Walter Scott Stokes

1835 - 1904  (69 years)

• Name	Walter Scott Stokes
  Born	14 Jan 1835	Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States   [2]
  	as Walter Stokes, farmer, head of household
  Died	4 Feb 1904	Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States   [1, 3]
  	Cause: of uremic poison
  Buried	7 Feb 1904	Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States   [1, 4]
  	Address: Lebanon Cemetery
  Obituary	11 Feb 1904  [5]
  	The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio) 11 February 1904, p2
  	Commissioner Stokes Claimed By Death. It was a sad surprise to the people of this county when the word passed out Thursday afternoon that County Commissioner Walter S. Stokes lay cold in death. At the regular morning of the Board of Commissioners on Monday he was present as usual and as presiding member took part in the deliberation of the meeting. But when he returned home in the afternoon it was for the last time for from then until his death he was never away from the house again. The immediate cause of his death was uraemic poisoning. True, for some weeks he had been failing in health and to those well acquainted with him it was apparent that he was rapidly declining. Many would have remained at home in better health that he was having but with his characteristic determination he kept about until the very last. Thursday morning it was reported that his death was a matter of but a few hours but those who were thus informed could scarcely believe it and when about three o'clock in the afternoon the news of his death was bruited about it came as a surprise. Walter S. Stokes was born in Waynesville January 1, 1834. When but a lad his parents removed to Turtlecreek valley a short distance below Lebanon where the balance of his life has been spent excepting a few years' residence in Lebanon. He was married in 1855 to Martha Benham, of this county, whose death occurred but a few months ago. Four daughters and two sons survive. Mr. Stokes was a man who in public or private life made few if any enemies. He was modest and retiring to a fault and while possessing clear convictions on all matters presenting themselves and governed by these convictions on all matters presenting themselves and governed by these convictions, he did not attempt to compel others to share them. As an official of the county as well as a citizen he was careful and deliberate, scrupulously honest and honorable in all dealings and counsels. His record is untarnished. The funeral occurred Sunday at one o'clock from the residence on Broadway conducted by Rev. Yates, assisted by Rev. Shively. A large number of relatives and friends from every part of the county, including the county officials, gathered to pay him this last earthly tribute.
  Person ID	I2470	TangledRoots
  Last Modified	30 May 2021

  
  

  Family	Martha Benham,   b. 20 Feb 1835, Ohio, United States ,   d. 14 May 1902, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1855  [1, 6, 7]
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F1261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jan 1835 - Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, United States Census - as Walter Stokes, farmer, head of household - 1870 - Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States Died - Cause: of uremic poison - 4 Feb 1904 - Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States Buried - Address: Lebanon Cemetery - 7 Feb 1904 - Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  W. S. Stokes, farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1835. His parents, Ellis and Hannah (Morgan) Stokes, were both natives of New Jersey, of English descent, and were both raised as Quaker. Our subject attended the schools of his native county and devoted his time to the work of the farm. He has always been an industrious and careful man, and has acquired during his useful life a large and valuable property and comfortable competency. His farm of 125 acres is of the best land in the county, and the improvements he is constantly making on it increases its value and beauty daily. Mr. Stokes has reared a family of six children, viz.: Alice, Lydia B., Hannah M., Frank, Lizzie and Arthur E.; all except Alice now at home. His wife, Martha, to whom he was married Jan. 17, 1855, was a daughter of James Benham, a wealthy and influential citizen of Warren County, whose parents were among the very early settlers of the county. (Source: Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1972, a reproduction, "History of Warren County, Ohio", (Original published by W.H. Beers & County, Chicago 1882), Biographical Sketches, Turtlecreek Township, pg. 783)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1259] Newspaper: The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), 11 February 1904, page 2. Commissioner Stokes Claimed by Death. It was a sad surprise to the people of this county when the word passed out Thursday afternoon that county Commissioner Walter S. Stokes lay cold in death. The Western Star Lebanon, Ohio 11 February 1904 [S1006] 1870 Federal Census: Ohio, Warren County, Turtlecreek Township, p39. DW 299-314 ...line 7 - Walter Stokes, age 36, male, white, farmer, born Ohio ...line 8 - Martha Stokes, age 34, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio ...line 9 - Alice Stokes, age 12, female, white, attending school, born Ohio ...line 10 - Lydia Stokes, age 6, female, white, attending school, born Ohio ...line 11 - Hannah Stokes, age 4, female, white, at home, born Ohio ...line 12 - Frank Stokes, age 2, male, white, at home, born Ohio Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio p39 [S850] Ohio: County Death Records, 1840-2001 - Family Search, v2, p172 Walter S. Stokes. Walter S. Stokes, 1904 Feb 4, widowed, age 70y 19d, Lebanon, Ohio, born Waynesville, Ohio, farmer, white, uremic poison Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio 4 February 1904 [S1888] Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial# 38349820 - Walter S Stokes. Walter S Stokes Birth: Feb. 14, 1834 Death: Feb. 4, 1904 Burial: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, USA Plot: Corwin Addition Lot 327 Created by: DebOhio Record added: Jun 14, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 38349820 Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio Walter Stokes 1834-1984 Martha Benham Stokes 1835-1982 [S1259] Newspaper: The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), 11 February 1904, page 2. Obituary for Commissioner Walter S. Stokes The Western Star Lebanon, Ohio 11 February 1904 [S1954] Book: The History of Warren County, Ohio, Turtlecreek Township, pg. 783. [S773] Ohio: County Marriages 1789-2013, v1, p103 #205 Walter S. Stokes and Martha Benham. State of Ohio, Warren County Walter S. Stokes and Martha Benham, married 17 January 1855 by J. H. Coulton Warren County, Ohio 17 January 1855