Artimacy Emeline Wood Stone Davis Harris
Artimacy Emeline Wood, daughter of Silas Wood and Rhoda Prudence (Chapman) Wood, was born ca. 1822, Alabama (per 1860 census); died after 1886, Altha, Calhoun County, Florida.
She married (1) in March 1843 Sheppard Henry Stone, son of Henry Dessex Stone and Elizabeth (Hansford) Stone; (2) George Franklin Stone, son of Henry Dessex Stone and Elizabeth (Hansford) Stone;
(3) 1857 George W. Davis; (4) 28 May 1865 in Jackson Co., Fla. George W. Davis; (5) 1 July 1886 in Calhoun Co., Fla. Willis Harris.
Shirley Stone (Mrs. Dewey Stone) on 30 August 2009 emailed this author:
�S.H. Stone was married to Artimacy Emeline, daughter of Silas and Rhoda Prudence Wood, and they had 4 children.� Henry Shephard...Mary...Emily E....Georgia Alabama....She was married to Shephard Henry March 1843. He is shown to marry Julia in Oct. 1850 in Georgia. A.E. is aged 33.
�She then married George F. Stone, her young brother-in-law. who died 1852. Georgia Alabama always said her father was G. F. Stone. He got killed on a water raft...
She married Geo. W. Davis, 1857�and had Ann E. Davis and another child, I think it was Charles Davis.�G.W. is not shown on the 1860 with her.
The 1860 census shows her unmarried with 6 children.�She remarries Geo. Davis in 1865.�At age 65�the census�shows her married to Willis Harris.� Dewey remembers going to see his Uncle Charlie Davis on his farm.� His brother Pete drove a truck for Chas. Davis.
"Shephard Henry first married A.E. Wood, left her and went to Georgia in 1850.�No record of a divorce.�Isaac Hugh had lost his wife and left his 2 daughters and a son with the grandparents and married Eliz. English in July 1850.� She was married to Isaac when he died of sickness in Apalachicola...Shephard married a young Julia (I think she was a Rogers) in Oct. 1850.� They had no children but did raise 2 from her sister who died and the father was killed in the Civil War and he made them guardians of the children before he left. Julia lived about 20-5 years with him.� He then married Permelia (Goodrum) who had much land and goods and 9 children by Mr. Goodrum.� She had Shephard sign a 20+ page Pre-nupt.� At age 70, June 1900 Census,�she is Permelia Stone with the Goodrum children.� No Shephard, she is a widow. Shephard was a Grand Master of a Masonic Lodge and his brother Isaac Hugh was a member.��
She married (2) ca. 1850 George Franklin Stone, son of Henry Dessex Stone and Elizabeth (Hansford) Stone. He was born ca 1811; died ca. 1852 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
G. F. Stone was enumerated in the 1840 census of Calhoun County, Florida. The household was recorded: 1 male 20-30, 1 female 15-20. In the first statewide election on 26 May 1845, G. F. Stone voted at Ochesee, Jackson County, Florida.
G. F. Stone and family were recorded in the 1850 census of Upson County, Georgia, District 86, page 318, dwelling 465, family 465, as follows: G. F. Stone, age 37, born Ga., farmer, real estate value $656; Ardimissa E. Stone, age 26, born in Ala.; Henry S. Stone, age 7, born Fla.; Mary O. Stone, age 3, born Fla,; Emily E. Stone, age 1, born Fla. They, soon after, moved to Tallapoosa County, Alabama where he was allied with Benoni H. Stone in some land sales. According to family sources, George died in a raft accident in 1852.
The probate file of George F Stone shows: "The Probate Probate Judge of Tallapoosa County, you are hereby notified that I have relinquished my right to administer on the Estate of my deceased husband George F. Stone � and recommend Charles Stone Esqr. as a suitable individual to take the Estate in hand as admr. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of Jan. A.D. 1852. A. E. Stone."
Artimacy married (3) in 1857 George W. Davis.
