GEORGE REED WAS BORN ALFRED MARCELLUS STONE
ALFRED MARCELLUS STONE also known as GEORGE REED, the son of Jerome Egbert Stone and Evelyn "Eva" May Washburn, was born on 19 Jan 1891 in Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA .
The 1891 date on his marker was the birth year on his Military records. He died on 04 Feb 1942 due to a drunk driver accident in Sacramento, California, USA.
His parents divorced when he was 9. His mother left Indiana and may of had another son. His father remarried andraised the 3 children.
Alfred, along with his brother Vernon Stone, joined the Army when he was 17. They both are residing in the Fort Riley Military Reservation, in Geary, Kansas in 1910. He was honorably discharged in June,1912. He went to visit his mother in Missouri. She signed (Mrs. Eva Briggs) for him to re-enlist in the Army June 28, 1912 at the Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,for 3 years. He was shipped to The Presidio Military Base in San Francisco, California.
Alfred Stone married MAMIE "MARY" ELIZA GALLAGHER on 10 Feb 1914, at The Prescidio Military Base in San Francisco, California. Mamie "Mary" who is the daughter of James Francis Gallagher and Lucinda Marie COTA from Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA. Mamie lost her mother and was placed in an orphanage/boarding school when she was 11 even though her father was still alive.
Alfred and Mamie took a motorcycle ride equipped with a side car, which ended up in Coalinga, Fresno County, California , where there first daughter Evelyn was born under the name of Mary E Reed. Alfred had a couple months left to complete his 3 year enlistment. His military records do NOT state he was dishonorably discharged. They went back to San Francisco to resume living near Mamie's sister Adele Burgess, using the REED name.
26 Years later, Alfred Stone died under the (aka) name of George E Reed, herefore his ashes that were supposed to have been sent to the Precidio Military Base in San Francisco for burial, never happened. His ashes remained on a shelf at East Lawn in Sacramento for 70 years before they were finally recovered by family and put to rest in his own plot, in the same cemetery where they had remained all those years. Social Security has corrected and merged the Stone/Reed records.
GEORGE REED OBITUARY
REED--In this city, February 4, 1942. George E. Reed husband of Mary E. Reed, father of Mrs. Lindstrom, Mrs. Hamilton and Lynnette; a native of Indiana aged 52 years. Friends are welcome at the home of Miller & Skelton, 1015 20th Street, and are invited to attend the funeral at the East Lawn Chapel, tomorrow ('Saturday) at 1:30 p.m.
SOURCE: Published in The Sacramento BEE 2/1942
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MAN, 51 HIT BY AUTOMOBILE DIES
George Reed 51, of 2011 Seventeenth Street died in the Sacramento Hospital this morning of injuries suffered in an automobile accident January 21st.
Reed was struck by a car driven by G W Cooper, 20 of 1517 Twenty third street. Cooper told the police Reed stepped backward into the path of his car on Sixteenth near T Street. Deputy McGinnis is investigating.
Source : The Sacramento Bee February 4, 1942.
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MARKER DISCREPANCY---Birth date should read 1892, he used to enter 1891 to join the military service early.
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MULTIPLE DEATH RECORDS (various birth dates)
#1 California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: George E Reed
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Death Date: 4 Feb 1942
Death Place: Sacramento
Mother's Maiden Name:Washburn
Father's Surname:Stone
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#2 California Death Records
Name: REED, GEORGE E
Birthdate: 01/19/1890
Mothers Maiden Name: WASHBURN
Fathers Surname: STONE
Sex: M
Birth place: INDIANA
Death Place: SACRAMENTO
Date of Death: 02/04/1942
Age at Death: 52 yrs
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#3--U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: George Reed
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1891
Birth Place: Elkhart, Indiana
Death Date: 4 Feb 1942
Father: Jerome S Reed (correction Jerome Stone)
Mother: Evelyn Washburn
Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Feb 1938: Name listed as GEORGE REED
Note: Birthdate based on his Social Security Application.
Social Security has corrected and merged the Stone/Reed records.
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FAMILY NOTE ABOUT CAUSE OF DEATH:
Alfred Stone AKA George Reed was walking down the street when struck by a drunk driver. He died a couple weeks later.
