R. E. (Bob) Stokes Homestead
In 1895 R. E. (Bob) Stokes (1865-1944), his wife Ada, and their children migrated from Mississippi to Hickory Creek community in Fannin County. Stokes purchased this farm in 1901 and erected this house the following year. Nearby there was a log barn and a two-room workers' house.The family had ten children. Stokes served as trustee of the Bralley School and helped erect a new schoolhouse and Bethel Baptist Church building. Peddlers traveled dirt roads which Stokes helped maintain with a drag hitched to four mules.
33.3780° N, 96.1987° W
The Texas Historical Commission lists this marker as missing. The inscription above is from its records.
Where to Find It
from Leonard take FM 272 NE 3 miles; house demolished; marker reported missing Jan. 2026.
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