The following is quoted from pages 449-50 of Professor James Edmund Nowlin's book, written about 1915, "The Nowlin-Stone Genealogy":
Bettie E. Stone, daughter of James Banister and Katie Womack [incorrect--Katie Williamson] Carter Stone, attended Female College at Richmond for two years, but owing to her mother's death was detained at home to supply the vacancy made by her as housekeeper; to expand the germs of the little family intellect, to become a home builder through their infant years; to constitute the center of home and home making, which is indeed a highly honorable position. She is by right of lineage a daughter of American Revolution.
She married F. Kirk Perrow 21 June, 1905, and lives at Anniston, Ala. Her husband is president of the Anniston Mills, also travels for Craddock-Terry Company of Lynchburg, Va....
The following article about the home, "Locust Hill," in which Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow was born and raised and later inherited, is quoted from Madeline Vaden Fitzgerald's "Pittsylvania: Homes and People Of The Past," published after 1973 by Virginia Book Company of Berryville, Virginia, page 31:
LOCUST HILL
Owner: F. Kirk Perrow, Jr.
In 1855 Samuel Marion Stone acquired Ward's Tavern, an eighteenth century landmark. Situated at the summit of a hill above the winding road that crosses Chiles Creek near the ancient mill, here in 1859 he erected his lovely home of Swiss-Gothic architecture. It took three years in the building. The cornices and octagonal chimneys were designed by Enoch Johnson, the builder. The chimneys were replaced in 1931 by the present ones.
The old tavern kitchen of beaded clapboard, with rock chimney and enormous fireplace, is used today as a studio for Epps Turner Perrow, talented artist and wife of the owner. The tavern parlor has been converted to a guest house on the front lawn; to the rear of the house stand four original buildings--icehouse, chicken house, smokehouse, and granary.
Ward's Old Road to Lynchburg, with its steep banks, was marked "the rolling road" on early maps. Hogsheads of tobacco were rolled to the ferry and from there to Lynchburg. There they were carried down the James River to Rocky Ridge, the inspection point near the present city of Richmond.
The beauty of the interior of Locust Hill is enhanced by a gracefully curved stairway leading to a broad hall and two spacious bedrooms above, each accommodating three large double beds. Family portraits grace the walls of the living room of this home that has the intangible atmosphere of having been lived in and enjoyed for generations. Antiques and objects of art throughout the house lend a charm of their own. A walnut combination chest and bookcase, and four windsor chairs from the tavern, are owned by George Stone of Danville. Another prized possession is the tall mantel clock of his grandfather, Samuel Marion Stone.
Samuel M. Stone served as Keeper of the Peace for Hill Grove District during the War Between the States. Among his duties was patrolling the roads for deserters when troops were moving through the area. In those perilous days he sold 400 acres of the original Ward grant to Joe Moses to ensure the presence of one good neighbor.
James B. Stone, the second owner, made annual trips in August with his family to the nearby springs and to the Peaks of Otter. During vacation, when his daughters were home from Hollis College and the boys from V.P.I. and medical school, there were house parties galore.
Until her death in 1973, the owner was Bettie Stone Perrow, daughter of James B. Stone and granddaughter of Samuel M. Stone, whose father was James H. Stone of Shady Grove. The progenitor of this outstanding family was William Stone, born in London, England in 1597, coming to Berkeley Hundred in Virginia in 1619. William Stone II settled in Richmond County and was the great-grandfather of John Stone, who served in the Revolution from Halifax County and married Dollie Hoskins. She was a daughter of William Hoskins, Presiding Justice and vestryman of Antrim Parish in 1752.
Mrs. Perrow was an active member of the British American Society, an officer of the Jamestowne Society; a charter member of the Thomas Carter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; a member of the Founders and Patriots and the American Colonists. She was well steeped in lore of early Pittsylvania and enjoyed sharing her wealth of knowledge with her many friends.
Ref.: The notes of the late Mrs. F. Kirk Perrow, Sr.
[The previous page of this book shows a sketch of "Locust Hill" drawn by Mrs. Epps Turner Perrow.]
