Karp Leonard Stockton

1888 - 1963  (74 years)

• Name	Karp Leonard Stockton
  Birth	26 Feb 1888	Round Grove, White Co., IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	1963	CA
  Person ID	I5453	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James "Carey" Stockton,   b. 10 Oct 1847, Shelby, Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 5 Oct 1910, W. Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Montmorenci Cem., Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Miller,   b. 22 Oct 1848, Tiffin, Seneca Co., OH d. 31 Dec 1908, Round Grove, White Co., IN; burial: Montmorenci Cem., Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1868
  Family ID	F2090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Stockton, Paul Miller (1891-1962) & Forest Henry Stockton (1882-1951) & Blanche Harriet "Hattie" Stockton (b. 1875) & Emmett Wilson Stockton (1884-1967) & Karp Leonard Stockton (1888-1963) & Harry Clayton Stockton (1872-1929) & Harriet A. "Hattie" Lockwood & Mary Catherine "Marie" Stockton (b. 1900) & Doyne Marie Stockton (b. 1897) & Guy Charles Stockton (1870-1946) & Susan Georgia Stockton (b. 1899) & Catherine Elizabeth "Kate"Miller (1848-1908) & Elizabeth Jane Stockton (b. 1895) & James "Carey" Stockton (1847-1910) & Lora/Laura Jeanette Stockton (b.1897) & Eloise "Elsie" Bell Stockton (b. 1895) Group photo was probably taken in July 1901, in IN, and came from Kathleen Stockton, wife of B. R. Stockton, great-grandson of Ida Mae Zentmyer/Zentmeyer and David Fouts. Included (L-R, back row, beginning with the first boy) are Paul Miller Stockton & Forest Henry Stockton & Blanche Harriet "Hattie" Stockton McClelland & Emmett Wilson Stockton & Karp Leonard Stockton & Harry Clayton Stockton. Included (L-R, front row, up and down) are Harriet A. "Hattie" Lockwood Stockton & Mary Catherine "Marie" Stockton & Doyne Marie Stockton & Guy Charles Stockton & Susan Georgia Stockton & Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Miller Stockton & Elizabeth Jane Stockton & James "Carey" Stockton & Lora/Laura Jeanette Stockton & Eloise "Elsie" Bell Stockton. (In the labeled photo, the names "Marie" and Doyne are reversed from what they should be.)
  		Stockton, Guy Charles (1870-1946) & Emmett Wilson Stockton (1884-1967) & Paul Miller Stockton (1891-1962) & Harry Clayton Stockton (1872-1929) & Karp Leonard Stockton (1888-1963) & Forest Henry Stockton (1882-1951) Group photo was taken in 1907 and came from Kathleen Stockton, wife of B. R. Stockton, great-grandson of Ida Mae Zentmyer/Zentmeyer and David Fouts. Included (L-R, back row) are Guy Charles Stockton & Emmett Wilson Stockton & Paul Miller Stockton & Harry Clayton Stockton. Included (L-R, front row) are Karp Leonard Stockton & Forest Henry Stockton.

  
  

