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Descendants of Daniel Stokes

Generation No. 2

2. JOSEPH WARREN² STOKES (DANIEL¹) was born May 03, 1842 in MS, and died June 02, 1904 in Sulpher Springs, Hopkins County, TX. He married (1) MARY ANN VARNER March 01, 1866 in Lafayette County, MS, daughter of RUFUS VARNER and NANCY HAMPTON. She was born May 21, 1846 in MS, and died June 02, 1896 in Delta County, TX Anticock Cemetery. He married (2) SALLY F. MELTON 1897 in Hopkins County, TX. She was born April 1858 in AL, and died 1925 in Hopkins County, TX Richland Cemetery.

Notes for JOSEPH WARREN STOKES:
Civil War Records for Sgt. Stokes, Joseph W. - Enlisted for three years by Lt. Burnett at Grenada March 15, 1862 when 19 years old. Served until sent to hospital at Tyner's Station, Tennessee August 25, 1862. No cause given. Returned to duty September. Served until January 27, 1863 when he was detached on guard duty at Chattanooga signed by Gen. Polk. Returned to his company some time thereafter and was severely wounded and captured November 24, 1863 during the Battle of Lookout Mountain. He was forwarded to Louisville Provost Marshall November 29th via Nashville from Louisville he was sent to Rock Island, Illinois on December 1st and entered prison there December 3rd. His name appears on a list of paroled prisoners March 28, 1865 at Camp Lee near Richmond. His name also appears on a list of POW's paroled at Grenada May 19, 1965.

Notes taken from the "Civil War Shadows in Hopkins County, TX" page 370 - Stokes, John W. - Died June 2, 1904, Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, unmarked grave, at the age of 62 years and 29 days. Company A, 29th Mississippi Infantry. Member of Matt Ashcroft Camp U.C.V.

Hand written copy by Effie Stokes - Our deceased brother died June 2nd 1904. I have just returned from Sulpher Springs Texas where I went to visit my oldest brother J. W. Stokes whom I found in a dying condition. He only lived 23 hours after I arrived but was concous. He had just passed his 62nd birthday. His death sorrows our large family of 12 children down to two. Which signifies to us that the whole of our family will soon be across the river. Our father died when I was only two and a half years old and left me to my widowed mother and this dear brother who was then 14. I learned to look upon him more as a father than a brother, which feeling never left me. He was a noble Chirstian character having professed his faith and joined the church about 38 years ago. He has ever been a faithful member and also a deacon at the church for many years. It was by his tender care and loving administer that my feet were lead through the tangles and temptations of life till I was prepared to fight the battle alone. He leaves a wife and serveral , 10, children and two brothers to sarrow his death, but while we sarrow we sarrow not as those who have no hope for we are sure that our loss has been his eternal gain. May God help us all to imitate his holy example while we live on this earth. - originally written by R. F. Stokes (most likely taken from a newspaper, R. F. Stokes was living in Texarkana in 1920)

More About JOSEPH WARREN STOKES:
Census: 1860, Lafayette County, MS

Notes for MARY ANN VARNER:
spelling of last name sometimes Warner

More About MARY ANN VARNER:
Burial: June 03, 1896, Anticock Cemetery
Census: June 24, 1880, Precinct 6, Hopkins County, TX

More About SALLY F. MELTON:
Census: June 18, 1900, Precinct 1, Hopkins County, TX

Children of JOSEPH STOKES and MARY VARNER are:

4.	i.	WILLIAM 'WILLIE' R.³ STOKES, b. December 05, 1866, MS; d. February 14, 1927, Wheeler County, TX.
5.	ii.	SARA IDA STOKES, b. October 03, 1868, MS; d. May 31, 1961, Commerce, Hunt County, TX.
	iii.	NANCY ELLA STOKES, b. March 19, 1870, MS; d. November 23, 1952, Borger, TX; m. ELIGHA STEWART; d. Unknown.

More About NANCY ELLA STOKES:
Census: June 24, 1880, Precinct 6, Hopkins County, TX

6.	iv.	MARY NINA STOKES, b. May 18, 1872, MS; d. February 17, 1951, Randall County, TX.
7.	v.	LULA REBECCA STOKES, b. March 04, 1874, TX; d. June 1952.
8.	vi.	REUBEN HEWLET STOKES, b. February 18, 1876, Winnsboro, TX; d. March 11, 1960, Hunt County, TX.
9.	vii.	MARION JASPER STOKES, b. December 28, 1877, TX; d. January 26, 1950, Tarrant County, TX.
	viii.	LAURA ANN STOKES, b. August 16, 1880; d. August 20, 1892.
10.	ix.	ALICE EMMA STOKES, b. August 27, 1882; d. 1963.
11.	x.	HUGH LOWERY STOKES, b. November 07, 1884, TX; d. June 15, 1976.
	xi.	CHARLES DEWITT STOKES, b. September 28, 1886; d. October 24, 1886.
12.	xii.	HOYT MCCLAREN STOKES, b. January 20, 1889, TX; d. February 28, 1972, Randall County, TX.

Child of JOSEPH STOKES and SALLY MELTON is:

xiii.

ERMA LOIS³ STOKES, b. November 30, 1900; d. Abt. 1922.

3. JAMES THOMAS² STOKES (DANIEL¹) was born December 06, 1843 in MS, and died 1905 in TX. He married AMANDA ANN GOODWIN March 08, 1866 in Lafayette County, MS, daughter of JOSIAH GOODWIN and LOUISESA. She was born 1845 in MS, and died 1906 in TX.

More About JAMES THOMAS STOKES:
Census: 1860, Lafayette County, MS

Children of JAMES STOKES and AMANDA GOODWIN are:

	i.		ERNEST³ STOKES, b. November 17, 1881; d. December 19, 1882.
	ii.		EMMETT JOSIAH STOKES, d. Unknown.

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