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Alfred Stooksberry was born in 1827, in Tennessee, the son of Robert "Squire" Stooksberry and Hannah Horton.
Alfred married Anna Sharp on March 22, 1848, in Tennessee. Anna Sharp was born about 1829, in Tennessee according to census.
The 1850 Anderson County, Tennessee census shows Alfred and Anna living next door to his brother Robert, Jr. and family. Two children appear on the census.
The 1860 Anderson County census shows Alfred Stukesberry, 33, a farmer with $700 real property and $700 personal property; Anna, 30; John, 11; Elizabeth, 9; Robert, 6; and Mary, 3 years old. Other members of the Stooksberry family were living nearby.
The 1870 Anderson County census, District 2, Wallace Cross Roads Post Office, shows Alfred Stooksberry, 45, a farmer with $1000 real property and $370 personal property; Anna, 40; Elizabeth, 18; Robert, 16, a farm laborer; Mary, 13; Isaac, 11, a farm laborer; Abba, 7; and William, 7. Living nearby were several of Alfred's siblings and their families.
The 1880 Anderson County census, District 2, shows Alfred Stookesberry, 60, a farmer; Ann, 51; Robert, 25, a farmer; Mary, 22; Isaac, 18, a farmer; and William, 17, a farmer.
Alfred died in 1889, in Union County, Tennessee, and is buried in New Loyston Cemetery in Union County.
Children of Alfred Stooksberry and Anna Sharp
1. John Stooksberry, b. abt 1849, TN; m. Mary E. _____ in July 1870 (they appear on the 1870 Anderson Co, TN census)
2. Elizabeth Stooksberry, b. abt 1851, TN
3. Robert Stooksberry, b. abt 1854, TN
4. Mary Stooksberry, b. abt 1857, TN
5. Isaac Stooksberry, b. abt 1862, TN
6. Abigail Stooksberry, b. TN (probably d. young)
7. William Stooksberry, b. abt 1863, TN