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Descendants of John Frederic Tone (12/13/2003)


      18. Lafayette3 Tone (Christopher2, John Frederic1)75 was born June 21, 1824 in New Hampshire76, and died March 30, 1908 in Route 3, Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio76. He married Sarah M. Cellar77 April 07, 1856 in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio78, daughter of James Cellar. She died 191479.

Notes for Lafayette Tone:
Lafayette moved with his father, Christopher Tone, from New Hampshire to Franklin County, Ohio shortly after the War of 1812. In 1852 he caught the "gold fever" and went to California until 1854 when he returned to Franklin County. In 1855 he moved to Delaware County, OH and owned a good, 199 acre farm with improvements located on the west bank of the Olentangy River in the northeastern part of Liberty Township. Was a member of Powell Lodge, I.O.O.F. No. 465.

On November 16, 1905, at the age of 81 years, he was adjuged an incompetent by the Delaware County Probate Court. (Case Number 7423, Civil Docket 2, Page 220) His son, Harvey E. Tone, was named Guardian. At the time he still owned the 199 acre farm.

His estate proceedings are filed in the Delaware County Probate Court. (Case Number 7432, Docket 5, Page 429) His wife, Sarah, was the Executrix of his estate. (Tone Family:131)

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Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 12 May 1864 at the age of 39
Enlisted in Company K, 145th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 12 May 1864
Mustered out on 24 August 1864 in Camp Chase, OH
Sources:
Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio. (OHRoster) Published in 1886

More About Lafayette Tone:
Occupation: Farmer80

More About Sarah M. Cellar:
Religion: Bet. 1849 - 1914, Sarah was a 65 year member of the Liberty Presbyterian Church, being received into membership in 1849 until her death in 1914.81

Marriage Notes for Lafayette Tone and Sarah Cellar:
In the Delaware County, OH Recorders Office in Volume 3, Page 491 of the Marriage Records appears the following: "Lafayette Tone and Sarah M. Cellar, Apl. 7th, '56" (Tone Family, 131)

More About Lafayette Tone and Sarah Cellar:
Marriage: April 07, 1856, Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio82
     
Children of Lafayette Tone and Sarah Cellar are:
  73 i.   Harvey E. "Harry"4 Tone83, died Unknown.
  More About Harvey E. "Harry" Tone:
Residence: R. D. 3, Delaware, Ohio84
  74 ii.   Adah Tone84, died Unknown. She married //Beech85; died Unknown.
  More About Adah Tone:
Residence: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio85
  75 iii.   Elizabeth "Lizzie" Tone86, died Unknown. She married //Baker86; died Unknown.
  More About Elizabeth "Lizzie" Tone:
Residence: R. D. 3, Delaware, Ohio86
  76 iv.   Julia Tone86, died Unknown. She married //Slack86; died Unknown.
  More About Julia Tone:
Residence: R. D. 3, Delaware, Ohio86
  77 v.   Martha "Mattie" Tone86, died Unknown. She married //Gardner86; died Unknown.
  More About Martha "Mattie" Tone:
Residence: Powell, Ohio86
  78 vi.   Clara Tone86, died Unknown. She married //Biler86; died Unknown.
  More About Clara Tone:
Residence: Shepherd (?), Ohio86
  79 vii.   James Lafayette Tone87, born October 23, 187187; died Unknown.
  More About James Lafayette Tone:
Residence: R. D. 3, Delaware, Ohio87



      19. Minor P.3 Tone (Christopher2, John Frederic1)88 was born Bet. 1825 - 1826 in New Hampshire or Vermont89, and died Bef. 188089. He married Maria O. Goodrich90 May 01, 1845 in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio91. She died Unknown.

Notes for Minor P. Tone:
He moved from New Hampshire to Franklin County, OH and purchased a farm in Delaware County, OH that he sold in his later years to his daughter, Alice E. Tone Willis and her husband Rollin K. Willis. Minor remained in Delaware County, OH for the rest of his life.

He was the Administrator of the estate of his mother, Aurilla Tone, who was a resident of Liberty Township at the time of her death. The final account was filed on March 3, 1874 and recorded in Journal 4, Page 230 of the Delaware County, OH Probate Court Records.

