In the photograph of Sam and sons, Sam Sr., of course is front & center, back row, 1st from left, standing is George McCrary, back row 3rd from the left, standing is my Grandfather John Cunningham. To the right of him - seated is Grover Cleveland and standing is Frank Folsom. Of these I am positive. Based on the identification provided on the photo of the entire family the others are as follows: Guy, 2nd from the left, 1/2 seated, seated is Joe, Sam, Jr. is on the back row, 2nd from the left, standing/leaning on his father's chair.
On the back of the photo of Sam Sr and the entire family it states it was taken at Christmas in 1900, Columbia, South Carolina. The photo identifies them as follows:
Back two rows, left to right:George McCrary Stone (son), Frank Folsom Stone (son), Mrs Guy Stone (Mattie), Guy Stone (son), Pauline Stone (girl in front of Mattie, her mother), George Cheves Stone(between Guy and John C., husband of Margaret Stone), John Cunningham Stone (son), Mrs Sam Stone Jr (Ethel), Grover Cleveland Stone (son), Mrs Joe Stone (Lizzie), May Stone (daughter), Margaret Stone Cheves (daughter), Joe Stone (son), Sam Stone Jr (son).
On the front row beginning with the small boy standing to Sam Sr's left: Sammy Stone (son of Sam Jr and Ethel), Roswell Cheves (baby held by Sam Sr, son of Margaret Stone and George Cheves), Sam Sr (Grandpa Stone), Eleanore Stone (daughter of Guy and Mattie Stone), Frankie Stone (son of Sam Jr and Ethel), Elizabeth McCrary Stone (Grandma Stone), Josephine Stone (daughter of Joe and Lizzie Stone), the dark blur at the bottom of the photo is the family dog.
Census:1850
District 19, Grayson, Virginia, USA
William Stone
40
Louisa Stone
32
Riley Stone
12
Samuel Stone 10
Columbus Stone
8
Amanda Stone
6
Census:1870 District 4, Sullivan, Tennessee Post Office: Union Depot
Samuel Mccrary 56
Lydia Mccrary 49
George Mccrary 30
John Mccrary 21
James Mccrary 18
Lucy Mccrary 16
Samuel Mccrary 14
Harriet Mccrary 11
Samuel Stone 30
Elizabeth Stone 27
Guy Stone 3
Samuel Stone 1
Census: 1880 District 2, Sullivan, Tennessee
Samuel Stone 40
Lizzie Stone 37
Guy Stone 13
Samuel Stone 11
Joseph Stone 8
Maggie Stone 6
Mary Stone 4
John Stone 2
Burial:1923 Oakwood Cemetary, Va
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