Birth Name: Stone Carpenter Gossard
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States
Date of Birth: July 20, 1966
Ethnicity: English, German
Family Info:
Stone Gossard is an American musician who serves as the rhythm and additional lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. He is the son of David William Gossard, Jr. and Carolyn C.
Stone’s paternal grandparents were David William Gossard (the son of Clinton Ernest Gossard and Mary Minerva “Minnie” Hageman) and Sara Evelyn “Sue” Smith (the daughter of Franklin P. “Frank” Smith and Emma Steinhilber). Emma’s parents were German immigrants.
Source:
* David, Jr.’s 1930 US Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3S-JGC
* David and Sara’s marriage record: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/DigitalObject/View/7D57B0F9E60A8664A540EAA9CD5081FC
* Genealogy of the Gossards: http://thegossards.net/files/Vol_2_Sec_13.pdf