Joseph was born in 1849. He was the son of Christopher Stokes and Anna Buillups. He passed away in 1893.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGM-PD4 : 2 January 2021), Joseph Stokes in entry for Edmond Carter, 1870.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5Q-BZR : 20 February 2021), Joe Stokes, Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 115A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,367.
"Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3Q-GYR : 29 January 2020), Joe Stokes, 1893.