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Joseph Stocks

Joseph Stocks



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Stocks was born about 1865 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of James Stocks and Anna Mary Gaitor).

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James StocksJames 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 Anna Mary Gaitor in 1874. Anna (daughter of Mark Gaitor and Elizabeth Corkres) was born on 5 Mar 1848 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Mar 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anna Mary Gaitor was born on 5 Mar 1848 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Mark Gaitor and Elizabeth Corkres); died on 25 Mar 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Name: Annie M Stokes
    • Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 3, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: River Avenue; 55 Age: 55; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 3rd; EnumerationDistrict: 0048; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 6; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 2; YearsMarried: 26; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife

    Children:
    1. William K. Stocks
    2. 1. Joseph Stocks was born about 1865 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. Clara E. Stocks was born on 22 Feb 1877 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Feb 1958 in Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. Frank Theopholus Stocks was born on 16 Apr 1884 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Jul 1943 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Allen Stocks was born in 1804 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Jul 1851 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. John R Stocks was born in 1835 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Oct 1891 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. William A Stocks was born about 1837 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; died before 1900 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.
    3. Sarah E Sally Stocks was born about 1840 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.
    4. 2. James Stocks was born on 10 Feb 1841 in Woodburn, Warren, Kentucky, USA; died on 31 Dec 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Elbert Stocks was born about 1842 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Gracy Ann Stocks was born about 1845 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Nicy Stocks was born about 1846 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Jan 1885 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Mary A Stocks was born about 1848 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.

  2. 6.  Mark Gaitor was born about 1823 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA (son of John Gaitor, I and Amelia Slaghter); died on 19 Nov 1884 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Mark married Elizabeth Corkres. Elizabeth was born about 1831 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Jan 1884 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Elizabeth Corkres was born about 1831 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Jan 1884 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Gaitor

    Children:
    1. 3. Anna Mary Gaitor was born on 5 Mar 1848 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Mar 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. Amelia Gaitor was born in 1855 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. John Alexander Gaitor, I was born in Oct 1857 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 7 Jan 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Gaitor, I was born in 1785 in Berkeley, West Virginia, USA; died in 1842 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA.

    John married Amelia Slaghter in Berkeley, West Virginia, USA. Amelia was born on 13 Sep 1784 in Darkesville, Berkeley, James City County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Dec 1884 in Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Amelia SlaghterAmelia Slaghter was born on 13 Sep 1784 in Darkesville, Berkeley, James City County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Dec 1884 in Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Name: Amelia Gaitor
    • Name: Amelia Gater
    • Name: Amelia Gater
    • Residence: 1880, Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Main Street; Age: 96; Occupation: Keeping House; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; MaritalStatus: Widowed; Self RelationToHead: Head
    • Newspaper Clipping: 15 Sep 1884, Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Mrs. Amelia Gaitor celebrates her 100th birthday.

    Notes:

    Burial Location:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Mary Gaitor
    2. Tamson Gaitor was born in 1810 in Virginia, USA.
    3. John Gaitor was born in Sep 1820 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA; died on 30 Mar 1901 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 6. Mark Gaitor was born about 1823 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA; died on 19 Nov 1884 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Sarah Gaitor was born in 1828 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA.
    6. Jane Gaitor was born in 1831 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA.
    7. Tamis Fitzgerald was born in 1838 in Virginia, USA.



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