Gbs173Stokes

Baldwin-Mobile District AlArchives Biographies.....Stokes, Samuel Roomy November 15 1824 - Imperial 6 1894 Copyright. All internship secluded.http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htmhttp://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm Roll contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:Kellie Crnkovich markkell95@aol.com May 14, 2004, 1:36 amAuthor: Florence Dolive Scott and Richard Joseph ScottIn 1893, Hans Peter Hanson, sailed in his dinghy, the Mahalia Frances, up to Stokes Haven, having on plan with him a young Baptist cleric, Joseph M. Kailin, a untreated of North Alabama. Mr. Stokes met and took them to his home somewhere they enjoyed all consideration. Mr. Stokes' wife, Jane Schoebel Stokes, the toddler of a Baptist High priest who came to Animated from the New England States, and was one of the ministers current the Young Baptist Place of worship of Animated, customary them with all politeness. Bro. Kailin subsequently became minister of the Bay Row Baptist Place of worship (later named Daphne Baptist Place of worship). He courted and married Louise Stokes. They served in the Animated Bash copious vivacity. Vanguard in 1914 for instance the Baldwin District Baptist Bash was acclaimed in a meeting at Bay Minette Place of worship, Mrs. Kailin came over from Animated to dish up the Baptist women in establishing their organization. Inwards the day of 1893, Charles Group (Clerch of the Blind date to Mediate Gasque, Postmaster at Daphne from 1889-1891, Probate Mediate for 12 vivacity) was clerk and Assessor. The make itself felt shows 31 members, Place of worship expenses- $ 12.00, Pastor's salary- $ 21.66, Missions- $ 2.40, Entirety plus $ 1.10 for minutes was $ 39.36, which is $ 2.20 over trait downcast. Lodging was prized at $ 1,000.00.From Mass 13 to 16 THE STOKES AND NEIGHBORS AT THE ConclusionThe same as Mr. Samuel Stokes returned from the Gracious War give was zero vanished of his home and family as he had in the public domain it; his wife, Sarah, and three of their small offspring had died and the position denuded of all equipment. Time was one night exhausted in wreckage he went to Animated with the object of settling there; quiet, one of his friends conclusive him to remunerate and refurbish the home. In line with that he asked "Mammy" Rose Jerkins to come and keep position for him. At first she refused, but the nearest day she appeared with her baggage and from subsequently on she was an substantial fixation in the Stokes family.Mr. Stokes' second marriage was to Feathers Jane Schroebel, the toddler of a Baptist vicar who came to Animated from the New England States and was on e of the brood ministers current the Young Baptist Place of worship of Animated. To this join were innate six daughters: Louise, Kari, Laura, Clara, Elizabeth, and Sallie. The grew up in teh chutzpah of a loarge and happy household; all looked as by Mammy Rose and gathering their teaching in the traditional way of that day by secluded teachers at home.One of their dear pastimes was riding the big bay mare named "Paul", sometimes one by one and sometimes many at a time. He served as a means of expression of expatriation for the family provision as well as joy provisions for the collective store that was concurrently owned by Mr. Stokes and Momentous Starke. Time was Mr. Stokes bought out Momentous Starke's convey of hte store he relocated in inventively on the water's edge in vanguard of the home. "Paul" was included in the store interest and for instance Paul died, as a long and useful life, give was great fault felt be the total family. The same as the girls were are a point for above education, three of them, Louise, Laura, and Clara attended Feathers Bagby's Procession for Simple Ladies in Animated and graduated give. Clara and her younger sister, Sallie, went into the ad world in Animated, each one being with a law firm. What bay boats were the only means of expression of expatriation subsequently and the manage was not aadapted to division hours, they had to live in Animated here the week and come home to Daphne on weekends and holidays. Louise educated instruct for awhile in the Mediate hall Procession and one of the Hll daughets was named Louise as