Biography of Charles Stokes, Clay Co, AR

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The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of N. E. Ark.
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Charles Stokes, farmer and mechanic of Haywood Township, Clay County, Ark., was
born in Winston County, Ala., October 31, 1840, being a son of William Stokes,
who was born in Georgia, and was reared in Warren County, Tenn. He was married
in that State, and afterward moved to Alabama, where he farmed for a number of
years and then came to Ark., locating in this State about 1877, his death
occurring in February, 1884. Charles Stokes was reared in the State of Alabama,
and made his home with his father until November 27, 1861, when he married Susan
Smith, a native of Tennessee, who was reared in Alabama. and in August of the
following year moved to Illinois, locating in Massac County. He resided in this
and Pope Counties until the spring of 1868, when he moved to Arkansas, arriving
on the 5th of April of that year. A short time afterward he homesteaded 120
acres, then bought 120, and has since increased his acreage to 600, all of which
is in Mrs. Stokes' name. About 100 acres are under cultivation. They have a good
residence, two good barns and an excellent orchard. Mr. Stokes has served as
justice of the peace for about six years, and has been a member of the school
board a number of years. He has filled several of the chairs in the Masonic
fraternity, and is a member of the Agricultural Wheel. In addition to his
farming he has been doing considerable mechanical work, such as wagon repairing,
blacksmithing, carpentering, etc. He and wife are the parents of the following
children: J. R., A. J., J. H., F. M., T. A., Queen C., Pearlie and Nancy A. Two
children died in infancy.