The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-09-22

years been unable to locate the
grave of his wife.
"A few days ago I. w. Bush and
CORTLAND Leer, of Paris, discovered
Mrs. Stones grave my the WATSON
graveyard in Bourbon county! They
went first to the home of j. A. Nc
Connaughhay, a Confederate veter-
an sc years old, who lives near the
Nicholas county line on Hinkston
creek. Mr.. McConnaughay told
them that it was thought the wife of
the Reverend Stone was buried in
in what is known as the WATSON
graveyard, on the farm now owned
by Jack Smith on the JackstOwn
road. The three together, after some
hunting among the weeds, discover
ed an elegant old headstone in the
shape of a casket with stone cover
upon it. 1t was moss-covered like
the rest of the stones in the grave
yard, the remainder of which were
all apparently markers of the Was
son family. After cleaning off the
top by means of a rough rock, the
following inscription was discov-
cred:
Here lies Eliza
daughter of
William and Tabitha
Campbell, wife of
Elder B. w. Stone.
She was born in 1881,
Married July 2, 1901
and died May 80, 1919.
Dedicated as a memento
to the deceased
by
C. c. Moore and Mary
his wife,
1850.
Mr.. McConnaughhay stated that
this stone was the work of the en-
graver and marble worker, Joel T.
Hart.
Mr.. McConnaughhay stated that
Elder Stones body was placed be-
side that of his first wife when it
was first brought to Kentucky from
Hannibal, Mo, where his second
wife is buried, but that some time
after the civil war it was exhumed
and removed to the present resting
place in the graveyard at the Cane
Ridge church. He is not clear on
the dates. -
Elder Stone, in his book, says that
he purchased the property now own
ed by Jack Smith, from the State
of Virginia for about $12 an acre,
but that after his first wife's death
he broke up housekeeping for few
months and then married Celia M.
Bowen, daughter of Captain Will
liam Bowen and Mary, his wife, of
near Nashville. He and his wife
went to the old place to keep house
for a year, after which they were
induced by his wife'a parents to
move to Nashville. He sold
his farm for about what
he paid for it and start
ed to build a home on a piece OF
ground in Tennessee, which he sup.
posed belonged to his wife, but af.
ter getting it partly finished he was
informed by his wife's people that
the land was in their name, mo-
hers, and that they did not intend
to convey it to her during their life
time.
Elder Stone and his wife then lief
Tennessee and came back to Bour
bon county, Kentucky, with the in
tention of repurchasing his oil
;, place, but found upon his return
that the price had risen to $50 al
acre, which he was unable to pay
He then secured a position teachini
. in high school at Lexington wher
he remained for about two years
during which time he also Joined
|, class in Hebrew, which was bein
taught by Prussian doctor.
About 1915 Elder Stone moved t
Georgetown, which at that time, b
states, "was notorious for irreligio
, and wickedness." In Georgetown b
acted in the double capacity of PriT
. cipal of the old Rittenhouse Acat
envy and as a minister of the gospe
He states a little later on meetin
Brother Alexander Campbell whe
2 he came into Kentucky.
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