Richard Henry Stokes

Richard Henry Stokes

• Richard Henry Stokes was born on 4 March 1880 in Pennsylvania.
• He married Gertrude B. Eyeington, daughter of John Eyeington and Isabella Adams.
• Richard Henry Stokes registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Stark County, Ohio, while living with his wife Gertrude at 616-1/2 Second Street NW in Canton, and employed there by Carnahan Tin Plate & Sheet Company.
• Richard Henry Stokes and Gertrude B. Eyeington appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, at 616-1/2 Second Street NW. Other members of the household included Olive Belle Stokes.
• He was employed by Carnahan Company as a steel worker, according to the 1920 census.
• Richard Henry Stokes and Gertrude B. Eyeington appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, at 157 Faucet Court. Other members of the household included Olive Belle Stokes.
• He was employed by a steel mill as a millwright, according to the 1930 census.
• Richard Henry Stokes and Gertrude B. Eyeington appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, at 2820 Thirteenth Street. Other members of the household included Olive Belle Stokes.
• He was employed by the county as a helper, according to the 1940 census.
• Richard Henry Stokes became a widower at the 10 August 1946 death of his wife Gertrude B. Eyeington.
• The following appeared on 11 August 1946 in The Canton Reposibory: Mrs. Gertrude Eyeington Stokes, 59, of 758 Delverne ave SW, died Saturday afternoon at the residence following a lingering illness.
       She was a resident of Canton 31 years and was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband, Richard H., and a daughter, Olive, second grade instructor at Belden school; a brother, Oliver Eyeington of Buffalo, N. Y., and two sisters, Mrs. A. J. Bundy of Cortland, N. Y., and Mrs. Isabelle Schwert of Angola, N. Y.
       Services will be held Tuesday at 1 p. m. in the Schlrack & Williams parlors with Rev. L. C. Fritschel officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn cemetery. Friends may call at the parlors today and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m.
• The SSDI lists Canton, Stark County, Ohio, as the last residence of record of Richard Henry Stokes.
• Richard Henry Stokes died on 19 January 1978 at age 97.
• He was interred at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio.

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2014