Posted on: Jackson County, WV Bios Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonBios/149 Surname: STONE, HARPOLD, SAYRE, SHINN, MILLER ------------------------- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Mill Creek" Stone Family Connected with the history of Ripley is that of the Stone family. This family came to Jackson County from Mason County. There were four in the family, three brothers and a sister. John Stone, lived at Stevens, Mason County, was the father of Attorney E. L. Stone. He raised eighteen children and was married three times. He was born about 1832 or 1833, and died March 4th, 1907. Fred Stone was born in 1825 or 1826, and married Lizzie Harpold daughter of Solomon and Matilda Shinn Harpold. Elias Stone, the youngest brother, lives below Ripley, on Mill Creek. Elizabeth Stone, married Enoch Sayre, and later George Shinn, father of Owens and brothers. She was born April 16th, 1822, and died February 24th, 1907. J.W. Sayre and Samantha, wife of Harpold, were her children. James Stone, married Analiza, daughter of Sam Shinn, of Grass Lick or Parchment. Minerva Stone married David Sayre. A cousin, Elias Stone, married Rolly Ann Shinn. George Stone and wife, Lucinda Miller, and his daughters, Minerva, Sally and Elizabeth, left Green County, Pennsylvania in October 1823, and floated down to the mouth of Mill Creek, locating on the Elias Stone farm two miles below Ripley. They brought two horses, two cows and household goods with them in the boats. George Stone was a member of the County Court in 1831.