| dc.description.abstract | Typed copy of reminiscence entitled "Reminiscences of Byron N. Stone, Sr.," (21 leaves) on his parents, Aurelius and Sarah Ann (Shepherd) Stone. Reminiscence includes mention of his grandfather, John M. Shepherd, a Wisconsin pioneer, making lye, making maple sugar, moving to N.D. with his brother, Frederick, prairie fires, blizzards and winter travel, deaths from the winter weather, selecting the LaMoure county seat, his livery stable, owning and managing a hotel, managing the Downing Farm threshing crews, sabotaging threshing equipment, and hauling cattle. Also includes genealogical information on the descendants of Joseph Stone entitled "Byron N. & Frederick John Stone of Dakota Territory and what has been found to date of their ancestors" (1967), and donor letters. | en_US |
