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- 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
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