Joseph Young Staats

1847 - 1918  (70 years)

• Name	Joseph Young Staats
  Born	26 Apr 1847	Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1918  [3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I4759	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Noah Staats,   b. 23 Oct 1804, Wood County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 May 1887  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Harriet Ann Bradfield,   b. 1 Apr 1809, Hardy Co, WVa ,   d. 30 Jan 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	10 May 1832	Meigs County, Ohio, USA   [4]
  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	Mary Victoria Wheaton,   b. 7 Mar 1858, Portland, Meigs Co, OH ,   d. 20 Mar 1924, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1875	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	1880 Grant, Jackson WV # 374-376 Staats, Joseph Y, 32 Mary M, 25, OH Harriet, 4 Alva R, 2 1900 Grant, Jackson, WV # 128-132 Staats, Joseph Y 4/1847 m 24y WVWVOH Mary V 1/1856 m 24y 11-10 children OH PA WV William M son 11/1881 WV Hershel son 10/1884 WV Edna da 6/1885 WV Henrietta da 3/1887 WV Joseph Y son 5/1891 WV Martha da 8/1893 WV Frederick D da 11/1899 Ravenswood Cemetery Mary V Staats 1856-2+36 Mother Joseph Y Staaats 1852-1918 Father
  Children	1. Harriet Staats,   b. Apr 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alva R Staats,   b. Feb 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Fanny L Staats,   b. 13 Sep 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1964  (Age 83 years)   4. William M Staats,   b. Nov 1881, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Hershel Staats,   b. 4 Oct 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Cora Edna Staats,   b. 22 Jun 1886, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Henrietta Staats,   b. 22 Jun 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Joseph Y Staats,   b. May 1891, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Martha Staats,   b. Aug 1893, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Frederick D Staats,   b. 24 Nov 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S218] Hardesty's History of Jackson Co, WV. [S206] Ravenswood Cemetery Book. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.