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Eller Stoker

Birth	:	28 Jul 1816 Jackson County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	18 Jul 1855 Iowa, USA
Burial	:	South Solon Cemetery, South Solon, Madison County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.7352982, -83.6166992
Description	:	Eller Stoker was the last of the nine children born to Michael Stoker Sr. and Catherine Eller Stoker. The rest of the children were born in Ashe County, North Carolina but Eller was born July 28, 1816, just months after the family relocated to Jackson County, Ohio from North Carolina. It was during 1833 that Eller Stoker most probably joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as did the rest of the family. In late 1836 the Stokers sold their lands in Ohio and heeded Joseph Smith Jr.'s call for Mormons to gather in Missouri. The Stokers settled... Read More	Eller Stoker was the last of the nine children born to Michael Stoker Sr. and Catherine Eller Stoker. The rest of the children were born in Ashe County, North Carolina but Eller was born July 28, 1816, just months after the family relocated to Jackson County, Ohio from North Carolina. It was during 1833 that Eller Stoker most probably joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as did the rest of the family. In late 1836 the Stokers sold their lands in Ohio and heeded Joseph Smith Jr.'s call for Mormons to gather in Missouri. The Stokers settled near Far West, in Caldwell County, Missouri. The Mormons faced persecutions in Missouri and Joseph Smith Jr. called for them to again relocate, this time to Nauvoo, in Hancock County, Illinois; many Mormons also settling in surrounding Illinois and Iowa locations. The Stokers departed Far West in 1838 and Eller Stoker married Margaret Judd in 1839. Margaret Judd was also a Latter-day Saint who had lived through the Missouri persecutions. Joseph Smith Jr. called upon the Saints that suffered monetary losses in Missouri to so list the losses and have them notarized in order to be presented to the U.S. Congress for compensation from the state of Missouri. Eller Stoker's affadavit is as follows (spelling and punctuation unchanged) Illenois adams County May 11th 1839 the following is my bill of Damage a gainst missouri in 1838 for loss of Deeded land $300.00 Rifle gun one waggon and set of harness 80.00 Loss of hogs cattle crop of corn 75.00 working tools house hold furniture 15.00 bees and other vigetables 15.00 five months time and moving expence 115.00 six hundred Dollar total sum $600.00 The above is a correct schedule Eller Stoker [Sworn to before W. Oglesby, J. P., Adams County, Illinois] Eller and Margaret Stoker briefly lived in Iowa and Quincy, Illinois before settling near Nauvoo. In 1842 Eller was listed in the Hancock County, Illinois tax records as having $60.00 value of cattle; wagons and other personal property worth $45.00. Eller was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in Company 1c of the Nauvoo Legion on September 19, 1842. After the murder of Joseph Smith Jr. in 1844 Eller Stoker worked to complete the Nauvoo Temple. Eller and Margaret Stoker received their endowments in the Nauvoo Temple on January 20, 1846 and soon thereafter joined the Mormon exodus headed west. On December 10, 1846 their fourth child, Lavina Stoker, reportedly was the first white child known to have been born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. In July of 1855 Eller Stoker was cutting hay on a hot day and, afterwards, went into a pond to cool off. He came down with chills and fever and it was thought he became afflicted because of the cool water. He died at 39 years years of age on July 18, 1855 due to cholera and not the effects of cool water. He left, Margaret, a 33 year old widow to raise their seven surviving children alone on their 360 acres. She managed to retain the farm and was able to provide for her young family.

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Where is Eller Stoker's memorial?
Eller Stoker's memorial is located at: South Solon Cemetery, South Solon, Madison County, USA.
When did Eller Stoker death?
Eller Stoker death on 18 Jul 1855 in Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Eller Stoker's memorial?
Latitude: 39.7352982
Longitude: -83.6166992

Family Members:

Parent

Catherine Eller Stoker

(1773 - 1850)

Spouse

Margaret Judd Stoker

(1822 - 1893)

Siblings

Mary “Polly” Stoker Graybill

(1792 - 1864)

David Stoker

(1795 - 1852)

John William Stoker

(1802 - 1857)

Michael Stoker Jr.

(1805 - 1858)

Children

David Allen Stoker

(1844 - 1929)

Michael Eller Stoker

(1849 - 1929)

Lucretia I Stoker Heileman

(1855 - 1914)

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