Looking for Herman Stone b.1813 may have been born in Wales. His 1st wife was Elizabeth Wright married in 1833. There children where Orin b.1835 and William b.1838. Elizabeth died in 1838 one month after the birth of William. Herman remarried in 1840 to Catherine Besley she b.1808 d.1881 in Piatt Co. Illinois. There chldren where 1.Curtis b.1841 d.1877 in Illinois possible place Ivesdale Champaign Co, Curtis married a women by the name of Winnie Ann (unk last name) . They had o child Maria Stone. 2.Elizabeth b.1843 d.unk 3.Mary Amanda b.1846 Wabash Co.llinois d.1893 in Broken Bow Nebraska. She married 1864 to John JacobPhilipsen they had 14 children. 4.James Monroe b.1849 Lincoln, Logan Co. Illinois d.1949 in Whitesboro , Grayson Co. Texas. He married Silva Harshbarger in 1870 in Piatt Co. Illinois. They had 10 children. I have no info on when Herman came to the states, or who is parents where. I have a lt of info on the Philipsen children and the children of James. If you are researching any of these people let me know I will share the info I have. If you have info please let me know. Thanks for your time and info.......Karen