AJ Stoner was the manager of the Sawtelle Lumber Company in the 1920’s and from what I can gather from long time local sources, he, or his progeny, had a house on Carmelina Ave just west of Stoner Park. It is also my understanding that the Stoner family donated the land for Stoner Park to the city.
The name Stoner comes from Germany . Known there as "Steiner". Most Stoners are related by way of a large, pre revolutionary war family of Stoners headed by Jacob Stoner.
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