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William O. Stokes (Caldwell co, ky, physician)

b. 1827?

Caldwell County, Kentucky, physician. Virginia native. Married to Sarah Stokes. Father of John Stokes, Edward Stokes, and Mary Stokes. Physician in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1850. Postmaster in Long Pond, Kentucky, from October 1, 1853, to October 16, 1855. Physician in Long Pond in 1860. Employed George Carroway as an overseer in Long Pond in 1860. Employed Harvey Sundry as a farm laborer in Long Pond in 1860. Employed P. P. Wadlington as a carpenter in Long Pond in 1860. Owned nineteen enslaved persons in Long Pond in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 469A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Long Pond, p. 1-2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Long Pond, p. 215A.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Adair - Carter Counties, Caldwell County, p. 576.

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Stokes, William O.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208654 (November 12, 2026).

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