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1901--Children's Name and Ages at PARENTS DIVORCE
Alfred was 9 on the 1/19/1901 (9 yrs 8mts) and
Vernon was 14 on 7/25/1901, (14 and 2 mts)
Walter was 4 on the 9/16/1900.(would be 4 with birthdate in a few days) would be 5 in the same month as the divorce
Mother moves to Ohio. Children remain with their father.
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1910 MILITARY
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Name: Alfred M Stone
Birthyear: abt 1891
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Enlistment Age: 18 4/12
Discharged 6/12/1912
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1912 MILITARY RE-ENLISTRD June 28, 1912
DESCRIPTIVE AND ASSIGNMENT CARD OF (Foot service white Infantry)
NAME---STONE ALFRED M
Residence U S Army
Received at Jefferson Barracks in Mo.
Transferred to Precidio, San Francisco, CA
Born in Osceola, Indiana
Age: 21 years 5 months
Occupation Soldier
Eyes: Brown Hair: Auburn Complexion: Fair
Height 5' 7" Single
Indelible or permanent marks:
One on his back 3/12/ X 1/8 on his nose and one on the back of his arm.
DATE Reenlisted June 28, 1912 at Jefferson Barracks, MO. for 3 years.
DATE Last discharged June 12, 1912 from Troop "D" 7th Cav.
Enlistment period. Now serving in Second, Enlisment period.
Noted character as Very Good
Qualified as M.M. (Marksman with Date Mar 20, 1912,
Name and address of person to be notified in case of emergency: Mrs. Eva Briggs, Mother (Eva May Washburn Stone Briggs)
670 Park Street, Kansas City, MO.
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CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Respondent: Yes
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1940: Sacramento, Sacramento, California
Street: F Street House Number: 912
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sacramento,
Sacramento, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 7A
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 50
Mamie Reed 53
Alberta Reed 18
Lynett Reed 11
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1930: Brighton,Sacramento, CA (South Sacramento)
Spouse's Name: Mamie Reed
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 39
Mamie Reed 41
Evelyn Reed 14
Alberta Reed 8
Lynette Reed 1
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Home in 1920: San Francisco Assembly District 26,
San Francisco, California
(3957 20th street, San Francisco City, CA)
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Name: Mamie Reed
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: United States of America
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 26
Mamie Reed 27
Evelyn Reed 3 [3 8/12]
1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Fort Riley Military Reservation,
Geary, Kansas
Name: Alfred M Stone
Age in 1910: 19
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Soldier
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Single
Household Members: Name Age
Vernon E. Stone 23
Alfred M. Stone 17
1910 Note: Vernon and Alfred,brothers joined Army together.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Alfred M Stone
Home in 1900: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana
Age: 8
Birth Date: Jan 1892
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Jerome Stone
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Eva M Stone
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
Jerome Stone 35
Eva M Stone 29
Vernan E Stone 12
Alfred M Stone 8
Walter M Stone 3
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1897 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE-- 5 year old son of Jerome Stone was kicked in the nose by a horse. (see attached)
ALFRED MARCELLUS STONE also known as GEORGE REED, the son of Jerome Egbert Stone and Evelyn "Eva" May Washburn, was born on 19 Jan 1891 in Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA .
The 1891 date on his marker was the birth year on his Military records. He died on 04 Feb 1942 due to a drunk driver accident in Sacramento, California, USA.
His parents divorced when he was 9. His mother left Indiana and may of had another son. His father remarried andraised the 3 children.
Alfred, along with his brother Vernon Stone, joined the Army when he was 17. They both are residing in the Fort Riley Military Reservation, in Geary, Kansas in 1910. He was honorably discharged in June,1912. He went to visit his mother in Missouri. She signed (Mrs. Eva Briggs) for him to re-enlist in the Army June 28, 1912 at the Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,for 3 years. He was shipped to The Presidio Military Base in San Francisco, California.
Alfred Stone married MAMIE "MARY" ELIZA GALLAGHER on 10 Feb 1914, at The Prescidio Military Base in San Francisco, California. Mamie "Mary" who is the daughter of James Francis Gallagher and Lucinda Marie COTA from Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA. Mamie lost her mother and was placed in an orphanage/boarding school when she was 11 even though her father was still alive.
