Notes for George W. Stoker
Missouri State Archives Death Certificates On-Line
Certificate #19783
Name: George Stoker
Place of death: Bonhomme Twp, St. Louis Co, Missouri
Male white married
Date of birth: June 10, 1937
Age: 79 years 11 months [blank] days
Occupation: retired farmer
Birthplace: don’t know
Father: Joseph Stoker, born don’t know
Mother: Nancy Stubblefield, born don’t know
Informant: William Stoker, Webster Grove, Mo #6
Date of death: May 9, 1917
Cause: artero sclerosis-1 year
Burial: Park Hill, May 10, 1917
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[see Other Documents, Military Records: William R. Bittick, Items 10a, b, c]
St. Louis Mo Jany 10th 1863
Col F A Dick
I desire to state to you facts in regard to William Biddick, Jacob _[?] Schults. George W Schults and George Stoker--who have been tried and found guilty of being in arms against the Goverment (sic) and are now in Myrtle Street Prison--in order if possible to obtain their release on some terms
William Biddick has heretofore been a good honest industrious man. He was employed for a long time as a laborer on my Husbands farm. He has a large family entirely dependent upon him for support--He has three small children His[The?] Wife is now about to be confined--His family is in a helpless _____ condition and Suffering for want of his care
The Schults are men with large families _ poor men and have always heretofore been honest and industrious--Their families are entirely destitude (sic)
George Stoker is a young man and the only support of an infirm widowed Mother with several helpless children
I am convinced these all were frightened and persuaded away and I feel quite certain if released hereafter they will conduct themselves as loyal citizens--They came back all voluntary with the exception of George Schults and when arrested were on their way to Franklin to deliver themselves up to the U S authorites (sic) at the house of Thomas Whitworth an undoubted[?] Union man and who is willing to come and testify to this
The families of these men plead earnestly for clemency and I trust you will exercise it if considered with public duty and espicially (sic) does the case of Wm Biddick seems to justify his release
These men are willing to take the proscribed oath enroll in the Militia and I think are honest and Sincere in their promise to remain loyal citizens
They are simple minded men and easily led away but I feel no doubt from my personal knoledge (sic) of their previous lives that they will remain true to their promise
Can you not find it consistent with public duty to release these men or at least Biddick who is a Brother in law of the Schults and can have some care of their families
Respectfully
E A Smith
Note:
1860 Merrimac Township, High Ridge PO, Jefferson Co, Missouri 28 June 1860, p606:
#461/428 Geo. A. Smith 45 m Physician $9,000/3,100 Portugal
*Elizabeth A. Smith 30 f Pa
Margaret 21 f La?
Alonzo 3 m Mo
*I believe this is E. A. Smith/Mrs. Elizabeth Smith in the above letter. --MBG
E. A. Smith/Mrs. Smith also wrote a letter to Col Dick regarding Thomas Simon? Bittick. George Stoker was Thomas Simon? Bittick's brother-in-law.
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[see Other Documents, Military Records: William R. Bittick, Item 14c]
20 Jan 1863, In a statement made at Myrtle Street Prison, William R. Biddick states that:
He age was 31 years, was born in & lived in Jefferson Co, Missouri [Item 14a]
He gave himself up/was captured by the militia in Jefferson Co, Missouri [Item 14a]
He had been out about two months with Boone, rank was private, sworn into Rebel service about 6 Sept 1862 by Col. Boone in Jefferson Co, Missouri [Item 14a]
When captured, he was first taken to Sulphur Springs, remained there one day, then sent to Gratiot Street Prison, after 8 days was transferred to Myrtle Street Prison [Item 14a]
He never took the oath of allegiance to the United States [Item 14a]
He was "in arms during the rebellion" once, served under Col. Boone, in no battles or skirmishes, etc [Item 14b]
He was not enrolled in the E. M. M., "went with Boone to escape the enrolment", & was not a southern sympathizer [Item 14b]
He had no slaves; his occupation was farmer; he had a wife and three children [Item 14c]
He was persuaded to join Boone by James Kidd & Jesse Kidd [Item 14c]
His relatives in the rebellion were two brothers-in-law who went with Boone & were now in Myrtle Street Prison. [Item 14c]
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