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Family: Jacob Staats / Ellen 'Nellie' Evans (F1860)

• Father | Male Jacob Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1795
  Died	21 Jul 1857	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Married	22 Feb 1815  [1]	Gallia County, Ohio, USA  [1]
  Father	Abraham 'Abram' Staats | F775 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anna King | F775 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Ellen 'Nellie' Evans

  
  

  Born	Abt 1791	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Father	Jonathan Evans | F4044 Group Sheet
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Ann Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1816	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	George Washington Smith | F2239
  Married	21 Feb 1839	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Ephraim P Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1818	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Mary Frances Argabright | F6014
  Married	4 Jan 1853	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Tabitha Staats

  
  

  Born	17 Sep 1823
  Died	12 Sep 1845
  Buried
  Spouse	Joseph Bollen | F3334
  Married	23 Apr 1843	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 4 | Male David Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1824	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Joshua H Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1827	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Rebecca Alkire | F2252
  Married

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Whitten (Whitcomb?) Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1831	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Miss Coleman | F2254
  Married

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Jacob Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1833	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Amanda V Hyre | F3553
  Married	6 Apr 1856	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Margaret Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1834	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Benjamin D 'Ben' Williams | F2238
  Married	4 Jul 1855	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 9 | Female Elizabeth 'Bet' Staats

  
  

  Born	Abt 1836/7	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Henry Fry | F2255
  Married	2 Jan 1862	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

• Notes

  1840 Jackson, WV 1m 0-5 2m 5-10 Jacob 2m 10-15 1m 15-20 2m 20-30 David, Ephraim [?] 1m 40-50 2f 0-5 Margaret & Elizabeth 1f 10-15 Anne 1f 15-20 Tabitha 1f 50-60 1850 Jackson Co, VA # 645-653 Staats Jacob Sr 55 M Farmer Va Staats Ellen 54 F Pa Staats David 26 M Farmer Va Staats Jacob Jr 17 M Farmer Va Staats Margaret 16 F Va Staats Elizabeth 14 F Va Cooper Abram 11 M Va Boling Sarah E 7 F [Tabitha's Dau] Va #650-657 Staats Whitcomb 19 M Farmer Va 1870 Jackson Co, WV pg 82 Mill Creek Dist # 2 Ellen, 79 David, 50 1880 lower Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 493-495 David, 62 Ellen, 96, mother [Joshua Jr, 20, l/w sister Margaret] John House "Pioneers of Jackson Co" He brought the first circular sawmill to Middle Mill Creek Valley, but never got it in running order, having the misfortune to cut off his fingers, which threw him into the lockjaw, and killed him. He lived on the farm immediately west of Ripley, on Mill Creek. Mrs Colonel Ben William (Margaret) and Ann Smith, wife of George W Smith were his children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.