Alfred and Mamie took a motorcycle ride equipped with a side car, which ended up in Coalinga, Fresno County, California , where there first daughter Evelyn was born under the name of Mary E Reed. Alfred had a couple months left to complete his 3 year enlistment. His military records do NOT state he was dishonorably discharged. They went back to San Francisco to resume living near Mamie's sister Adele Burgess, using the REED name.
26 Years later, Alfred Stone died under the (aka) name of George E Reed, herefore his ashes that were supposed to have been sent to the Precidio Military Base in San Francisco for burial, never happened. His ashes remained on a shelf at East Lawn in Sacramento for 70 years before they were finally recovered by family and put to rest in his own plot, in the same cemetery where they had remained all those years. Social Security has corrected and merged the Stone/Reed records.
GEORGE REED OBITUARY
REED--In this city, February 4, 1942. George E. Reed husband of Mary E. Reed, father of Mrs. Lindstrom, Mrs. Hamilton and Lynnette; a native of Indiana aged 52 years. Friends are welcome at the home of Miller & Skelton, 1015 20th Street, and are invited to attend the funeral at the East Lawn Chapel, tomorrow ('Saturday) at 1:30 p.m.
SOURCE: Published in The Sacramento BEE 2/1942
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MAN, 51 HIT BY AUTOMOBILE DIES
George Reed 51, of 2011 Seventeenth Street died in the Sacramento Hospital this morning of injuries suffered in an automobile accident January 21st.
Reed was struck by a car driven by G W Cooper, 20 of 1517 Twenty third street. Cooper told the police Reed stepped backward into the path of his car on Sixteenth near T Street. Deputy McGinnis is investigating.
Source : The Sacramento Bee February 4, 1942.
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MARKER DISCREPANCY---Birth date should read 1892, he used to enter 1891 to join the military service early.
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MULTIPLE DEATH RECORDS (various birth dates)
#1 California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: George E Reed
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Death Date: 4 Feb 1942
Death Place: Sacramento
Mother's Maiden Name:Washburn
Father's Surname:Stone
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#2 California Death Records
Name: REED, GEORGE E
Birthdate: 01/19/1890
Mothers Maiden Name: WASHBURN
Fathers Surname: STONE
Sex: M
Birth place: INDIANA
Death Place: SACRAMENTO
Date of Death: 02/04/1942
Age at Death: 52 yrs
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#3--U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: George Reed
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1891
Birth Place: Elkhart, Indiana
Death Date: 4 Feb 1942
Father: Jerome S Reed (correction Jerome Stone)
Mother: Evelyn Washburn
Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Feb 1938: Name listed as GEORGE REED
Note: Birthdate based on his Social Security Application.
Social Security has corrected and merged the Stone/Reed records.
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FAMILY NOTE ABOUT CAUSE OF DEATH:
Alfred Stone AKA George Reed was walking down the street when struck by a drunk driver. He died a couple weeks later.
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1901--Children's Name and Ages at PARENTS DIVORCE
Alfred was 9 on the 1/19/1901 (9 yrs 8mts) and
Vernon was 14 on 7/25/1901, (14 and 2 mts)
Walter was 4 on the 9/16/1900.(would be 4 with birthdate in a few days) would be 5 in the same month as the divorce
Mother moves to Ohio. Children remain with their father.
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1910 MILITARY
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Name: Alfred M Stone
Birthyear: abt 1891
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Enlistment Age: 18 4/12
Discharged 6/12/1912
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1912 MILITARY RE-ENLISTRD June 28, 1912
DESCRIPTIVE AND ASSIGNMENT CARD OF (Foot service white Infantry)
NAME---STONE ALFRED M
Residence U S Army
Received at Jefferson Barracks in Mo.
Transferred to Precidio, San Francisco, CA
Born in Osceola, Indiana
Age: 21 years 5 months
Occupation Soldier
Eyes: Brown Hair: Auburn Complexion: Fair
Height 5' 7" Single
Indelible or permanent marks:
One on his back 3/12/ X 1/8 on his nose and one on the back of his arm.
