| 2. |  James Stocks was born on 10 Feb 1841 in Woodburn, Warren, Kentucky, USA (son of Allen Stocks); died on 31 Dec 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
- Military: ServiceNumber: 1255447; SideOfWar: Union; SurvivedWar: Yes
- Ethnicity: American
- Military Enlistment: Rank: Private
- Military Muster: Information: Enlisted; MilitaryCompany: D; MilitaryUnit: 2932; Regiment: U.S. Colored Troops 45th Infantry; RegimentType: Infantry
- Military Muster Out: Information: Mustered Out
- Race: Black
- Veteran: Civil War: Co. D 45th USCT
- Name: James A Stokes
- Name: James A. Stokes
- Name: James Stock
- Name: James Stock
- Name: James Stokes
- Name: James Stout
- Military: 28 May 1864, Pennsylvania, USA; 22 Age: 22; MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 45th U.S. Colored Infantry
- Military: 28 May 1864, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Co. D 45th USCT
- MilitaryEnlistment: 28 May 1864, Pennsylvania, USA; 22 Age: 22
- MilitaryEnlistment: 18 Jul 1864
- MilitaryMuster: 18 Jul 1864
- MilitaryMusterOut: 4 Nov 1865
- Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
- Residence: 1900, 130 South River street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 59; Occupation: Local Express Agt; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 3rd; EnumerationDistrict: 0048; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 26; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
Notes:
James Stocks
My Contribution: I escaped from slavery in Kentucky and became
an influential minister in central Pennsylvania, where I lived the rest
of my life. I occupied a number of professions, serving as reverend,
superintendent of Sunday schools, teamster, and local express agent.
I also fought against the cause of slavery and served my country in
the Civil War.
My Legacy: I was thoughtfully involved in Christian education, visiting
the imprisoned, and strengthening the A.M.E. church in and
around Harrisburg. I had an amazing life seeking and fulfilling the
freedoms that all humans deserve, a message still valued today.
About Me: “Rev. Stocks stands high in the estimation of the people
of Mechanicsburg, and they hope to see him returned to this charge.”
- Harrisburg Telegraph, May 10, 1887.
“Rev. James A. Stokes is an earnest, consecrated minister who practices
what he preaches. He succeeds in all his charges.” -Valley Spirit,
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1897.
Full Name: James Stocks (only used before 1900); James Stokes. • Birth Date: February
10, 1841 • Death Date: December 31, 1923 • Place of Birth: Warren County, Kentucky
• Sex: Male • Race: “Mulatto” (1880 and 1920 Federal Census) and Black (1900
Federal Census) • Places of Residence: 217 Meadow Lane (1880), 239 Cranberry Avenue,
120 and 130 River Avenue (1900), and 641 Briggs Street (1920) in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania; Mechanicsburg. • Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: Resident, minister,
organizer, and community member. • Family Members: Wife: Ann/Annie M.
(Robinson) Stocks. Children: Joseph Stocks, Clara E. Stokes, Frank S. Stokes, Clara
E. Stokes, Theopolis Stokes. Grandchildren: Lawrence Stokes, Frank S. Stokes, James
A. Stokes. Son-in-Law: Henry Smith. • Education: Mr. Stokes studied for Christian
work and was for twenty-six years a traveling elder in his church. • Occupations: Minister.
Cook for 9th PA Cavalry, Civil War. Soldier, 45th regiment, US, under Col. Burney,
Civil War. Kelker hardware store (Rudolf Kelker was a well-known abolitionist).
Teamster. Superintendent of Lochiel Mission Sunday School. Local Express Agent. •
Church Membership: A.M.E. charges in Newville and Mechanicsburg, and Baptist
Church in West Steelton, Pennsylvania. • Activism: Acted as secretary of group organized
to honor Charles Sumner; served in Post 520, GAR; served in cavalry and 45th
infantry, Civil War. • Connections: John Q. Adams, George Imes, David Stephens,
Jane Chester, Laura Robinson, Catherine McClintock, Benjamin Foote, and Joseph
Popel.
Calobe Jackson et al., eds., One Hundred Voices: Harrisburg’s African-American Community, 1850 -1920 (Grand Forks: The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota, 2020).
Buried:
Lincoln Cemetery
James married Hetty E. Henderson about 1864. Hetty (daughter of Jeremiah Henderson and Julia White) was born in 1844 in Lower Allen, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Feb 1873 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Hetty E. Henderson was born in 1844 in Lower Allen, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Jeremiah Henderson and Julia White); died on 24 Feb 1873 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. 