West Virginia Pioneers

Margaret Jane Balser

Female 1880 - 1965  (84 years)


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  • Name Margaret Jane Balser 
    Born 4 Dec 1880  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 May 1965  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Death Record
      Name: Margaret Jane/Staats
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 11 May 1965
      Death Place: New Haven, Mason, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 84y
      Burial Date: 13 May 1965
      Cemetery: Graham
      Birth Date: 04 Dec 1880
      Birth Place: Jackson Co., W. Va.
      Marital Status: W
      Occupation: Housewife
      Residence: New Haven, W. Va.
      Mother: Sarah/Craigo
      Father: Frank/Balser
      Informant:James Staats, Point Pleasant, WV

      Margaret Jane Balser Staats
      Birth: Dec. 4, 1880
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: May 11, 1965
      New Haven
      Mason County
      West Virginia, USA
      Daughter of Frank Balser & Sarah Craigo
      Family links:
      Spouse:
      James Luther Staats (1876 - 1947)
      Children:
      Delmar Hubert Staats (1900 - 1938)*
      Pauline S Staats Grinstead (1912 - 2008)*
      Elsworth L. Staats (1917 - 1983)*
      James H Staats (1919 - 2011)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Graham Cemetery
      Mason County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Jim and Elizabeth
      Record added: Feb 24, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 85658022
    Person ID I26527  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2017 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Balser,   b. 18 Jan 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Sarah Eliza Crago,   b. Nov 1859, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Nov 1877  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: license 11/6/1877 marriage 11/8/1877
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Frank Balser, 23, Jackson co, Jackson Co
      Sarah Crago, 18, Green Co, PA, Jackson Co

      1880 Union, Jackson, WV
      Balser, Franklin 25 Va VA VA
      Sarah 20 wife PA -- PA
      Iona 1 da WV VA PA

      1900 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
      Balsers, Frank 1/1855 m 23y un un un
      Sarah L wife 11/1859 m 23y 9-8 children WV un un
      Iona da 10/1878 WV un WV
      Margaret J da 12/1880 WV un WV
      Emma B da 6/1886 WV un WV
      Mary E da 11/1888 WV un WV
      Jessie L da 11/1890 WV un WV
      John H son 7/1892 WV un WV
      Wm C son 10/1894 WV un WV
      Virgil A son 10/1899 WV un WV

      1920 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV # 75-76
      Balser, Frank 64
      Sarah E 60 Pa
      M C son 17
    Family ID F8149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Luther Staats,   b. 2 Aug 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1947, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1909  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/15/1909 at Ripley
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      J Luther Staats, 33, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
      Margaret Jennie Balser, 28, Jackson co, Jackson Co

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Staats, Luther 33 m2- 0y WV WV WV carpenter
      Jennie wife 29 m1- 0y 0-0 child WV WV V
      Delmor son 9 WV WV WV
      Geraldine da 7 WV WV WV

      1920 Graham, Mason, WV
      Staats, James L 43 m WV WV WV miller
      Margaret G wife 39 m WV WV WV
      Geraldine da 16 WV WV WV
      Robert L son 9 WV WV WV
      Pauline da 7 WV WV WV
      Frances da 6 WV WV WV
      Edward son 3 11/12 WV WV WV
      Ellsworth L son 2 3/12 WV WV WV
      James Howard son 5/12 WV WV WV

      1930 Graham, Mason, WV
      Staats, James L 53 md age 33 W VA VA manager - flour mill
      Margaret J 49 md age 29 WV VA PA
      Robert L son 19 WV WV WV
      Pauline J da 17 WV WV WV
      Francis L da 16 WV WV W V
      Edward M son 14 WV WV W V
      Ellsworth L son 12 WV WV W V
      James H son 10 WV WV WV

      1940 New Haven, Mason, WV
      Staats, James L 63 WV 1935: lived same place
      Margaret J wife 59 WV 1935: lived same place
      Frances da 26 WV 1935: lived same place
      Elsworth L son 22 WV 1935: lived same place
      James H son 20 WV 1935: lived same place
    Children 
     1. Robert Lynn Staats,   b. 16 Jun 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Pauline Staats
     3. Frances Leora Staats
     4. Edwaard Staats
     5. Ellsworth L Staats
     6. James Howard Staats
    Family ID F28729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.