Went by the name of Ira N. Stone on the 1850 and 1855 censuses. Later was known as Newell, with middle initial given variously as P. or J (or perhaps I, with the problem of handwriting transcription).
Born circa 1841-42, probably in Savoy, Massachusetts, he was the youngest child of Oren and Joanna (Turner) Stone. After his mother and grandparents died and his family broke up, he lived in Windsor with the Witherly family at the age of 10 (1850 census). Lived and worked as a farm laborer with the Haskell family in Peru, Massachusetts (1855, 1860 censuses).
Enlisted as a Private on 21 July 1862 at the age of 21 (Newell P. Stone). Other source says he enlisted for three years in Company K, 34th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 31 Jul 1862. Died of "Phthisis" (tuberculosis) as a Private with the same unit on 12 March 1863 at the regimental hospital at Fort Lyon, south of Alexandria, Virginia (in today's Fairfax County).
Buried next to Joanna Turner Stone in Turner Cemetery, Savoy per Tombstone Inscriptions, Savoy, Massachusetts, 1800-1950 compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Corbin and Mr. R. R. Mason, Sr. (typescript held at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield). A government veteran's gravemarker was applied for by a D. W. Whitney in 1879 for "Newil J. Stone," Private, Co. K, 34th Regt. Mass. Inf., died March 12th 1863, to be sent to the "Village Cemetery" (aka Windsor Hill Cemetery?) of Windsor, Berkshire Co., Mass. (Ancestry.com/NARA Pub. M1845). Are there tombstones for him in two cemeteries--Windsor and this one beside his mother in Savoy's Turner Cemetery? Or is this the only one, and the same one ordered in 1879?
The following death notice appeared in the Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), Vol. 34, No. 39, Thursday, April 16, 1863:
"Died….
"At Fort Lyon, Va., March 12, of consumption, Newell P. Stone, of the 34th Mass. Vols, aged 22 years. His last wish was to be laid beside his mother.
"His body was embalmed and brought to the residence of his brother, Mr. Ward J. [sic] Stone, at Peru. The funeral services were held in the church at Peru on Sunday, April 5th. A large and sympathizing audience were in attendance, and among the mourners were the aged father, two brothers, (one discharged from the army,) and a sister, all overcome with sorrow.
"A funeral sermon was preached Sabbath afternoon, by Rev. Mr. Longley, from Luke 2, 11: Glory to God in the highest, &c.
"One main point of the preacher was to show that Peace could only be established by the maintenance of governments, and that God designed that they should be maintained, when it is necessary, by force; and for that purpose He put the sword in the hand of the Magistrate; that the present is a holy war, being waged for the maintenance of a government, whose success would tend mightily to promote Peace on earth. Its cause then is a glorious one for which to die, and one for which we should all be ready to offer all our treasure, our last friend, and our last drop of blood…."
Those family members mentioned above who attended Newell's funeral were his father, Oren Stone, his brothers, Ward N. Stone of Peru and Francis E. Stone (the latter discharged for disability from the Union Army on 19 July 1862), and their sister, S. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stone Janes then of Holland, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Born circa 1841-42, probably in Savoy, Massachusetts, he was the youngest child of Oren and Joanna (Turner) Stone. After his mother and grandparents died and his family broke up, he lived in Windsor with the Witherly family at the age of 10 (1850 census). Lived and worked as a farm laborer with the Haskell family in Peru, Massachusetts (1855, 1860 censuses).
Enlisted as a Private on 21 July 1862 at the age of 21 (Newell P. Stone). Other source says he enlisted for three years in Company K, 34th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 31 Jul 1862. Died of "Phthisis" (tuberculosis) as a Private with the same unit on 12 March 1863 at the regimental hospital at Fort Lyon, south of Alexandria, Virginia (in today's Fairfax County).
