Category Archives: Stokes

ANDERSON, Martha Fontaine – (d. 1915)

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Source:  NC Christian Advocate, 21 January 1915. Available at the Internet Archive.

ALSPAUGH, Joicy – (d. 1836)

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Source: Raleigh Standard, 21 January 1836.  Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newpspaers

 

Murder in Stokes County (1857)

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A murder was recently committed in Stokes County on the person of Dr. PETROSS, in his own house, by Wm. FODRELL, who is now in prison, and has made a confession of the whole deed, as having been perpetrated by him. – Salem Press

Source:  Fayetteville Observer, February 16, 1857

GRAHAM, Thomas and WILLIAMSON, Emily G. (m. 1857)

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MARRIED — Also, at the bride’s father’s in Caswell County, N.C., on the 22d inst., by Rev. D.R. BRUTON, Thomas GRAHAM, Esq., of Oak Ridge, N.C., to Miss Emily G. WILLIAMSON, daughter of Swift WILLIAMSON, Esq.

Source:  Fayetteville Observer, February 9, 1857

JONES, George O. (d. 1835)

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DIED – In Germantown, Stokes county, 27th ult., George O. JONES, of the firm of Banner & Jones of that place.

Source: North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 14 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-14/ed-1/seq-3/>

KING, Martha R. (d. 1835)

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DIED– At the Salem Female Academy, Stokes county, 28th ult., Martha R. KING, from East Tennessee, aged 16.

Source: North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 14 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-14/ed-1/seq-3/>

New Post Office in Stokes County (1836)

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Post Office — A new office as been established in Stokes county, called Pilotsville; and Thomas B. KING appointed Post Master.  Asa BALLARD has been appointed Postmaster at Webb’s Stokes county; Wm. HORNER, at Cameron’s Mills, Orange county; and Wm. HIGHTOWER, at Hightower’s, Caswell County.

Source:  North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 07 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-07/ed-1/seq-3/>