Biography of David Stonestreet, pages 502 / 503.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing 
Company, Chicago, 1885.

David Stonestreet, farmer, Butler Township, was born in Bath County, Va., Oct. 7,1825, a son of Ashford and 
Jemima (Ross) Stonestreet, Virginians, who removed with their family to Richland County, Ohio, in 1829.  His 
boyhood was passed on a farm, and he obtained a limited education in the common schools.  In 1849 he came to 
DeKalb County, Ind.  He bought a tract of land near Albion, Noble County, which he afterward traded for land in 
Butler Township, on which he settled and has since lived.  Like most early settlers he was a poor man when he came 
to the county, but by his industry he accumulated a good property.  He owns a fine farm of 250 acres, which is well 
cultivated and improved with good farm building.   He was married Aug. 3, 1851, to Rebecca, daughter of David 
Smith.  To them have been born eight children, five of whom are living---Margaret E., John, George, Anna and 
Rebecca.  The deceased are Ellison, Charity and Lydia.  Mrs. Stonestreet is a member of the German Baptist church.  
Politically, Mr. Stonestreet is a Democrat.  He is Trustee of Butler Township.  He is one of the self-made men of the 
county, having by his own efforts, with the aid of his wife, made his property, and is now one of the prominent men 
to the county.   Mr. Stonestreet’s parents had a family of nine children---Elitha, David, Ellison, Mary, Jemima, 
Ashford, Lydia, Robert and Levina.  David is the only one living in DeKalb County.  Mrs. Stonestreet’s parents 
located in Butler Township in 1848.  They were exemplary members of the Baptist church.  They had a family of 
twelve children, eight of whom are living---Rebecca, John, David, Anna, Josiah, Samuel, Henry, Franklin.  The 
deceased are Susan, William, Nancy and Simon.  Mr. Smith died Jul 2, 1870, aged about sixty years. Mrs. Smith died 
Jul 10, 1868, aged fifty-seven years.

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