This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stokes, Eason, Johnson, McCracken, Trusdle OR Truesdale, Allen, Bixby, Perseval, Cordill, Bryant, Blackard, Fields, Lynch, Jones, Rehders, Rowbotham, Vance, Cunningham, Eilebrecht, Taverner, Wright, Mitchell, Belknap Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hV.2ADE/2310 Message Board Post: My g-grandfather Samuel Stokes b. Oct 14, 1856 in Slate Springs, Calhoun, Mississippi, d. Jan 9, 1904 in Ozone, Johnson, Arkansas. He married Julia Ann “Tump” Eason on 8 Sep 1881 presumably in Mississippi, since they were both born in Slate Springs (father: Isaac Allen Eason b. 12 Apr 1824 NC; d. 28 Jan 1897 [father: John L. Eason b. Abt. 1791 NC; d. 8 Aug 1865 mother: Stasha b. Abt. 1781 NC d. 8 Sep 1868] mother: Sarah Winn Johnson b 9 Dec 1836 MS; d. 7 May 1917 [Father: John Johnson b. Abt. 1817 Mississippi]. They moved to Ozone, Johnson, Arkansas by 1900 when they appear on the 1900 census. Samuel and Julia’s children: A. Quinton b. 21 Jun 1882 Slate Springs, Calhoun, MS; d. 6 May 1946 Ozone, Johnson, AR A. m. Carrie Eleanor McCracken b 10 Sep 1885 Ozone, Johnson, AR; d. 21 Feb 1959 Ozone, Johnson, AR; m. 21 Jun 1904 Arkansas; father Isaac McCracken b Nov1846 in Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada (father William McCracken, Down, Ireland d. 11 Jan 1868 Lowell, MA mother Agnes Ann Nancy Trusdle OR Truesdale b Abt. 1810 in Ireland d. 1890/1900 Lowell, MA); mother Delia Marial Allen b. 18 Mar 1846 Comstock MI; d. 15 Apr 1927 Ozone, AR (father James Harvey b. 13 May 1820 Surbane, NY; mother Electa Bixby OR Hannah Gates Perseval) A.1. Mildred Delia b. 5 Oct 1905 Ozone, Johnson, AR; d 22 Nov 2001; Martinez, CA A.1. m. Calvin Leon Cordill b. 29 May 1904 Texas; d 6 Mar 1979 A.1.a. Virginia Leona b. 5 Apr 1927 A.2.b. Christie Alvin A.2. Julia Alma b. 11 Feb 1908 A.2. m. Dan W. Bryant A.3. Eleanor May b. 12 Nov 1910 A.3. m. Harold Walton “Butch” Blackard b. 7 Dec 1902 Clarksville, Johnson, AR; d. 10 Apr 1984 A.3.a. Betty Ann Blackard b. 28 Sep 1934; d 26 May 1981 A.3.b. Mary Jo Blackard b. 12 Dec 1938 A.4. Quinton Donald b 8 Mar 1914 A.4. m. Violet Jeffcoat A.5. Lois Carolyn b 21 Aug 1916 A.5. m. Cledus Gipson Fields b. 4 Jan 1914 Lake City, Craighead, AR; d. Jan 1984 A.5.a. Dorothy Mar b 1 May 1937 A.5.b. Richard Allan “Dick” b. 30 Aug 1939 A.5.c. Kenneth Ray b 30 Aug 1939 A.5.d. Hazel Ellen b 7 Jul 1943 A.5.e. John Edward b. 17 Jan 1946 A.5.f. Roy Robert b 8 Jan 1948 A.5.g. Nancy Marie b 4 Nov 1951 A.5.h. David Lee b. 23 Nov 1953 A.5.i. Patricia Ann b. 26 Mar 1956 A.6. Winston Isaac “Win” 14 Dec 1918 A.6. m. Clara F. Lynch b. 19 Feb 1924 Centralia, WA d. 2005 A.6.a. Larry Stokes b 7 Oct 1949 A.7. Dorothy Jean b. 24 Apr 1921 A.7. m. Lloyd Layton Jones b. 7 Jan 1917 Kim, Las Animas, CO; d. 16 Jul 1990 Rio Linda, Sacramento, CA A.7.a. Donald Lloyd b 8 Jan 1941 A.7.b. Norma Jean b. 9 Jan 1943 A.7.c. Brenda Faye b. 7 Jun 1944 A.7.d. Leona Mae b. 5 Dec 1946 A.7.e. Jo Ann b 25 Oct 1948 A.7.f. Mary Ellen b. 24 Sep 1952 A.7.g. Margaret Eileen b. 11 Jun 1954 A.7.h. Michael Ray b 28 Dec 1956 A.7.i. Terry Lee b 1 Jan 1959 A.7.j. Omega Janine b 8 Jun 1960 A.7.k. Galen Juanita b 19 Dec 1961 A.8. Marion Hazel b.9 May 1924 A.8. m. William J. “Bill” Rehders b 13 Jun 1920 A.8.a. Barbara Faye b 24 Jan 1943 A.8.b. Jeanette b 7 Feb 1944 A.8.c. James Harold b. 3 Jul 1947 B. Infant Daughter b. 10 Jun 1883; d. 11 Jun 1883 C. Clyde b. Slate Springs, Calhoun, MS; C1. m#1. Era Rowbotham C1.1. Florence Stokes C1.2. Inez Stokes C2. m#2. Ozzie C2.1. Ossie Stokes C2.2. Samuel Stokes C2.3. Margaret Stokes C2.4. Norman Stokes C2.5. Russell Stokes C2.6. David Stokes D. Allen b. Slate Springs, Calhoun, MS; D1. m#1. Addie Vance D1.1. Frank Stokes D2. m#2. Lillian Cunningham E. Ruby b. 21 Mar 1895 Slate Springs, Calhoun, MS; d. 5 Mar 1980 Gunnison, Gunnison, CO E m. Joe Eilebrecht E.1. Howard Eilebrecht E.2. Robert E. Eilebrecht F. John (no other information) F. m. Vivian Taverner b. 12 Nov 1909; d. 1931 F.1. Wilma Stokes b. 20 Jan 1925 Etewah, AR F1.1. m#1. Fred Wright F1.1.a. Edward Wright 17 Nov 1946 F.1.a. m. Nancy Mitchell F.1.a.1. Blythe Wright F1.1.b. Caroline Wright F1.1.c. Eugene Wright b 9 Oct 1950 F1.1.d. Roberta Wright b 1 May 1952 F.2.2. m#2. Alfred Mitchell b 8 Sep 1929 F2.2.a. Albert Mitchell b. 15 Jul 1956 F2.2.a. m. Laura Kelley b 25 Oct 1956 F2.2.a.a. Alandra Lynn Mitchell b 2 Apr 1986 F2.2.b. Sandra Mitchell 12 Nov 1958 F2.2.b. m. Marty Belknap F2.2.b.a. Rachel Belknap b. 4 Sep 1978 F2.2.b.b. Wayne Belknap b. 7 Apr 1983 F2.2.c. Donis Mitchell b. 22 Jan 1960 F2.2.c. m. Ralph Alvarev F2.2.c.a. Rosann Alvarev F.2. Everette Stokes (no other information); F.3. John Melvin Stokes (no other information); G. Dewey b. Slate Springs, Calhoun, MS (no other information); H. Winston (no other information) Any information on these families would be greatly appreciated. You can reply here or send me an email at: jonesfamily1952@yahoo.com Thanks, Mary