West Virginia Pioneers

Rowena Staats

Female 1839 - 1906  (67 years)


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  • Name Rowena Staats 
    Born 19 Jun 1839  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 22 Jul 1906 
    Person ID I2740  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2006 

    Father Noah Staats,   b. 23 Oct 1804, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1887  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Harriet Ann Bradfield,   b. 1 Apr 1809, Hardy Co, WVa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 10 May 1832  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1840 Jackson, VA
      1m 20-30
      2f 0-5
      2f 5-10
      1f 20-30

      1850 Jackson, VA # 882-889
      Statts Noah 45 M Farmer Va
      Statts Harriet 41 F Va
      Statts Hennetee 17 F Va
      Statts Mary 15 F Va
      Statts Margaret 12 F Va
      Statts Roena 11 F Va
      Statts Eliza 9 F Va
      Statts Sarah 7 F Va
      Statts Rebecca 6 F Va
      Statts Joseph 3 M Va
      Statts Charles 1 M Va
      Statts Isaac 15 M Farmer Va
      Creigh Jacob 42 M Farmer Ohio

      1860 Jackson, VA # 1261-1192
      Noah, 51
      Harriet, 51
      Mary A E, 23
      Eliza, 19
      Sarah A, 17
      Rebecca C, 16
      Joseph Y, 14
      Charles W,11
      Harriet M, 7

      1870 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 352
      Noah, 64
      Harriet, 61
      Eliza, 30
      Charles W, 21
      Harriet M, 16
      Morehouse, Mary, 35
      William 10
      George W, 8

      1880 Jackson, WV, Grant # 376-378
      Noah, 75
      Morehouse, Mary A E, 44, D
      William P, 20, GS
      George W, 18, GS

      Noah STAATS - was born October 23, 1804, in what is now Wood county, West Virginia. He was a son of Elijah and Margaret (Atkier) Staats, long since deceased. In 1810, bringing their six-year old son with them, Elijah and Margaret (Atkier) Staats became residents in Jackson county, then a part of Virginia. Here the subject of this sketch has passed the larger part of his life, and in Grant district, where he engaged in farming for many years, he is spending the last days of his life. His marriage was consummated in Meigs county, Ohio, Harriet Bradfield becoming his wife there, on the 10th of May, 1832. She was a daughter of Zachariah and Mary (Wells) Bradfield, and was born in Hardy county, now in West Virginia, the date of her birth, April 1, 1809. For two years, 1863-5, Noah Staats filled the office of justice of the peace in his township. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Staats have the following record: Henrietta (Rardon), born March 13, 1833, and Mary A. E. (Morehouse), born
      August 16, 1835, live in Grant district; Margaret (Lobdill) , born May 19, 1837, died January 19, 1875; Rowena (Rardon), born June 19, 1839, and Eliza (Smith), born February 25, 1841, live in this district; Sarah A. (Woods), born August 7, 1842, and Rebecca C. (Lee), born August 21, 1844, live in Ravenswood district, this county; Joseph Y., born April 26, 1847, lives in this district; Charles W., born May 4, 1849, lives in Illinois; Harriet M. (Buckley), born August 5, 1853, lives in Grant district. Those of the family living on the homestead receive their mail at Ravenswood, Jackson county, West Virginia.

      This is one of the biographical sketches of Jackson County residents from "Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia... Special History Of The Virginias ..1883."
    Family ID F917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Rardin,   b. 26 Mar 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1858  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • 1860 JC # 1358-1288
      Thomas 26
      Ruama 20
      Mary E 1

      1870 JC Grant Dist # 348
      Thomas, 369
      Rowena 32
      Margaret E 11
      Edward E 9
      William H 8
      Samuel 7
      Etta 3
      Clara B 3/12

      1880 Census Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia Page 535B
      Thomas RARDIN Self M M W 46 WV
      Roina RARDIN Wife F M W 41 WV WV OH
      Edward E. RARDIN Son M S W 19 WV
      Margaret E. RARDIN Dau F S W 20 WV
      Wm. H. RARDIN Son M S W 18 WV
      Samuel RARDIN Son M S W 16 WV
      Martha H. RARDIN Dau F S W 12 WV
      Clara B. RARDIN Dau F S W 10 WV
      Harriett RARDIN Dau F S W 7 WV
      Francis M. RARDIN Son M S W 6 WV
      Thomas RARDIN Son M S W 4 WV

      1900 Jackson, WV, Ravenswood Dist
      Roena 1/1839 w 11-11 WV OH OH
      Annie 12/1880
      Nathan 10/1884
      Davis, Clara, da, 11/1869, wd, 2-0
    Children 
     1. Margaret E Rardin,   b. Abt 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Edward E Rardin,   b. Oct 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William H Rardin,   b. Abt 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Samuel R Rardin,   b. Sep 1863, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Sheridan Rardin, [twin],   b. 18 Jun 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     6. Noah Sherman Rardin,   b. 18 Jun 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     7. Martha Henrietta 'Etta' Rardin,   b. 13 Apr 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1933, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     8. Clara B Rardin,   b. 6 Nov 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Harriet Rardin,   b. Jun 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Francis M Rardin,   b. Abt 1874, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Thomas Rardin,   b. Mar 1876, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Anna Rosena Rardin,   b. 20 Dec 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960  (Age 79 years)
     13. Nathan W Rardin,   b. 26 Oct 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.
      1870 JC 348-348

    2. [S218] Hardesty's History of Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.

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