The following is quoted from pages 448-49 of Professor James Edmund Nowlin's book, written about 1915, "The Nowlin-Stone Genealogy":
James Banister Stone, only son of Samuel Marion Stone and Elizabeth (Bettie) Anderson Stone, was born 23 October, 1852, in Pittsylvania Co., Va., married 18 June, 1879, Katie Womack Carter, daughter of Dr. George A. and Bettie A. Womack Carter. She was a lovely Christian character, born 17 October, 1859, educated at Roanoke Female College, Danville, Va., and died 25 January, 1900. He received his education at Emory and Henry College, Virginia. He died 25 November, 1915, at his home on Staunton River after a two weeks' illness, following a stroke of paralysis. Six grown children survive to honor his memory.
James Banister Stone, nicknamed "Gippie," like his father, was another wealthy planter and millman, practical and successful. He was a reflex of the best character of Anglo-Saxon-Irish families, a man whose sympathy, intense interest, love of home and church, were indissolvably interwoven; whose character was powerful in moral and physical [attributes] which made him a pillar of strength, and whose nobility of character was pronounced. He loved liberty, home and its relations, which illustrates the profound sincerity and predominating traits that existed in his ancient, royal, as well as Virginia lineage. He was a broad, liberal, God-fearing man of highest integrity of character, and a power of influence in his community, well exemplifying the thought that "an honest man's the noblest work of God."
He accumulated means and reared a large and talented family, educated and fitted each for their individual mission, making them fully self-sustaining. Since the death of his wife he took the entire responsibility of both father and mother, and every ably, indeed, did this son of an honored father fill the parents' place.
The following is an obituary for James Banister ("Gippy") Stone from Volume VII, Number 49 of "Altavista Journal":
The funeral of Mr. James Banister Stone, who died at his home last Thursday afternoon, took place Saturday at one o'clock, interment being in the family cemetery at his residence. Rev. W.D. Barr, a lifelong friend, conducted the burial service, assisted by Rev. A.M. Padgett and Rev. W.L. Mays, present pastors of the Baptist and Methodist churches in the community.
At the house, Mrs. J.B. Sale, of Altavista, sang most sweetly the verses of "Jerusalem, My Happy Home." At the grave, "Nearer My God to Thee," "Rock of Ages," and "Lead Kindly Light," were sung, all the selections being the known favorites of the deceased. At the conclusion of the service, an unusual feature and one greatly appreciated by the family, was the singing of "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Along," by the colored people present, led by their honored pastor, Rev. Jake Stone. Uncle Jake and the man by whose grave he stood, were the same age reared in the same yard; and always, both before the war and since, had held each other in high regard.
The life and character of James Banister Stone have been well known to the people of Pittsylvania and Campbell Counties, for his entire life was passed on the ancestral estate bordering the Staunton River. To this plantation in 1851 came Samuel M. Stone and his bride, Elizabeth Eggleston Anderson, the farm having been presented to them as a wedding gift by the groom's father, James H. Stone, also of Pittsylvania, near Chatham, Virginia. Of this marriage two children were born, but the little girl died so the boy, James Banister was sole heir, and passed the sixty-three years of his life on this farm. He was born October 1852 and his mother dying when he was very young, he was reared at home by his father with the assistance of the slaves and the occasional supervision of a devoted aunt, Mrs. Mary Jane Hightower. Much of the reserve and gruffness that seemed to characterize him throughout life, he attributed to this rearing, with no womanly influence. He was not gruff nor cold at heart; but of a peculiar modest and retiring disposition, which in young manhood became bashfulness so painful to himself that he sought to hide it beneath a coat of rough unconcern.
On November 8th 1915, in the midst of health and all the activities of a busy life, he was stricken with paralysis and from the first little hope was entertained for his recovery. By his own request, all his children were called home. These children are: Dr. Samuel M. Stone of Tomsburg, W.Va., Mrs. F.K. Perrow, of Anniston, Ala., George Carter Stone of Boston, Mass., James Banister Stone, Jr., of the University of Virginia and Misses Mary Hightower and Katie Womack, who lived at home with him.