Was the owner of one of the finest herds of sheep in the state of Ohio; Leicesters, Merinos and Southdowns. (Tone Family, 132)

More About Minor P. Tone:
Education: Bet. 1840 - 1841, Graduated Kimball Union Academy, Meridan, NH. He was a resident of Lebanon, NH at the time.92

More About Minor Tone and Maria Goodrich:
Marriage: May 01, 1845, Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio93
     
Child of Minor Tone and Maria Goodrich is:
  80 i.   Alice E.4 Tone94, born October 15, 184994; died Unknown. She married Rollin K. Willis94; born September 26, 1843 in Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio94; died Unknown.
  Notes for Rollin K. Willis:
Enlisted in Co. K (100 day service) then re-enlisted in the 48th O. V. I. Co. B until the Civil War was over.

Acquired from his father-in-law, Minor P. Tone, one of the finest herds of sheep in the state of Ohio. (Tone Family, 116)

  More About Rollin K. Willis:
Occupation: Farmer and Breeder of Stock94



      23. Lucious M.3 Tone (Christopher2, John Frederic1)95 was born April 28, 1834 in New Hampshire96, and died 1912 in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa. He married Emily Kessler. She was born Abt. 1841 in Illinois97, and died 1927 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.

Notes for Lucious M. Tone:
[1860 Census - Wisconsin - Green County - Mt. Pleasant (2) - August 10, 1860 - page 409 - image 23]:
Lucious Tone, 26, a laborer and his wife, Emlie?, 22. They were born in Ohio and Illinois, respectively. Also listed was a son, William L., 2 and an unnamed daughter, 7 months, both born in Wisconsin. Mr. Tone's personal property was valued at $50.

Note: There is no mention of Laura Tone. Given that her obituary indicates that she was born July 6, 1857 in Columbus, Ohio, she should be listed. However, her age is given as 21 in the 1880 Census, so it is likely that she is the unnamed daughter listed above.

[1885 Census - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa - Volume 179, page 38-9]
Source: Quigg, Gary, comp. Iowa State Census, 1885 [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2003. Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county.

Dwelling Number: 110
Family Number: 110
Page Number: 38
Location: South Lake between Anna and Forest
Line Number: 31 - Lucius M. Tone, M, 50, born in New Hamphire, entitled to vote
Page Number 39
Location: South Alabama between Anna and Henry
Line Number: 01 - Emily Tone, F, 46, born in Illinois
Line Number: 02 - Minor R. Tone, M, 17, born in Ohio
Line Number: 03 - Charles Tone, M, 15, born in Ohio
Line Number: 04 - Jessie Tone, M, 13, born in Ohio
Line Number: 05 - Rosina Tone, F, 11, born in Ohio
Line Number: 06 - Nellie Tone, F, 6, born in Fayette County, Iowa
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Obituary: Lucious M. Tone, Dead

Lucious M. Tone died at his home in this city at five o'clock Monday morning after an illness extending over two years, at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 11 days. The cause of......
....are now living. William L., of this city; Laura Wells, of Canada; Mrs. C. F. Bemis, of Minneapolis; Charles of Sious Falls; Jesse, of Bermidji, Minn.; and Mrs. Nellie Whipkey, of Sheridan, Wyoming. Of these only William and Charles were able to be present at the funeral which was held at the house Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. J. D. Vannoy conducting the service and the remains interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

As a husband he was kind hearted and generous and as a father the tenderest love for his children. He had numerous friends in Estherville who will hasten to extend words of sympathy to the aged wife and children.
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I went thru everything I have and I have very little of that side of the family. I only have verbal info that Paula gave us in May of 1992. Some may help a little.

Laura`s and Nell`s dad, "Gr. Tone". During the civil war the army came to his town and were recruiting. He was so excited to go serve. So he ran home to chop some wood for his wife before he left. A piece of wood flew up and he was blinded in one eye and could not serve.

Charlie Tone, brother of Laura and Nell, had one leg. He was a `ner do well and an alcoholic.

Laura well`s mother, Emily Tone, ran a boarding house, earned the money and wore the pants in the family.

Nell was abandoned by her husband and was forced to work as a prostitute to make a living for her and her daughter. Her daughter stepped on a rusty nail and got blood poisoning and died at the age of 7. Nell remarried and at the age of 40 had a girl named Paula. I think this all happened in Missoula. I have that written in the margin.

