This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hoke, Bay, Keisler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JiB.2ACE/152.157 Message Board Post: Thomas Walter Hoke, born July 14, 1841 in Lexington Co SC was 7 yrs old when parents sold land in "Dutch Fork" and came to TX in 1847. His father and mother, William and Polly, are both buried in the private Hoke cemetery on the old Hoke place, still owned by a decendant. On Jan 18, 1870 Thomas Walter married Sharlotte Cedicie Keisler (2nd marriage) they had 10 children. Thomas Walter Hoke was my great grandfather. Hope this helps you some.