Herewith follows George W. Davis' post nuptial deed to Artemissa [as here spelled] Emeline Wood Stone Davis:
State of Florida Whereas at the time of my intermarriage with Artemissa Emeline
Couunty of Jackson Stone, she was possessed of & owned in her own right certain
slaves hereafter named, and whereas by the laws of the State of Florida, where we
lived at the timeof our said marriage, the title to said slaves was secured to the said
Artemissa Emeline, and whereas there has been a neglect to record said property or an
inventory thereof in these six months after said marriage whereby it is contended that
the same is subject to my debts, and whereas I am now comparatively out of debt
and owe nothing but what I can readily pay out of and with my own property
which is more than sufficient for said purpose, Now therefore in consideration of the
promises, and of the love and affection which I have and bear towards my said wife and
of the sum of ten Dollars to one in my hand paid by my said wife and the receipt whereof
hereby acknowledge do grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Artemissa Emeline
Davis all my rights title claim and interest in and to the following slaves, namely, Matilda
aged about thirty seven years, Wiley aged about twenty years, Antonete aged about seventeen years,
Seurs aged about fourteen years, Adelia aged about ten years, Ann aged about seven years,
Lemon aged about four years, Philip aged about nineteen years, as also the children of the said
female slaves born since said marriage and the future increase of the said female slaves
to have and to hold and slaves their future increase unto the said Artemissa Emeline
Davis and her children by her first marriage and those born and to be born of her marriage
with me.
And I do hereby covenant with the said Artemissa E. Davis that I, my heirs, execu-
tors and Administrators shall not and will, not interfere with, intermeddle, or have
any interest, right or title either in law or equity in or to any part of said property, but that
the same with the rents issues and profits therof and future increase therof shall be held
used and enjoyed by her as a separate and distinct estate of and from the estate owned by me,
and be in no mode or measure subject to my disposal or to the payments of my debts but
that the said property with the profits hereafter to be made, and the future increase thereof all
of which is intended to be secured to her as her separate estate, shall be received employed and
disposed of her during her overtime in the same manner as if she were a feme sole, and then
aat her death the same shall belong to the children of the said Artemissa Emeline by her
first marriage and those born and to be born of her marriage with me,
And I the said George W. Davis for myself, my heirs, and administrators
the aforesaid property unto the said Artemissa Emaline and her said children shall and
will warrants and by by these presnets forever defend.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the twenty eighth
day of December A.D. 1857.
Signed Sealed & delivered
b. Jesse Henry Stone, born 16 Nov 1867; died 1 May 1953; married 9 Jan 1896 Pauline P. Hughes, born 22 Jan 1878; died 3 Jan 1949. They are buried
Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla.
Issue:
b1. Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Stone, born 28 Jan 1897; died 31 May 1979; married Roland Lee Logan, born 21 Sep 1891; died 8 Dec 1947.
They are buried Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla.
b2. Henry Malachi "Buddy" Stone, born 17 Mar 1899, Jackson Co., Fla.; died 1 Mar 1974; married Carrie Kettleban, born 16 Sep 1902;
died 3 Jul 1989. They are buried in Carpenter Cemetery, Grand Ridge, Fla.
b3. Viola Stone, born 29 Aug 1903; died 8 Sep 1912; buried Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla.
b4. Tom Buck Stone, born 21 Sep 1906; died 4 Aug 1952; buried Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla.
b5. Auga Lee "Rob" Stone, born 17 Sep 1908; died Dec 1986, Marianna, Fla,; married Goldie ______.
b6. Aubrey Waymond Stone, born 19 Jun 1914; died ____; buried Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla.
c. Charles Lundy Stone, born 17 Jan 1869; died 18 Mar 1969; buried Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla.; married (1) 11 Jan 1899 Hattie Elizabeth
Johnson, born 14 Jul 1884; died 17 Oct 1927; (2) Minnie Woods.
Issue (1), not necessarily in chronological order:
c1. Joseph Wilborn Stone.
c2. Henry Jefferson Stone.
c3. Lonnie N. Stone.
c4. Christine Stone, who md. _____ Applewhite.
c5. Lorna Stone, who md. _____ Walters.
c6. Thelma Stone, who md. _____ Peacock.
c7. Jesse Milton Stone, born 21 Mar 1907; died 2 Nov 1981; married Bessie Julia Waldroff, born 11 Apr 1904; died 2 Jun 1993. They are buried Mt. Olive
Cemetery, Altha, Fla.
c8. Chaffer "Chat" Stone, born 14 May 1911; died 17 Feb 1971; buried Lake Mystic Cemetery, Bristol, Fla.; md. (1) 25 Dec 1926 Troy McCroan, div. before 1931; (2) Howard Justice; (3) Seab Shuler.
c9. George Stone.
