This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stokes, Lee, Joiner, Joyner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/979.1.1 Message Board Post: Sherry, Thanks very much for your message. I looked back through my old notes and did some further census research. I have three pages xeroxed from a book by Ransey Joiner, Jr. entitled JOINER-JOYNER VOLUME II A HISTORY OF OUR ANCESTORS (1974). I've never seen the actual book and the pages were mailed to me. This book says my gg-gm Delila Joiner Lee was the daughter of Edmond/Edward Joiner (see below). It also says that Delila's sister Elizabeth Joiner (b. 1804) married Allen Stokes (no further info). I found one Allen Stokes on the 1830 Conecuh Co. census near Edmond Joiner. 1830 Conecuh County Census p. 95 Edmond JOINER (top of page, first name) 1m 5-10 1m 10-15 2m 15-20 3m 20-30 1m 50-60 [Edmond-b. 1770-1780] 1f 5-10 1f 10-15 2f 15-20 1f 20-30 1f 40-50 Allen Stokes (on same page a few dwellings away) 1m 5-10 1m 20-30 [Allen b. 1800-1810] 1f u5 1f 5-10 2f 20-30 The Allen above I assume would be the Allen that the Joyner book says married Elizabeth Joiner and would be the father of Allen H.(Henderson) Stokes (in your post) if the book is correct. ---------------- 1840 Conecuh Co. Census Edward Joiner, Sr. is two dwellings from Edward Jr. In between them is Elizabeth Stokes [p. 272] as head of this household: 1m u. 5 1m 5-10 1m 10-15 1m 15-20 1f 10-15 1f 15-20 1f 30-40 [Elizabeth, b. 1800-1810]] --------------- 1850 Conecuh Co. Census p. 379 Nov. 1, 1850 #706 Elizabeth STOKES 46 Ga. b. 1804 Louisa 21 Ala. b. 1829 George 19 farmer b. 1831 Wm. 17 b. 1833 Henderson 14 b. 1836 [Allen H.?] ------- 1860 Conecuh Co. Ala. Evergreen June 5, 1860 p. 959 #21/20 Elizabeth STOKES 56 George 30 Jno. 6 Benj. STEVENS 21 m Louiza 31 f [married Benj. Stevens?] (Here she is two dwellings from Edmond JOINER) ------- 1870 Conecuh Census #93/93 Edmond Joiner, age 94, NC [b. 1776] Elizabeth Stokes, age 70 Keeping house NC Louiza Stephens 38 Alabama George Stephens, age 6 " ----------- 1880 Conecuh Co.Alabama Belleville p. 61C Allen H. STOKES Self M Male W 43 AL Farmer GA NC Elizabeth B. STOKES Wife M Female W 51 AL Keeping House SC SC Sylvanus L. STOKES Son S Male W 21 AL Farmer AL AL Mary A. A. STOKES Dau S Female W 17 AL At Home AL AL ***Alonza B. LEE Cousin S Male W 18 AL Farm Laborer AL AL George STEPHENS Nephew S Male W 16 AL Farm Laborer AL AL ***my gg-uncle next door to Nancy HIGDON Self W Female W 64 NC Farmer NC NC Annieceny HIGDON Dau S Female W 23 AL Farm Laborer NC NC --------------- Someone else posted a message on another forum that John Stokes was the father of Allen H. Stokes, so I would love any insight or documentation as to which is correct. Thanks again Sherry for your help.