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- 1910 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (23 Apr 1910)
Kimbrough Stone 34 M MO MO MO Head Lawyer
Lucy B. 26 F MO MO MO Wife
Betty Lou 2 F MO MO MO Daughter
(Living at 2944 Victor Street) (Married 3 years, 1 child, 1 living)
Kimbrough Stone (1875-1958) Papers, 1897-1958
Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia
Introduction
Papers of a judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1917-
1947 (presiding judge, 1928-1947), who continued to work with the court after
his retirement in 1947. Topics covered in the papers include the U.S. courts;
Democratic politics; Kansas City and Missouri bar associations and law
schools; and fraternal and charitable organizations.
Donor Information
The Stone Papers were donated to the University of Missouri by Lucy May
Cockrill Stone in April 1958 (Accession No. 3339).
Biographical Sketch
Kimbrough Stone, the son of William Joel Stone, a Democratic governor of
Missouri and U.S. Senator, was judge of the Sixteenth Missouri Circuit Court
(Independence Division) from 1913 to 1917, and judge of the U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals, Eighth Circuit from 1917 to 1947. He was presiding judge from 1938
to 1947 and remained active in the work of the court until his death in 1958.
His home was in Kansas City, Missouri.
Stone married Lucy May Cockrill on 3 October 1906. They had two daughters -
Elizabeth Louise, who married Albert E. Bassett, a government employee and
businessman, and Marjorie May, who married Samuel E. Otto, and army officer.
Stone was a member of the Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City,
Missouri; the American, Missouri, and Jackson County bar associations; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi, and Order of the Coif.
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Bassett Family Association Database
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