[p. 762] who is engaged in dealing in staple and fancy groceries at No. 101 Croton Avenue, New Castle, is an enterprising and successful merchant in that line. He was born in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in 1882, and is a son of J. S. Stoner.
J. S. Stoner, father of J. C. Stoner, who is a retired citizen of New Castle, residing at No. 87 Wallace Avenue, was also born in Lawrence County, where his father had settled at an early day. In 1887 he moved from his farm in Slippery Rock Township to Noblesville, Ind., subsequently locating at New Castle.
J. C. Stoner was five years old when his parents moved to Indiana and he was reared at Noblesville. He attended school there and later spent two years at the Culver Military School, subsequently graduating from the Ellwood High School. He was first employed as a time-keeper for the Lehigh Portland Cement Company at New Castle, where he continued for some time. In 1908 he embarked in his present business, and now handles a large and constantly increasing trade. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Knights of Pythias, and has many friends both in and outside of these organizations. He stands with New Castle's representative business men.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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