Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Cemetery Records
Capt. Thomas Stokes Burial
Unnamed cemetery on Mercer St. in Powderly, Kentucky.
| Surname | Name | Birth | Death | Other Info | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes | Capt. Thomas | 22 Aug 1844 | Inscription: Capt. Thomas Stokes departed this life Aug. 22, 1844, aged 78 yrs. | Gravestone |
Thomas Stokes was the husband of Sarah Reynolds Anthony, She was first married to Phillip Anthony (no marriage record found) either in Muhlenberg or Hopkins County. He died in 1817, leaving her with four children, Thomas Jefferson Anthony, Mary Anthony Cobb, Rosanna Anthony Jenkins and Catherine Anthony Harrison. All children were minors at the time. She then married Thomas Stokes in Hopkins County in January 1820; there is a marriage record between Thomas Stokes and Sarah Anthony in that county. Probate documents filed in Hopkins County long after his death, specifically a probate accounting dated 1827 but filed in 1838, prove that Sarah Anthony Stokes, is this individual: in the documents, Thomas Stokes claims money and is listed as the husband of the widow. Thomas Jefferson Anthony witnessed the will of his stepfather in 1844.
According to the former owner of the property, there is an additional grave here, that of a unidentified sergeant, though the gravestone is missing.
Location: On Mercer St. in Powderly, Kentucky
Approximate coordinates: 37.237993, -87.157376
Source: Muhlenberg County Kentucky Cemeteries by Marian G. Hammers, Vol. 1 (1976), p. 138.
Gravestone image and information contributed by Emily Rowe
Updated January 24, 2020