Robert Stokes

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After my mother's death, I found two tintypes of my grandmother and grandfather and that set it all in motion.

here are stories I have told to my son and daughter, my granddaughter and grandson, and which I hope I can tell to my great granddaughter.

9/26/0916 – October 22, 1977

This episode of my life events deals with my relations with my grandfather, Mr. Stokes, not Grandfather Stokes, "Mr. Stokes."

Dec 22, 181892 – January 22, 1936

From Willis Doris Stokes of Alabama, 1839, to the present day and Reagan Mackenzie Thomas; this is the story of the family, past & present.

1931 – 1940

This is an introduction to my lifetime of collecting United States postage stamps. It has been a wonderful experience.

1944 – 1947

This is an experience I had while in the Coast Guard stationed in San Pedro, California, in 1951.

February 1951 – February 1952

This little segment tells how Pat and I met. At the time I was a Freshman at Baylor and she was dating Tommy Berry, a friend of mine.