O. Abraham Staats

MIGRATION - Migrated from Harrison County, Virginia with family members between 1802 and 1811 to Knox County, Ohio where several family members remained. In 1824 he was in Montgomery County, Indiana where he was an original land owner in North Union Twp along Sugar Creek, which in the day was said to have been like a small river. Early history of Montgomery County, Indiana from early settlers records how they traveled by boat along the Ohio River, up the Wabash River, onto Sugar Creek, so it is possible they traveled from Ohio to Indiana by boat. He married "Rebeckey" Cox in Montgomery County, Indiana and had children. She received 40 acres of land which was located just north of that of Abraham from her father, Joseph Cox, estate, and she, too, is on the original land owner's map. Abraham was only surviving heir when final settlement administered of his father's, Elijah's, estate on May 5, 1831 in Indiana. Migrated to Linn County, Iowa about 1837 and he was involved in several deed transactions between 1858 & 1863 and homesteaded along the Cedar River. He appeared on the 1870 census in Linn County, Iowa and it's believed that he and family members traveled by boat on the Cedar River and Iowa River to where they settled in Louisa County, Iowa near the Iowa River.

MILITARY RECORD - Civil War, Union, 37th Iowa Volunteer Infantry "Graybeard Regiment", Co. A; Enlistment 12 Sept. 1862 as a Private at the age of 60; mustered in on 06 Nov. 1862; Disability discharge on 30 May 1863 in Franklin, MO; Discharge rank Private; Distinguished Service. The following from The Civil War Archive - Union Regimental Histories for 37th Regiment Infantry: "Organized at Camp Strong, Muscatine, and mustered into the U.S. service, December 15, 1862. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., January 1, 1863. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. of Missouri, to May 1863. Provost guard duty at St. Louis, Mo., and guarding Military Prisons until May 1, 1863. Guard Pacific Railroad from St. Louis to Jefferson City, Mo. Headquarters at Franklin until July 29, 1863∼STAAT, O. Abraham.~~ CIVIL WAR VETERAN ~~ Harrison - Louisa Row 12, Old W. Side; Co. A 37 IA in

Abraham STAATS Given Name: Abraham Surname: Staats Sex: M Birth: 4 Sep 1802 in , Harrison County, Virginia, USA Death: 21 Sep 1881 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA Burial: Sep 1881 Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa, USA

_NAME: Harrison Cemetery - Wapello, IA ather: Elijah STAATS b: Unknown in ? Mother: ? ? b: Unknown in ?

Marriage 1 Rebecca COX b: 1804 in , Harrison County, Virginia, USA Married: 15 Dec 1824 in , Montgomery County, Indiana, USA Change Date: 14 May 2009 Children

1. Mary Anne STAATS b: Unknown in , , Indiana, USA
2. Elijah STAATS b: Bet 1827 and 1828 in , , Indiana, USA
3. Margaret Elizabeth STAATS b: 27 Dec 1828 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
4. Joseph STAATS b: Abt 1830 in , , Indiana, USA
5. Abraham Jasper STAATS b: 15 Apr 1831 in , Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
6. Louisa Jane STAATS b: 4 Oct 1833 in , , Iowa, USA
7. Abner STAATS b: 11 Jan 1846 in , Linn County, Iowa, USA
8. Levi STAATS b: Abt 1839 in , , Iowa, USA
9. Isaac B. STAATS b: 1848 in , Linn County, Iowa, USA

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