Individual Details
William Benson Stokes
(1805 - )
William Benson Stokes, a one-time Ordinary of Jasper Co., GA
Events
| Birth | 1805 | Union County, South Carolina | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1810 | (Ignatius Stokes and Rebekah Benson) Union County, South Carolina |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1820 | (Ignatius Stokes and Rebekah Benson) Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia | |  | |
| Census-shared | 1830 | (Ignatius Stokes) Jasper County, Georgia | | |
Families
| Father | Ignatius Stokes (1778 - 1835) |
| Mother | Rebekah Benson (1785 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Elender Stokes (1795 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Key Stokes (1806 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Malinda Stokes (1808 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Ann Stokes (1813 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
The family appears in the 1810 census in Union Co listed as "Nase" Stokes: 1 male 26-45 [Ignatius c32], 1 male 0-10 [William 5], 1 female 16-26 [Rebecca 25], and 2 females 0-10 [Malinda 2, Eleanor 1].Census (family)-shared
By 1820, the family had settled in Jasper Co GA. The 1820 census for the family seems to have several errors: 1 male > 45 [Ignatius c42], 1 male 16-18 [William 15], 1 female > 45 [who?], 1 female 26-45 [Rebecca 35], 1 female 16-26 [Malinda 13], 1 female 10-16 [Eleanor 11], and 1 female 0-10 [Elizabeth 7].1820 Census
Free White: 001001/11101
Males:
0-10 0
11-16 0
17-18 1 [William 15]
19-26 0
27-45 1 [Ignatius 42]
45 & over
Females:
0-10 1 [Elizabeth 7]
11-16 1 [Eleanor 11]
17-26 1 [Malinda 13]
27-45 0 [Rebecca 35]
45 & over 1
Foreigners not naturalized 1
Slaves: 1210/1010
Males:
0-14 1
14-26 2
26-46 1
45+ 0
Females:
0-14 1
14-26 0
26-46 1
45+ 0
Census-shared
The 1830 Jasper Co census shows the household without wife Rebecca: 1 male 50-60 [Ignatius 52], 1 male 20-30 [William 25], 1 female 20-30 [Eleanor 21], and 1 female 15-20 [Elizabeth 17].Regiment 38 and 30
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-KT5 : 16 July 2015), Ignatius Stokes, 1820..
2. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-LLC : 18 August 2015), Ignatius Stokes, Regiment 38 and 30, Jasper, Georgia, United States; citing 380, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 7,038..