This obituary was reprinted in the booklet "The Life and Times of Jacob Henry Stone and Family," a biography of the family and descendants of Rev. Jacob Henry Stone (1847-1953), an African-American who was born a slave on the Stone plantation, acquired his last name from his master Samuel Marion Stone, and lived to the age of 106, most of that time as a respected minister in Pittsylvania County near the "Locust Hill" farm of his former masters. Rev. Jake Stone and James Banister ("Gippy") Stone grew up together, and in spite of the racial and social divisions that were characteristic of the South in their time, they were friends who had great respect for one another throughout their lives. Gippy Stone's daughter, Elizabeth Stone Perrow, wrote a tribute to Rev. Jake Stone for his 100th birthday celebration in the February 17, 1949 issue of "The Altavista Journal," also reprinted in the aforementioned booklet. She and her offspring fondly called Rev. Stone "Uncle Jake."
James Banister Stone, only son of Samuel Marion Stone and Elizabeth (Bettie) Anderson Stone, was born 23 October, 1852, in Pittsylvania Co., Va., married 18 June, 1879, Katie Womack Carter, daughter of Dr. George A. and Bettie A. Womack Carter. She was a lovely Christian character, born 17 October, 1859, educated at Roanoke Female College, Danville, Va., and died 25 January, 1900. He received his education at Emory and Henry College, Virginia. He died 25 November, 1915, at his home on Staunton River after a two weeks' illness, following a stroke of paralysis. Six grown children survive to honor his memory.
James Banister Stone, nicknamed "Gippie," like his father, was another wealthy planter and millman, practical and successful. He was a reflex of the best character of Anglo-Saxon-Irish families, a man whose sympathy, intense interest, love of home and church, were indissolvably interwoven; whose character was powerful in moral and physical [attributes] which made him a pillar of strength, and whose nobility of character was pronounced. He loved liberty, home and its relations, which illustrates the profound sincerity and predominating traits that existed in his ancient, royal, as well as Virginia lineage. He was a broad, liberal, God-fearing man of highest integrity of character, and a power of influence in his community, well exemplifying the thought that "an honest man's the noblest work of God."
He accumulated means and reared a large and talented family, educated and fitted each for their individual mission, making them fully self-sustaining. Since the death of his wife he took the entire responsibility of both father and mother, and every ably, indeed, did this son of an honored father fill the parents' place.
The following is an obituary for James Banister ("Gippy") Stone from Volume VII, Number 49 of "Altavista Journal":
The funeral of Mr. James Banister Stone, who died at his home last Thursday afternoon, took place Saturday at one o'clock, interment being in the family cemetery at his residence. Rev. W.D. Barr, a lifelong friend, conducted the burial service, assisted by Rev. A.M. Padgett and Rev. W.L. Mays, present pastors of the Baptist and Methodist churches in the community.
At the house, Mrs. J.B. Sale, of Altavista, sang most sweetly the verses of "Jerusalem, My Happy Home." At the grave, "Nearer My God to Thee," "Rock of Ages," and "Lead Kindly Light," were sung, all the selections being the known favorites of the deceased. At the conclusion of the service, an unusual feature and one greatly appreciated by the family, was the singing of "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Along," by the colored people present, led by their honored pastor, Rev. Jake Stone. Uncle Jake and the man by whose grave he stood, were the same age reared in the same yard; and always, both before the war and since, had held each other in high regard.
