He worked on the K.C. railroad line in Kentucky, and then moved to North Carolina to help build a railroad line there. He was in the 1880 RCK census in the household of James F Decker as a boarder.Notes of Ruby Chasteen Hardiman state that he moved to Louisville, Ky to work
for the L&N railroad.
He first husband John Wolfe came to Ky to work for the railroad construction crews. In Ky he met and married Martha Ellen Ramsey. When the work was completed he wanted to return to Tennessee. She refused to go, and he went alone. They never divorced, and it was rumored that he had been killed in a fight over a card game in NC. She may or not have been still married to John Wolfe when she married John Evans.
Died at 3 months old.
He was in the Mercantile business in Luther, Hancock County, Tennessee.
Soon after he was married they moved to Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, where he entered the Produce business, and from there moved to Knoxville, Tennessee.
He was in the same business, with his sons until his death.
No children.
Edith was a charter member of the Livesay Patriotic and Historical Society, and has served in many offices including Secretary-Treasuer and editor of the bulletin. She is retired from Valley Fidelity Bank loan department, where she
was employed for many years. I remeber visiting my Aunt Edith as a child before my Greatgrandmother died. They lived on 5th and Gill and the house is standing today.There were no children. They were divorced February 3, 1925.
This is the same Thomas Edward Stone that is the son of T. W. Stone and was a half-brother to my Grandmother Birdie Stone, who was believed to be adopted by T. W. Stone. This has not been proven by adoption records.
This comes from the Family Bible Record of T. W. Stone that I have.Tom Ed married two more times, once to a lady in Texas and then to Hazel Richie from Tazewell.
John operated a store (formaely owned and operated by his brother George) at
Luther, Tennessee, where he was also Postmaster. He served as Justice of the
Peace and Chairman of the Court and was County Court Clerk for three terms 1902-1914. He served as U. S. Commissioner in his later years.
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