REMEMBER to SIGN Our GUEST BOOK 

This site is dedicated to the memories 
of William Nicholas Stone and Nancy Ellen 
Varvel. Although it began as a small way of 
passing on to our children their hard earned 
heritage, it is now gladly given to YOUR FAMILY.  
Our ancestors came from all over the world to a small corner of northwest 
Missouri. 

The effort for accuracy is non-ending 
and as genealogists if 
mistakes are found 
please contact Patricia Smith Moody at 
bigglilg@sbcglobal.net

 We will continue tracking the family genealogy
 and breaking down brick walls. I am so 
grateful to all those who 
have proceeded me in finding out who they 
were as families and the things 
that brought alliances 
and new lines. 

Our STONES and ancestors
made many transitions in their convictions.

This started the 
movement of the Stones who became a moving 
force in spreading the word of 
the CHRISTIAN Church 
by establishing towns in TN, KY, IL, IA 
and MO and CA. Sometimes it was the 
METHODIST Church followed by the CHRISTIAN 
Church in an area but they 
seemed to go hand in hand
as they traversed and settled our NATION. 
It was their FAITH that brought 
us from there to here 
and united them in their efforts to settle 
this land for us. Many "earned" their land via their
MILITARY SERVICE which allowed expansion 
westward. They survived the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War,
as families who 
served on BOTH sides and learned to 
somehow "mend"/"accept" and bring our 
families forward. 


ALL who would like to join our effort with 
 history, photos or stories are 
 welcome. Many have 
 given me information
 to this project but I owe special THANKS to 
 MARY FINCH SMITH, JACK 
 MacDONALD, DAN HAYES and to GAIL 
 MARTIN. We are 
 the STORY TELLERS of our family history.