The life and character of James Banister Stone have been well known to the people of Pittsylvania and Campbell Counties, for his entire life was passed on the ancestral estate bordering the Staunton River. To this plantation in 1851 came Samuel M. Stone and his bride, Elizabeth Eggleston Anderson, the farm having been presented to them as a wedding gift by the groom's father, James H. Stone, also of Pittsylvania, near Chatham, Virginia. Of this marriage two children were born, but the little girl died so the boy, James Banister was sole heir, and passed the sixty-three years of his life on this farm. He was born October 1852 and his mother dying when he was very young, he was reared at home by his father with the assistance of the slaves and the occasional supervision of a devoted aunt, Mrs. Mary Jane Hightower. Much of the reserve and gruffness that seemed to characterize him throughout life, he attributed to this rearing, with no womanly influence. He was not gruff nor cold at heart; but of a peculiar modest and retiring disposition, which in young manhood became bashfulness so painful to himself that he sought to hide it beneath a coat of rough unconcern.
On November 8th 1915, in the midst of health and all the activities of a busy life, he was stricken with paralysis and from the first little hope was entertained for his recovery. By his own request, all his children were called home. These children are: Dr. Samuel M. Stone of Tomsburg, W.Va., Mrs. F.K. Perrow, of Anniston, Ala., George Carter Stone of Boston, Mass., James Banister Stone, Jr., of the University of Virginia and Misses Mary Hightower and Katie Womack, who lived at home with him.
This obituary was reprinted in the booklet "The Life and Times of Jacob Henry Stone and Family," a biography of the family and descendants of Rev. Jacob Henry Stone (1847-1953), an African-American who was born a slave on the Stone plantation, acquired his last name from his master Samuel Marion Stone, and lived to the age of 106, most of that time as a respected minister in Pittsylvania County near the "Locust Hill" farm of his former masters. Rev. Jake Stone and James Banister ("Gippy") Stone grew up together, and in spite of the racial and social divisions that were characteristic of the South in their time, they were friends who had great respect for one another throughout their lives. Gippy Stone's daughter, Elizabeth Stone Perrow, wrote a tribute to Rev. Jake Stone for his 100th birthday celebration in the February 17, 1949 issue of "The Altavista Journal," also reprinted in the aforementioned booklet. She and her offspring fondly called Rev. Stone "Uncle Jake."
The following is quoted from pages 448-49 of Professor James Edmund Nowlin's book, written about 1915, "The Nowlin-Stone Genealogy":
James Banister Stone, only son of Samuel Marion Stone and Elizabeth (Bettie) Anderson Stone, was born 23 October, 1852, in Pittsylvania Co., Va., married 18 June, 1879, Katie Womack Carter, daughter of Dr. George A. and Bettie A. Womack Carter. She was a lovely Christian character, born 17 October, 1859, educated at Roanoke Female College, Danville, Va., and died 25 January, 1900. He received his education at Emory and Henry College, Virginia. He died 25 November, 1915, at his home on Staunton River after a two weeks' illness, following a stroke of paralysis. Six grown children survive to honor his memory.
James Banister Stone, nicknamed "Gippie," like his father, was another wealthy planter and millman, practical and successful. He was a reflex of the best character of Anglo-Saxon-Irish families, a man whose sympathy, intense interest, love of home and church, were indissolvably interwoven; whose character was powerful in moral and physical [attributes] which made him a pillar of strength, and whose nobility of character was pronounced. He loved liberty, home and its relations, which illustrates the profound sincerity and predominating traits that existed in his ancient, royal, as well as Virginia lineage. He was a broad, liberal, God-fearing man of highest integrity of character, and a power of influence in his community, well exemplifying the thought that "an honest man's the noblest work of God."
He accumulated means and reared a large and talented family, educated and fitted each for their individual mission, making them fully self-sustaining. Since the death of his wife he took the entire responsibility of both father and mother, and every ably, indeed, did this son of an honored father fill the parents' place.
The following is an obituary for James Banister ("Gippy") Stone from Volume VII, Number 49 of "Altavista Journal":
The funeral of Mr. James Banister Stone, who died at his home last Thursday afternoon, took place Saturday at one o'clock, interment being in the family cemetery at his residence. Rev. W.D. Barr, a lifelong friend, conducted the burial service, assisted by Rev. A.M. Padgett and Rev. W.L. Mays, present pastors of the Baptist and Methodist churches in the community.
