1. | Allen McMahan Stokely was born 25 Mar 1850, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1893; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. Notes:
A.M. Stokely, a farmer in First District, was born in 1850 on the farm where he has since resided. He owns a fine farm of 450 acres. He was married, in 1881, to Miss Katie (Jackson) Murray, a daughter of J.C. Murray, a native of Greene County, but for the past thirty years has resided in Cocke County. To Mr. and Mrs. Stokely three children have been born: Jessie May, Hattie Evaline, Marvel Murray Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Stokely are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Stokely is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential ticket for Horace Greeley. He was elected trustee of Cocke County in 1878, and was re-elected again in 1850. He is the sixth of thirteen children of Nathan Huff and Evaline (Jones) Stokely, natives of Cocke County. The father was justice of the peace for several years of his district, and was trustee of Cocke County several years. He followed farming very successfully. He was the son of Royal and Jane (Huff) Stokely.
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Reference:
The Goodspeed Publishing Co., History of Tennessee, 1887
Pages 1194-1199
Allen — Katie J. Murray. Katie (daughter of J. C. Murray) was born 17 Nov 1863, Tennessee; died 12 Oct 1950; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Jessie May Stokely was born Abt 1883, Tennessee.
- 3. Hattie Eveline Stokely was born Abt 1884, Tennessee.
- 4. Marvin Murray Stokely was born 16 Mar 1886, Tennessee; died 17 Sep 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Sep 1928, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- 5. Elizabeth Stokely was born Abt 1891, Tennessee.
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