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Michael Stoker Jr.

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Birth	:	10 Feb 1805 Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	10 May 1858 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Tairua and Servicemen's Cemetery, Tairua, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand
Coordinate	:	-37.0198000, 175.8423460
Description	:	Michael Stoker Jr., a son of Michael Stoker Sr. and Catherine Eller Stoker, was bobn in Ashe County, North Carolina on February 10, 1805. At ten years of age he accompanied his family to Jackson County, Ohio where he was to live until 1836. On January 1, 1829 Michael married Martha McDaniel, the daughter of James McDaniel and Zibiah McCarley McDaniel. Martha was the sister of Sarah McDaniel who had married John W. Stoker, Michael Jr.'s brother. Another sister and brother of Martha would also marry Stokers, the son and daughter of David Stoker. After the Stoker family joined the Church... Read More	Michael Stoker Jr., a son of Michael Stoker Sr. and Catherine Eller Stoker, was bobn in Ashe County, North Carolina on February 10, 1805. At ten years of age he accompanied his family to Jackson County, Ohio where he was to live until 1836. On January 1, 1829 Michael married Martha McDaniel, the daughter of James McDaniel and Zibiah McCarley McDaniel. Martha was the sister of Sarah McDaniel who had married John W. Stoker, Michael Jr.'s brother. Another sister and brother of Martha would also marry Stokers, the son and daughter of David Stoker. After the Stoker family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1833, Michael Stoker Jr. appears to have been a very enthusiastic Mormon. Over the next decade he was very active in missionary work and baptized a number of people, including many relatives. Many of the marriages of Stokers and related families were conducted by Michael Stoker Jr. Doris Lewis, in her book "Family History" quotes the following excerpt from Michael's journal: "The names of members who were baptized by me in February, 1836. Baptized James Toinbuson and ordained him an elder. Then in Oct., 1836 baptized William Stoker and Barbara Stoker. Then in April, 1837, baptized Margaret Judd [his brother Eller Stokers future wife], David Eller [Michael's first cousin], Tabitha Eller [Margaret Judd's sister and wife of David Eller], Mary Sharp, Rhoda Judd [Margaret and Tabitha's mother]." During the 1836-1838 period in Missouri, Michael and Sarah lost everything during the persecutions of Mormons there. He listed his losses on an affadavit that Joseph Smith Jr. requested Mormons to submit for an appeal to the U.S. Congress for compensation. Michael swore the following on May 11, 1839 in Adams County, Illinois: "the following is my bill of Damage against the State of missouri in 1838 viz pre emption Right with improve ment $100.00 Deeded Land and Rifle gun forty three Doll hogs and cattle and house hold furniture and crop of corn and other vegetables seventy five Doll time lost and Moving Expenses $100.00 thre hundred and eighteen Dol. Total sum $318.00 Michael Stoker" Michael and Martha Stoker later settled in Wythe Township in Hancock County, Illinois south of Nauvoo. He had been ordained a Seventy on May 6, 1839. He and Sarah are on the Nauvoo Temple Register as having received their endowments on January 5, 1846. Soon thereafter they were to once again abandon their home and farm and moved with the Mormons westward across Iowas to the Missouri River at what is now Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County. There most of the Stokers were to remain and not go on to Utah. Michael died March 30, 1858 and is buried with his wife and three children in the old Stoker - Graybill Cemetery.

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Where is Michael Stoker Jr.'s memorial?
Michael Stoker Jr.'s memorial is located at: Tairua and Servicemen's Cemetery, Tairua, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand.
When did Michael Stoker Jr. death?
Michael Stoker Jr. death on 10 May 1858 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Michael Stoker Jr.'s memorial?
Latitude: -37.0198000
Longitude: 175.8423460

Family Members:

Parent

Catherine Eller Stoker

(1773 - 1850)

Spouse

Martha McDaniel Stoker

(1808 - 1873)

Siblings

Mary “Polly” Stoker Graybill

(1792 - 1864)

David Stoker

(1795 - 1852)

John William Stoker

(1802 - 1857)

Eller Stoker

(1816 - 1855)

Children

Gabriel McNeil Stoker

(1829 - 1852)

David Nathan Stoker

(1832 - 1852)

Martha Rebecca Stoker

(1849 - 1871)

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