Below is Mrs. Perrow's obituary from the Lynchburg, VA "News and Daily Advance":
Mrs. Fletcher K. Perrow
HURT--Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow, 91, of Rt. 1, Hurt, died Thursday morning at the Medical Care Center, Lynchburg. She was the widow of Fletcher Kirkpatrick Perrow.
Born in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of James Banister Stone and Kate Carter Stone. She was a member of Lane Memorial United Methodist Church, where she taught a Sunday school class later named in her honor.
Organizing regent for Thomas Carter Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, she received a 50-year DAR certificate in 1968. She also was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the American Colonies, the Jamestown Society, and Staunton River Garden Club.
She is survived by a son, F. Kirkpatrick Perrow, Jr. of Hurt; a daughter, Mrs. V. Cassel [Elizabeth] Adamson of Richmond; two brothers, Dr. James B. Stone of Richmond and George C. Stone of Danville; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Locust Hill, Rt. 1, Hurt, by the Rev. Frank James and the Rev. Samuel Stone. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Locust Hill.
The body is at the residence.
Finch and Finch Funeral Home, Altavista, is in charge of arrangements.
The family has suggested that those wishing to make memorial contributions consider Faith Home in Danville.
Bettie E. Stone, daughter of James Banister and Katie Womack [incorrect--Katie Williamson] Carter Stone, attended Female College at Richmond for two years, but owing to her mother's death was detained at home to supply the vacancy made by her as housekeeper; to expand the germs of the little family intellect, to become a home builder through their infant years; to constitute the center of home and home making, which is indeed a highly honorable position. She is by right of lineage a daughter of American Revolution.
She married F. Kirk Perrow 21 June, 1905, and lives at Anniston, Ala. Her husband is president of the Anniston Mills, also travels for Craddock-Terry Company of Lynchburg, Va....
The following article about the home, "Locust Hill," in which Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow was born and raised and later inherited, is quoted from Madeline Vaden Fitzgerald's "Pittsylvania: Homes and People Of The Past," published after 1973 by Virginia Book Company of Berryville, Virginia, page 31:
LOCUST HILL
Owner: F. Kirk Perrow, Jr.
In 1855 Samuel Marion Stone acquired Ward's Tavern, an eighteenth century landmark. Situated at the summit of a hill above the winding road that crosses Chiles Creek near the ancient mill, here in 1859 he erected his lovely home of Swiss-Gothic architecture. It took three years in the building. The cornices and octagonal chimneys were designed by Enoch Johnson, the builder. The chimneys were replaced in 1931 by the present ones.
The old tavern kitchen of beaded clapboard, with rock chimney and enormous fireplace, is used today as a studio for Epps Turner Perrow, talented artist and wife of the owner. The tavern parlor has been converted to a guest house on the front lawn; to the rear of the house stand four original buildings--icehouse, chicken house, smokehouse, and granary.
Ward's Old Road to Lynchburg, with its steep banks, was marked "the rolling road" on early maps. Hogsheads of tobacco were rolled to the ferry and from there to Lynchburg. There they were carried down the James River to Rocky Ridge, the inspection point near the present city of Richmond.
The beauty of the interior of Locust Hill is enhanced by a gracefully curved stairway leading to a broad hall and two spacious bedrooms above, each accommodating three large double beds. Family portraits grace the walls of the living room of this home that has the intangible atmosphere of having been lived in and enjoyed for generations. Antiques and objects of art throughout the house lend a charm of their own. A walnut combination chest and bookcase, and four windsor chairs from the tavern, are owned by George Stone of Danville. Another prized possession is the tall mantel clock of his grandfather, Samuel Marion Stone.
Samuel M. Stone served as Keeper of the Peace for Hill Grove District during the War Between the States. Among his duties was patrolling the roads for deserters when troops were moving through the area. In those perilous days he sold 400 acres of the original Ward grant to Joe Moses to ensure the presence of one good neighbor.
James B. Stone, the second owner, made annual trips in August with his family to the nearby springs and to the Peaks of Otter. During vacation, when his daughters were home from Hollis College and the boys from V.P.I. and medical school, there were house parties galore.
