The Stokes Relation To The Harris and Case Families.

The Stokes Relation to the Harris and Case Families.

Nancy Stokes was a daughter of Matthew and Sarah ( Underdown ) Stokes. She was born in Christian County, Ky. in 1809. She married John Murry Harris. John was also born in 1809. He died Sept. 3, 1852. A Nancy Stokes is burried at Stokes Chapel. Their son, William Alexander Harris married Sarah Catherine Smothers. Sarah's parents were John P. Smothers and Mary Allender. Effie Catherine Harris, daughter of William and Sarah, married John Sherman Stokes on June 21, 1891 in Clarksville, Tennessee. From John Sherman and Effie Catherine came my grand father, Otis Howard Stokes.

Mark Case, son of Billy Case, was born in 1865. Mark married Mary Bell Deason who was born in 1860. Mark died in 1948. Mary died in 1924. They are burried at Stokes Chapel. Their second child, a daughter, was my grand mother, Ida Elizabeth Case.

Some Family History.

My grandfather was Otis Howard Stokes. He was born May 24, 1892. He married Ida Elizabeth Case, she was born Oct. 20, 1897. They had ten children. My mother, Hazel was their second child. Otis Died May 28, 1954, in Indianapolis. Ida died April 9, 1946. They are burried at Stokes Chapel. John Sherman Stokes and Effie Catherine Harris were Otis Stokes parents. John was born Sept. 25, 1862. Effie and John were married June 21, 1891 in Clarksville, Tennessee. They had two other sons, Matthew Talmadge and Clyde Sherman. Effie was born Feb. 26, 1873. John Sherman died May 19, 1941, and Effie died Nov. 19, 1942. Both are burried at Stokes Chapel. John Sherman's parents were Matthew L. Stokes, ( called Mattie ) and Virginia Jane Greenfield. Matthew was born Aug.26, 1836. Virginia was born on March 25, 1844. They were wed, Dec. 27, 1863. They had five children. They both died, along with two of their children in 1904, of typhoied fever, and are burried at Bethel Methodist in Todd County. Armstrong Stokes was Matthew's father. He was born April 21, 1807. His mother was Susan Stokes born Nov. 23, 1806. They were married Sept. 14, 1826. They had five children. Armstrong died March 11, 1854 and Susan oct. 31, 1860. David Stokes was Armstrong's father. His mother was Sarah Hopkins. David was born May 28, 1780 and died Nov. 14, 1844. Sarah was born between 1780 and 1790 and died July 3, 1856. They had four children. David Stokes was a brother of Matthew Stokes born May 12, 1784 and Sarah Underdown born May 2, 1787. Matthew died Nov.16, 1863 and Sarah died May 6, 1866. Both are burried at Stokes Chapel.

Hightowers.

Two of my mother's sisters, Effie Bell and Marjorie katherine Stokes, married two Hightower brothers. Earl Weathers Hightower married Effie Bell Stokes. Marjorie married Delmar Hightower. They were sons Of Creed Washington Hightower. Creed was born Jan. 4, 1886. He married Carrie L. Brewer, born Jan. 3, 1890. They married Jan. 24, 1906. They had six children. Creed died Sept. 22, 1963. Carrie died Jan. 31, 1965.

Creed's father was George McNiece Hightower. He was born Oct. 12, 1846. George married Ader Scott in 1875. They had four children. George died Feb. 28, 1904. Ader Scott was born June 12, 1863 and died Sept. 14, 1931. George is buried near his father, on a farm on Stringtown Rd. Ader is at Stokes Chapel. George's father was John Pinckney Hightower. Born Jan.5, 1814. His first wife was Sarah Ann Stokes, born Feb. 14, 1814. His second wife was Lucy Ann Thompson born Sept. 17, 1831. John died July 9, 1894. Sarah Stokes died Feb. 24, 1865.

Abijah Hightower was John Pinckney's father. He was born either in 1782, 83, 84 or possibly Aug. 2, 1782. He married his first wife, Alasha Saunders on Nov. 15, 1811. His second wife was Elizabeth Jones born in 1799 or 1800. Abijah died on July 27, 1862. He is buried on a farm on Stringtown Rd.