After graduating from the Vladimir Provincial Men’s Gymnasium and the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of Moscow University, Dmitry Grigoryevich Stoletov, following the example of his brother, opted for military service. He completed his studies at the Mikhailovsky Artillery College and later the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Academy. Dmitry Stoletov began his career at the St. Petersburg Ammunition Factory and, in the summer of 1876, as a staff captain, volunteered for service in the Serbian-Turkish War. One year later, he found himself in the Balkans during the Russo-Turkish conflict. As part of a siege artillery unit, Stoletov took part in the bombardment and assault on Nikopol, supplied weapons and ammunition to defending regiments at the Shipka Pass, contributed to the siege of Plevna, and participated in the battle of Shipka-Sheynovo.

In the post-war period, Dmitry Stoletov established his family life. Unfortunately, the exact date of his marriage to Anna Vasilyevna Gladina is not known. The parents of Anna Gladina were a St. Petersburg businessperson, hereditary honorary citizen Vasily Grigoryevich Gladin and Alexandra Semyonovna (née Tarasova). Moreover, Anna Gladina’s father was a brother of Maria Grigoryevna Stoletova (née Gladina), who married Vasily Grigoryevich Stoletov, the eldest member of the Stoletov family. Thus, two merchant families, the Stoletovs and Gladins, were intricately connected.

The exact date of birth of Anna Gladina remains unknown. It is likely that she was educated at home. Along with her husband, they traveled around the world, spending a considerable amount of time in Egypt and Palestine. She kept as mementoes a dried ostrich egg, an Egyptian plate, and photographs of pyramids. Dmitry Grigoriyevich and Anna Vasilyevna Stoletov did not have any children.

After the death of Dmitry Stoletov in 1899, Anna Stoletova lived with her aunt, Maria Grigoryevna Stoletova (née Gladina), until 1918. Following the death of Maria Stoletova, Anna continued to reside for some time in the vicinity of the Stoletov apartment, on Troitskaya-Nagornaya Street (currently known as Vorovsky Street). Subsequently, Anna moved into a residence on Bolshaya Nizhegorodskaya Street (the current location of the Erlangen House), where Varvara Grigoryevna Filaretova (née Stoletova) resided. Anna passed away in 1930 and was buried at the Prince Vladimir Cemetery next to her husband.