Bibliography

Census

1790 and 1800 Stokes County Census (Forsyth County Genealogical Society)

1810 Stokes County Census (Forsyth County Genealogical Society)

1840 Stokes County Census (Forsyth County Genealogical Society)

1850 Stokes County Census (Forsyth County Genealogical Society)

1860 Federal Census of Stokes Co., NC (with Mortality Schedule) (Publications of the Daughters of the American Revolution. James Hunter Chapter)

1870 Federal Census of Stokes Co., NC (with Mortality Schedule) (Publications of the Daughters of the American Revolution. James Hunter Chapter)

1880 Federal Census of Stokes Co., NC Vol. 1, (with Mortality Schedule) (Publications of the Daughters of the American Revolution. James Hunter Chapter)

1880 Federal Census of Stokes Co., NC Vol. 2, (with Mortality Schedule) (Publications of the Daughters of the American Revolution. James Hunter Chapter)

Vital Records (Births, Deaths)

Abstracts of Obituaries in Newspapers of Stokes County, NC 1915 – 1976, pub. 1976, reprinted 2006. (Publications of The Genealogical Society of Rockingham & Stokes Counties, NC)

Cemetery Records of Rockingham and Stokes Counties NC, ten volumes (Publications of the Daughters of the American Revolution. James Hunter Chapter)

Marriages

(Note: the word “licenses” in title: Marriage “bonds” before 1869 are not included and only a few “licenses” exist prior to 1869. Most records in this volume are 1869-1887.)

Marriage Licenses of Stokes County, NC 1888-1900, by Harvey Lineback, 252 pages, pub. 1994. (Publications of The Genealogical Society of Rockingham & Stokes Counties, NC)

Marriage Licenses of Stokes County, NC 1839-1887 , by Harvey Lineback, 264 pages, pub. 1994. (Publications of The Genealogical Society of Rockingham & Stokes Counties, NC)

Land/Deeds

Absher, Ruby T., comp. Stokes County, North Carolina Record of Deeds
Stokes County Historical Map to 1800 – (Color map documents early settlers, land grants, owners, etc.) (Publications of The Genealogical Society of Rockingham & Stokes Counties, NC)

Military

Early families of the North Carolina counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary service. publ. The Chapter, 1977.(Publications of the Daughters of the American Revolution. James Hunter Chapter)

Wills/Estates

Rockingham & Stokes Counties, NC Listing of Estates Papers From the North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC , 66 pages, pub. 2001. (Publications of The Genealogical Society of Rockingham & Stokes Counties, NC)

History/Heritage

The Heritage of Stokes County, North Carolina, 1981. publ., Hunter Pub. Co., c1981.

The Heritage of Stokes County, North Carolina, Volume II was published in 1990 by the Stokes County Historical Society.

1925 Stokes County Old School Map. (Publications of The Genealogical Society of Rockingham & Stokes Counties, NC)

The Moravians in North Carolina: an authentic history, 1857 – an online book provided by Open Library (Read online)