Until her death in 1973, the owner was Bettie Stone Perrow, daughter of James B. Stone and granddaughter of Samuel M. Stone, whose father was James H. Stone of Shady Grove. The progenitor of this outstanding family was William Stone, born in London, England in 1597, coming to Berkeley Hundred in Virginia in 1619. William Stone II settled in Richmond County and was the great-grandfather of John Stone, who served in the Revolution from Halifax County and married Dollie Hoskins. She was a daughter of William Hoskins, Presiding Justice and vestryman of Antrim Parish in 1752.
Mrs. Perrow was an active member of the British American Society, an officer of the Jamestowne Society; a charter member of the Thomas Carter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; a member of the Founders and Patriots and the American Colonists. She was well steeped in lore of early Pittsylvania and enjoyed sharing her wealth of knowledge with her many friends.
Ref.: The notes of the late Mrs. F. Kirk Perrow, Sr.
[The previous page of this book shows a sketch of "Locust Hill" drawn by Mrs. Epps Turner Perrow.]
Below is Mrs. Perrow's obituary from the Lynchburg, VA "News and Daily Advance":
Mrs. Fletcher K. Perrow
HURT--Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow, 91, of Rt. 1, Hurt, died Thursday morning at the Medical Care Center, Lynchburg. She was the widow of Fletcher Kirkpatrick Perrow.
Born in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of James Banister Stone and Kate Carter Stone. She was a member of Lane Memorial United Methodist Church, where she taught a Sunday school class later named in her honor.
Organizing regent for Thomas Carter Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, she received a 50-year DAR certificate in 1968. She also was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the American Colonies, the Jamestown Society, and Staunton River Garden Club.
She is survived by a son, F. Kirkpatrick Perrow, Jr. of Hurt; a daughter, Mrs. V. Cassel [Elizabeth] Adamson of Richmond; two brothers, Dr. James B. Stone of Richmond and George C. Stone of Danville; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Locust Hill, Rt. 1, Hurt, by the Rev. Frank James and the Rev. Samuel Stone. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Locust Hill.
The body is at the residence.
Finch and Finch Funeral Home, Altavista, is in charge of arrangements.
The family has suggested that those wishing to make memorial contributions consider Faith Home in Danville.
The following is quoted from pages 449-50 of Professor James Edmund Nowlin's book, written about 1915, "The Nowlin-Stone Genealogy":
Bettie E. Stone, daughter of James Banister and Katie Womack [incorrect--Katie Williamson] Carter Stone, attended Female College at Richmond for two years, but owing to her mother's death was detained at home to supply the vacancy made by her as housekeeper; to expand the germs of the little family intellect, to become a home builder through their infant years; to constitute the center of home and home making, which is indeed a highly honorable position. She is by right of lineage a daughter of American Revolution.
She married F. Kirk Perrow 21 June, 1905, and lives at Anniston, Ala. Her husband is president of the Anniston Mills, also travels for Craddock-Terry Company of Lynchburg, Va....
The following article about the home, "Locust Hill," in which Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow was born and raised and later inherited, is quoted from Madeline Vaden Fitzgerald's "Pittsylvania: Homes and People Of The Past," published after 1973 by Virginia Book Company of Berryville, Virginia, page 31:
LOCUST HILL
Owner: F. Kirk Perrow, Jr.
In 1855 Samuel Marion Stone acquired Ward's Tavern, an eighteenth century landmark. Situated at the summit of a hill above the winding road that crosses Chiles Creek near the ancient mill, here in 1859 he erected his lovely home of Swiss-Gothic architecture. It took three years in the building. The cornices and octagonal chimneys were designed by Enoch Johnson, the builder. The chimneys were replaced in 1931 by the present ones.
The old tavern kitchen of beaded clapboard, with rock chimney and enormous fireplace, is used today as a studio for Epps Turner Perrow, talented artist and wife of the owner. The tavern parlor has been converted to a guest house on the front lawn; to the rear of the house stand four original buildings--icehouse, chicken house, smokehouse, and granary.
Ward's Old Road to Lynchburg, with its steep banks, was marked "the rolling road" on early maps. Hogsheads of tobacco were rolled to the ferry and from there to Lynchburg. There they were carried down the James River to Rocky Ridge, the inspection point near the present city of Richmond.
