Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-10
EARLY RESIDENT OF CITY AND
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES At
SAN FRANCISCO.
BROTHER OF MARcENA STONE,
HERE TO BURY WlFE's BODY
Mr.. Stone First Teacher Of Old North
Center Street Sehool-Formsrly in
Hardware and Banking Business
Here-Had Lived in California Since
1888.

| Death claimed another pioneer OF the
county Sa' urday when Charles Wilton
tone, early merchant and banker of
this city. died at San Francisco, CAL
DIR. Stone was brother Of Marcena
Stone, of Pasadena, who Saturday
reached this city with the body OF his
wife for burial Mr.. Stone also was
a brother of Mrs. Ladorna Head, Of
this city. .,
Mr.. Stones death was due to par
alysis. with which he had been afflicted
for three years. News Of the death
WIS contained in a telegram to Mrs.
Susie White from her cousin, Mrs. De-
lano Smith, of San Francisco. daughter
of Mr.. Stone.
Mr. Stone was a veteran Of the civil
war having served in a company
raised in this city. H, Of the Thirteenth
Iowa. He taught the first term OF
school held in the old school on North
Center street, where the public library
now stands. and was one OF the early
| hardware merchants and bankers OF
this city.
Came Hero in 1856.
| Mr.. Stone was native or Canaoa'
where he was born March II, 1S41. in
Leeds county. Ontario. In 1856 Asahel
| Stone and his two older sons, Esbon
and Wilt" as Charles w. Stone was
faiii;i:ar.y known, left Canada for Iowa.
the father and son wilt" coming to
! Davenpor. by rail, then to Iowa City
by team. From Iowa City the Stones
| took a stage to Marshalltown. landing
here in April, 1856. When ten miles
| out OF Iowa City the elder Stone and
| his son thought the stage too slow,
and started on foot. They beat the
stage to Marshalltown by half day.
Esbon Stone came via Chicago, driving
! to Marshalltown tn team.
Asahel Stone bought Of Reuben Wen
ster. father Of the late Byron Webster
and Mrs. J. VI. Parker. a 14S-acre farm
at Haynes Grove. four and one-hal1
miles southwest of this CITY. now on
the Lincoln highway, and now the
home Of Braden Campbell. wilt"
Stone returned to Canada for the other
members of the family and accom-
panied his mother, sister Ladorna, and
brother Marcena to Marshalltown that
summer.
Well Known ia Early Days.
wilt" Stone was well known here
and at Marietta in the early days. He
went to school at Lafayette, now AL
| bion, and taught school at the old
| Hartwell school, west of Marshalitown
| When the new school house was opened
in Marshalltown Stone taught the first
term. He was deputy clerk Of courts
| under his brother-in- law. ]. L. Will
liams; was engaged in the hardware
/ business with another brother-in-law
| John Turner, and later, in company
| with Williams, Turner and H. E. J..
Boardman. bought the City Bank from
F. d. Hager & Co.. and the Kirby &
Howe Bank, calling II the Farmers
| National Bank
As right-of-way agent for the old
Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City rail-
way, now the Great Western, Mr.. Stone
secured the right-of-way between Mar
shalltown and Waterloo and this city
and Des Moines. He promoted the
building Of the Boardman House, which
later became the fremont Hotel, and
was active in raising the $4,000 ne
cessary to secure the location OF the
Iowa Central machine shops in this
city.
Served in Thirteenth Iowa.
In a unit raised in this, city for ser
vice in the civil war. Company H.,
Thirteenth Iowa infantry, Mr.. Stone
enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. He served with
the Thirteenth until April IL. 1865.
While home on furlough Feb. rs, 1864.
Mr. Stone took as his bride at Marietta
Miss Allie E. Williams. Mr.. Stones
discharge from the Thirteenth was in
order that he might be appointed a
first lieutenant Of a company Of United
States colored troops. Lieutenant Stone
was with General Sherman on his ia
nous march to the sea, and later was
made assistant inspector general, de-
partment Of Kentucky. with headquar-
tiers at Louisville. He was mustered
, / out Of the service Oct. %, 1865.
To California in 1888.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone went 20 Califor-
: mia in 1883, settling first at Pasadena.
. They remained there only short time
, and went to San Francisco. Mr.. Stone
, has been engaged in the life insurance
business since he went TO California.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
} w. Stone, Feb. 2e, 1914, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stone celebrated their golden wedding.
3 Mrs. Stone died at San Francisco Oct.
-, 1916.
Surviving Mr.. Stone are his three
children, Mrs. Delano Smith. Halmer
Wilton Stone and Herbert Williams
VI Stone. all of San Francisco: the sister,
Mrs. Heald, of this city. and brother.
e Marcena, Of Pasadena, who now Is In
the city.
Burial in National Cemetery.
Mr.. stones body will be buried In the
: officers plot in the national cemetery
. at San Francisco. a tract set aside Tor
q o4,oers and their wives and where Mrs.