Brief Life History of John McCluny
When John McCluny Stokes was born on 18 January 1843, in South Carolina, United States, his father, John M "WG" Stokes, was 30 and his mother, Sarah or Sally Holcomb, was 25. He married Jane Oma Ray on 9 February 1864, in Pickens, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Town Creek, Gilmer, Georgia, United States for about 20 years and Jerusalem, Pickens, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 September 1924, in Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Gilmer, Georgia, United States.
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- John Stolks in household of John M Stolks, "United States Census, 1860"
- J M C Stokes, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- John M. C. Stokes, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Cherokee, Georgia, United States 1853: Pickens, Georgia, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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