Elijah Staats

1793 - 1876  (82 years)

• Name	Elijah Staats
  Born	12 Oct 1793	Hampshire Co, WV or Kanawha Co, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 May 1876	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Buried	Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV
  Notes	From Phyllis Dickman, just to muddy the water a little more: Sally Marvin, b.: 12 May 1796, Fort Borman, Wood County (IGA) m. Elijah April 01, 1813 in Wood County (IGA). Elijah was born in Fort Borman and there was an Elijah Staats, land owner in the Tax Commissioners Books of Wood County, 1811-1815. So, they are in the same vicinity at the right time. There seems to be a lot of support for Sally Marvin. Creating doubt is the fact that I have seen Sally Marvin connected to Elijah M. Staats. OH, be sure not to confuse Elijah and Elijah M., they are two different men. Mason Co tax list Elijah Staats 1805-06-07-13-14 1840 JC 2m 0-5 William, Riley? 2m 5-10 Lewis 2m 10-15 Mark, Wilson? 1m 40-50 3f 0-5 Caroline, Sarah 2f 15-20 Catherine, 1f 20-30 Matilda 1f 30-40 1850 Jackson county census page 78, #545-550 Staats Elijah 57 M Farmer Va Staats Anne 35 F Ohio Staats Lewis 18 M Farmer Va Staats Riley 16 M Farmer Va Staats Sarah 14 F Va Staats William 12 M Va Staats Caroline 11 F Va Staats Benj 9 M Va Staats George 8 M Va Staats Harriet 6 F Va Staats Adiline 5 F Va Staats Elias 3 M Va Staats Jonathan 7/12 M Va 1860 JC # 95-89 Elijah, 66 Sarah, 52 George W, 18 Harriet, 16 Adaline, 15 Elias, 12 Lucinda, 7 Parsons, Ellen, 13 1870 JC Mill Creek Dist # 224-224 Elijah, 76 Mary, 15 DAVIS, Charles, 14 John, 11 Elizabeth, 10 Perry, 8 Note says these are children of N P & Mary J Davis - 1880 JC pg 123 JCWR: Bk 2, pg 123 Elijah Staats, 5/16/1872, prv 8/21/1876 wife Mary son WG, Benjamin, George W, Calvin, Wilson, Mark, Lewis, JDR, Elias, dau Matilda Flowers, Sarah Scott, Caroline King, Harriet Poling, Grand daughters Etna Jasling, Sarah Ann Scott All accounted for except Wilson As posted on the Jackson County Rootsweb site: Elijah Staats, dec'd last will I Elijah Staats of Jackson County, State of West Virginia, being of sound mind, do make this my last will. I give, devise and bequeath my property and estate as follows, that is to say I give to my dear wife Mary Staats the sum of four hundred dollars, which sum shall be paid to her out of the first money received by my executor. I also give and bequeath to my dear wife all of the property she owned and possessed at the time of my intermarriage with her. I give to my son Calvin Staats four hundred and fifty dollars. I give to my daughter Matilda Flowers one hundred dollars. I give to my son Wilson Staats fifty dollars. I give to my son Mark Staats three hundred and fifty dollars. I give to my son Lewis Staats one hundred and fifty dollars. I give to my son J.D.R. Staats four hundred and fifty dollars. I give to my daughter Sarah Scott one hundred dollars. I give to my daughter Caroline King one hundred dollars. I give to my daughter Harriet Poling one hundred dollars. I give to my daughter Adeline Stutter five dollars. I give to my daughter Laverna Poling one hundred dollars. I give to my son Elias Staats fifty dollars. I give to my son W.Y. Staats five hundred dollars. I give to my son Benjamin Staats five dollars. I give to my son G. W.? Staats five dollars. I give to my granddaughter Etna Jasling seventy five dollars. I give to my granddaughter S.A. Scott fifty dollars. If after my death my estate shall not be sufficient to pay to each of those provided for in this my last will, the full amounts bequeath to each of them, then my dear wife Mary shall be paid as herin before provided the said sum of four hundred dollars and the other heirs provided for shall each receive a proportionable amount of the sums herein bequeathed to them. I hereby appoint my two sons Calvin Staats and George W. Staats executors of this my last will, in witness whereof I have signed and sealed and publicly declared this instrument as my will at my residence in Jackson Co., West Virginia the 16th day of May 1872. Elijah Staats (his seal here) Said Elijah Staats at his residence in the County of Jackson and State of West Virginia on the 16th day of May 1872, signed and sealed the foregoing instrument and published and declared the same as and for his last will, and we at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto written our names as subscribing witnessed. Witnesses names: R. E. Starchure? Charles N. Davis
  Person ID	I3967	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Abraham 'Abram' Staats,   b. 1750, Bound Brook, New Jersey, British America ,   d. Between 1 Jul 1826 and 4 Sep 1826  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Anna King,   b. 1755, New Castle Co., DE ,   d. Bef 1812, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age < 56 years)
  Notes	from New Castle Co., DE and moved to Jackson Co. VA/WV about 1800 Mason Co tax list Abraham Staats 1805-06-07-09-10-11-12-13-14 John House "Pioneers of Jackson Co" It is probable that Staats came from Harrison Co to Mill Creek, his sister Betsy being the wife of Adam Flesher Abram had 5 children in his first family, Elijah, Sarah, Jacob, Cornelius Isaac Staats, who came to Warth's Bottom about 1805 may have been a brother and Daniel and Elijah Staats of Grant District are said to have been brothers of Abraham.
  Family ID	F775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Sally Marvin,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Apr 1813	Wood County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F1482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Warth,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Apr 1813  [4]
  Children	1. Malinda Staats,   b. 1814,   d. 22 Dec 1836  (Age 22 years)   2. Calvin S Staats,   b. 20 Oct 1817, Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 May 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)   3. Mary Staats,   d. young   4. Matilda Staats,   b. 18 Mar 1820, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1892  (Age 72 years)   5. Minerva Staats,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Catherine Staats,   b. Abt 1825, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 24 Apr 1853  (Age ~ 28 years)   7. Wilson Staats,   b. 1826,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mark Staats,   b. Aug 1828, Virginia, USA ,   d. Aft Aug 1905  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F2248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Anne Evans,   b. Abt 1812, Ohio, USA ,   d. 5 Jan 1852  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1830	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [5]
  Notes	1860 JC see marriage with Sarah Burdett
  Children	1. Lewis Staats,   b. Abt 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1911  (Age ~ 80 years)   2. John D Riley Staats,   b. 7 Nov 1833, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah E Staats,   b. 1 Jun 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Jul 1895  (Age 60 years)   4. William Young Staats,   b. 11 Jan 1837, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Caroline A Staats,   b. 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Benjamin A Staats,   b. Mar 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1915  (Age ~ 74 years)   7. George W Staats,   b. Jan 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1923  (Age ~ 80 years)   8. Harriet E Staats,   b. Abt 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Adaline Staats,   b. Abt 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Elias E Staats,   b. 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Jonathan E Staats,   b. 21 Nov 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F1365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Sarah Burdett,   b. 12 Feb 1808, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Aug 1868  (Age 60 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1852	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Notes	1860 Jackson Co VA # 95-89 Staats, Elijah 66 Sarah 52 George W, 18 Harriet, 16 Adaline 15 Elias 12 Lucinda 7 Parsons, Ellen, 13
  Children	1. Laverna Staats,   b. Abt 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Mary Jane [Davis],   b. Abt 1824, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	14 Nov 1868	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F10139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 16 Dec 1830 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Buried - - Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1. [S396] Paul Thorn. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.