DATE Reenlisted June 28, 1912 at Jefferson Barracks, MO. for 3 years.
DATE Last discharged June 12, 1912 from Troop "D" 7th Cav.
Enlistment period. Now serving in Second, Enlisment period.
Noted character as Very Good
Qualified as M.M. (Marksman with Date Mar 20, 1912,
Name and address of person to be notified in case of emergency: Mrs. Eva Briggs, Mother (Eva May Washburn Stone Briggs)
670 Park Street, Kansas City, MO.
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CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Respondent: Yes
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1940: Sacramento, Sacramento, California
Street: F Street House Number: 912
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sacramento,
Sacramento, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 7A
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 50
Mamie Reed 53
Alberta Reed 18
Lynett Reed 11
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1930: Brighton,Sacramento, CA (South Sacramento)
Spouse's Name: Mamie Reed
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 39
Mamie Reed 41
Evelyn Reed 14
Alberta Reed 8
Lynette Reed 1
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Home in 1920: San Francisco Assembly District 26,
San Francisco, California
(3957 20th street, San Francisco City, CA)
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Name: Mamie Reed
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: United States of America
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 26
Mamie Reed 27
Evelyn Reed 3 [3 8/12]
1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Fort Riley Military Reservation,
Geary, Kansas
Name: Alfred M Stone
Age in 1910: 19
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Soldier
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Single
Household Members: Name Age
Vernon E. Stone 23
Alfred M. Stone 17
1910 Note: Vernon and Alfred,brothers joined Army together.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Alfred M Stone
Home in 1900: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana
Age: 8
Birth Date: Jan 1892
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Jerome Stone
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Eva M Stone
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
Jerome Stone 35
Eva M Stone 29
Vernan E Stone 12
Alfred M Stone 8
Walter M Stone 3
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1897 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE-- 5 year old son of Jerome Stone was kicked in the nose by a horse. (see attached)
GEORGE REED WAS BORN ALFRED MARCELLUS STONE
ALFRED MARCELLUS STONE also known as GEORGE REED, the son of Jerome Egbert Stone and Evelyn "Eva" May Washburn, was born on 19 Jan 1891 in Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA .
The 1891 date on his marker was the birth year on his Military records. He died on 04 Feb 1942 due to a drunk driver accident in Sacramento, California, USA.
His parents divorced when he was 9. His mother left Indiana and may of had another son. His father remarried andraised the 3 children.
Alfred, along with his brother Vernon Stone, joined the Army when he was 17. They both are residing in the Fort Riley Military Reservation, in Geary, Kansas in 1910. He was honorably discharged in June,1912. He went to visit his mother in Missouri. She signed (Mrs. Eva Briggs) for him to re-enlist in the Army June 28, 1912 at the Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,for 3 years. He was shipped to The Presidio Military Base in San Francisco, California.
Alfred Stone married MAMIE "MARY" ELIZA GALLAGHER on 10 Feb 1914, at The Prescidio Military Base in San Francisco, California. Mamie "Mary" who is the daughter of James Francis Gallagher and Lucinda Marie COTA from Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA. Mamie lost her mother and was placed in an orphanage/boarding school when she was 11 even though her father was still alive.
Alfred and Mamie took a motorcycle ride equipped with a side car, which ended up in Coalinga, Fresno County, California , where there first daughter Evelyn was born under the name of Mary E Reed. Alfred had a couple months left to complete his 3 year enlistment. His military records do NOT state he was dishonorably discharged. They went back to San Francisco to resume living near Mamie's sister Adele Burgess, using the REED name.
26 Years later, Alfred Stone died under the (aka) name of George E Reed, herefore his ashes that were supposed to have been sent to the Precidio Military Base in San Francisco for burial, never happened. His ashes remained on a shelf at East Lawn in Sacramento for 70 years before they were finally recovered by family and put to rest in his own plot, in the same cemetery where they had remained all those years. Social Security has corrected and merged the Stone/Reed records.
GEORGE REED OBITUARY
REED--In this city, February 4, 1942. George E. Reed husband of Mary E. Reed, father of Mrs. Lindstrom, Mrs. Hamilton and Lynnette; a native of Indiana aged 52 years. Friends are welcome at the home of Miller & Skelton, 1015 20th Street, and are invited to attend the funeral at the East Lawn Chapel, tomorrow ('Saturday) at 1:30 p.m.
