Birth Name: Stone Carpenter Gossard
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States
Date of Birth: July 20, 1966
Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Scottish
Stone Gossard is an American musician. He serves as the rhythm and additional lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. He is the son of Mary Carolyn (Carpenter) and David William Gossard, Jr.
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.
Stone’s maternal grandparents were Edward Richard Carpenter (the son of Milton Plummer Carpenter and Margaret Jane McDermott) and Leah Babe Shively.
Sources: Genealogy of Stone Gossard (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.genealogy.com
Stone’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Stone’s paternal grandparents, David William Gossard and Sara Evelyn “Sue” Smith – http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov
Genealogy of the Gossard family – http://thegossards.net