Brothers, Francis Marion (March 26, 1842-?) and Henry Horace Stone (1839-April 4, 1883) were born in Livingston County, New York. Their mother passed away in 1851. After their mother’s death the family moved to Lima, Livingston County where they operated their family farm. During this period their father Horace remarried. By 1860 Francis had moved out and was living with his sister Alta and her husband George Coe, in Conesus, Livingston County, but Henry remained on the family farm. Soon after the start of the Civil War the brothers enlisted on May 7, 1861 for two years with the 27th New York Volunteer infantry as privates in Company G. On May 31, 1863 both were discharged.

Henry returned soon thereafter to military service, joining the 1st New York veteran cavalry, Company E on July 27, 1863. He was promoted to sergeant in February 1864, but was reduced in rank on July 1, 1864. He was captured at Berryville, Va. on July 2, 1864 and paroled in April 1865. Henry mustered out of the service on June 28, 1865.

Francis waited almost a year before returning to military service, enlisting on March 21, 1864, also with the 1st New York veteran cavalry. He was promoted to the rank of corporal in December of the same year. On July 20, 1865 he mustered out with his company.

The brothers returned home to the farm in Lima, New York. Francis’ life after 1865 is unknown as he is not listed in the census records of Lima or Conesus, New York. In 1875 Henry was living in Conesus, New York with his sister Alta and her family, working as a laborer on their farm. In April 1883, presumed to be heading to Michigan, Henry stopped in Tonawanda, New York while travelling to Michigan. After spending the evening there in a saloon, Stone started for a hotel on the other side of the canal where it was believed he walked off the abutment of the bridge and fell twelve feet into the water to his death on April 4th. His nephew, John C. Coe brought Stone’s remains to Conesus where he was laid to rest.