Found this info in my file. Lost e-mail address for Pat Paris WILLIAM STOKES was born in Bedford County, Tennessee 20 August 1823. WILLIAM died ca 1898 in Bird Eye, Greene Co., Missouri. He married NANCY CREED ca 1859. NANCY was born ca 1825. Children of William and Nancy: 1. Allen (Pet) born Greene Co., Missouri 1860 2. Sarah Susan born Greene Co., Missouri 1862 3.James (Dee) born Greene Co., Missouri 1864 4. Thomas Riley born Greene Co., Missouri 2 August 1866,m 1889 to Georgia Davis b 1865 d May 1940, Children: (A) Fannie b 18 December 1890/91,m Hathan Coffey two children, Earnst and Mable(m Tom Farmer); (B) Fred b 16 September 1892/93 m. Beulah Gaston (Steele) Children: Pauline, Erma, Harold, Freeman, William, Donald, Shirley; (C) Christy b February 1898, m.1. Earl Huff, Children: Nellie, Ray; m 2. Bill Martin, children: Maxine, James, Dorothy (D) Frank b 25 September 1899, m Emma Twigger, child: Edith m Louis Johnson in Bois D'Arc, Missouri (E) Opal b 2 March 1901 m Oscar Cook, Children: Georgia, Peggy, Darline; (F) Pearl m Ervin or Elvey Piney, Children Georgia, Betty, Helen, Dorothy, Shirley, Charles, Tony, Carroll Sue, Wanda; (G) William b 31 May 1909. 5. Arissie m John Weelot in Lexington, Missouri. Children: (A) Jesse (B) Cora (C) Mayme (D) Ethyl (E) Tiny (F) William (G) Goldy