Robert E. Stone

biography

Robert E. Stone, V. L. Wood in the Wood and Stone Jewelry Store, was born in Keene, New Hampshire, in 1882, the son of Solon W. and Lauretta P. Richardson Stone.  He attended the public schools in Kene and the Philadelphia Horological School, coming to Meadville in 1916 as watchmaker for D. T. Reamer.  In 1911 he established his present firm, located at 967 Water Street.

On July 11, 1909, he married Edith H. Cummings, daughter of Wellington and Mary Cummings. They have a son, Solon W. Stone.

Mr. Stone is a member of the Masonic Order, president of the Masonic Building Association, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, American National Retail Jewelers Association and Presbyterian Church.  He is a Republican.

Meadville, Its Past and Present, The Tribune-Republican, Meadville, Pa., 12 May 1938, Section F, page 27