SOURCE: Published in The Sacramento BEE 2/1942
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MAN, 51 HIT BY AUTOMOBILE DIES
George Reed 51, of 2011 Seventeenth Street died in the Sacramento Hospital this morning of injuries suffered in an automobile accident January 21st.
Reed was struck by a car driven by G W Cooper, 20 of 1517 Twenty third street. Cooper told the police Reed stepped backward into the path of his car on Sixteenth near T Street. Deputy McGinnis is investigating.
Source : The Sacramento Bee February 4, 1942.
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MARKER DISCREPANCY---Birth date should read 1892, he used to enter 1891 to join the military service early.
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MULTIPLE DEATH RECORDS (various birth dates)
#1 California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: George E Reed
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Death Date: 4 Feb 1942
Death Place: Sacramento
Mother's Maiden Name:Washburn
Father's Surname:Stone
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#2 California Death Records
Name: REED, GEORGE E
Birthdate: 01/19/1890
Mothers Maiden Name: WASHBURN
Fathers Surname: STONE
Sex: M
Birth place: INDIANA
Death Place: SACRAMENTO
Date of Death: 02/04/1942
Age at Death: 52 yrs
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#3--U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: George Reed
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1891
Birth Place: Elkhart, Indiana
Death Date: 4 Feb 1942
Father: Jerome S Reed (correction Jerome Stone)
Mother: Evelyn Washburn
Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Feb 1938: Name listed as GEORGE REED
Note: Birthdate based on his Social Security Application.
Social Security has corrected and merged the Stone/Reed records.
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FAMILY NOTE ABOUT CAUSE OF DEATH:
Alfred Stone AKA George Reed was walking down the street when struck by a drunk driver. He died a couple weeks later.
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1901--Children's Name and Ages at PARENTS DIVORCE
Alfred was 9 on the 1/19/1901 (9 yrs 8mts) and
Vernon was 14 on 7/25/1901, (14 and 2 mts)
Walter was 4 on the 9/16/1900.(would be 4 with birthdate in a few days) would be 5 in the same month as the divorce
Mother moves to Ohio. Children remain with their father.
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1910 MILITARY
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Name: Alfred M Stone
Birthyear: abt 1891
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Enlistment Age: 18 4/12
Discharged 6/12/1912
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1912 MILITARY RE-ENLISTRD June 28, 1912
DESCRIPTIVE AND ASSIGNMENT CARD OF (Foot service white Infantry)
NAME---STONE ALFRED M
Residence U S Army
Received at Jefferson Barracks in Mo.
Transferred to Precidio, San Francisco, CA
Born in Osceola, Indiana
Age: 21 years 5 months
Occupation Soldier
Eyes: Brown Hair: Auburn Complexion: Fair
Height 5' 7" Single
Indelible or permanent marks:
One on his back 3/12/ X 1/8 on his nose and one on the back of his arm.
DATE Reenlisted June 28, 1912 at Jefferson Barracks, MO. for 3 years.
DATE Last discharged June 12, 1912 from Troop "D" 7th Cav.
Enlistment period. Now serving in Second, Enlisment period.
Noted character as Very Good
Qualified as M.M. (Marksman with Date Mar 20, 1912,
Name and address of person to be notified in case of emergency: Mrs. Eva Briggs, Mother (Eva May Washburn Stone Briggs)
