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    • Jun 30, 1920
    Eddie Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The oldest of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman's 15 children, he plays occasionally with the Stoneman Family, but opts for more steady forms of employment
    Aug 29, 1921
    Ernest and Hattie Stoneman have their second child, Grace, in Galax, Virginia. Of the couple's 15 children, she remains among the minority by not becoming a member of The Stoneman Family
    Aug 20, 1923
    John Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The son of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, he plays autoharp in an early version of The Stoneman Family, but quits to devote his attention to farming
    May 27, 1925
    Patsy Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The oldest of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman's children, she replaces him in The Stoneman Family in 1968, one year after the act received the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the Year award
    Nov 4, 1926
    Ernest and Hattie Stoneman have their fifth child, Billy Stoneman, in Galax, Virginia. While a number of their 15 children unite with their father in The Stoneman Family, Billy does not take part in the group
    Oct 31, 1928
    The Stoneman Family records "The Spanish Merchant's Daughter" in Bristol, Tennessee. The track is featured on the Smithsonian Institute's influential album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    May 10, 1929
    Ernest and Hattie Stoneman have their seventh child, Jack Monroe Stoneman, in Galax, Virginia. Jack does not participate when many of his siblings join their father in forming The Stoneman Family
    Mar 8, 1930
    Welcome to the Depression: A creditor files a lien against Ernest Stoneman, the first in a 15-month series of legal actions that strips the country singer of his property
    Jun 12, 1930
    Ernest and Hattie Stoneman have twin sons, Dean and Gene. Neither participates with their siblings in the later creation of The Stoneman Family
    Aug 4, 1932
    Scotty Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The son of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, he joins with his siblings to create The Stoneman Family, which earns the Vocal Group of the Year award from the Country Music Association in 1967
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