James Parker Family Bible
Holy Bible in English; C. Alexander & Co., Philadelphia, 1834.

The Bible is now in the possession of the C. G. Brisee Genealogy Library,
Irwin, Iowa.

The Family Bible of James and Mary (Davis) Parker. Passed down to their
daughter Mary Zealy (Parker) Stokes.

Ownership Chain
James Parker gave this Bible of his to his Daughter Mary Z Stokes and she
gave it to her son John F Stokes & he gave it to his grandson Russell Kenneth
Stokes Jr in year of 1944

Presented to J F Stokes by his mother
Gave to Russell Stokes by his Grand Mother May 26 in 1914, it is the Family
Bible

Marriages
James Parker and Mary Davis was married March the 28th 1826

Births
James Parker was born January 25th in the year of our lord 1803

Mary Parker wife of James Parker was born April the 6 in the year of our lord
1800

Tabitha Ann Parker was born January the 3d day in the year of our lord 1827

Charles Parker was born March the 17th day in the year of our lord 1828

Mary Zealy Parker was born March the 8th day in the year of our lord 1830

Deaths
James Parker departed this life the first day of June 1880
agd 77 yers and 4 mo and 6 days

[Mary Parker] and Departed this life March the 14th day in the year of our lord
1830 in the 30th year of her age

Tabith Ann Parker Departed this life June 13th day in the year of our Lord
1846 in the 20th year of her age
age 19 years 5 months and 10 days

Charles Parker departed this life Jan' 20th 1872
age 13 yrs 10 mo. 3 days.

Mary Parker Stokes Departed this life Jan 30-1924
Aged 93 years 10 month and 22 days

Insertions
[2 receipts]
for Jno F. Stokes from Excello Lodge No. 332 A.F.&A. M. - See scan.

[survey map]
Showing proposed road through the property - See scan.

[obit]
Mary Z. Parker Stokes
Mary S. Parker Stokes born in Saugamon Co., Ill., March 8, 1830 departed from
this life January 30, 1924 at the age of 93 years, 10 months and 22 days. She
was married to Benjamin F. Stokes, October 25th, 1847. To this union was
born 13 children, nine of whom are living: Rebecca A. Cross, Callao; Titha E.
Brown, Laura L. King, John F., Ben R., Nora H. Stokes of Excello; James H.
Stokes, Mollie Glenn and Susan M. Kennedy of Macon.
Those departed from this life are Barton P. Stokes, died March 24, 1864;
Chas. P. Stokes, died August 16, 1901; Iro Jane Lamb, died December 7,
1906; Thomas W. Stokes, died June 8, 1923; and her husband died July 6,
1904. She also reared two grand-children, Dr. J. B. Stokes of Macon and
Russell K. Stokes of Excello. She also leaves to mourn their loss nineteen
grand children and thirty-six great grand children, a host of neighbors and
friends as she had lived on the same farm seventy years. She with her
husband were united with the church at Jacksonville, Mo., in 1856, being a
faithful member sixty-eight years until death the unvailing of the eyes, to be
with him Eternal.
Oh sleep: beloved Mother, your chair by the fireside is vacant, from your
children thy praises will be given, Tender voices we hear once more, smiling
eyes and waving hand, knowing by each beckoning sign that some day we'll
clasp loving hands, and walk our little way; and know that we are not astray.

