NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11243 LEWIS CO WILLIAM THOMAS STONE Stone, Jacobs, Fannin, Stamper, Sorg #11243 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago Louisville, 1928, pp. 281-2. WILLIAM THOMAS STONE. For more than twenty years William Thomas Stone, one of Vanceburgs leading citizens, has figured conspicuously in public affairs of this locality and is serving for the third term as county judge. He was born November 18, 1863, in Thor, Kentucky, and his parents, Ezekiel and Malinda (Jacobs) Stone, were pioneer settlers of Lewis County. He was reared on the homestead and received a public school education. Through assisting his father he acquired a practical knowledge of agricultural pursuits and followed the occupation of farming in Lewis county until 1905, when he was elected justice of the peace. He served for four years and from 1909 until 1913 was deputy sheriff of Lewis county. Mr. Stone was then elected sheriff and acted in that capacity for four years, performing his duties in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. He has been county judge since 1917 and his long retention in the office testifies to the quality of his service and his personal popularity. Judge Stone was married December 31, 1899, to Miss Belle Stamper, a daughter of Jackson and Susie (Fannin) Stamper, of Carter county, Kentucky. Judge and Mrs. Stone have become the parents of nine children, but lost two sons: Ezekiel, who died February 1, 1913; and George, who was born in 1912 and lived but two years. Manilla, the oldest daughter, was born October 9, 1900, and is the wife of Elmer Sorg, of New Castle, Pennsylvania. They have one child, Joyonna. The younger members of the family are: Arthur Edwin, Luther Marcus, Stella, William Taft, Dorothy Gertrude and Helen Lee. Judge Stone is a Mason and also belongs to the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. He is a republican and an earnest worker in behalf of the party. He has been faithful to every trust reposed in him, never deviating from the course dictated by conscience and honor, and his record is an unblemished one. He has a wide acquaintance in Lewis county, in which his life has been spent, and he occupies a secure place in public esteem. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx