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Richard Emmitt Stokes 1861 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1861

Birth Location: VA, USA

Death Date: August 17, 1931

Death Location: VA, USA

Father: Richard Stokes

Mother: Emma Walton

Spouse(s): Bettie Austin

Children(s): Thomas Stokes, Richard Stokes, William Stokes, Mary Stokes, Harold Stokes, Logan Stokes, Anne Stokes, Mamie Epes, Octon Stokes, Eddie Stokes, James Stokes, Josephine Watkins

In 1861, Richard Emmitt Stokes entered the world in VA, USA, born to Richard "Dick" Stokes and Emma Jane Walton. Richard Emmitt Stokes married Bettie Sylvester Austin, and had children including Thomas Herman Stokes, Richard A Stokes, William Hunter Stokes, Mary Stokes, Harold Stokes, Logan Emmitt Stokes, Anne D Stokes, Mamie Stokes Epes, Octon Arkley Stokes, Eddie Stokes, James W Stokes, Josephine Stokes Watkins. Richard Emmitt Stokes passed away in 1931 in VA, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Richard Emmitt Stokes entered the world in VA, USA, born to Richard "Dick" Stokes and Emma Jane Walton.
  • Richard Emmitt Stokes married Bettie Sylvester Austin, and had children including Thomas Herman Stokes, Richard A Stokes, William Hunter Stokes, Mary Stokes, Harold Stokes, Logan Emmitt Stokes, Anne D Stokes, Mamie Stokes Epes, Octon Arkley Stokes, Eddie Stokes, James W Stokes, Josephine Stokes Watkins.
  • Richard Emmitt Stokes passed away in 1931 in VA, USA.

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Richard Stokes's Ancestors

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Richard Stokes
1861 – 1931
Birth Place: VA, USA
Parents
Richard "Dick" Stokes
1839 –
Lunenberg County, Virginia, USA
Emma (Jane) Walton
1837 –
Virginia
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Stokes's Descendants

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Richard (Emmitt) Stokes (abt 1861 – August 17, 1931) m. Bettie (Sylvester) Austin (Sep 1875 – 15 May 1951)
  1. 1. Thomas (Herman) Stokes (April 1884 – 1 Nov 1972)
  2. 2. Richard (A) Stokes (Jun 1889 – December 4th, 1932)
  3. 3. William (Hunter) Stokes (14 Jun 1891 – 21 Nov 1964)
  4. 4. Mary Stokes (abt 1894 – )
  5. 5. Harold Stokes (abt 1895 – )
  6. 6. Logan (Emmitt) Stokes (12 Oct 1895 – Jul 1982) m. Barbara (Ellen) Garey (4 Jul 1929 – 2 Oct 1998) m. Daisy (Mae "Dinky" Bonner\Barner) Stokes (July 1896 – February 8, 1960)
    1. 1. Stephanie (Stokes) Berry (1951 – )
    2. 2. James (Edward) Stokes (November 12, 1956 – June 18, 2018)
    3. 3. Puddy Stokes
    4. 4. Rebecca (Gertrude) Stokes (17 March 1914 – 12 September 2007)
    5. 5. Lora (Lee) Stokes (24 Oct 1915 – 12 Sept 1996)
      1. 1. Rosa (M.) Stokes (16 Aug 1932 – 15 Aug 1991) m. Eugene Holland (21 July, 1929 – 29 Aug, 2018)
        1. 1. Geraldine (Mae) Holland (13 Feb 1952 – 24 Oct 1988)
        2. 2. Faye (A) Bland (23 Aug 1953 – ) m. Michael (Gibban) Dickerson (27 Feb 1946 – Aug 1993)
        3. 3. Bruce (L.) Holland (abt 1956 – )
    6. 6. Linwood (Logan) Stokes (30 March 1918 – 20 Aug 2005)
    7. 7. Lillian (Sylvesta) Stokes (16 Mar 1922 – 4 Jan 1960)
    8. 8. Lloyd (Webster) Stokes (August 29, 1922 – October 31, 1993)
    9. 9. Edmonia (L) Stokes (7 Oct 1922 – 12 Feb 2010)
    10. 10. Raymond (Clifton) Stokes (11 Dec 1931 – 11 Jan 2007)
  7. 7. Anne (D) Stokes (Feb 1897 – )
  8. 8. Mamie (Stokes) Epes (5 Aug 1897 – 23 June 1962)
  9. 9. Octon (Arkley) Stokes (Nov 1898 – )
  10. 10. Eddie Stokes (abt 1902 – )
  11. 11. James (W) Stokes (14 Jul 1905 – )
  12. 12. Josephine (Stokes) Watkins (Jan 8, 1908 – Apr 2, 1971)

Richard Stokes's Timeline

3 Records

1861
October 1861
Birth of Richard Emmitt Stokes in Nottoway Co., VA.
Nottoway Co., VA.
1861
abt 1861
Birth of Richard Emmitt Stokes in VA, USA
VA, USA
1931
August 17, 1931
Age 70
Death of Richard Emmitt Stokes in VA, USA
VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1861
    Event Place: Nottoway Co., VA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1861
    Event Place: VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 17, 1931
    Event Place: VA, USA

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