The lineage of the Stokes Family is traced to staunch Scotch-Irish origin, with a strain of English, and the American progenitors settled in the southern part of the United States in the colonial epoch.
Son of William Benson Stokes and Harriet Bacon Stokes.
Born 15 May 1834 in Georgia. Came to Texas with his parents in his young manhood and engaged in both farming and the lumber business.
At the beginning of the Civil War, he showed his love for and loyalty to the South by enlisting in the cause of the Confederacy. he was a faithful and gallant soldier until the end of the war, his service having been principally in Texas and Arkansas.
For ten years Charles Stokes held the office of County Surveyor commanding the unqualified confidence of the people in the county.
About 1880 he was elected tax assessor for Houston County, which office he held for eighteen years.
He married to Lucy A. Hancock, 19 Feb 1863. She was the daughter of Major J.R. Hancock, an extensive planter and land owner and an influential pioneer of Houston County. Both he and his wife were zealous and devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South where he served faithfully in the office of Steward for more than forty years.
He and Lucy had the following children;
1. William b. 1865 d. 1881
2. Edgar Bacon Stokes b. 1866.
3. Robert Cyrus Stokes b. 1868
4. Charles Collins Stokes b. 1872
5. Harriet Erie Stokes b. 1875
6. Annie Mae Stokes b. 1879
7. Lucy Belle Stokes b. 1881
by: Hattie Stokes Wootters
Houston County History
Son of William Benson Stokes and Harriet Bacon Stokes.
Born 15 May 1834 in Georgia. Came to Texas with his parents in his young manhood and engaged in both farming and the lumber business.
At the beginning of the Civil War, he showed his love for and loyalty to the South by enlisting in the cause of the Confederacy. he was a faithful and gallant soldier until the end of the war, his service having been principally in Texas and Arkansas.
For ten years Charles Stokes held the office of County Surveyor commanding the unqualified confidence of the people in the county.
About 1880 he was elected tax assessor for Houston County, which office he held for eighteen years.
He married to Lucy A. Hancock, 19 Feb 1863. She was the daughter of Major J.R. Hancock, an extensive planter and land owner and an influential pioneer of Houston County. Both he and his wife were zealous and devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South where he served faithfully in the office of Steward for more than forty years.
He and Lucy had the following children;
1. William b. 1865 d. 1881
2. Edgar Bacon Stokes b. 1866.
3. Robert Cyrus Stokes b. 1868
4. Charles Collins Stokes b. 1872
5. Harriet Erie Stokes b. 1875
6. Annie Mae Stokes b. 1879
7. Lucy Belle Stokes b. 1881
by: Hattie Stokes Wootters
Houston County History
The lineage of the Stokes Family is traced to staunch Scotch-Irish origin, with a strain of English, and the American progenitors settled in the southern part of the United States in the colonial epoch.
Son of William Benson Stokes and Harriet Bacon Stokes.
Born 15 May 1834 in Georgia. Came to Texas with his parents in his young manhood and engaged in both farming and the lumber business.
At the beginning of the Civil War, he showed his love for and loyalty to the South by enlisting in the cause of the Confederacy. he was a faithful and gallant soldier until the end of the war, his service having been principally in Texas and Arkansas.
For ten years Charles Stokes held the office of County Surveyor commanding the unqualified confidence of the people in the county.
About 1880 he was elected tax assessor for Houston County, which office he held for eighteen years.
He married to Lucy A. Hancock, 19 Feb 1863. She was the daughter of Major J.R. Hancock, an extensive planter and land owner and an influential pioneer of Houston County. Both he and his wife were zealous and devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South where he served faithfully in the office of Steward for more than forty years.
He and Lucy had the following children;
1. William b. 1865 d. 1881
2. Edgar Bacon Stokes b. 1866.
3. Robert Cyrus Stokes b. 1868
4. Charles Collins Stokes b. 1872
5. Harriet Erie Stokes b. 1875
6. Annie Mae Stokes b. 1879
7. Lucy Belle Stokes b. 1881
by: Hattie Stokes Wootters
Houston County History
Son of William Benson Stokes and Harriet Bacon Stokes.
Born 15 May 1834 in Georgia. Came to Texas with his parents in his young manhood and engaged in both farming and the lumber business.
At the beginning of the Civil War, he showed his love for and loyalty to the South by enlisting in the cause of the Confederacy. he was a faithful and gallant soldier until the end of the war, his service having been principally in Texas and Arkansas.
For ten years Charles Stokes held the office of County Surveyor commanding the unqualified confidence of the people in the county.
About 1880 he was elected tax assessor for Houston County, which office he held for eighteen years.
He married to Lucy A. Hancock, 19 Feb 1863. She was the daughter of Major J.R. Hancock, an extensive planter and land owner and an influential pioneer of Houston County. Both he and his wife were zealous and devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South where he served faithfully in the office of Steward for more than forty years.
He and Lucy had the following children;
1. William b. 1865 d. 1881
2. Edgar Bacon Stokes b. 1866.
3. Robert Cyrus Stokes b. 1868
4. Charles Collins Stokes b. 1872
5. Harriet Erie Stokes b. 1875
6. Annie Mae Stokes b. 1879
7. Lucy Belle Stokes b. 1881
by: Hattie Stokes Wootters
Houston County History
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