West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Joshua H Staats / Rebecca Alkire (F2252)



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  • Father | Male
    Joshua H Staats

    Born  Abt 1827  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Married     
    Father  Jacob Staats | F1860 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Ellen 'Nellie' Evans | F1860 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rebecca Alkire

    Born  Abt 1828  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father   
    Mother   

    Child 1 | Male
    Coleman Alkire Coley Staats

    Born  12 Dec 1851  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Sep 1897   
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma Watkins Keeney | F4961 
    Married  8 May 1873  [1]  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Mary V Staats

    Born  29 Apr 1853  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ephraim W Brown | F2253 
    Married  1 Dec 1875  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Margaret E Staats

    Born  2 Mar 1858  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Sep 1859  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Joshua H Staats

    Born  1860  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth 'Lizzie' J Furnall | F9757 
    Married  Abt 1883   

  • Notes 

    • John House "Pioneers of Jackson Co"
      He was sheriff of Jackson county.

      1850 JC living with James Thomasson, # 962-968
      Staats Joshua 23 M Land Comm. Va

      1860 JC # 55-54
      Ellen, 64
      David, 39
      Joshua, 32
      Elizabeth, 22
      Rebecca, 32
      Coleman A, 9
      Mary V, 6
      J H (m), 2/12

      1870 JC Ravenswood:
      #57-57 l/w Benjamin & Margaret Staats Williams
      Staats, Caroline, 18
      Joshua H, 10
      # 70-70 pg 51
      Mary, 16, l/w Alexander [68]& Elizabeth (Sims) [55] Alkire

      JCBR shows he was sheriff when Mary was born in 1853 and a farmer in 1858.

  • Sources 
    1. [S70] John House.