3. Ocie Calvin Stone (1907-1987)

Ocie was the son of James Oscar Stone and Lula Ann Hill. He was born 28 Sept 1907 in Texas. He was married in 1929 to  Eva Mae Witt, the daughter of John Wm and Daisy May (Ellsworth) Witt. Eva was born 17 Dec 1902 in the community called Salt Branch in Justice Precinct Number 6 in Denton County, Texas.

1930 census is the only census record they are together. They have only been married a year or so, and according to our research, Eva is more than likely expecting their first child at this time. They are paying $25 rent for a farm that they are working on Aubrey-Navo Road.

In the 1940 census Eva and her youngest child, Geneva are living alone in Justice Precinct 6 in Denton County, Texas. They rent their home for $2 and Eva is receiving income from an outside source. She is listed as divorced, and if we look at the supplement questions on the bottom, she's given birth to 3 kids and the first and only time she had been married, she was 25. She also reported that in 1935 she lived in a rural place in Denton County, Texas. Eva's highest education was 6th grade. At this time, I have not found a 1940 census record that I feel fits Ocie and/or the 2 oldest sons.

Eva remarried to Howard Mulhern at some point before her death in Denton County, on 15 Jan 1946.

Later that same year, in October, Ocie married Madeline Harper in Sevier County, Arkansas. They were both residents of Broken Bow, McCurtain County, Oklahoma at the time of their marriage. It is unclear if this union dissolved by divorce or if Madeline passed away abruptly.

A few short years after marrying Madeline, Ocie marries Ina Hood on 15 Jun 1949. Ina was the daughter of Joe and Texanna Hood. She was born 2 Aug 1913 and passed away in November of 2005. Ocie died 23 May 1987 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas

Some family accounts pronounce that although Eva won custody in their divorce, Ocie took the boys. Then, after Eva's death, he also "kidnapped" my grandmother, Geneva. But she simply said she went home to her Pa. I do not know what the circumstances were, and am looking for documents of what actually happened. It is interesting to note that I am unable to locate Ocie or his father in the 1940 census, which is after the divorce and before Eva's death.


Children of Ocie and Eva

• William Herman b. 16 October 1930
• James Wesley b. 17 Mar 1932
• Geneva Mae* b. 24 Jul 1936