Background
Stone, John Pittman was born on October 9, 1890 in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States. Son of Isaac Burgess and Katherine (Farmer) Stone.
Stone, John Pittman was born on October 9, 1890 in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States. Son of Isaac Burgess and Katherine (Farmer) Stone.
Bachelor of Science, University Mississippi, 1913, Bachelor of Laws, 1916. M. Ruth Sisler, November 7, 1933.
Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1916. Local attorney I.C. Railroad, 1920-1969. Organized Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association, 1936, general counsel, 1936-1961.
Attorney Bank of Water Valley, Mississippi, municipality attorney, Coffeeville, Mississippi.
Assisted organization Oxford Production Credit Association, 1934, vice-president, director, 1934-1944. Organized Yalobusha County Soil Conservation District, 1938, now director
Member stockholders committee of nine National Farm Loan Associations, 1950-1959. National advisory committeeman Federal Loan Bank Associations, 5th Farm Credit District, 1950-1959, chairman national advising committee, 1955-1956.
Member Federal Farm Credit Board, 1959.
Member Mississippi Legislature, 1920-1928. Served as Lieutenant, Air corpus, United States army, 1917-1919. Named colonel staff governor Mississippi.
Member Mississippi Bar Association, Coffeeville Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Mississippi Farm Bureau, Phi Kappa Psi.
Children: Nancy Ruth (Mistress John East. Kimbrough), John Burgess.