The beauty of the interior of Locust Hill is enhanced by a gracefully curved stairway leading to a broad hall and two spacious bedrooms above, each accommodating three large double beds. Family portraits grace the walls of the living room of this home that has the intangible atmosphere of having been lived in and enjoyed for generations. Antiques and objects of art throughout the house lend a charm of their own. A walnut combination chest and bookcase, and four windsor chairs from the tavern, are owned by George Stone of Danville. Another prized possession is the tall mantel clock of his grandfather, Samuel Marion Stone.
Samuel M. Stone served as Keeper of the Peace for Hill Grove District during the War Between the States. Among his duties was patrolling the roads for deserters when troops were moving through the area. In those perilous days he sold 400 acres of the original Ward grant to Joe Moses to ensure the presence of one good neighbor.
James B. Stone, the second owner, made annual trips in August with his family to the nearby springs and to the Peaks of Otter. During vacation, when his daughters were home from Hollis College and the boys from V.P.I. and medical school, there were house parties galore.
Until her death in 1973, the owner was Bettie Stone Perrow, daughter of James B. Stone and granddaughter of Samuel M. Stone, whose father was James H. Stone of Shady Grove. The progenitor of this outstanding family was William Stone, born in London, England in 1597, coming to Berkeley Hundred in Virginia in 1619. William Stone II settled in Richmond County and was the great-grandfather of John Stone, who served in the Revolution from Halifax County and married Dollie Hoskins. She was a daughter of William Hoskins, Presiding Justice and vestryman of Antrim Parish in 1752.
Mrs. Perrow was an active member of the British American Society, an officer of the Jamestowne Society; a charter member of the Thomas Carter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; a member of the Founders and Patriots and the American Colonists. She was well steeped in lore of early Pittsylvania and enjoyed sharing her wealth of knowledge with her many friends.
Ref.: The notes of the late Mrs. F. Kirk Perrow, Sr.
[The previous page of this book shows a sketch of "Locust Hill" drawn by Mrs. Epps Turner Perrow.]
Below is Mrs. Perrow's obituary from the Lynchburg, VA "News and Daily Advance":
Mrs. Fletcher K. Perrow
HURT--Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow, 91, of Rt. 1, Hurt, died Thursday morning at the Medical Care Center, Lynchburg. She was the widow of Fletcher Kirkpatrick Perrow.
Born in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of James Banister Stone and Kate Carter Stone. She was a member of Lane Memorial United Methodist Church, where she taught a Sunday school class later named in her honor.
Organizing regent for Thomas Carter Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, she received a 50-year DAR certificate in 1968. She also was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the American Colonies, the Jamestown Society, and Staunton River Garden Club.
She is survived by a son, F. Kirkpatrick Perrow, Jr. of Hurt; a daughter, Mrs. V. Cassel [Elizabeth] Adamson of Richmond; two brothers, Dr. James B. Stone of Richmond and George C. Stone of Danville; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Locust Hill, Rt. 1, Hurt, by the Rev. Frank James and the Rev. Samuel Stone. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Locust Hill.
The body is at the residence.
Finch and Finch Funeral Home, Altavista, is in charge of arrangements.
The family has suggested that those wishing to make memorial contributions consider Faith Home in Danville.
Bettie E. Stone, daughter of James Banister and Katie Womack [incorrect--Katie Williamson] Carter Stone, attended Female College at Richmond for two years, but owing to her mother's death was detained at home to supply the vacancy made by her as housekeeper; to expand the germs of the little family intellect, to become a home builder through their infant years; to constitute the center of home and home making, which is indeed a highly honorable position. She is by right of lineage a daughter of American Revolution.
She married F. Kirk Perrow 21 June, 1905, and lives at Anniston, Ala. Her husband is president of the Anniston Mills, also travels for Craddock-Terry Company of Lynchburg, Va....
The following article about the home, "Locust Hill," in which Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow was born and raised and later inherited, is quoted from Madeline Vaden Fitzgerald's "Pittsylvania: Homes and People Of The Past," published after 1973 by Virginia Book Company of Berryville, Virginia, page 31:
LOCUST HILL
Owner: F. Kirk Perrow, Jr.
