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Birth	:	10 Nov 1846 Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	26 Oct 1934 Champaign County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Mount Tabor Church Cemetery, Mingo, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2292230, -83.6938190
Description	:	WILLIAM L. STOKES. Having made a success as a general farmer and stock raiser William L. Stokes, of Salem township, this county, is now able to spend his declining years in retirement. He has spent his life in the same vicinity, being con- tent with his native environment, and is still living in the house in which he was born on November lo, 1846. He is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Thomas) Stokes. The father was a native of Virginia and the mother was born in this county. Samuel Stokes was born in 1806 and remained in the Old... Read More	WILLIAM L. STOKES. Having made a success as a general farmer and stock raiser William L. Stokes, of Salem township, this county, is now able to spend his declining years in retirement. He has spent his life in the same vicinity, being con- tent with his native environment, and is still living in the house in which he was born on November lo, 1846. He is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Thomas) Stokes. The father was a native of Virginia and the mother was born in this county. Samuel Stokes was born in 1806 and remained in the Old Dominion until 1829 when he came here with his parents and lived with them until his marriage, after which he and his wife established the family home at what was then known as Cabletown, now known as Cable. After remaining there two years, they moved to the place on which their son William L. is now living, in Salem township. Here they endured the privations and hardships of pioneer life, cleared and developed a good farm from the wilderness, and here spent the rest of their lives. The death of Samuel Stokes occurred on November 21, 1879. His family consisted of seven children, onlv two of whom are living at this writing, the subject of this sketch having a sister, Mary, who married William Russell. The Stokes family made the overland journey from Virginia to Ohio in wagons, the trip requiring weeks, for there were few good roads then. William L. Stokes grew to manhood on the home farm and received his education in the district schools of Salem township. He continued to work with his father on the homestead even after his marriage, and upon the death of his father he took charge of the .same. He now has eighty acres nf productive land. He has rotated his crops and looked after his land so well in a general way that the soil has not lost any of its original fertility. He has also kept the farm buildings well repaired. Ml-. Stokes was married in 1868 to Margaret Petty, a daughter of Will- iam and Elizabeth (Lippincott) Petty, and to their union six children have been born, namely : Fannie, who married E. McDonald and has three chil- dren, Charles, Flora and Ruth: Laura, who married Samuel Black; Samuel Stokes, who married Ida Grubl)s and has four children, Lawrence, Norman, Merrill and Genora ; Mary, who married Joe Walker ; Sara, who married Ora Stratton, and Andrew, who married Elizabeth Plank and has five children, Laura, Gladys, Harold, Joe and Fannie Margaret. Politically, Mr. Stokes is a Democrat, but he has never been an office seeker or active in public affairs.

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William Lansing Stokes's memorial is located at: Mount Tabor Church Cemetery, Mingo, Champaign County, USA.
When did William Lansing Stokes death?
William Lansing Stokes death on 26 Oct 1934 in Champaign County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 40.2292230
Longitude: -83.6938190

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel Stokes

(1806 - 1879)

Nancy Jane Thomas Stokes

(1801 - 1851)

Spouse

Margaret Stokes

(1846 - 1928)

Siblings

(1833 - 1877)

(1835 - 1877)

(1843 - 1871)

(1851 - 1879)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Tabor Church Cemetery
Mingo, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2292230, -83.6938190

2. Thomas Stokes
Cable, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2090490, -83.6779800

3. Oak Grove Cemetery
Kennard, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2000008, -83.6988983

4. Yoder Burial Grounds
Bellefontaine, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2586670, -83.6869170

5. Mac-a-cheek Cemetery
West Liberty, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2449989, -83.7275009

6. Mount Carmel Cemetery
Kennard, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2026500, -83.6689800

7. Johnson Cemetery
Urbana, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2193985, -83.6492004

8. Macochee Cemetery
Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2764015, -83.6903000

9. Fairview Cemetery
West Liberty, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2593994, -83.7566986

10. Beltz Cemetery
Wayne Township, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2246580, -83.6193810

11. Hanger Cemetery
West Liberty, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2686005, -83.7542038

12. Pisgah Cemetery
Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2855988, -83.7285995

13. Muddy Run Cemetery
West Liberty, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2447014, -83.7767029

14. Yoder Cemetery
West Liberty, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2888985, -83.7292023

15. South Union Mennonite Cemetery
West Liberty, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2728300, -83.7618800

16. Kingscreek Cemetery
Kingscreek, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1692009, -83.7352982

17. Westland Cemetery
Zanesfield, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2914400, -83.6568700

18. Green Cemetery
Monroe Township, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2905090, -83.6541760

19. Mead Cemetery
Middletown, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1960983, -83.6136017

20. Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Kingscreek, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1620900, -83.7258000

21. Highland Memorial Cemetery
West Liberty, Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2814400, -83.7591000

22. Pickrelltown Cemetery
Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3003006, -83.6650009

23. Graham Cemetery
North Lewisburg, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2346992, -83.5958023

24. Cable Cemetery
Cable, Champaign County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1701900, -83.6309200