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.