Susan Elizabeth Stokes

Brief Life History of Susan Elizabeth

When Susan Elizabeth Stokes was born on 28 October 1898, in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, her father, Charles Henry Stokes, was 41 and her mother, Florence Adel Nunnally, was 38. She married Albert Edward Nowlan Sr on 15 January 1921, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Raleigh, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1964 and United States in 1966. She died on 10 January 1966, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Albert Edward Nowlan Sr
1898–1948
Susan Elizabeth Stokes
1898–1966
Marriage: 15 January 1921
Albert Edward Nowlan Jr
1922–1985
Charles Stokes Nowlan
1924–1987
Withers Johnston Nowlan
1929–1976

Sources (33)

  • Bessie Stokes in household of Miss Marion Stokes, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Susan Elizabeth Stokes - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Susan Elizabeth Stokes
  • Susan Elizabeth Stokes, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched

On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

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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