[obit]
James H. Stokes Passes Away
Vice-President of First Band and Trust Company Dies At Home Near Excello
James H. Stokes, vice-president of the First Bank and Trust Company, passed
away at 4:50 o'clock Sunday morning at his home near Excello. Mr. Stokes had
been ill for several months, and was bedfast for the past ten weeks.
He was born August 27, 1865 in Hancock County, Illinois, the son of Benjamin
F. and Mary Z. Parker Stokes.
Mr. Stokes was an experienced business man as well as a farmer. In 1885 he
came to Macon as a clerk and after five years went to work in the same
capacity for the Central Coal and Coke Company at Ardmore. Later he was
transferred to Mineral, Kansas.
December 15, 1898 he was married to Lulu M. Holstine. In 1900 Mr. and Mrs.
Stokes moved to Cowgill, Missouri where he was engaged in the mercantile
business. Since 1906, when he bought a general merchandise store at
Jacksonville they have lived in this sections of Missouri.
They came to Macon in 1922 when Mr. Stokes became manager of the
Farmer's Exchange. He resigned this position in 1925.
Besides his wife Mr. Stokes is survived by a son, Parker; three sisters, Miss
Nora Stokes, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, and Mrs. J. J. King, one brother, John F.
Stokes and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Mount
Salem Church, conducted by the Rev. J. L. Shoemaker, pastor of First Christian
Church, and Masonic Lodge of Jacksonville.
The First Bank and Trust Company will be closed Tuesday in respect to Mr.
Stokes who has served the institution most efficiently and loyally.

[obit]
James Stokes, Former Moberly Resident, Dies
James Stokes, former resident of Moberly, died at his home, north of Excello,
at 5 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been ill for eleven months and bedfast
for the past three months.
Mr. Stokes lived in Moberly for a number of years, residing at 932 West
Rollins street. From here he went to Macon, where he managed the Farmer's
Exchange about six years and then moved to the farm at Excello. He was
prominent in Macon civic activities and for the past two and one-half years
had been vice-president of the First Bank and Trust Company at Macon.
He is survived by his widow; one son, Parker Stokes, of the home; a brother,
John Stokes, near Excello; and three sisters, Miss Nora Stokes of the home,
Mrs. John J. King of Excello and Mrs. Minnie Kennedy of Macon. A number of
nieces and nephews and other relatives also survive. Mrs. Pearl Vaughn, 920
South Williams, and Mrs. G. A. Smith, 500 West Logan, were nieces, and Tom
Parker, 526 Fisk, is a cousin.
Funeral services will be conducted at Mt. Salem church, south of Excello, at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.

[obit]
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy Dies Early This Morning
Mrs. Susan Minerva (Minnie) Kennedy, a daughter of the late Benjamin F. and
Mary Z. Stokes, of the Excello community, passed away suddenly this morning
between 5:00 and 6:00 o'clock at the Oscar Neel home on Bourke Street,
where she had been rooming for several months. Mrs. Kennedy was 63 years
old, last June. Her death was attributed to coronary occlusion.
She was born on the Stokes farm, near Excello, and has lived practically her
entire life in and near home, with the exception of a few years when she lived
in Moberly.
For the last fifteen years Mrs. Kennedy has been employed as saleslady in
numerous business stores in Macon, and has made a wide circle of friends,
numbered by her acquaintances. For the past number of years she has been
employed at the New York Store.
Those who survive to mourn their loss are two sisters, Miss Nora Stokes of
the home; Mrs. John J. King of near Excello and one brother, J. F. Stokes, of
north of Excello, besides a large number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Mt.
Salem church and burial, will be made in the nearby cemetery.
The body will lie in state this afternoon until 3:30 o'clock at the Stephens &
Goodding Funeral Home, after which if will be removed to the Stokes home,
north of Excello, and will remain there until Tuesday afternoon.

[obit]
Mrs. Kennedy's Obituary: Died in Macon March 18
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the youngest child of the late Benjamin F. and Mary Z.
Stokes of the Excello community, passed away suddenly about 5:40 a.m. at
the Oscar Neel home in Macon, March 18, 1939, where she had been rooming
for some time.
She was born June 10, 1876, on the Stokes farm just north of Excello. Her age
at death was 62 years, 9 months and 8 days. She had lived practically her
entire life in and near home.
A father, mother, five brothers and four sisters have preceded her in death,
and those who survive to mourn her loss are two sisters, Miss Nora Stokes of
the home, Mrs. John J. King, and one brother, John F. Stokes, all of the
Excello community, besides a large number of nieces and nephews and friends.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Mt. Salem Church with
burial in the cemetery there.
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