1910 Christian Stoner (age 65) and Rachel A Stoner (age 59) lived in Orange, Orange County, California with son Peter W Stoner (age 21). [1]
1910 Peter W. Stoner obtained a Master's degree from the University of California. [2]
1913 Peter W. Stoner, of Orange County, California, and Edith H. Forrey of Kuna, Ada County, Idaho, were married on December 25 in Ada County, Idaho. [3]
c 1917 Peter W. Stoner registered for the draft. He was married with one child and had dark blue eyes, was of medium stature, and had light hair. He was a school teacher. [4]
1920 Peter W Stoner (age 31) and Edith H Stoner (age 27, born Kansas) lived in Pasadena Twp, Orange County, Los Angeles with Mildred M (age 3 and 8 months) and Willis A (age 1 and 2 months). [5]
c 1945 Peter W Stoner, born on June 16, 1888 in Cloud County, Kansas, registered for the draft. His contact was Edith Stoner. They lived at 56 N. Hill No. 10, Pasadena, California. Peter worked for the Pasadena Board of Education at East Campus, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. [6]
1955 Peter W Stoner was reported on the national register of scientific personnel as a member of the American Mathematical Society. [7]
1961 Edith H Stoner died on October 21 in Santa Barbara, California. Edith H Stoner, mother's name Read, was born on December 15, 1892, in Kansas. [8] She was reported buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California. [9]
1980 Peter W Stoner died on March 21 in Los Angeles, California. Peter W Stoner, mother's name Winebrenner, was born on June 16, 1888, in Kansas. [10] He died at age 92, while residing in Orange County, California. [11] He was reported buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California. [12]
Research Notes:
"Peter W. Stoner, born 1888 in Kansas, was my Grandfather. I know lots about him if anyone wants to know. His brother was George, sister Ella. Family moved to Calif. in 1907. Their father was Christian Cowan Stoner--went by C.C. Born in Blair Co. Penn., moved with family as a boy from Penn. to Noble Co. Indiana (in the dead of winter with $3 and a cow). Fought in Civil War--forager for Generals Grant and Sherman's armies on their march through the south. At review in Wash.D.C. Brother David and 3 cousins killed in war. Married Rachel Winebrenner, moved to Kansas, self-taught lawyer, judge and state legistater. After move to CA was mayor of Orange. His father was Jacob Stoner, who married Polly A. Cowan. I know very little about him, other than he's buried in Kansas." [http://www.gencircles.com/clubs/surnames/stoner/messages/read/6, GenCircles message]
B.S. Kansas Christian College 1908
M.S. in mathematics and astronomy, University of California (Berkeley) 1910
Resident work for doctorate, U.C. 1910-1912
Chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy .
Pasadena City College, until 1953.
Chairman of the Science Division, Westmont College. 1953-1957
Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College.
Also Author of From Science to Souls 1944, Moody Press, and Science Speaks 1952 Van Kampen Press, 1958 Moody Press. Last Revision of Science Speaks 1976, with Coauthor Robert C. Newman PhD., Physics Cornell, 1967
Peter Stoner, June 16, 1888 - March 21, 1980
Peter W. Stoner, M.S. Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953; Chairman of the science division, Westmont College, 1953-57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College. [http://www.sciencespeaks.net/, Science Speaks.net]
Peter Stoner wrote an autobigraphy, which has been partially transcribed and published on the internet [http://dstoner.net/Science_Speaks/oneman.html, Peter Stoner autobiography]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1910, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[2] United States National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970, [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[4] United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] United States National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970, [FamilySearchRecord].
[8] California Death Index, 1940-1997, [FamilySearchRecord].
[9] Find A Grave Memorial 90318781, [FindAGrave].
[10] California Death Index, 1940-1997, [FamilySearchRecord].
[11] United States Social Security Death Index, [FamilySearchRecord].
[12] Find A Grave Memorial 90318783, [FindAGrave].