bile, besides other engagements Of
less severity. In February, 1866. he
was mustered out at Baton Rouge, La
AGAIN GOES WEST.
For number of years after the wal
he farmed at Geneva, ILL.,, and then he
answered the call of the west again
and took railroad construction work
4 which he pursued In q number of tn;
far western states. Later he JOINED
surveying party, working in the Da
kotss, Nebraska, Kansas and othe
states. While in Texas he fell i'll will
yellow fever, the attack lasting sever
months and reducing him to a mer'
skeleton, his weight at one time bein;
but 60 pounds.
Returning to Illinois. he lived for I
time in Ogle county, and then in 1877.
came here, settling in South Moline
For eight years he was employed a
blacksmith with Deere G. Co. and thel
he took up fruit raising IN South Mo
me. The raising OF Strawberries wa
his hobby and he was EXCEPTIONAL.
successful IN this branch of horticul
ture. giving 1t up only few years age
when failing eyesight forced his re
tirement.
Mr. Stone was married in South Nc
line Dec. 81, 1874, to Miss Eliza Yoth
ers. who survives, with three children
Mrs. Arthur Andersen of South Nc
line, Rld Charles NJ and Susan E, a
home.
Mr.. Stone was a member of Graham
post, G. A. r., which will take part il
the funeral Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock at the home. Intermelt vii
be made in Rock Riverview cemetery