In 1855 Samuel Marion Stone acquired Ward's Tavern, an eighteenth century landmark. Situated at the summit of a hill above the winding road that crosses Chiles Creek near the ancient mill, here in 1859 he erected his lovely home of Swiss-Gothic architecture. It took three years in the building. The cornices and octagonal chimneys were designed by Enoch Johnson, the builder. The chimneys were replaced in 1931 by the present ones.
The old tavern kitchen of beaded clapboard, with rock chimney and enormous fireplace, is used today as a studio for Epps Turner Perrow, talented artist and wife of the owner. The tavern parlor has been converted to a guest house on the front lawn; to the rear of the house stand four original buildings--icehouse, chicken house, smokehouse, and granary.
Ward's Old Road to Lynchburg, with its steep banks, was marked "the rolling road" on early maps. Hogsheads of tobacco were rolled to the ferry and from there to Lynchburg. There they were carried down the James River to Rocky Ridge, the inspection point near the present city of Richmond.
The beauty of the interior of Locust Hill is enhanced by a gracefully curved stairway leading to a broad hall and two spacious bedrooms above, each accommodating three large double beds. Family portraits grace the walls of the living room of this home that has the intangible atmosphere of having been lived in and enjoyed for generations. Antiques and objects of art throughout the house lend a charm of their own. A walnut combination chest and bookcase, and four windsor chairs from the tavern, are owned by George Stone of Danville. Another prized possession is the tall mantel clock of his grandfather, Samuel Marion Stone.
Samuel M. Stone served as Keeper of the Peace for Hill Grove District during the War Between the States. Among his duties was patrolling the roads for deserters when troops were moving through the area. In those perilous days he sold 400 acres of the original Ward grant to Joe Moses to ensure the presence of one good neighbor.
James B. Stone, the second owner, made annual trips in August with his family to the nearby springs and to the Peaks of Otter. During vacation, when his daughters were home from Hollis College and the boys from V.P.I. and medical school, there were house parties galore.
Until her death in 1973, the owner was Bettie Stone Perrow, daughter of James B. Stone and granddaughter of Samuel M. Stone, whose father was James H. Stone of Shady Grove. The progenitor of this outstanding family was William Stone, born in London, England in 1597, coming to Berkeley Hundred in Virginia in 1619. William Stone II settled in Richmond County and was the great-grandfather of John Stone, who served in the Revolution from Halifax County and married Dollie Hoskins. She was a daughter of William Hoskins, Presiding Justice and vestryman of Antrim Parish in 1752.
Mrs. Perrow was an active member of the British American Society, an officer of the Jamestowne Society; a charter member of the Thomas Carter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; a member of the Founders and Patriots and the American Colonists. She was well steeped in lore of early Pittsylvania and enjoyed sharing her wealth of knowledge with her many friends.
Ref.: The notes of the late Mrs. F. Kirk Perrow, Sr.
[The previous page of this book shows a sketch of "Locust Hill" drawn by Mrs. Epps Turner Perrow.]
Below is Mrs. Perrow's obituary from the Lynchburg, VA "News and Daily Advance":
Mrs. Fletcher K. Perrow
HURT--Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow, 91, of Rt. 1, Hurt, died Thursday morning at the Medical Care Center, Lynchburg. She was the widow of Fletcher Kirkpatrick Perrow.
Born in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of James Banister Stone and Kate Carter Stone. She was a member of Lane Memorial United Methodist Church, where she taught a Sunday school class later named in her honor.
Organizing regent for Thomas Carter Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, she received a 50-year DAR certificate in 1968. She also was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the American Colonies, the Jamestown Society, and Staunton River Garden Club.
She is survived by a son, F. Kirkpatrick Perrow, Jr. of Hurt; a daughter, Mrs. V. Cassel [Elizabeth] Adamson of Richmond; two brothers, Dr. James B. Stone of Richmond and George C. Stone of Danville; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Locust Hill, Rt. 1, Hurt, by the Rev. Frank James and the Rev. Samuel Stone. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Locust Hill.
The body is at the residence.
Finch and Finch Funeral Home, Altavista, is in charge of arrangements.
The family has suggested that those wishing to make memorial contributions consider Faith Home in Danville.
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