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William Thomas Stokes 1850 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1850

Birth Location: Pine Springs, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Death Date: 16 September 1936

Death Location: Rocky Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi

Father: Pinkney Stokes

Mother: Elizabeth Wilson

Spouse(s): Eunice Clay

Children(s): William Stokes

William Thomas Stokes was born in 1850 in Pine Springs, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, the child of Pinkney Ross Stokes and Elizabeth Ann Wilson. William Thomas Stokes married Eunice Adeline Clay, and had children including William Steven Stokes. William Thomas Stokes passed away in 1936 in Rocky Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Stokes was born in 1850 in Pine Springs, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, the child of Pinkney Ross Stokes and Elizabeth Ann Wilson.
  • William Thomas Stokes married Eunice Adeline Clay, and had children including William Steven Stokes.
  • William Thomas Stokes passed away in 1936 in Rocky Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Stokes's Ancestors

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William Stokes
1850 – 1936
Birth Place: Pine Springs, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Parents
Pinkney Ross Stokes
1821 – 1893
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Wilson
1829 – 1907
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Stokes
1785 – 1850
, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly Levin) Ross
1780 – 1859
Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Ross
1747 – 1791
Mary Jackson
1759 – 1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stokes's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Stokes (2 April 1850 – 16 September 1936) m. Eunice (Adeline) Clay (1852 – 25 Jul 1896)
  1. 1. William (Steven) Stokes (25 DEC 1871 – 14 FEB 1952) m. Alice (Ophelia) Jones (28 Mar 1875 – 03 Feb 1918)
    1. 1. Willie (Vester) Stokes (14 Aug 1898 – 1 Jan 1978) m. Ira (Bell (Arbelle?)) Womble (16 Apr 1900 – 8 Mar 1997)
      1. 1. Robert (Earcle) Stokes (19 August 1935 – 10 December 1982) m. Helen (Louise) West (23 July 1939 – 22 March 2022)

William Stokes's Timeline

2 Records

1850
2 April 1850
Birth of William Thomas Stokes in Pine Springs, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Pine Springs, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
1936
16 September 1936
Age 86
Death of William Thomas Stokes in Rocky Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi
Rocky Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1850
    Event Place: Pine Springs, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1936
    Event Place: Rocky Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi

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