Stone was born in Valmont, CO on August 19, 1873.[1][2] In his early years his family moved frequently.[3] By 1875 the family had moved to Longmont, CO, where his brother Joseph was born.[4] The family then moved through a series of Kansas towns including Garden City (1876), Dodge City (1877), Burton and Halstead (1878), Wellington (1881).[5]
References
editSources
edit- Fields, Armond (2002). Fred Stone: Circus Performer and Musical Comedy Star. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-1161-9.
Citations
edit- ^ Fields (2002), p. 3
- ^ "Fred Stone of Wellington". The Wellington Daily News. Vol. XV. January 21, 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-03 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Collins, Dorothy Stone. From Sawdust to Stardust: A Story of Fred Stone. OCLC 49725781. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ Fields (2002), p. 6: "Joseph Edward Stone was born in Longmont, Colorado, on an unspecified day in April, 1875, in the town clinic."
- ^ Fields (2002), pp. 6–12 in chapter 1, "The Roaming Stones"