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Malizabeth “Minnie” Wells Stone

Birth
Wyoming, USA
Death
12 May 1952 (aged 69)
Beggs, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Beggs, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Malizabeth "Minnie" Wells, dau. of George Wells and Rosina Bunn, b. Dec. 25, 1882 at Wyoming. She d. May 12, 1952 at Beggs, OK.

On an unknown date, Malizabeth m. 1) Charles A. "Fairchild" Southerland, s. of William Henry Southerland and Rachel Margaret Ellis, b. circa 1874 at Benton County, AR. He d. circa 1904 at Catoosa in Cherokee Indian Territory, now the Town of Catoosa, Tulsa County, OK. There are no known children of the marriage.

On Oct. 30, 1906 at Fort Smith, AR, Malizabeth m. 2) as his third wife, Thomas Nimrod Stone, s. of John Nimrod Stone and Prudence Ann Knowles. He was b. Aug. 3, 1866 at Doniphan County, KS and d. May 21, 1953 at Edmond, OK. They had four known children:

• i. Elmer Stone, a twin, b. July 24, 1907 at or near Pocolo, OK, d. in July 1976 at Sandy, OR; m. Nov. 29, 1929 at Edmond, OK, Mabel Ann Burkhart, dau. of John Hawkins Burkhart and Elizabeth Blanche Meyer, b. Aug. 1, 1910 likely at Highland, OK. She d. May 20, 2006 at Fairbanks, Alaska. Six children of the family.

• ii. Everett Stone, a twin, b. July 24, 1907 at or near Pocolo, OK, d. Jan. 20, 1977 at Eagle (Boise), ID; m. June 1, 1931 at Oklahoma City, OK, Inice Mae Schies, twin dau. of Simeon C. Schies and Abby Minora "Abigail" Bickford Edgar, b. Jan. 14, 1912 at Shawnee, OK. She d. Feb. 21, 2003 at Benton County, WA. Four children of the family.

• iii. Ottie Stone, b. Aug. 20, 1909 at Paden, OK, d. in March 1994 at Vancouver, WA; m. Joseph Arlis Speakman, s. of Thomas Speakman and Vassie Mayes, b. Jan. 28, 1908 at Taylorville, IL. He d. in March 1967 at Petaluma, CA. Five children of the family.

• iv. Don Stone, b. Oct. 20, 1912 at Paden, OK, d. Feb. 8, 2000 at Carson City, NV; m. circa 1936 at Mountain Home, ID, Dorothy Juanita Rider, dau. of William Penn Adair Rider and Mary Catherine "Sadie" Martin, b. Oct. 28, 1918 at Hagerman near Twin Falls, ID. She d. July 7, 2007 at Carson City, NV. One known child of the family, but perhaps there were others. Dorothy was a paternal descendant of Nanye'hi, aka Nancy Ward, the last "beloved woman" of the Cherokee Indian Tribe.
Malizabeth "Minnie" Wells, dau. of George Wells and Rosina Bunn, b. Dec. 25, 1882 at Wyoming. She d. May 12, 1952 at Beggs, OK.

On an unknown date, Malizabeth m. 1) Charles A. "Fairchild" Southerland, s. of William Henry Southerland and Rachel Margaret Ellis, b. circa 1874 at Benton County, AR. He d. circa 1904 at Catoosa in Cherokee Indian Territory, now the Town of Catoosa, Tulsa County, OK. There are no known children of the marriage.

On Oct. 30, 1906 at Fort Smith, AR, Malizabeth m. 2) as his third wife, Thomas Nimrod Stone, s. of John Nimrod Stone and Prudence Ann Knowles. He was b. Aug. 3, 1866 at Doniphan County, KS and d. May 21, 1953 at Edmond, OK. They had four known children:

• i. Elmer Stone, a twin, b. July 24, 1907 at or near Pocolo, OK, d. in July 1976 at Sandy, OR; m. Nov. 29, 1929 at Edmond, OK, Mabel Ann Burkhart, dau. of John Hawkins Burkhart and Elizabeth Blanche Meyer, b. Aug. 1, 1910 likely at Highland, OK. She d. May 20, 2006 at Fairbanks, Alaska. Six children of the family.

• ii. Everett Stone, a twin, b. July 24, 1907 at or near Pocolo, OK, d. Jan. 20, 1977 at Eagle (Boise), ID; m. June 1, 1931 at Oklahoma City, OK, Inice Mae Schies, twin dau. of Simeon C. Schies and Abby Minora "Abigail" Bickford Edgar, b. Jan. 14, 1912 at Shawnee, OK. She d. Feb. 21, 2003 at Benton County, WA. Four children of the family.

• iii. Ottie Stone, b. Aug. 20, 1909 at Paden, OK, d. in March 1994 at Vancouver, WA; m. Joseph Arlis Speakman, s. of Thomas Speakman and Vassie Mayes, b. Jan. 28, 1908 at Taylorville, IL. He d. in March 1967 at Petaluma, CA. Five children of the family.

• iv. Don Stone, b. Oct. 20, 1912 at Paden, OK, d. Feb. 8, 2000 at Carson City, NV; m. circa 1936 at Mountain Home, ID, Dorothy Juanita Rider, dau. of William Penn Adair Rider and Mary Catherine "Sadie" Martin, b. Oct. 28, 1918 at Hagerman near Twin Falls, ID. She d. July 7, 2007 at Carson City, NV. One known child of the family, but perhaps there were others. Dorothy was a paternal descendant of Nanye'hi, aka Nancy Ward, the last "beloved woman" of the Cherokee Indian Tribe.

Inscription

She is interred in an unmarked grave about 100 feet from the unmarked grave of her last husband.



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