Brief Life History of Commodore Napoleon
When Commodore Napoleon Stone was born on 3 December 1836, in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States, his father, Dr. Stephen Stone, was 42 and his mother, Nancy Bowen, was 43. He married Mary Ann Connely on 28 April 1856, in Coles, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 6, Wise, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 23 November 1910, in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Napolian Stane in household of Henry C Williams, "United States Census, 1910"
- N Stone in entry for Norham M Cannon and Nellie A Stone, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Napoleon Stone in entry for William North Stone, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1836–1910 Male
1839–1887 Female
Children (5)
1857–1931 Male
1859–1934 Male
1862–1887 Female
1867–1943 Male
1878–1906 Female
Parents and Siblings
1794–1853 Male
1793–1874 Female
Siblings (9)
1814–1840 Female
1816–1858 Female
1818–1862 Male
1821–1870 Male
1823–1862 Male
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World Events (8)
1837
Age 1
1846
Age 10
1861
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English ston(e) ‘stone, rock’ (Old English stān). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on stony ground, by a notable outcrop of rock, or by a stone boundary-marker or monument, or habitational, from a place called Stone, such as those in Buckinghamshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire.
Irish (Kilkenny): adopted for Irish Ó Clochartaigh (see Clougherty ) and/or Ó Clochasaigh (see Clohessy ), and possibly several other names containing or thought to contain the element cloch ‘stone’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various surnames in other languages, meaning ‘stone’, including Jewish Stein , Norwegian Steine, French Lapierre .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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