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Dr. A. B. Stone, a practicing physician and surgeon at Iantha, Mo., was born in Platte County, Mo., September 12, 1849, his parents being Samuel and Catherine (Butler) Stone, who were born in Woodford and Frankfort Counties, Ky., in 1804 and 1810, respectively, and died in Platte County, Mo., in 1850. The father was a rope manufacturer the early part of his life, but afterward turned his attention to farming, in which he met with good success. He and wife became residents of Platte County, Mo., in 1846. Dr. A. B. Stone was the youngest of eight children, and was only one year old when his parents died. He was reared by William Broadhurst, and received a common school education in Platte and Clay Counties. In 1880 he graduated from the Missouri Medical College, of St. Louis, and first entered upon the practice of his profession at Webb City, Jasper County. He has been a resident of Barton County most of the time since 1859, and in 1875 taught one term of school. Since 1884 he has been a resident of the village of Iantha, where in connection with his practice he is engaged in selling drugs and stationery. In 1870 he married Miss Sarah Gaddy, who was born in Clay County, Mo., in 1855, and died in 1873, having been an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal, Church, South, for a number of years. To them were born two children, Delia and Minnie, both now deceased. In 1875 the Doctor married Miss Mary C. Cook, who was born in Tennessee in 1855, a daughter of Henry Cook, a German. Their union has resulted in the birth of the following family: Bertie, Marvin, Kate, William and Gertrude. The Doc tor has always been a Democrat, and his first presidential vote was cast for Horace Greeley. He is coroner of the county, is treasurer of Central Township, was postmaster of Iantha during Cleveland’s administration, is a member of the State Pharmacy Society, and is president of his home medical society. He is one of the leading physicians of the county, is a member of the A. F. & A. M., and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.