Laura Tone Wells and Clarice Wells maternal grandmother, Beulah`s mother never got along. Laura was upset that Clarice took her son, George Wells, away. Also a first child came early.\

Laura Well`s family, the Tones, migrated from Ireland in the late 1700`s. They came to upstate N.Y. and followed the immigration trail across to the great lakes and around and down into Iowa, Ohio and Minnesota. Tone is a very common name in Ireland. Paula claimed she was related to Franchote Tone. She made a trip to Calif. and met with him.
When I asked her if she was related to Maxfield Parrish, the painter, she said yes, but I suspected that was not true as she was vague.
She is related to the Parrishes in Cle Elum and there are still Parrishes there.

Donna Mills
Jan. 28, 2000

More About Lucious M. Tone:
Name 2: Lucius M. Tone98,99
Date born 2: Ohio100
Date born 3: Vermont101
1850 Census: Sharon Township, Franklin, Ohio102
1860 Census: Mt. Pleasant, Green, Wisconsin103
1880 Census: Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa104
1885 Census: Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa105
Burial: Unknown, Lot 55, Block 2, Oak Hill Cemetery, Emmet Co., Iowa106

More About Emily Kessler:
1920 Census: Clear Lake (ED#191), Cerro Gordo, Iowa107
Burial: Unknown, Lot 55, Block 2, Oak Hill Cemetery, Emmet Co., Iowa108
Census: 1880, Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880 - 43109
     
Children of Lucious Tone and Emily Kessler are:
+ 81 i.   William L. "Will"4 Tone, born May 1859 in Ohio; died 1935 in Dickinson County, Iowa.
+ 82 ii.   Laura Minerva Tone, born Abt. January 1860 in Wisconsin; died February 14, 1940 in Kittatas County Hospital, Ellensbug, Kittitas, Washington.
+ 83 iii.   Addie Clara Tone, born September 01, 1862 in Columbus, Ohio; died September 15, 1952 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana.
  84 iv.   Bert "Bertie" Tone109, born Abt. 1867 in Wisconsin109; died Unknown.
  More About Bert "Bertie" Tone:
Census: 1880, Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880 - 13109
  85 v.   Charles "Charlie" Tone109, born January 19, 1869 in Deleware County, Ohio; died October 18, 1956 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.
  Notes for Charles "Charlie" Tone:
[1900 Census - Estherville (ED#77), Emmet, Iowa - June 1, 1900 - page 1A - image 1]
Charles Tone, boarder, perhaps 29, a tiner, born in Ohio (parents in New Hampshire and Wisconsin), is living in the household of Charles F. Bemis.

[1930 Census - Clear Lake (District 3), Cerro Gordo, Iowa - April 4, 1930 - page 3B - image 6]
Charles W. Tone, 55, brother-in-law, born in Ohio (parents in Ohio), a tinsmith in the plumbing and heating industry, is living in the household of Charles F. Bemis.
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Obituary: Charles Tone Service Held

Funeral services for Charles Tone, 87, retired plumber who died Thursday at a Mason City nursing home, were held Saturday afternoon at the Patterson-James Chapel. Dr. Paul Peterson, pastor of Wesley Methodist Church, officiated.

Mrs. Peterson was soloist, Mrs. W. L. Holt, organist. A group of deaconesses of Wesley Methodist Church and a group from West Haven attended the services.

Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery.

  More About Charles "Charlie" Tone:
1880 Census: Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880 - 11109
1930 Census: Clear Lake (District 3), Cerro Gordo, Iowa110
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 87y, 8m, 29d
Burial: Unknown, Elwood Cemetery, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Soc Sec #: 482-20-7111
  86 vi.   Jesse "Jess" Tone111, born Abt. 1870 in Ohio111; died Unknown.
  More About Jesse "Jess" Tone:
Census: 1880, Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880 - 11111
  87 vii.   Rosanna "Rose" Tone111, born Abt. 1872 in Ohio111; died Abt. July 30, 1902 in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa112. She married Charles Hilbert; died Unknown.
  Notes for Rosanna "Rose" Tone:
Mrs. Charles Hilbert died at her home in this city last Wednesday after a brief illness. The funeral was held from the M.E. church Thursday afternooon. Rev. F.W. Ginn, officiating. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Tone and was born in 1864. She is survived by her husband and three children
From the Northern Vindicator Aug. 7, 1902

Buried next to Jennie Tone, sister-in-law of Charles Frank Bemis.

  More About Rosanna "Rose" Tone:
Burial: 1902, Lot 53, Block 2, Oak Hill Cemetery, Emmet Co., Iowa
Census: 1880, Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880 - 8113
+ 88 viii.   Nell "Nellie" Tone, born 1876 in Iowa; died Unknown.

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