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Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes 1824–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 17, 1824

Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Death Date: November 15, 1914

Death Location: Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Tabitha Merriman

Spouse(s): Jacob Poland

Children(s): Alice Poland, Mary Poland, Charles Poland

Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes was born in 1824 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, the child of James W Stokes Sr And Tabitha J Merriman. In 1850, Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided in Fayette, Montgomery County, Illinois. In 1860, Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided in Township 9 N Range 3 W, Montgomery, Illinois, Unit. Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes married Jacob Poland, and had children including Alice Janette Poland, Charles Homer Poland, Mary Ellen Poland. Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes passed away in 1914 in Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes was born in 1824 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, the child of James W Stokes Sr And Tabitha J Merriman.
  • In 1850, Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided in Fayette, Montgomery County, Illinois.
  • In 1860, Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided in Township 9 N Range 3 W, Montgomery, Illinois, Unit.
  • Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes married Jacob Poland, and had children including Alice Janette Poland, Charles Homer Poland, Mary Ellen Poland.
  • Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes passed away in 1914 in Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1793–1874
Birth Location: Pitt County, North Carolina
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Tabitha Merriman
1798–1884
Birth Location: Pitt County, North Carolina
TM

Spouses(s)

Jacob Poland
1816–1898
Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee
JP

Children(s)

Alice Poland
1845–1907
Birth Location: Fayette County, Illinois, United States of America
AP
Mary Poland
1857–1933
Birth Location: Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois
MP
Charles Poland
1861–1928
Birth Location: Witt Township, Montgomery County, Illinois
CP

Sarah Stokes's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Stokes
1824–1914
Birth Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Parents
James W. Stokes, Sr.
1793–1874
Pitt County, North Carolina
Tabitha (J.) Merriman
1798–1884
Pitt County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph Stokes
1766–1822
Pitt County, North Carolina
Margaret Hardee
1777–
Pitt County, North Carolina
James (Nicholas) Merriman
1769–1808
Delitha Bonner
1773–1861
Granville County, North Carolina or Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Stokes
1739–1810
Florence
1752–
William Hardee
1756–1827
Nancy Stocks
1755–1846
Charles Merryman
1733–1800
Elizabeth Longbottoms\Bottoms\Merriman
1733–1800
Benjamin Bonner
1749–1814
Frances Bonner
1754–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Stokes
1720–1770
Sarah
1725–
Andrew Hardee
1735–1818
Averilla Vines
1739–1819
Margaret
1732–1844
Charles Merryman
1709–1789
William Longbottom
1697–1732
Colonel Jr.
1719–1787
✔️Sarah Peyton
1726–1790

Sarah Stokes's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Minerva Narcissus) Stokes (April 17, 1824–November 15, 1914) m. Jacob Poland (September 9, 1816–August 29, 1898)
  1. 1. Alice (Janette) Poland 1845–1907 m. Jonathan (Hustis) Fowler 1849–1925
    1. 1. Chalmer Fowler 1876–1945 m. Jessie (Jewel) Snellings 1876–1939
      1. 1. Allen (Bernetta Fowler (Van Antwerp)) ** 1909–1998 m. George (Emerson Van) Antwerp 1906–2000
        1. 1. Chalmer (Wesley (Wes) Van Antwerp) ** 1936–2018
  2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Poland 1857–1933 m. Henry (Wilson) Ferguson 1851–1937
    1. 1. Harvey (Wilson) Ferguson 1888–1959 m. Ruth (Beadles) Shibe 1893–1980
      1. 1. Mardell (Lelia) Ferguson 1915–1999
    2. 2. Robert (Franklin) Ferguson 1884–1971 m. Verna (Idell) Davidson 1887–1947
      1. 1. Alice (Gwendolyn) Ferguson 1919–1992
  3. 3. Charles (Homer) Poland 1861–1928 m. Eugenia (Maude) Knowles 1870–1951 m. Amanda (Eunice) Craig 1865–1898
    1. 1. Carroll (Price) Poland 1889–1967
    2. 2. Roxie (Alice) Poland 1897–1986 m. Cecil (Leon) Walker 1894–1965
      1. 1. Celia (Anne) Walker 1934–2020 m. George (Martin Stone) II 1934–2018

Sarah Stokes's Timeline

8 Records

1824
April 17, 1824
Birth of Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Bledsoe County, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 26
Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided here in Fayette, Montgomery County, Illinois
Fayette, Montgomery County, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 36
Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided here in Township 9 N Range 3 W, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Township 9 N Range 3 W, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 46
Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided here in Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 56
Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided here in Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 76
Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided here in Fillmore Village, Montgomery, Illinois
Fillmore Village, Montgomery, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 86
Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes resided here in Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois
Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois
1914
November 15, 1914
Age 90
Death of Sarah Minerva Narcissus Stokes in Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois
Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 17, 1824
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Witt, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T9_237; Family History Film: 1254237; Page: 436.4000; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 0873.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T623_331; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 78.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 9 N Range 3 W, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 304; Image: 304.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Fayette, Illinois; Roll: M432_106; Page: 366; Image: 60.
    [7] Illinois, Select Deaths Index
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fayette, Montgomery County, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Fayette, Illinois; Roll: M432_106; Page: 366; Image: 60.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 9 N Range 3 W, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 9 N Range 3 W, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: 304; Image: 304.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Witt, Montgomery, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Witt, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T9_237; Family History Film: 1254237; Page: 436.4000; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 0873.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fillmore Village, Montgomery, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T623_331; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 78.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 15, 1914
    Event Place: Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Select Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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