Rev. John Fredwell Stone

1872 - 1954  (81 years)

• Name	John Fredwell Stone
  Title	Rev.
  Born	20 Jul 1872	Spencer, Roane Co., WV
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Church of Christ
  Occupation	Apr 1910	Columbus, Franklin Co., OH
  	Agent - Insurance
  Residence	Apr 1910	Columbus, Franklin Co., OH
  	387 West Eighth Avenue
  1910 Census	19 Apr 1910	Columbus, Franklin Co., OH
  	Ward 12 - Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, ED 185, sheet 12B, as John F Stone, age 38, b. VA, fb. VA, mb. VA, 1st marriage, md. 7 years
  Died	15 Mar 1954	Columbus, Franklin Co., OH
  Buried	17 Mar 1954	Alton Cemetery - Alton - Prairie Twp., Franklin Co., OH
  Person ID	I1002	Lisle Family of Franklin County, Ohio
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	Payton Randolph Stone,   b. Abt Aug 1844, ____, Henry Co., VA ,   d. 1906, ____, Henry Co., VA  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Lucy Dillion,   b. Abt Dec 1850, ____, Henry Co., VA ,   d. 1919, ____, Henry Co., VA  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	Abt 1871
  Family ID	F419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dallas Gypsi Lisle,   b. 1 Jul 1878, Pataskala, Licking Co., OH ,   d. 7 Jan 1923, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH  (Age 44 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1903	224 W. Tenth Ave. - Columbus, Franklin Co., OH
  	Rev. Thomas H. Kohr
  Children	1. Dallas Victoria Stone,   b. 6 Sep 1907, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH ,   d. Mar 1984, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH  (Age 76 years)   2. Lucy Virginia Stone,   b. 10 Aug 1910, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH ,   d. 9 Feb 1972, University Hospital - Columbus, Franklin Co., OH  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2002
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John F. Stone graduated from the University of Kentucky and was an ordained minister in the Church of Christ. In 1907, Rev. Stone was advised to give up the ministry because his wife was physically unable to help him. He then turned to life insurance and became a general agent of Equitable Life of Iowa, Life Insurance Co., in Columbus, Ohio. ____________________________________ Henry County, Va. paper Mrs. S. A. Worley writes from Bluefield, W. Va. Bro. Jno. F. Stone a recent graduate of the College of the Bible, Lexington, Ky., is doing efficient work in the church at this place. During his short stay among us he has won the hearts of the people. Large audiences greet him at the regular Lord's Day services. The prayer meetings are growing in interest and the congregation increasing. The Sunday School has a larger enrollment and better attendance than at any previous time. Great improvement is visible along all lines since Bro. Stone came among us. The church has on its "working clothes" as never before. His sermons are indeed helpful and are presented in such a way that to hear them is to be benefited. He is in perfect sympathy with the C.W.B.M. and in fact with everything that should tend to develop the Christian character and advance the cause of Christ. We feel that his presence among us has been a real blessing, and congratulate ourselves on securing his services. Bro. Stone is an old classmate of ours and we are glad to hear of his success. He is a conscientious and consecrated young man and will do good work anywhere. Ed. __________________________ Monthly Visitor, 1902 Bro. Stone is doing a splendid work at Huntington. His record at Bluefield was a wonderful one. He is successful because he is so genuine. Moreover, he does not try to impress you with an undue sense of his own importance. ________________________________ CUPID'S ARROW PIERCED THE HEART OF STONE A minister of Huntington married in Columbus, Ohio, today; his bride being one of the Buckeye State's fairest daughters - depart on trip at three o'clock this afternoon at the spacious home of the bride in Columbus, Ohio. Rev. J. F. Stone, until recently pastor of the Central Christian Church in Huntington, and Miss Dallas Lisle were united in marriage, Rev. Howard Walton of the First Christian Church in Columbus performing the ceremony. The wedding was an unusually quiet one, only the immediate freinds of the bride being present. After a wedding breakfast was served, Rev. Mr. Stone and his charming bride departed for Washington, Baltimore, and other eastern cities, and, before returning to Ohio, they will spend several weeks at Mr. Stone's former home in the Commonwealth of Old Virginia. Rev. Mr. Stone left Huntington yesterday carrying with him the best wishes of a wide circle of friends. He has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Christian Church at Findlay, Ohio, and will in the future be located in that