Zachary Bartholomew Stokes
Full Name: Zachary Bartholomew StokesDate of birth: March 13, 1847
Date of death: November 12, 1921
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 28 | Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 | 25th (1) | Populist | Wells / Cherokee | Cherokee | |
| H | 28 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th (2) (3) (4) | Populist | Wells / Cherokee | Cherokee |
(1) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Discussion of populists elected to 24th Legislature, populist pluralities by county, and roster with party affiliation, "Official Returns," "The Next Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 28
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 Legislatures: 25th (1) Party: Populist Home City/County: Wells / Cherokee Counties in district: Cherokee |
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House District 28
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th (2) (3) (4) Party: Populist Home City/County: Wells / Cherokee Counties in district: Cherokee |
(1) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Discussion of populists elected to 24th Legislature, populist pluralities by county, and roster with party affiliation, "Official Returns," "The Next Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Z.B. Stokes, birth date 3/13/1847, death date 11/12/1921, burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Wells, Cherokee County. Includes biographical sketch of Zachary Bartholomew/Bartholamew Stokes. Find a Grave.
- Biographical sketch of Representative Z.B. Stokes' son and family, Z.B. II and Bessie Latham Stokes Family. Zack Benjamin Stokes, Jr. (1877-1927), son of Zack B. and Mattie McNeil Stokes. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Cherokee County History, 2001, pp. 542-543, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Brief biographical sketch, Z.B. Stokes, p. 157. Born 3/13/1847 in Monterey, Mexico. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Other Resources
- Zachary Bartholomew Stokes and Mattie McNeal, parents of Robert Henry Stokes, birth date 10/8/1878 in Wells, Cherokee County.
Census of 1880 - Z.B. Stokes, Cherokee County, age 33, born circa 1847 in Mexico, farmer, wife M.A., sons A.B., W.B., Z.B. and R.H.
Census of 1900 - Zackery B. Stokes, Cherokee County, age 53, born March 1847 in Mexico, farmer, wife Martha, sons Zackery B., Jr., Fisher N., Marie, and Plumer S., daughters Bettie L., Mattie, and Eva E.
Census of 1910 - Y.B. [Z.B.] Stokes, Cherokee County, age 63, born circa 1847 in Mexico, home farm, wife M.A., sons N.E. and P.D., daughter Edieth.
Census of 1920 - Z.B. Stokes, Cherokee County, age 73, born circa 1847 in Mexico, wife Mattie, living in household of son P.D. Stokes. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920 Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - Z.B. Stokes, birth date 3/13/1847 in Mexico; death date 11/12/1921 in Alto, Cherokee County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Zachary Bartholomew Stokes, pp. 296, 315-316. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism, 2020.
Photographs
- Photograph. Z.B. Stokes, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Z.B. Stokes, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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