Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 6th ed.,1887, Spencer Co. G.H. STONE was born in 1835, in Taylorsville, Spencer County, KY a son of John H. Stone. The latter was born in 1794 in Virginia, came with his parents that same year to Spencer County, KY, where he resided, with the exception of two years spent in Louisville, until his death in 1853. He married Matilda Hammond, of Nelson County, who was born in 1799, in that county. The Stones are of Scotch and the Hammonds of Welsh nationality. G. H. Stone remained on the farm until 1862, when he enlisted in Cluke's regiment, Confederate Army, and served three years, during which time he was wounded at the battle of Hartsville, TN., December 7, 1862. December 12 1865, he fell off a bluff and broke both legs, and was discharged in June 1865. He then resumed farming until 1869 or 1870, when he was elected sheriff of Spencer County. In 1872 he returned to the farm and remained until 1884, when he was appointed circuit clerk of Spencer County Court, which office he has since filled. In 1866 he married Miss Ann M. Thomas, of Spencer County, daughter of William and Mary (Cruthcher) Thomas. The Thomases were originally from Virginia. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs Stone: John E., Mary M., Elizabeth, Talmage, George R., Benjamin W., and Grevis H. Stone Hammond Thomas Crutcher = VA Jefferson Nelson TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/spencer/stone.gh.txt