Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Stokes was born on 18 October 1811, in Kentucky, United States, her father, David Stokes, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Hopkins, was 37. She married Samuel Ervin Atkins on 23 July 1835, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Sherman Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 22 December 1876, in Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, United States.
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- Rachel Atkins in household of Samuel Atkins, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rachel Stokes - Individual or family possessions: birth: 18 October 1811; Kentucky, United States
- Rachel Stokes, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire and Warwickshire): variant of Stoke with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. This name has been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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