Issue (2), not necessarily in chronological order:
c10. Aubrey Stone.
c11. Earl Stone.
c12. Robert Stone.
c13. Frank Stone.
c14. Lamar Stone.
c15. Dolling Stone.
c16. Frances Stone.
d. John Henry Stone, born Apr 1870; believed to have died before 1880. He was not enumerated in the 1880 census of Calhoun County, dated 5 Jun.
e. Benjamin Henry Stone, born 15 May 1879, Alliance, Fla.; died 13 Jul 1949, Parker, Bay Co., Fla.; married (1) in Jackson Co. 29 Aug 1897
Anna Mary Mears, born 1880; died 22 Jun 1905. He married (2) 4 Dec 1905 in Jackson Co. Susan Nora Hughes White, born 7 Jul 1879, Macon, Ga.; died
7 May 1952, Parker, Fla. Susan married (1) William Augustus White.
Issue of Benjamin Henry Stone and (1) Anna Mary (Mears) Stone:
e1. Beatrice Mary Stone.
e2. Martha Beulah Stone.
e3. Donie Marie Stone.
e4. Anna Mary Stone.
Issue of Benjamin Henry Stone(2) and Susan Nora (Hughes) Stone:
e5 Johnny Ben Stone, who died as a child.
e6. Maggie Lee Stone.
e7. Mattie Belle Stone.
e8. Eve Jewel Stone.
e9. Albert Otis "Pete" Stone.
e10. Evelyn Modell Stone.
e11. John Carlton Stone.
e12. Dewey Edward Stone, born 1 Sep 1920; died 23 Oct 2009; md. (1) 12 Oct 1944 at San Diego, CA Virginia Olivia Kleppisch; (2) 16 Dec 1978 Shirley Jean McLemore Giles.
f. Unnamed infant son, born 10 Nov 1880; died 15 Nov 1880; buried Chestnut Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.
Issue of Henry Sheppard Stone and (2) Millie (Musgrove) Stone:
g. Silas Samuel Stone, born 4 Jul 1886, Jackson Co., Fla.; died 17 Nov 1925; married in Jackson Co. 9 Jun 1907 Josie Walters.
Issue:
g1. Mary Marie Stone, born 10 Apr 1908; died Feb 1981.
g2. Charley Stone, born 29 Jun 1910; death unknown.
g3. Colman Stone, born 3 Sep 1913; death unknown.
g4. Johnny Stone, born 10 Aug 1915; death unknown.
g5. Jessie Lee Stone, born 13 April 1912; alive in 1998.
g6. Mattie Mae Stone, born 5 May 1919; died Nov 1992.
g7. William Marvin Stone, born 5 Oct 1921; died 6 Nov 1978.
g8. Edna Earl Stone, born 2 Apr 1923; died 27 Jul 1990.
g9. Silas Rudolph Russell Stone, born 8 Mar 1926; died 22 Dec 1995; married ____________.
Issue:
g9.1. Tennessee Davis Russel Stone, born 24 Apr 1958; married ___________.
Issue:
g9.1.1. Michelle Renee Stone, born 1 Apr 1983.
g9.1.2. Kellye Rebekah Stone, born 10 Jul 1987.
c. Jillian Elizabeth Stone, born 5 Feb 1993.
g9.2. Douglas Randall Stone, born 28 Sep 1960; married ______________.
Issue:
g9.2.1. Taylor Nicole Stone, born 5 Mar 1992.
g9.2.2. Shelby Ryan Stone, born 5 Jun 1994.
h. Sheppard Stone, born Jul 1890; married in Jackson Co. 19 Jun 1908 Townie Whit.
i. Artis Stone (daughter), born Oct 1892.
j. Martha Emily Stone, born Jun 1895; married John Henry Wood.
k. Henri L. Stone (dau), born Dec 1898.
2. Mary O. Stone, born 14 Jun 1846; died 19 Feb 1940; married in Calhoun Co., Fla. 4 Mar 1866 Isham Hagan. Tey are buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla
3. Emily E. Stone, born 4 Jan 1849; died 2 Nov 1929; married in Jackson Co., Fla. 10 Aug 1864 John Larkin Bell. They are buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla
Shirley Stone is contradictory on the father of Georgia Alabama Stone, but concluded, "Georgia Alabama always said her father was G. F. Stone." Thus, issue of Artimacy Emiline (Wood) and George Franklin Stone:
4. Georgia Alabama Stone, born 7 Oct 1851; died 7 Jun 1943; married in Calhoun Co., Fla. 1 Jul 1867 George Lundy Hansford, born 15 Dec 1848; died 18 Nov 1926. They are buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Altha, Fla
Issue of Artimacy Emiline (Wood) and George W. Davis:
5. Ann Davis, born ca. 1856.
6. Charles W. Davis, born 1860.
Dewey Edward Stone, son of Benjamin Henry Stone and Susan Nora (Hughes) Stone, was born 1 September 1920, Alliance, Jackson County, Florida; died 23 October 2009, Santa Cruz, California. He married (1) 12 October 1944 at San Diego, California, Virginia Olivia Kleppisch. She was born 6 Feb 1922, Chicago Illinois; died 20 October 1974, San Jose, California. He married (2) 16 December 1978 at Chula Vista, California, Shirley Jean McLemore Giles, born 2 Aug 1931, Waco, Texas.
