James H Stone

James Henry Stone was the son of Daniel and Mary [Moore] Stone. James was born March 30,1871 on his parents farm located in the fork of Caney and Hurricane Creeks near the Ohio River in Crittenden Co, KY. .He loved books and loved to go to school.

His Mother died March 9, 1879. His father married again in August 1880. In his writings he said his step-mother came as near filling his real Mother's place as anyone could. He went to school and worked on his father's farm. He became a Christian and was baptized in Deer Creek that forms the boundary line between Crittenden and Livingston Counties.

His father decided to send James Henry to school in Madisonville, Ky. He became a school teacher, and he taught in several states. The first of many endeavors. He next worked in a distillery. He came back to Ky due to the illness of his father who passed away soon after he returned home.

He wrote an article that was printed in the Louisville Courier Journal. A Miss Ada Cadenhead of DeBerry, Tx , [the daughter of Mr & Mrs Thomas V Cadenhead] read the article and wrote him a letter. They corresponded for over 3 years. He finally went to Texas to meet her, they married while he was on this trip. He referred to Miss Ada as his life's companion. To this union was born several children. They were:

Gladys V Stone, 02 Feb 1897,
Paul R Stone, 1898.
Segie Marie Stone, 12 Ap 1900--26 June 1998,
Thomas Virgil Stone, 11 Jan 1903--Feb 1935,
Doris Delight Stone, 24 June 1905--Feb 1908,
Henry Byne Stone, 5 Aug 1907--4 Nov 1987,
James Allyn Stone, 29 Jan 1911--1995.

During the marriage of James Henry and Miss Ada, they moved all over and he always found jobs, even becoming a poultryman, grocery man, taught school several times.

I have a copy of his autobiography in which he said the most wonderful thing of all is Miss Ada really meant it when she put her little hand in his and said, "Whither thou goest, I will go"...that she stayed with him on all his moves and has loved him enough not to reproach him for them. She was reading over his shoulder as he wrote and said, "Jimmy,just add this, I've made my last move", so that is how he ended his autobiography.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 23 2022, 17:42:05 UTC