city. He met his bride in Ashland, Kentucky, last fall, and the friendship ripened into love, and the wedding of this afternoon was the culmination of the happy courtship. J. F. Stone of Huntington, W. Va. and Miss Dallas G. Lisle, were united in marriage at the home of the bride's father, Dr. J. M. Lisle of 224 W. Tenth Ave., Columbus, Ohio, June 23, 1903. Only the immediate relatives were present. T. H. Kohr of Brian, Ohio, officiated. The COMPANION extends congratulations. WEDDING BELLS AN OLD HENRY COUNTY BOY MARRIES AT COLUMBUS, O. The home of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Lisle of 224 W. Tenth Ave. was the scene, Tuesday evening, June 23rd, of a pretty wedding, when Miss Dallas Gypsi Lisle was united in marriage to the Rev. J. Fredwell Stone of Huntington, W. Va. The house was beautifully decorated with palms and cut flowers. Promptly at 7 o'clock, to the sweet strains of Lohengrin's Wedding March played by Miss Marguerite, the younger sister of the bride, the party entered. First came the attendants, Dr. Leslie Mac Lisle and Miss Myrtilla Ann Davis of Ashland, Ky., then Mr. Stone and Miss Lisle. Rev. T. H. Kohr of Bryan, Ohio, performed the beautiful ring ceremony. The bride wore a handsome gown of white Haris muslin over white taffeta. Miss Davis wore a dainty white lace gown over white taffeta. An elegant supper was served. The bride's table seating eight was decorated with smilax roses. Only the immediate relatives of the bride witnessed the ceremony. After a wedding trip through the east, Rev. and Mrs. Stone will go to Findlay, Ohio, where Mr. Stone has accepted the pastorate of the First Christian Church - Columbus, Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio Mr. Stone is a Henry County boy and is highly respected by all who know him, and no doubt his many friends will be glad to learn that he will bring his new bride to visit his father who lives at Spencer in this county. _______________________ J. F. Stone, formerly of Huntington, W. Va. has located with the First Church, Findlay. A. Linkletter, State Secretary of W. Va., said of him upon leaving the state: "Time will only tell the good you have accomplished in our state. As soon as there is an opening in one of our best churches I want you to come back." Brother Stone has done a splendid work in every other field in which he has labored, and we welcome him to Ohio, and know we shall have opportunity of rejoicing at his large success. ______________________________ FAIRWELL SERMON OF REV. J. F. STONE Rev. J. F. Stone, pastor of the First Church of Christ, preached his farewell sermon to that congregation on Sunday evening. The auditorium was crowded and the preacher spoke eloquently to those present, reviewing his work of the past year, and expressing regret at severing of relations that had been pleasant. Mr. Stone came to Findlay with young bride just a year ago, and during his pastorate here made many true and warm friends, outside as well as in the church, who regret to see him leave. He also did much to build up and strengthen the church, besides editing a splendid church paper. He has received three calls from various states, but is undecided as to which to accept. They come from very large cities. Rev. and Mrs. J. Fredwell Stone will leave Thrusday for Warsaw, Ind. where Mr. Stone will preach Thursday evening. On Sunday he will preach in Cincinnati and later they will take a trip through Kentucky. Aug 24, 1904, Ashland Daily Independent Rev. and Mrs. Stone will leave the first of the week for Dixon, Illinois where Mr. Stone has been appointed to fill the pulpit of the Christian Church there. Mrs. P. T. Nagel who is an aunt of Mrs. Stone will accompany them and make her home with them for a time, and will rent her beautiful residence property on Carter Avenue at corner of Broadway. Mrs. Nagel's friends here regret very much her leaving here as she is a valuable member both of church and literary circles. __________________ July 17, 1907 - John F. Stone entered into an agency contract with Continental Casualty Company for Columbus and vicinity. On Dec 29, 1910, he sold his rights under this contract to John G. Belknap, his brother-in-law, for $3,000. __________________ Letter from John F. Stone to his daughter Virginia dated August 7, 1920: I am very sorry I cannot be with you on your tenth birthday. I trust it will be very happy for you, and that all your future years may be filled with sunshine and happiness. Talking about your happiness, it will all depend upon you, for if you poor happiness on others, there will be a drop or two spill back on yourself. We are largely in this life what we determine to make out of ourselves. You have a healthy body, bright, intelligent mind and a splendid opportunity before you for the next ten years of your life. If