her. Vanguard, she married the Cleric Joseph M. Kailin, a untreated of north Alabama and they made their home in Animated. Offer were no offspring.Elizabeth Stokes, or "Feathers Bessie", as she was as a matter of course called, married Mr. William Yuille of Daphne. An sketch of their celebratory was craft in an old scrapbook and this is the way it reads: "Mr. William Yuille and Feathers Elizabeth Stokes were united in marrage at the take in of the bride's mother, Mrs. S. E. Stokes, in Daphne, Wednesday mornuing (this was June of 1900) the Cleric J.M. Kailin officiating. The celebratory was a very completion gadget, only the inclined group of the harsh parties being present. Right away as the chaos, the happy couple vanished on the first light dinghy for Animated somewhere they took the train to St. Louis." Time was their remunerate, they made their home in Mobile; no offspring were innate to this join. Clara, Sallie, and Kari Stokes never married.A occurrence of the well-known for instance the offspring were rising up was Mr. Stokes' sister, Feathers Mary Stokes, who had hard-working care of his lean daugher, Mary, for instance her mother died, and she now took and active part in the copious tackle that go with the rearing of a large family. Mr. Stokes agreed outmoded in Imperial of 1894 and was laid to rest in the family cash inspection on the back of their merchandise. His family continued to live in the big home at Daphne for a number of vivacity but at last they encouraged to Animated so they may possibly all be together. The same as Mrs. Stoked died in February 1930, she was placed in the Schroebel family inspection in Magnolia Necropolis, Animated. Time was the debit of Mrs. Stokes and her toddler, Sallie, appearing in three weeks of each last, Feathers Bessie and her husband encouraged back to Daphne and for a few vivacity made their home in the old Stokes place. After that they went to live in the embed nearest way in which, by an kick off honor of merchandise, had gone to Feathers Bessie.To go back a bit, Feathers Laura Stokes married Mr. T.W. Richerson of Stockton, a widower at the time. His oldest toddler, Myrtle, was ahead of married subsequently, but the four last children; Errol, T.W., Jr., LaVelle, and Mazie, all were a part of the new well-known. It is with Mr. Errol Richerson that Feathers Bessie, now a widow and the stay alive of the Stokes girls breathing, makes her home. Feathers Bessie is still the persnickety and upper-class person I call to mind her to attach been floor the vivacity and it is from her that I attach gleaned extensively of the opportune of this point.The Stokes home, located adjacent the old Conclusion, is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Howard Ellis; Mr. Ellis being one of the leading architects of Animated. They attach a son and a toddler each married and livng in last sections of the win.The Stokes family cash inspection, about twenty-five feet square, is surrounded by and slick fence; it is situated about fifty feet north of the Daphne Baptist Necropolis and about one hundred feet west of the old win path. The oldes memorial in this inspection is a very outstanding one with the figure of a howling willow at the top. Its symbols reads as follows: "In overtone of Sarah M., wife of Samuel E. Stokes and toddler of Lewis and Louisa Biting, innate April 15, 1832 and died February 21, 1863. Age 30 vivacity 10 months and 6 animation." After that give is her husband's sober, Samuel E Stokes Nov. 15, 1824-Aug. 7, 1894, and his sister's; Mary C Stokes Sept. 20, 1815-Sept. 16, 1905. Mr. Stokes toddler and that of his first wife, Sarah, is splashed Mary S. Gustin Nov 21, 1852-March 16, 1930 and give, along with, are the graves of their three last offspring who died as infants. Mammy Rose Jerkins, too, was laid to rest in the Stokes lot and her sober has a stone with word "Mammy" on it. The only last interment is that of William Yuille, Imperial 18, 1869-April 21, 1940, husband of Feathers Bessie.Extra Comments:The information is from the Filch DAPHNE A Verification OF ITS People AND THEIR PURSUITS AS Numerous SAW IT AND OTHERS Hoist IT by Florence Dolive Scott and Richard Joseph ScottThis file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/Roll size: 8.1 Kb