Elijah Staats

Elijah Staats BIRTH 12 Oct 1793 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 12 Mar 1876 (aged 82) Jackson County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Staats Cemetery Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia

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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?