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Transcribed biography of Henry Stoner
HENRY STONER was born in Porter County, Ind., November 1, 1838, and is one of the eleven children of Daniel and Elizabeth Stoner. His life has been passed in this county. He was married February 8, 1866, to Mary A. Hayden, a native of La Porte County, and born February 17, 1846; she is a daughter of John and Abigail Hayden, of Valparaiso, Ind. Shortly after Mr. Stoner's marriage, he moved on a farm belonging to his father-in-law, where he remained three years, he then moved on the farm which he now occupies, in Section 20, comprising 253 acres of land, all of which he owns. Mr. and Mrs. Stoner have had seven children - John, Nellie, Abigail, Gerald, Frederick and two infants deceased. Mr. Stoner is a much-esteemed gentleman; he is a member of the Masonic order, and holds the office of Township Trustee.
Source: Goodspeed, Weston A., and Charles Blanchard. 1882. Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana: Historical and Biographical, Illustrated. Chicago, Illinois: F. A. Battey & Company. 771 p.
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