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1850 Census, Stokes County, North Carolina


Peters Creek Dist., Stokes County, North Carolina, 31 Jul 1850
page 72b, dwelling number 75, family number 75
George  Presley   38 m w  farmer  $1000 NC  cannot R/W
        Robt. W.   2 m w                NC

Presley George Jr. was the son of Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook.  I believe that Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook were my fourth great grandparents.


Peters Creek Dist., Stokes County, North Carolina, 12 Aug 1850
page 81a, dwelling number 190, family number 191
Francis  Melk         47 m w  farmer  VA  cannot R/W
         Nancy        46 f w          NC  cannot R/W
         Mary         23 f w          NC  cannot R/W
         John         21 m w  farmer  NC  cannot R/W
         Sally        20 f w          NC  cannot R/W
         Presley      18 m w  farmer  NC
         Betsey       17 f w          NC
         William      15 m w          NC
         Becca        13 f w          NC
         James M.     12 m w          NC
         Uriah        11 m w          NC
         Melchisedic   6 m w          NC

Nancy George was the daughter of Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook.  I believe that Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook were my fourth great grandparents.  Presley Francis was no doubt named for his grandfather Presley George Sr.

Nancy's husband was Melchizedick (Chisy) Francis.


Peters Creek Dist., Stokes County, North Carolina, 12 Aug 1850
page 81a, dwelling number 191, family number 192
Yates  Clark       31 m w  farmer  NC  cannot R/W
       Elizabeth   22 f w          NC  cannot R/W
       Malissa      3 f w          NC
       Minerva R.   1 f w          NC

Elizabeth George was the daughter of Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook.  I believe that Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook were my fourth great grandparents.

Elizabeth's husband was Clark Hubbard Yates Sr.


Peters Creek Dist., Stokes County, North Carolina, 12 Aug 1850
page 81a, dwelling number 194, family number 195
Collins  William    35 m w  farmer  $600  VA  cannot R/W
         Mary       33 f w                NC  cannot R/W
         Elizabeth  10 f w                NC
         Martha J.   9 f w                NC
         Mary A.     6 f w                NC
         Andy        5 m w                NC
         Elisha      3 m w                NC
         Susan       1 f w                NC

Mary George was the daughter of Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook.  I believe that Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook were my fourth great grandparents.


Quaker Gap Division, Stokes County, North Carolina, 15 Aug 1850
page 83b, dwelling number 224, family number 225
George  Presley Sr.     69 m w  farmer  $5000  VA
        Mary            66 f w                 NC
Palmer  Presley         17 m w  farmer         NC
        Elias           15 m w                 VA
        Mary J.         13 f w                 VA
        Nancy           11 f w                 VA

Presley George Sr. and Mary Cook were probably the parents of my third great grandmother Rebecca Frances George who married Thomas Fielden Slaton.  The Palmer children were Presley George and Mary Cook's grandchildren.  The children's parents were Elijah Palmer and Charity George.


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