Researching Loren Stokes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12646 people with the Stokes surname? In that year Stokes was ranked number 319 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Loren Stokes on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Loren Stokes in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Stokes ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Loren Stokes and the Stokes Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stokes Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Stokes family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Loren Stokes at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 18517 people with the Stokes surname in the UK? Stokes is now ranked number 291 for popularity in the UK. |
Stokes Family Tree Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Loren Stokes.
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Stokes Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Stokes surname in the USA? Stokes is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stokes Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Loren Stokes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Loren Stokes
Loren Stokes
Loren Stokes (born November 12, 1983) is an American professional basketball player from Buffalo, New York. He was a combo guard at Hofstra University from the 2003–04 season to 2006–07. He is 6'3" and weighs 175 lbs. Stokes is one of six players in Hofstra Pride history to score at least 2,000 points, amassing 2,148 points over his four-year career. A three time first team CAA player, 2004-05 all defensive CAA player, and 2006-07 CAA player of the year, Stokes was eligible for the 2007 NBA Draft, he went undrafted. He was offered an invitation to play for the Orlando Magic in the NBA's summer league. Stokes was playing basketball in Cyprus for APOEL, for whom he was averaging 14.4 points per game. He has also played in Belgium and Ukraine. In early 2011, Stokes signed with the Bay Hawks and in 2012 he was traded to the Canton Charge for Keith McLeod, but was later waived due to personal issues. Loren Stokes is also the brother of Leonard Stokes who played basketball for the University of Cincinnati.
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Other names that sound a bit like Stokes
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