James Stocks

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• Name	James Stocks  [1, 2, 3]
  Enslaved	Feb 1841 Woodburn, Warren, Kentucky, USA  –  Yes
  Born	10 Feb 1841 Woodburn, Warren, Kentucky, USA [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Military	ServiceNumber: 1255447; SideOfWar: Union; SurvivedWar: Yes [9]
  Military	28 May 1864 Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  22 Age: 22; MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 45th U.S. Colored Infantry
  Military	28 May 1864 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 5, 10]  –  Co. D 45th USCT
  Ethnicity	American [7]
  Military Enlistment	Rank: Private [9]
  Military Enlistment	28 May 1864 Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  22 Age: 22
  Military Enlistment	18 Jul 1864 [9]
  Military Muster	Information: Enlisted; MilitaryCompany: D; MilitaryUnit: 2932; Regiment: U.S. Colored Troops 45th Infantry; RegimentType: Infantry [9]
  Military Muster	18 Jul 1864 [9]
  Military Muster Out	Information: Mustered Out [9]
  Military Muster Out	4 Nov 1865 [9]
  Race	Black [7]
  Veteran	Civil War: Co. D 45th USCT [5]
  Name	James A Stokes [7]
  Name	James A. Stokes
  Name	James A. Stokes [11]
  Name	James Stock [5]
  Name	James Stock [9]
  Name	James Stokes [1, 4, 6]
  Name	James Stout [8]
  Residence	​ Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  Relation to Head: Soldier
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Residence	1900 130 South River street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7]  –  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
  Died	31 Dec 1923 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 6]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  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).
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  Father	Allen Stocks (Age 47 years) b. 1804, Pitt, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Jul 1851, Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F859 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hetty E. Henderson (Age 29 years) b. 1844, Lower Allen, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Feb 1873, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 29 years)
  Married	Abt 1864 Ward 3, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Julia Stocks b. Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. Ward 3, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   2. Hetty Stocks b. Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. Ward 3, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. John Stocks b. Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. Ward 3, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   4. George Stocks b. Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]
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  Family ID	F855 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Mary Gaitor (Age 55 years) b. 5 Mar 1848, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Mar 1903, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1874 [7, 11]
  Children	1. Clara E. Stocks (Age 80 years) b. 22 Feb 1877, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Feb 1958, Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)  [natural]   2. Joseph Stocks b. Abt 1865, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. Frank Theopholus Stocks (Age 59 years) b. 16 Apr 1884, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Jul 1943, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 59 years)  [natural]   4. William K. Stocks  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F856 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		James Stocks Date:1923
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  [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), James Stocks 1923. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123927578/james-stocks [S63] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N. [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1880 United States Federal Census Record. [S109] Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 121501-124500. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 3, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241402. Record for James A Stokes https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=51982327&indiv=try [S90] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 41st through 46th; Microfilm Serial: M1994; Microfilm Roll. Record for James Stout https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1107&h=205662&indiv=try [S64] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Record for James Stock https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1555&h=1242178&indiv=try Details: 45th USCT Regiment Citation Text: After being assembled at Camp William Penn in the summer of 1864, the 45th USCT Regiment was sent to Washington, DC, where it had the distinct honor of being the only African-American regiment in the procession for the second inauguration of President Lincoln. In September 1864, the regiment was moved to Petersburg, Virginia, where it participated in the Siege of Petersburg. The regiment took part in skirmishes at Fort Harrison and the Battle of Darbytown Road, and remained stationed on picket duty at Fort Harrison until the spring 1865. When the spring campaign opened, the regiment was ordered into active duty with the Army of the Potomac, and it participated in the Battle of Hatcher’s Run. The regiment was present for the fall of Petersburg, and followed the Confederate forces to Appomattox Court House, where it was present for the Confederate surrender on April 9, 1865. You can read the full summary of the 45th USCT Regiment’s actions during the Civil War as well as see the complete muster roll here. https://housedivided.dickinson.edu/grandreview/2010/04/28/45th-usct-regiment/ [S74] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Harrisburg Daily Independent; Publication Date: 26 Mar 1903; Publication Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/82963748/?article=dbe3cbe2-7331-465f-bd12-04372b74671a&focus=0.43568972,0.10672709,0.5711639,0.26435468&xid.