At the house, Mrs. J.B. Sale, of Altavista, sang most sweetly the verses of "Jerusalem, My Happy Home." At the grave, "Nearer My God to Thee," "Rock of Ages," and "Lead Kindly Light," were sung, all the selections being the known favorites of the deceased. At the conclusion of the service, an unusual feature and one greatly appreciated by the family, was the singing of "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Along," by the colored people present, led by their honored pastor, Rev. Jake Stone. Uncle Jake and the man by whose grave he stood, were the same age reared in the same yard; and always, both before the war and since, had held each other in high regard.
The life and character of James Banister Stone have been well known to the people of Pittsylvania and Campbell Counties, for his entire life was passed on the ancestral estate bordering the Staunton River. To this plantation in 1851 came Samuel M. Stone and his bride, Elizabeth Eggleston Anderson, the farm having been presented to them as a wedding gift by the groom's father, James H. Stone, also of Pittsylvania, near Chatham, Virginia. Of this marriage two children were born, but the little girl died so the boy, James Banister was sole heir, and passed the sixty-three years of his life on this farm. He was born October 1852 and his mother dying when he was very young, he was reared at home by his father with the assistance of the slaves and the occasional supervision of a devoted aunt, Mrs. Mary Jane Hightower. Much of the reserve and gruffness that seemed to characterize him throughout life, he attributed to this rearing, with no womanly influence. He was not gruff nor cold at heart; but of a peculiar modest and retiring disposition, which in young manhood became bashfulness so painful to himself that he sought to hide it beneath a coat of rough unconcern.
On November 8th 1915, in the midst of health and all the activities of a busy life, he was stricken with paralysis and from the first little hope was entertained for his recovery. By his own request, all his children were called home. These children are: Dr. Samuel M. Stone of Tomsburg, W.Va., Mrs. F.K. Perrow, of Anniston, Ala., George Carter Stone of Boston, Mass., James Banister Stone, Jr., of the University of Virginia and Misses Mary Hightower and Katie Womack, who lived at home with him.
This obituary was reprinted in the booklet "The Life and Times of Jacob Henry Stone and Family," a biography of the family and descendants of Rev. Jacob Henry Stone (1847-1953), an African-American who was born a slave on the Stone plantation, acquired his last name from his master Samuel Marion Stone, and lived to the age of 106, most of that time as a respected minister in Pittsylvania County near the "Locust Hill" farm of his former masters. Rev. Jake Stone and James Banister ("Gippy") Stone grew up together, and in spite of the racial and social divisions that were characteristic of the South in their time, they were friends who had great respect for one another throughout their lives. Gippy Stone's daughter, Elizabeth Stone Perrow, wrote a tribute to Rev. Jake Stone for his 100th birthday celebration in the February 17, 1949 issue of "The Altavista Journal," also reprinted in the aforementioned booklet. She and her offspring fondly called Rev. Stone "Uncle Jake."
James Banister Stone, only son of Samuel Marion Stone and Elizabeth (Bettie) Anderson Stone, was born 23 October, 1852, in Pittsylvania Co., Va., married 18 June, 1879, Katie Womack Carter, daughter of Dr. George A. and Bettie A. Womack Carter. She was a lovely Christian character, born 17 October, 1859, educated at Roanoke Female College, Danville, Va., and died 25 January, 1900. He received his education at Emory and Henry College, Virginia. He died 25 November, 1915, at his home on Staunton River after a two weeks' illness, following a stroke of paralysis. Six grown children survive to honor his memory.
