Family History
Inspired to discover more about Rev. Robert Stokes Kansas homesteading, we ventured to Hiawatha, Kansas to uncover the rest of his story.
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In 1869 Robert Stokes, two sons & Henry Striker headed to Kansas with three covered wagons, an extra horse and two cows. Their destination was Brown County, with a plan to build a house, plant crops, find water and settle on the Great Plains.
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Little sister is Susan Emmaline “Emma”, the eighth child and only daughter of my 3rd great grandfather Robert Firman Stokes. He, Emma, and her mother Hannah Parker Jones Stokes saw five of Robert’s sons volunteer to defend the Union during the Civil War. All served in the Western Theatre, under General Ulysses S Grant at…
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Things that I love about Robin: 1) Like me, she grew up on “The River”, 2) She loves family history, & 3) She’s recently retired and wants me to tag along on her genealogy adventures.
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Was 9-year-old Kate Selensky’s career chosen because of a young doctor’s generous gift celebrating her Scarlett Fever recovery?
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