670 Park Street, Kansas City, MO.
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CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Respondent: Yes
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1940: Sacramento, Sacramento, California
Street: F Street House Number: 912
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sacramento,
Sacramento, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 7A
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 50
Mamie Reed 53
Alberta Reed 18
Lynett Reed 11
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1930: Brighton,Sacramento, CA (South Sacramento)
Spouse's Name: Mamie Reed
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 39
Mamie Reed 41
Evelyn Reed 14
Alberta Reed 8
Lynette Reed 1
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Home in 1920: San Francisco Assembly District 26,
San Francisco, California
(3957 20th street, San Francisco City, CA)
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Name: Mamie Reed
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: United States of America
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 26
Mamie Reed 27
Evelyn Reed 3 [3 8/12]
1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Fort Riley Military Reservation,
Geary, Kansas
Name: Alfred M Stone
Age in 1910: 19
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Soldier
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Single
Household Members: Name Age
Vernon E. Stone 23
Alfred M. Stone 17
1910 Note: Vernon and Alfred,brothers joined Army together.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Alfred M Stone
Home in 1900: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana
Age: 8
Birth Date: Jan 1892
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Jerome Stone
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Eva M Stone
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
Jerome Stone 35
Eva M Stone 29
Vernan E Stone 12
Alfred M Stone 8
Walter M Stone 3
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1897 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE-- 5 year old son of Jerome Stone was kicked in the nose by a horse. (see attached)
ALFRED MARCELLUS STONE also known as GEORGE REED, the son of Jerome Egbert Stone and Evelyn "Eva" May Washburn, was born on 19 Jan 1891 in Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA .
The 1891 date on his marker was the birth year on his Military records. He died on 04 Feb 1942 due to a drunk driver accident in Sacramento, California, USA.
His parents divorced when he was 9. His mother left Indiana and may of had another son. His father remarried andraised the 3 children.
Alfred, along with his brother Vernon Stone, joined the Army when he was 17. They both are residing in the Fort Riley Military Reservation, in Geary, Kansas in 1910. He was honorably discharged in June,1912. He went to visit his mother in Missouri. She signed (Mrs. Eva Briggs) for him to re-enlist in the Army June 28, 1912 at the Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,for 3 years. He was shipped to The Presidio Military Base in San Francisco, California.
Alfred Stone married MAMIE "MARY" ELIZA GALLAGHER on 10 Feb 1914, at The Prescidio Military Base in San Francisco, California. Mamie "Mary" who is the daughter of James Francis Gallagher and Lucinda Marie COTA from Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA. Mamie lost her mother and was placed in an orphanage/boarding school when she was 11 even though her father was still alive.
Alfred and Mamie took a motorcycle ride equipped with a side car, which ended up in Coalinga, Fresno County, California , where there first daughter Evelyn was born under the name of Mary E Reed. Alfred had a couple months left to complete his 3 year enlistment. His military records do NOT state he was dishonorably discharged. They went back to San Francisco to resume living near Mamie's sister Adele Burgess, using the REED name.
26 Years later, Alfred Stone died under the (aka) name of George E Reed, herefore his ashes that were supposed to have been sent to the Precidio Military Base in San Francisco for burial, never happened. His ashes remained on a shelf at East Lawn in Sacramento for 70 years before they were finally recovered by family and put to rest in his own plot, in the same cemetery where they had remained all those years. Social Security has corrected and merged the Stone/Reed records.
GEORGE REED OBITUARY
REED--In this city, February 4, 1942. George E. Reed husband of Mary E. Reed, father of Mrs. Lindstrom, Mrs. Hamilton and Lynnette; a native of Indiana aged 52 years. Friends are welcome at the home of Miller & Skelton, 1015 20th Street, and are invited to attend the funeral at the East Lawn Chapel, tomorrow ('Saturday) at 1:30 p.m.
SOURCE: Published in The Sacramento BEE 2/1942
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MAN, 51 HIT BY AUTOMOBILE DIES
George Reed 51, of 2011 Seventeenth Street died in the Sacramento Hospital this morning of injuries suffered in an automobile accident January 21st.
Reed was struck by a car driven by G W Cooper, 20 of 1517 Twenty third street. Cooper told the police Reed stepped backward into the path of his car on Sixteenth near T Street. Deputy McGinnis is investigating.
Source : The Sacramento Bee February 4, 1942.
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MARKER DISCREPANCY---Birth date should read 1892, he used to enter 1891 to join the military service early.