Buried next to Joanna Turner Stone in Turner Cemetery, Savoy per Tombstone Inscriptions, Savoy, Massachusetts, 1800-1950 compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Corbin and Mr. R. R. Mason, Sr. (typescript held at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield). A government veteran's gravemarker was applied for by a D. W. Whitney in 1879 for "Newil J. Stone," Private, Co. K, 34th Regt. Mass. Inf., died March 12th 1863, to be sent to the "Village Cemetery" (aka Windsor Hill Cemetery?) of Windsor, Berkshire Co., Mass. (Ancestry.com/NARA Pub. M1845). Are there tombstones for him in two cemeteries--Windsor and this one beside his mother in Savoy's Turner Cemetery? Or is this the only one, and the same one ordered in 1879?
The following death notice appeared in the Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), Vol. 34, No. 39, Thursday, April 16, 1863:
"Died….
"At Fort Lyon, Va., March 12, of consumption, Newell P. Stone, of the 34th Mass. Vols, aged 22 years. His last wish was to be laid beside his mother.
"His body was embalmed and brought to the residence of his brother, Mr. Ward J. [sic] Stone, at Peru. The funeral services were held in the church at Peru on Sunday, April 5th. A large and sympathizing audience were in attendance, and among the mourners were the aged father, two brothers, (one discharged from the army,) and a sister, all overcome with sorrow.
"A funeral sermon was preached Sabbath afternoon, by Rev. Mr. Longley, from Luke 2, 11: Glory to God in the highest, &c.
"One main point of the preacher was to show that Peace could only be established by the maintenance of governments, and that God designed that they should be maintained, when it is necessary, by force; and for that purpose He put the sword in the hand of the Magistrate; that the present is a holy war, being waged for the maintenance of a government, whose success would tend mightily to promote Peace on earth. Its cause then is a glorious one for which to die, and one for which we should all be ready to offer all our treasure, our last friend, and our last drop of blood…."
Those family members mentioned above who attended Newell's funeral were his father, Oren Stone, his brothers, Ward N. Stone of Peru and Francis E. Stone (the latter discharged for disability from the Union Army on 19 July 1862), and their sister, S. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stone Janes then of Holland, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Went by the name of Ira N. Stone on the 1850 and 1855 censuses. Later was known as Newell, with middle initial given variously as P. or J (or perhaps I, with the problem of handwriting transcription).
Born circa 1841-42, probably in Savoy, Massachusetts, he was the youngest child of Oren and Joanna (Turner) Stone. After his mother and grandparents died and his family broke up, he lived in Windsor with the Witherly family at the age of 10 (1850 census). Lived and worked as a farm laborer with the Haskell family in Peru, Massachusetts (1855, 1860 censuses).
Enlisted as a Private on 21 July 1862 at the age of 21 (Newell P. Stone). Other source says he enlisted for three years in Company K, 34th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 31 Jul 1862. Died of "Phthisis" (tuberculosis) as a Private with the same unit on 12 March 1863 at the regimental hospital at Fort Lyon, south of Alexandria, Virginia (in today's Fairfax County).
Buried next to Joanna Turner Stone in Turner Cemetery, Savoy per Tombstone Inscriptions, Savoy, Massachusetts, 1800-1950 compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Corbin and Mr. R. R. Mason, Sr. (typescript held at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield). A government veteran's gravemarker was applied for by a D. W. Whitney in 1879 for "Newil J. Stone," Private, Co. K, 34th Regt. Mass. Inf., died March 12th 1863, to be sent to the "Village Cemetery" (aka Windsor Hill Cemetery?) of Windsor, Berkshire Co., Mass. (Ancestry.com/NARA Pub. M1845). Are there tombstones for him in two cemeteries--Windsor and this one beside his mother in Savoy's Turner Cemetery? Or is this the only one, and the same one ordered in 1879?
The following death notice appeared in the Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), Vol. 34, No. 39, Thursday, April 16, 1863:
"Died….
"At Fort Lyon, Va., March 12, of consumption, Newell P. Stone, of the 34th Mass. Vols, aged 22 years. His last wish was to be laid beside his mother.
"His body was embalmed and brought to the residence of his brother, Mr. Ward J. [sic] Stone, at Peru. The funeral services were held in the church at Peru on Sunday, April 5th. A large and sympathizing audience were in attendance, and among the mourners were the aged father, two brothers, (one discharged from the army,) and a sister, all overcome with sorrow.
