Wastella Ellen McCrumb (also known as Ellen or Stella) was born to Frank McCrumb and Mary Elizabeth Chamberlain. Another daughter Julia was born to the couple in 1880. Stella's father disappears in the records and in 1895, Julia, a 14 yr old, is living with an older family (Kansas State Census Elmerdora, Lyon, Kansas Line: 20 Roll: v115_8) marries a neighboring working boy a few months after turning 15. Stella's mother Mary, marries John Long in 1887, has twins, Pearl and Ernest Long, and in 1889 marries Richard D. Gentry. Stella marries George Edwin McHone 23 Dec 1896 in Eureka, Greenwood, Kansas. In the 1900 Fed Census of Janesville, Greenwood, Kansas Roll: T623 481; Page: 4B; Enumeration District, Ellen McHone is living with her husbands parents, John C. and Amanda Jane McHone. Stella and George (known as Ed) will have 7 children, the fourth Wastella Mae McHone being my grandmother. I remember my great grandmother Stella only as bedridden, but she made beautiful quilts. Although her birthdate is given as the 31 of Oct on the tombstone, in her and George Edwin McHone's family bible one of them record it as Oct 30, 1877 and since that is recorded much earlier in life than the tombstone which has the information one of the children gave, I chose the earlier date.