Marge, Thanks so much for the reply. W.S STOKES is my gggrandfather. I received the information from another person also. I wonder who submitted the data to the book because the information about Rev. Milton is incorrect. I'd hate to have misinformation used by other Stokes researchers and hope no one takes offense to my corection. Rev. Milton STOKES is not the father of W.S. and the rest of the 'sons', but their brother. Milton was born Dec 1846, too young to be the father of Civil War soldiers. Robert F. and Sally Ann STOKES are their parents. Here is the family as I have researched it, some is directly from the Clara Etta STOKES, daughter of W. S.: Robert Firman STOKES b. 12 Sep 1812 Montgomery, KY d. 16 Sep 1869 m. Sarah 'Sally' Ann WILSON (b. 1 Nov 1814 d. 15 Feb 1855, McDonough Co., IL bu: Old Macomb Cemetery) 22 May 1832, Putnam Co., IN m2: Hannah JONES, widow (b. ? d. 1874 Brown Co., KS) 10 may 1855 McDonough Co., IL Robert & Sally Ann's sons: Samuel Brinton b. 7 jul 1836 Putnam Co., IN d. 28 May 1864 Decatur, AL m. Sarah Ann LUDDEN 25 Feb 1857 Russell Thompson b. 17 Apr 1840 Putnam Co., IN m. S. Annie HART 25 Nov 1867 William Simpson b. 14 Jan 1842 Putnam Co., IN d. 4 Oct 1862 Corinth, MS bu:Old Macomb Cemetery Melville Keith b. 15 May 1849 m. Fanny Nelson Wesley Strange b. 8 Apr 1844 Putnam Co., IN d. 18 Nov 1905 Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA m1:Mary Catherine Grigsby (b. 9 Jul 1848 OH d. 1 Jun 1883 Black Hawk Co., IA) 12 Feb 1868 Henderson Co., IL Milton Jimison (Rev.) b. 19 Dec 1946 Putnam, IN d. 3 Mar 1926 m. Emma Hopper 18 Nov 1869, Belleville, IL Melvin Keith b. 15 may 1849 John Nelson b. 15 Jan 1851 Rober & Hannah's daughter: Susan Emaline b. 2 Apr 1856 Macomb, McDonough Co., IL d. 23 Oct 1941 m. Robert Bird SINDLE >Saw you inquerie and I have the book "McDonough Co. IL. Cemeteries, Old >Macomb, Macomb IL" that I purchased from the gen. society. This is what is >printed in the book. [I also am a volunteer for the McDonough Co. website.] > >pg. 106 >Stokes >William Simpson, Co. B, 10th MO. INF. - PVT. >Cornith, Mississippi 4 October 1862 > >Sally Ann, wife of Robert F., d. 18 February 1855 age 40y 3m 17d (stone) > >Rev. Milton Stokes was a pioneer Methodist preacher. He and Mrs. Stokes had 5 >sons serving during the Civil war. Russell and William S. served in the 10th >Missouri Infantry. Two sons served under Capt. B. A. Griffith, and the fifth >with Capt. Farwell in McDonough County units. >"R.T. Stokes, a brother of W S Stokes, killed at Cornith, Mississippi, in >October 1863(sic) and buried in the Old Cemetery, was appointed postmaster at >Garnett, Kansas. He is a son of Rev. Stokes, and lived on "Uncle Jimmie >Head" farm in Emmet township. [MJ 22 August 1889] > >These burials are in the northwest area. > > >Hope this helps in some way! > >Margie >Wamak@aol.com