-------
MULTIPLE DEATH RECORDS (various birth dates)
#1 California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: George E Reed
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Death Date: 4 Feb 1942
Death Place: Sacramento
Mother's Maiden Name:Washburn
Father's Surname:Stone
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#2 California Death Records
Name: REED, GEORGE E
Birthdate: 01/19/1890
Mothers Maiden Name: WASHBURN
Fathers Surname: STONE
Sex: M
Birth place: INDIANA
Death Place: SACRAMENTO
Date of Death: 02/04/1942
Age at Death: 52 yrs
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#3--U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: George Reed
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1891
Birth Place: Elkhart, Indiana
Death Date: 4 Feb 1942
Father: Jerome S Reed (correction Jerome Stone)
Mother: Evelyn Washburn
Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Feb 1938: Name listed as GEORGE REED
Note: Birthdate based on his Social Security Application.
Social Security has corrected and merged the Stone/Reed records.
------
FAMILY NOTE ABOUT CAUSE OF DEATH:
Alfred Stone AKA George Reed was walking down the street when struck by a drunk driver. He died a couple weeks later.
------
1901--Children's Name and Ages at PARENTS DIVORCE
Alfred was 9 on the 1/19/1901 (9 yrs 8mts) and
Vernon was 14 on 7/25/1901, (14 and 2 mts)
Walter was 4 on the 9/16/1900.(would be 4 with birthdate in a few days) would be 5 in the same month as the divorce
Mother moves to Ohio. Children remain with their father.
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1910 MILITARY
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Name: Alfred M Stone
Birthyear: abt 1891
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Enlistment Age: 18 4/12
Discharged 6/12/1912
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1912 MILITARY RE-ENLISTRD June 28, 1912
DESCRIPTIVE AND ASSIGNMENT CARD OF (Foot service white Infantry)
NAME---STONE ALFRED M
Residence U S Army
Received at Jefferson Barracks in Mo.
Transferred to Precidio, San Francisco, CA
Born in Osceola, Indiana
Age: 21 years 5 months
Occupation Soldier
Eyes: Brown Hair: Auburn Complexion: Fair
Height 5' 7" Single
Indelible or permanent marks:
One on his back 3/12/ X 1/8 on his nose and one on the back of his arm.
DATE Reenlisted June 28, 1912 at Jefferson Barracks, MO. for 3 years.
DATE Last discharged June 12, 1912 from Troop "D" 7th Cav.
Enlistment period. Now serving in Second, Enlisment period.
Noted character as Very Good
Qualified as M.M. (Marksman with Date Mar 20, 1912,
Name and address of person to be notified in case of emergency: Mrs. Eva Briggs, Mother (Eva May Washburn Stone Briggs)
670 Park Street, Kansas City, MO.
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CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Respondent: Yes
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1940: Sacramento, Sacramento, California
Street: F Street House Number: 912
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sacramento,
Sacramento, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 7A
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 50
Mamie Reed 53
Alberta Reed 18
Lynett Reed 11
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1930: Brighton,Sacramento, CA (South Sacramento)
Spouse's Name: Mamie Reed
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 39
Mamie Reed 41
Evelyn Reed 14
Alberta Reed 8
Lynette Reed 1
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George Reed
Home in 1920: San Francisco Assembly District 26,
San Francisco, California
(3957 20th street, San Francisco City, CA)
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Name: Mamie Reed
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: United States of America
Household Members: Name Age
George Reed 26
Mamie Reed 27
Evelyn Reed 3 [3 8/12]
1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Fort Riley Military Reservation,
Geary, Kansas
Name: Alfred M Stone
Age in 1910: 19
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Soldier
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Single
Household Members: Name Age
Vernon E. Stone 23
Alfred M. Stone 17
1910 Note: Vernon and Alfred,brothers joined Army together.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Alfred M Stone
Home in 1900: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana
Age: 8
Birth Date: Jan 1892
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Jerome Stone
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Eva M Stone
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
Jerome Stone 35
Eva M Stone 29
Vernan E Stone 12
Alfred M Stone 8
Walter M Stone 3
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1897 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE-- 5 year old son of Jerome Stone was kicked in the nose by a horse. (see attached)
Inscription
ALFRED MARCELLUS STONE
(also known as)
GEORGE REED
JANUARY 19,1891 FEBRUARY 4, 1942
INDIANA CALIFORNIA
TROUP D 7th CALVARY
LOVING HUSBAND OF MAMIE (MARY) FATHER OF EVELYN, ALBERTA AND LYNNETTE
GRANDFATHER OF MANY
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