"A funeral sermon was preached Sabbath afternoon, by Rev. Mr. Longley, from Luke 2, 11: Glory to God in the highest, &c.
"One main point of the preacher was to show that Peace could only be established by the maintenance of governments, and that God designed that they should be maintained, when it is necessary, by force; and for that purpose He put the sword in the hand of the Magistrate; that the present is a holy war, being waged for the maintenance of a government, whose success would tend mightily to promote Peace on earth. Its cause then is a glorious one for which to die, and one for which we should all be ready to offer all our treasure, our last friend, and our last drop of blood…."
Those family members mentioned above who attended Newell's funeral were his father, Oren Stone, his brothers, Ward N. Stone of Peru and Francis E. Stone (the latter discharged for disability from the Union Army on 19 July 1862), and their sister, S. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stone Janes then of Holland, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Born circa 1841-42, probably in Savoy, Massachusetts, he was the youngest child of Oren and Joanna (Turner) Stone. After his mother and grandparents died and his family broke up, he lived in Windsor with the Witherly family at the age of 10 (1850 census). Lived and worked as a farm laborer with the Haskell family in Peru, Massachusetts (1855, 1860 censuses).
Enlisted as a Private on 21 July 1862 at the age of 21 (Newell P. Stone). Other source says he enlisted for three years in Company K, 34th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 31 Jul 1862. Died of "Phthisis" (tuberculosis) as a Private with the same unit on 12 March 1863 at the regimental hospital at Fort Lyon, south of Alexandria, Virginia (in today's Fairfax County).
Buried next to Joanna Turner Stone in Turner Cemetery, Savoy per Tombstone Inscriptions, Savoy, Massachusetts, 1800-1950 compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Corbin and Mr. R. R. Mason, Sr. (typescript held at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield). A government veteran's gravemarker was applied for by a D. W. Whitney in 1879 for "Newil J. Stone," Private, Co. K, 34th Regt. Mass. Inf., died March 12th 1863, to be sent to the "Village Cemetery" (aka Windsor Hill Cemetery?) of Windsor, Berkshire Co., Mass. (Ancestry.com/NARA Pub. M1845). Are there tombstones for him in two cemeteries--Windsor and this one beside his mother in Savoy's Turner Cemetery? Or is this the only one, and the same one ordered in 1879?
The following death notice appeared in the Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), Vol. 34, No. 39, Thursday, April 16, 1863:
"Died….
"At Fort Lyon, Va., March 12, of consumption, Newell P. Stone, of the 34th Mass. Vols, aged 22 years. His last wish was to be laid beside his mother.
"His body was embalmed and brought to the residence of his brother, Mr. Ward J. [sic] Stone, at Peru. The funeral services were held in the church at Peru on Sunday, April 5th. A large and sympathizing audience were in attendance, and among the mourners were the aged father, two brothers, (one discharged from the army,) and a sister, all overcome with sorrow.
"A funeral sermon was preached Sabbath afternoon, by Rev. Mr. Longley, from Luke 2, 11: Glory to God in the highest, &c.
"One main point of the preacher was to show that Peace could only be established by the maintenance of governments, and that God designed that they should be maintained, when it is necessary, by force; and for that purpose He put the sword in the hand of the Magistrate; that the present is a holy war, being waged for the maintenance of a government, whose success would tend mightily to promote Peace on earth. Its cause then is a glorious one for which to die, and one for which we should all be ready to offer all our treasure, our last friend, and our last drop of blood…."
Those family members mentioned above who attended Newell's funeral were his father, Oren Stone, his brothers, Ward N. Stone of Peru and Francis E. Stone (the latter discharged for disability from the Union Army on 19 July 1862), and their sister, S. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stone Janes then of Holland, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Inscription
N. J. Stone
Co. K, 34th Mass. Inf.
[Government stone, 1861-1865 marker, no dates]
Gravesite Details
Corbin Manuscript Collection, Turner Cemetery (Savoy Center), p. 22
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