History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…s national from New York City, New York, United States who was a passenger on and went down with the Lusitania. His ticket number was 46069, and he stayed in cabin B-10. He was survived by a widow, Mary McCormick Stone, then 36 years of age, two sons, Herbert Stuart Stone, Jr., and Melville Edwin Stone, 3rd, then 13 and 10 years of age respectively, and a daughter, Eleanor McCormick Stone, then 11 years of age. Stone was the son of Melville E. Sto…
…pson was born on 2 August 1882 in Seymour, Indiana to Elbridge Gerry Thompson and Emma Blish. His Yale class book from 1904 said that he “followed a show into Seymour” that night and “got a front row seat in the Theater of Life.” At that time, his parents lived in Houston, Texas, and later in St. Louis, Missouri. Blish’s father held important positions in railroad management in both cities. Blish’s father died in 1889, and soon afterwards, Emma to…
…merican national living in Paris, France, 40 years of age, was a passenger on and was lost with the Lusitania. He was traveling with Millie Baker, whose ticket he had paid for and who was also lost. Williamson’s ticket number was 46059, and he stayed in cabin number B-34, facing Millie Baker’s stateroom, B-38. Williamson was known to be a close personal friend of Alfred Vanderbilt, also on Lusitania‘s last voyage. With Millie Baker, Williamson was…
…ventually became the General Manager of Trenton Transit, now a part of New Jersey Transit. The couple had two sons, Thomas and Robert, who settled in Greater Philadelphia and Los Angeles, respectively. Thomas Peacock died on 10 February 1966 in Trenton at age 68. Contributors: Eric Peacock (great-grandson of Elizabeth Peacock and grandson of Thomas Peacock) Betty Peacock Davlin (great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Peacock and granddaughter of Thomas…
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