Ancestors of Alan Thomas Stokes





4th Generation




My Great Grandparents




PARENTS OF HENRY THOMAS STOKES, SR. 22




THOMAS JEFFERSON STOKES, SR. 222 (1871-1961).   Thomas Jefferson Stokes, Sr. was born on July 1, 1871, in Bedford County, Tennesse to  Thomas Newton Stokes and Frances Elizabeth Moore .  He married Edith Viola Bomar in Bedford County, Tennessee on January 27, 1903.   He lived his entire life in  Bedford County, Tennessee and worked as a farmer with a reputation for being "hardworking".  He died on July 30, 1961, in a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.   It was the first time he had to go to the hospital for anything.  Although he was 90, his death was attributed to a stroke he had a week before passing.


VIOLA EDITH BOMAR  223   (1884-1948).     Viola Edith Bomar was born on February 12, 1884, in Bedford County, Tennessee to  John Thomas Bomar and Altonia Catherine Moore .   Violar Bomar married Thomas Jefferson Stokes, Sr. on January 27, 1903 in Bedford County, Tennessee.   She lived in Bedford County, Tennessee her entire life.  Viola Bomar died on Nov. 3, 1948, in Bedford County, Tennessee.    She died from cancer.  



 
   
 



LEFT:  Thomas Jefferson Stokes, Sr. and Viola Edith Bomar in 1904, with their first baby, my Grandfather, Henry Thomas Stokes, Sr.     RIGHT:  The map of Bedford County, Tennessee as it looked in the 1895 United States Atlas.   



STOKES/BOMAR CHILDREN 



           HENRY THOMAS STOKES, SR.  223a (1903-1995)  Direct Descendent-See Generation 3.


          Lillard E. Stokes 223b (1906-1955).   Lillard Stokes was born on December 17, 1906, in Bedford County, Tennessee.  On December 18, 1926, he married Lucille Alma Parmiter (July 25, 1909-July 2, 1992).  They had two children.  On March 2, 1946 he married Nan Siler (March 6, 1920-June 11, 1992).   They had two daughters.   Lillard E. Stokes died on February 18, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio, after being hit by a drunk driver.   Tragically his 6 year old daughter Janice Yvonne Stokes (June 8, 1949-Feb. 18, 1955) died in this same accident.  


          Ezra Hiles Stokes223c (1908-1988).  Ezra Hiles Stokes was born on April 19, 1908, in Bedford County, Tennessee.  He never married.   He died from cancer on March 14, 1988, in Bedford County, Tennessee.    


           Thomas Jefferson Stokes, Jr. 223d (1910-1986)  Thomas Jefferson Stokes, Jr. was born on June 22, 1910, in Bedford County, Tennessee.  He married Mary Cassie Pruitt on January 21, 1937 in Bedford County, Tennessee.   T.J. (as my Grandfather called him) was killed on April 5, 1986, in a tragic house fire in Bedford County, Tennessee, along with his wife Mary Cassie Pruitt.  They had two children that are still living today.  


          Paul Euless Stokes 223e(1912-1995).  Paul Stokes was born on June 30, 1912, in Bedford County, Tennessee.   He married Mary Aliene Chitwood on August 20, 1934, in Bedford County, Tennessee.  Mary Chitwood was born on June 17, 1914 and died on June 24, 2000.   Paul Stokes died on August 25, 1995, in Rutherford County, Tennessee.   






PARENTS OF TREVA ELLEN OAKLEY 23



CHARLES A.  OAKLEY  232(1888-1942)  Charles A. Oakley was born on July 22, 1888, in Toldeo, Ohio (Lucas County) to  R.A. Oakley and Eliza Miller. Below is the picture of Lucas County, Ohio from the U.S. Atlas of 1895.  

 


 Charles Oakley's mother was called "Ann" in the personal dedication of a poem my Grandmother Treva Ellen Oakley wrote. It is hypothesized that "Ann" was the middle name of Eliza Miller and possibly the name she went by in social circles.   Charles Oakley died in 1942, in Saginaw, Michigan.  


MYRTLE LEWELLY WOTEN   233(1887-1981).  Myrtle Lewelly Woten was born in  Van Wert County, Ohio  on Sept. 6, 1887 to  Isaac Gilruth Woten and Ellen Nora Mast.   She married Charles A. Oakley on September 5, 1907, in Van Wert County, Ohio.   Myrtle died in May, 1981, in Columbus, Ohio after a long life.   The picture below was taken in the 1960's or 1970's in Columbus, Ohio.   Myrtle Woten is the older lady in the middle.    Her daughter Treva is on the left and her son in-law Henry Stokes is on the right.  



 
 




OAKLEY/WOTEN CHILDREN 

 


          Cecil Oakley 233a (1910-1998).  Cecil Anderson Oakley was born January 29, 1910.  He died on June 25, 1998 in Toledo, Ohio.  This information was obtained from the Social Security Death Index.  


           TREVA ELLEN OAKLEY  233b (1912-1980). Direct Descendent-See Generation 3.