James Banister Stone, nicknamed "Gippie," like his father, was another wealthy planter and millman, practical and successful. He was a reflex of the best character of Anglo-Saxon-Irish families, a man whose sympathy, intense interest, love of home and church, were indissolvably interwoven; whose character was powerful in moral and physical [attributes] which made him a pillar of strength, and whose nobility of character was pronounced. He loved liberty, home and its relations, which illustrates the profound sincerity and predominating traits that existed in his ancient, royal, as well as Virginia lineage. He was a broad, liberal, God-fearing man of highest integrity of character, and a power of influence in his community, well exemplifying the thought that "an honest man's the noblest work of God."
He accumulated means and reared a large and talented family, educated and fitted each for their individual mission, making them fully self-sustaining. Since the death of his wife he took the entire responsibility of both father and mother, and every ably, indeed, did this son of an honored father fill the parents' place.
The following is an obituary for James Banister ("Gippy") Stone from Volume VII, Number 49 of "Altavista Journal":
The funeral of Mr. James Banister Stone, who died at his home last Thursday afternoon, took place Saturday at one o'clock, interment being in the family cemetery at his residence. Rev. W.D. Barr, a lifelong friend, conducted the burial service, assisted by Rev. A.M. Padgett and Rev. W.L. Mays, present pastors of the Baptist and Methodist churches in the community.
At the house, Mrs. J.B. Sale, of Altavista, sang most sweetly the verses of "Jerusalem, My Happy Home." At the grave, "Nearer My God to Thee," "Rock of Ages," and "Lead Kindly Light," were sung, all the selections being the known favorites of the deceased. At the conclusion of the service, an unusual feature and one greatly appreciated by the family, was the singing of "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Along," by the colored people present, led by their honored pastor, Rev. Jake Stone. Uncle Jake and the man by whose grave he stood, were the same age reared in the same yard; and always, both before the war and since, had held each other in high regard.
The life and character of James Banister Stone have been well known to the people of Pittsylvania and Campbell Counties, for his entire life was passed on the ancestral estate bordering the Staunton River. To this plantation in 1851 came Samuel M. Stone and his bride, Elizabeth Eggleston Anderson, the farm having been presented to them as a wedding gift by the groom's father, James H. Stone, also of Pittsylvania, near Chatham, Virginia. Of this marriage two children were born, but the little girl died so the boy, James Banister was sole heir, and passed the sixty-three years of his life on this farm. He was born October 1852 and his mother dying when he was very young, he was reared at home by his father with the assistance of the slaves and the occasional supervision of a devoted aunt, Mrs. Mary Jane Hightower. Much of the reserve and gruffness that seemed to characterize him throughout life, he attributed to this rearing, with no womanly influence. He was not gruff nor cold at heart; but of a peculiar modest and retiring disposition, which in young manhood became bashfulness so painful to himself that he sought to hide it beneath a coat of rough unconcern.
On November 8th 1915, in the midst of health and all the activities of a busy life, he was stricken with paralysis and from the first little hope was entertained for his recovery. By his own request, all his children were called home. These children are: Dr. Samuel M. Stone of Tomsburg, W.Va., Mrs. F.K. Perrow, of Anniston, Ala., George Carter Stone of Boston, Mass., James Banister Stone, Jr., of the University of Virginia and Misses Mary Hightower and Katie Womack, who lived at home with him.
This obituary was reprinted in the booklet "The Life and Times of Jacob Henry Stone and Family," a biography of the family and descendants of Rev. Jacob Henry Stone (1847-1953), an African-American who was born a slave on the Stone plantation, acquired his last name from his master Samuel Marion Stone, and lived to the age of 106, most of that time as a respected minister in Pittsylvania County near the "Locust Hill" farm of his former masters. Rev. Jake Stone and James Banister ("Gippy") Stone grew up together, and in spite of the racial and social divisions that were characteristic of the South in their time, they were friends who had great respect for one another throughout their lives. Gippy Stone's daughter, Elizabeth Stone Perrow, wrote a tribute to Rev. Jake Stone for his 100th birthday celebration in the February 17, 1949 issue of "The Altavista Journal," also reprinted in the aforementioned booklet. She and her offspring fondly called Rev. Stone "Uncle Jake."
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