Thomas J. Stokes

Brief Life History of Thomas J.

When Thomas J. Stokes was born before 1813, in Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Stokes Jr., was 35 and his mother, Eleanor Hudson Stokes, was 27. He had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Sarah Elizabeth Reams. He lived in St. Helena, Louisiana, United States in 1860 and Ward Four, St. Helena, Louisiana, United States in 1870. He died in Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas J. Stokes
1813–
Sarah Elizabeth Reams
1824–
William B. Stokes
1845–
Mary Helen Stokes
1849–1935
Anna Stokes
1866–
Elizabeth Ellen "Lizzy" Stokes
1851–1929
John Wesley Stokes
1856–1946
Marcus Levy Stokes
1870–1931

Sources (7)

  • Thomas Stokes, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Thomas Stokes in entry for Elizabeth Ellen Mccullen, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
  • Thos Stokes, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1814

Louisiana was the site of the final battles of the War of 1812.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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