John Mitchell STOKES & Mary TURNER

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John Mitchell STOKES
Mary TURNER

Husband: John Mitchell STOKES
Birth: 29 Jul 1798, NC
Occupation: farmer
Father: Young STOKES
Mother: Sarah ZADOK

Marriage: 3 Feb 1825, White Co., IL

Wife: Mary TURNER
Birth: 1807/8, KY
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in White Co., IL:

1. George W. STOKES, b. 1826/7
2. James Greene STOKES, b. 29 Dec 1828
3. Samuel Young STOKES, b. 1829/30
4. Adolphus Willoughby "Dolphus" STOKES, b. 5 Nov 1833
5. Martin K. STOKES, b. 1 Feb 1836
6. (Daughter A) STOKES, b. 1835-40; d. by 1850
7. Hampton STOKES, b. 7 Oct 1840

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Illinois Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-228):

Stokes, John M. Turner, Mary Feb 3, 1825 White Co.

2. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #29 of 74; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 IL White Co. p. 16 Ln. 23 John M Stokes 200 001 - 000 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = James (b. 1828)
= George (b. 1826/7)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = John (b. 1797/8)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1807/8)

Listed one line below John's father, Young STOKES, and one line above John's brother, James G. STOKES.

3. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #9-10 of 84; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 IL White Co. pp. 277A-277A Ln. 31 John M Stokes 131 001 - 100 001 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Hampton (b. 1840)

3 males 5-9 1830-1835 = Martin (b. 1835)
= Dolphus (b. 1833)
= Samuel (b. 1830)

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = James (b. 1828)
= George (b. 1826/7)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = John (b. 1797/8)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Daughter A

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1807/8)

1 person employed in agriculture

Listed two lines above John's father, Young STOKES, who is one line above John's brother, James G. STOKES.

4. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #11-12 of 76): District 13, White Co., IL, pp. 271A-271B, 69/69, enumerated 19 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John M Stockes 52 M Farmer 1000 NC

Mary       Do 42 F Ky

George W   Do 23 M Farmer Ills

James G    Do 21 M Do Do

Samuel Y   Do 20 M Do Do

Dolphus W Do 18 F Do Do

Martin K   Do 14 M Do

Hampton    Do 10 M Do

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Young Stokes 70 M None 200 NC

Dolphus is male, which is consistent with him having been given an occupation because only males 16 and over should have been given an occupation. Young STOKES is John's father. They are listed ten households from John's brother, James G. STOKES.

5. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

6. Messages on the Christian County, Kentucky, Query Board (online at Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com).

7. Messages in the Stokes Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

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