          June Oakley 233c   June Oakley's married name was "Terry".  At the time of her sister Treva Oakley's death in 1980, she was known as Mrs. June Terry.  


          Charles Oakley 233d





PARENTS OF HENRY DAVID EBERSOL 32



DAVID EBERSOL 322(1850-1900). David Ebersol was born in 1850, in Ohio to  Henry and Elizabeth Ebersole .  It is said that he was born in Ohio while his family was migrating from Pennsylvania to where they would eventually settle in Berrien, Michigan.   David married Maggie Shook on Aug. 12, 1894, in Bertrand Township in Berrien, Michigan.  David's father Henry Ebersole spelled his name with an "e" at the end, but according to research at some point David began spelling the name without an "e" at the end and his son passed on the surname "Ebersol" to his descendents.    The 1892 Berrien County, Michigan Directory listed David Ebersol's occupation as that of a farmer.  He lived in Section 23, and owned 33 acres valued at $1,230.   


MARGARET (Maggie) SHOOK 323 (1870-1916).  Margaret Shook was born in 1870 in Pennsylvania to  Joseph Shook and Ellen Weilman .  Maggie married David Ebersole on Aug. 12, 1894, in Bertrand Township in Berrien, Michigan.   They had two children, Violet Ebersole and Henry David Ebersol.  In 1900, her husband David died and her children were taken to separate orphanages.  On April 12, 1901, Maggie married George Radley.  She died in 1916 and is buried on the Ebersole lot with her husband, David, his sister and his parents.    


The picture below is of David Ebersol and Margaret (Maggie) Shook taken on or around their wedding in 1894.  Click on the image for a larger version.    

 


 
 




EBERSOL/SHOOK CHILDREN



          Violet Ebersol 323a  Violet was put in a Girl's home near Coldwater, Michigan after David Ebersole died in 1900.   She married Wayne Robinson in R.D. Crosswell, Michigan.  Her sister in-law, Doris Hutchens, remembers that Violet was a devout Jehovah Witness and always wanted to talk about her religion when visiting her brother, Henry.  


           HENRY DAVID EBERSOL  323b (1895-1939).  Direct Descendent-See Generation 3.







 PARENTS OF DORIS MAY HUTCHENS 33



DEVILLO LOVEL HUTCHENS 332 (1875-1937) Devillo was born Aug. 20, 1875, in Hillsdale, Michigan to  Jerome Hutchens and Clara Gamble .  He married Edith Gifford in 1904. He had a heart attack and was bed ridden the last 7 years of his life as his wife Edith cared for him.  He died in 1937.  


EDITH MABLE GIFFORD 333(1880-1974).  Edith Gifford was born on Oct. 13, 1880, in Ionia, Michigan to  Silas Marion Gifford and Mary "Minnie" Wheelock .   L.S. Stevens, M.D. was present at the birth of Edith Mable Gifford.  She married Devillo Hutchens in 1904.  After a long life, Edith Gifford died on Sept. 10, 1974, in a nursing home in Jackson, Michigan.  She is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Jackson, Michigan.   The photo below was taken of Edith Gifford from her nursing home room in Jackson, Michigan. It was taken about 1972.  Alan Stokes is the little boy who is in the left side of the edge of the photo.  



 
 




GIFFORD/HUTCHENS CHILDREN



          Marion Jerome Hutchens333a  (1906-1985).   Marion Hutchens was born on Feb. 28, 1906, in Battle Creek, Michigan.   He was named after both of his Grandfathers, "Jerome Hutchens" and "Silas Marion Gifford".    He married Irene Harris.  Marion Hutchens had a second marriage to a lady named Harriet.    Harriet died in Feb. 1979.   Marion Hutchens died in June, 1985 in Jackson, Michigan.  

 
          DORIS HUTCHENS (1908-1983) .   Direct Descendent-See Generation 3.


          Clark Lovel Hutchens333c   (1910-1973).  Clark Hutchens was born July 26, 1910 in Detroit, Michigan.   He married Therza Jane McNeal (1909-1971).   Clark Hutchens died July, 1973, in Jackson, Michigan.   He had three children who live today.  

  
           Georgia Anna Hutchens 333d  (1914-1975).   Georgia Hutchens was born Feb. 25, 1914, in Wheatland Center, near Adison, Michigan.  She was named after her Father's Aunt.   She married Royal Thomas Beck in January, 1938, in Jackson, Michigan.  Georgia Beck died on Nov. 1975, in Hanover, Michigan.   She had a son named Royal Lovel Beck.

  

            Frank Eugene Hutchens 333e (1920-1987).  Frank Hutchens was born Nov. 1, 1920, in Jackson, Michigan.   He was named after an uncle on his Father's side.  He died on December 3, 1987, in Battle Creek, Michigan.  He was buried in Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.  Their register at  Fort Custer National Cemetery lists the following information on Frank E. Hutchens.

Hutchens, Frank E, b. 11/01/1920, d. 12/03/1987, US Army, PFC, Res: Battle Creek, MI, Plot: 1 0 643, bur. 12/09/1987




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