Dewey served 20 years in the Navy, Air Dept., mechanics, and was for 15 years a college teacher in engineering technology. Shirley was an elementary teacher for 30 years. Shirley lives at Felton, California.
Obituary Santa Cruz Sentinel, 28 October 2009:
�Mr. Dewey Edward Stone, 89, passed away in Santa Cruz October 23, 2009 from glioblastoma. He is survived by his wife, Shirley of Felton, sons Thomas E. Jackie Stone of Boston, MA, Paul E. Stone of Scotts Valley, and the late Dewey E. Stone of Felton and daughter, Marianne Stone McDermott of Los Gatos. He is also survived by his stepchildren: David Giles of San Diego, Debra Giles J.R. Holder of Clarksville, TN and Deanna GILES Wayne Russell of Ft. Worth, TX and five grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Dewey was the last of 8 children and is preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia Stone who passed away in 1974.
�Born in Florida to a pioneer Florida family, he joined the US Navy at age 20 in 1940. On December 7, 1941 he was at the attack on Pearl Harbor, where he served for 5 years. He was on the USS Lexington, until she was sunk in the Coral Sea, and later served on the USS Indianapolis. During his 30 year Naval career, he worked Naval Intelligence for 11 years and completed his service as a naval aircraft instructor, retiring in 1960. He served 10 years in the Fleet Reserve.
�Mr. Stone also worked as a stock-broker, a Snap-ON Tool distributor, and a 15 year professor at Santa Ana College. Since 1974, he lived on El Solyo Heights Drive in Felton, where he built four homes and managed the water system. He loved living in the redwoods, and from his home, he could observe all the San Lorenzo Valley, as well as the San Jose Airport.
�An avid genealogist, he proved family lines back through the Revolutionary Way. One forefather, Thomas E. Stone of Maryland was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and another was Colonel H.D. Stone, who served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 and also under President John Quincy Adams as the first elected President of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida. Dewey was a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the National French Huguenot Society, and the Florida Pioneers, and a long-time member of the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE.
�A longtime member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Rev. Richard Rice will officiate at graveside services at Oakwood Memorial Park, 3301 Paul Sweet Rd., Santa Cruz on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. Contributions preferred to Hospice Caring Project, 940 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley or Messiah Lutheran Church, 801 High St., Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz Memorial Mission Chapel is in charge of arrangements.�
Issue (1):
1. Thomas Eugene Stone, born 2 Dec 1947, San Diego, CA.
2. Paul Edward Stone, born 15 Feb 1951, Honolulu.
3. Mary Ann Elizabeth Stone, born 16 Mar 1954, Pensacola, FL.
4. Dewey Edwin Stone, born 7 Apr 1962 Oceanside, CA; died 29 Sep 2009, Felton, CA.
Obituary, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 25 Oct 2009:
�Dewey Edwin Stone
�Dewey Edwin Stone, 47, died of natural causes at his Felton home September 29, 2009. He graduated from San Lorenzo High School in Felton in 1980 where he was active in sports and music. His band played at High School dances and he excelled in basketball and tennis. He later attended Cabrillo College and was ready to graduate when he was injured in an accident on Highway 9 in Felton. He was employed as a Security Guard at Lockheed in Bonny Doon during his college days, and at Orion Telescope where he excelled in computers. He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia, in 1974. he is survived by his father and stepmother, Dewey and Shirley Stone of Felton, two brothers, Paul Stone of Scotts Valley and Thomas Stone of Boston , MA., one sister, Marianne Stone McDermott of Los Gatos, stepbrother David Giles, and two stepsisters, Debra Giles Holder of Clarksville, TN and Deanna Giles Trussell of Ft. Worth, TX.
�The Staff at Santa Cruz Healthcare wishes to express their appreciation to Dewey for the loving care he showed his father who is a patient there. Funeral services are pending due to severe illness of his father. They will be buried together on top of the grave of their wife and mother, Virginia at Oakwood Memorial Park , 3301 Paul Sweet Rd , Santa Cruz . Santa Cruz Memorial in charge of arrangements.�
Acknowledgment: This appendix was largely derived from documents provided by Dewey Edward Stone.
29 September 2001, 24 August 2009, 5 September 2009, 22 February 2010.