you will learn to care for an protect your body, improve and cultivate your mind, and make good use of opportunities your mother and father have tried to provide for you, we will never have cause to feel ashamed of our daughter Virginia. Your life is like a tender plant, easily broken and hindered from having its proper growth. You will not do or allow anything to come into your beuatiful innocent life that will hinder it in any way, physically, mentally, or socially. Try hard before your next birthday to see how many good things you can learn to do and your reward will be that of a beautiful life that money cannot buy. Always your devoted, John F. Stone ________________________ Columbus paper Oct. 18, 1920 INSURANCE AGENT HONORED To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the day when John F. Stone became general agent of the Equitable Life Assurance Co., of Ohio, the entire force of the Columbus office entertained with a banquet in his honor in the French Room of the Chittenden Hotel Monday evening. B. F. Hadley, vice president and secretary of the home office in Des Moines, Iowa, gave the leading address, bringing out the remarkable progress that the company had made under the leadership of Mr. Stone. Fifteen members of the local office, which is located in the Citizens Bank Building, Gay and High Streets, were present. ________________________ Columbus Citizen, Wednesday, March 17, 1954 John F. Stone, Retired Minister, Dies at Home John Fredwell Stone, 81, retired minister, and the first general agent of the Equitable Life Insurance Co of Iowa in Columbus, died Monday evening at his home, 387 W. 8th Avenue. Mr. Stone graduated from the College of the Bible at the University of Kentucky. He was in the ministry until 1907 when he joined the life insurance firm. He retired from the insurance business in 1927. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert G. Mathews of Columbus and Mrs. Fred J. Milligan of Westerville; four grandsons; two brothers, Dan Stone of Grayson, Kentucky, and Luther P. Stone of Dunedin, Fla.; a sister Mrs. Walter Weaver of Spencer, Va. Mr. Stone was a member of the Fourth Ave. Church of Christ. His wife Mrs. Dallas Lisle Stone of Columbus died in 1923. Private services will be Wednesday afternoon at the Schoedinger State St. funeral chapel where friends may call. Burial in Alton Cemetery. _________________________________ Equiowa, Field Publication of the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa, April, 1954 Columbus - The Company's second ranking field associate in years of service, John F. Stone, passed away March 15, at the age of 81. He became a field underwriter for the Company in Columbus October 1, 1903; was appointed general agent at that point in 1910 and with the constant support of J.G. Belknap, Columbus, as associate general agent, laid the foundations for central Ohio's present great organization. Retiring as general agent in 1927, he continued as an agency associate until death ended his Company career of 51 consecutive years. To those who survive him, The Equiowa extends condolences upon the passing of another of that small band of veterans whose single-minded devotion to the Company and to life underwriting made possible the great field family of today. Photo. ______________________________ Resolution presented and passed at the regular meeting of the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees of the College of the Bible on January 10, 1955. Under Item VI of Mr. Stone's Will as stated, "This sum bequeathed to the College of the Bible - to be used to defray expenses while in college of worthy students, being educated for the ministry who are in need of assistance. The fund to be known as the Stone Scholarship Fund." Motion and passed that his bequest of $3,000 be received and acknowledged and that this sum be placed in our endowment funds and be set up as the John F. Stone Scholarship Fund, the income only to be used to assist worthy students being educated for the ministry. Letter from R. B. Montgomery, president of the College of the Bible, Lexington, Kentucky to Virginia Stone Milligan dated January 28, 1955, expressing appreciation for $3,000 bequest and enclosing resolution. ________________________________ Closing statement dated Sept. 1, 1958 - sale of lot 15, block 46, commercial subdivision, Miami Beach, Florida, to Gulf Oil Corporation for $30,000 by Virginia Stone Milligan and Dallas V. Mathews (inherited from John F. Stone) ____________________________ HOME: W. 8th Ave., Columbus, OH RESIDENCES: VA;KY;OH "Franklin County, Ohio Cemeteries, Volume VIII - Prairie and Franklin Townships," compilied by The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Columbus, OH, 1984, p. 9. "Wigton - Carter Family 1066 - 1974 and Ralated Families," by James Grafton Carter.