• Notes

  ******** Source: Kathleen Stockton, wife of B. R. Stockton, great-grandson of Ida Mae Zentmyer/Zentmeyer and David Fouts: Acknowledgement for his many years of research on the Stockton family to: Robert Emmett Stockton, the grandson of Ida Mae Zentmyer/Zentmeyer and David Fouts. ******** Source: Kathleen Stockton, wife of B. R. Stockton, great-grandson of Ida Mae Zentmyer/Zentmeyer and David Fouts: Name, dates, & places ******** Source: Kathleen Stockton, wife of B. R. Stockton, great-grandson of Ida Mae Zentmyer/Zentmeyer and David Fouts: From the book: Descendants of HENRY KELLER of YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA and FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO. REV. E.S.; SHUMAKER, D. D., Editor; AMOS KELLER, Associate Editor; ZAREL (LULIE) JONES, Assistant Editor. Published by E. S. SHUMAKER. Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 345-347. (Dedication to: AMOS KELLER whose untiring and unselfish aid, in gathering information for seven of the ten Branches of the Descendants of Henry Keller, has made the success of this work possible....) Text : 392. CATHERINE4 ELIZABETH MILLER, second child of William and Mahala (Groves) Miller, was born Oct. 22, 1848, near Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. When still a girl she removed with her mother to Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She was married Jan. 23, 1868, to JAMES C. STOCKTON. For 25 years they lived at Round Grove, in White County, Indiana. Then from 1897-1908, they lived in Monticello, same county, Mr. Stockton serving as county treasurer from 1897-1901. Mrs. Stockton died December 31, 1908. Her husband then moved to West LaFayette, where he died in 1910. Both are buried at Montmorenci, Ind. They were fine representative people of the best citizenship of our country, were Democrats in politics and were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Children (All born at Round Grove, Ind.): 1093. Grace Odessa Stockton, b. Dec. 31, 1868; d. Sept 21, 1875; bur. at Montmorenci, Ind. 1094. Charles Guy Stockton, b. Sept. 5, 1870. 1095. Harry Clayton Stockton, b. Feb. 16, 1876. [FROM KATHLEEN STOCKTON & HER COUSIN KAREN: HARRY CLAYTON'S (STOCKTON) BIRTH YEAR IS SHOWN AS 1876 INSTEAD OF 1872. CORRECT DATE: 16 FEB 1872] 1096. Mary Belle Stockton, b. Aug. 27, 1873; d. Dec. 2, 1893; bur. at Montmorenci, Ind. 1097. Blanche Harriet Stockton, b. Sept. 30, 1875. 1098. Esther Mahala Stockton, b. Jan. 25, 1877; d. July 12, 1891; bur. at Montmorenci, Ind. 1099. Cary Pearl Stockton, b. Oct. 13, 1878; d. Aug. 4, 1898; bur. at Montmorenci, Ind. 1100. George Clyde Stockton, b. Nov. 22, 1880; d. June 6, 1897; bur. at Montmorenci, Ind. 1101. Forest Henry Stockton, b. Jan. 20, 1882. 1102. Emmett Wilson Stockton, b. Feb. 26, 1884. 1103. Margaret Ruth Stockton, b. Mar. 14, 1886; d. July 11, 1901; bur. at Montmorenci, Ind. 1104. Karp Leonard Stockton, b. Feb. 25, 1888. 1105. Paul Miller Stockton, b. June 18, 1891. 1106. Elizabeth Jane Stockton, b. Sept. 17, 1895. ******** Source: Kathleen Stockton, wife of B. R. Stockton, great-grandson of Ida Mae Zentmyer/Zentmeyer and David Fouts: From the book: Descendants of HENRY KELLER of YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA and FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO. REV. E.S.; SHUMAKER, D. D., Editor; AMOS KELLER, Associate Editor; ZAREL (LULIE) JONES, Assistant Editor. Published by E. S. SHUMAKER. Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 490-491. (Dedication to: AMOS KELLER whose untiring and unselfish aid, in gathering information for seven of the ten Branches of the Descendants of Henry Keller, has made the success of this work possible....) Text : 1104. KARP5 LEONARD STOCKTON, twelfth child of James C. and Catherine Stockton, was born Feb. 26, 1888, at Round Grove, Ind. He graduated from the Monticello high school in 1908. He then entered Purdue University from which he graduated in 1912. In high school he was class president during his junior and senior years. He also was a member of the basket ball and track teams, being captain of the track team in his junior and of the basket-ball team during his senior year. He held the state high school record for the discus throw. In 1908 he was editor-in-chief of the High School Annual. In Purdue he was a member of the basket-ball team in 1910, 11-12, captaining the 1911 team. This team was the Big Ten Conference champion in 1911-12. During these three years he was also a member of the track team, captaining the team in 1912. He was president of the Student Body Athletic Association in 1911, '12. He was president of the Senior class in 1912, of the Senior Honor Society (Iron Key), in 1912; president of the Student Council in 1911, '12; and also of the Acacia Fraternity during this same time. In athletics he was an All-Western basket-ball guard in 1912. He was married June 18, 1913, to JUNIATA KINGSBERRY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kingsberry, of Monticello, who was born Aug. 14, 1891, in Highmore, South Dakota. They first lived in Whiting, Ind., where he was director of manual arts and coach in the high school in 1912 to 1915. They then moved to Ralls, Texas, where from 1915 to 1918 he was superintendent of a ranch. In 1917, '18 he was secretary of their Chamber of Commerce. They then removed to San Bernardino, Cal., where in 1919, '20, he was athletic coach and commandant of cadets in the high school there. In 1919 he became viceprincipal of the high school and since 1920 has been principal. In 1922, '23 he was president of the Principals' Club of the San Bernardino Valley. He has also been president of the Lions Ciub of San Bernardino and in 1923 was a delegate to the International Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Politically they are Democrats, and they are Methodists. Their address is San Bernardino, Cal [Sentences omitted.] ******** Source: Kathleen Stockton, wife of B. R. Stockton, great-grandson of Ida Mae Zentmyer/Zentmeyer and David Fouts: The following information: The Stockton line known as the "DAVIS STOCKTON (clan) LINE" has recently been merged into the "Robert Stockton of PA" (clan) line, due to results of DNA tests. For more info on the Stockton clans and DNA test results see this source for Stockton researchers: www.ronstockton.com which was created and is maintained by Ron Stockton. ********