West Virginia Pioneers
Caroline B Riley
1. Caroline B Riley was born about 1818 in Wood County, West Virginia, USA; died on 9 Oct 1884; was buried in Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV. Caroline married Calvin S Staats on 31 Dec 1842 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Calvin (son of Elijah Staats and Sarah Warth) was born on 20 Oct 1817 in Virginia, USA; died on 28 May 1901 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hannah Elizabeth Staats
was born about 1844 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 3. Albert H Staats
was born about 1847 in Virginia, USA; and died. - 4. Elijah Matson Staats
was born in Nov 1849 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 5. Mary Minerva Staats
was born about 1852 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 19 Jan 1927 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. - 6. Joshua M or W Staats
was born on 15 Mar 1853 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 6 Aug 1865; was buried in Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV. - 7. Baby Staats
was born in 1854 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 8. Regina M Staats
was born on 21 Jun 1855 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 18 Sep 1857 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV. - 9. Caroline A Staats
was born about 1856 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died in 1920. - 10. Alvin M Staats
was born on 21 Dec 1858 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 11. Ada Staats
was born on 7 Jan 1860 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1861 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV.
- 2. Hannah Elizabeth Staats
Generation: 2
2. Hannah Elizabeth Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born about 1844 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Hannah married Clark Calvin Hill on 19 Apr 1863 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Clark (son of Laban Hill and Rebecca Woodruff) was born in 1839 in Mason, Mason County, West Virginia; died in 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Caroline Hill
was born about 1864 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 13. Elijah W Hill
was born about 1866 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 14. Laban Hill
was born about 1868 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 15. Chapman Hill
was born about 1869 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
- 12. Caroline Hill
3. Albert H Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born about 1847 in Virginia, USA; and died. Albert married Elizabeth Myers on 23 Feb 1873 in Mason, Mason County, West Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Gaspar Myers and Martha Johns) was born in CA 1851 in Mason, Mason County, West Virginia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Martha A Staats
was born about 1876 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 17. Mary E Staats
was born about 1877 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 18. Jasper G Staats
was born in 1879 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
- 16. Martha A Staats
4. Elijah Matson Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born in Nov 1849 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Family/Spouse: Rhoda Jane Postlethwait. Rhoda (daughter of Albert Gallatin P Postlethwait and Rhoda Jane Dulaney) was born in 1849 in Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Marvin T Staats
was born about 1874 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 20. Melvin M Staats
was born about 1876 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 21. Ora B Staats
was born about 1879 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 22. Ina Lois Staats
was born on 24 Nov 1880; died on 20 May 1934 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA. - 23. Oaky Matson Staats
was born on 1 Oct 1882 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 24. Georgiana Staats
was born in Apr 1885 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 25. Nathan Ellis Staats
was born on 15 Apr 1887 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
Elijah married Allena Casto on 28 Sep 1892 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Allena (daughter of George Riley Casto and Margaret Ann Hogsett) was born on 3 May 1867 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 5 Aug 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Clarinda Ellen Staats
was born in Jun 1893 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 27. Nettie L Staats
was born in Nov 1894 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 28. Charles Ray Staats
was born on 14 Jan 1897 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 29. Erma Gale Staats
was born on 17 Nov 1902; and died. - 30. Gladys Marie Staats
was born on 24 Sep 1905; and died.
- 19. Marvin T Staats
5. Mary Minerva Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born about 1852 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 19 Jan 1927 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Mary married Nathan M Stewart on 6 Jan 1871 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Nathan (son of Elisha Stewart and Sarah Coon) was born on 9 Dec 1850 in Virginia, USA; died on 16 Feb 1929 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 31. Bertha Stewart
was born about 1872 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 32. Evelyn Stewart
was born in Jan 1873 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 33. Elisha Stewart
was born about 1875 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 34. Caroline A Stewart
was born in Feb 1878 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 35. Sarah Stewart
was born in 1880 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 36. Mary Jane Stewart
was born in Feb 1883 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 37. Georgia I Stewart
was born in Aug 1886 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
- 31. Bertha Stewart
6. Joshua M or W Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born on 15 Mar 1853 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 6 Aug 1865; was buried in Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV. 7. Baby Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born in 1854 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. 8. Regina M Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born on 21 Jun 1855 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 18 Sep 1857 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV. 9. Caroline A Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born about 1856 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died in 1920. Caroline married Philip Thornton on 5 Nov 1874 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Philip (son of John Thornton and Susanna Durst) was born about 1844 in Mason, Mason County, West Virginia; died in 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 38. Calvin M Thornton
was born about 1876 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 39. Ernest Thornton
was born about 1877 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 40. Eleanora Alice Thornton
was born on 31 Mar 1879 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
- 38. Calvin M Thornton
10. Alvin M Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born on 21 Dec 1858 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Alvin married Lucinda Hall on 10 Jun 1880 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Lucinda (daughter of Phillip Hall and Louisa V Brannam) was born about 1862 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. Alice A Staats
was born in Nov 1881 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died before 1900. - 42. Gertrude C Staats
was born in Nov 1883 in West Virginia, USA; died in 1964; was buried in Reno County, Kansas, USA. - 43. Robert Staats
was born in 1885 in West Virginia, USA; died in 1922; was buried in Stafford County, Kansas, USA. - 44. Henry E Staats
was born on 18 Feb 1887 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 2 Jul 1907 in Smith County, Kansas, USA; was buried in Stafford County, Kansas, USA. - 45. Hurst Phillip Staats
was born on 10 Mar 1889 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 6 Feb 1973 in Lane County, Oregon, USA; was buried in Lane County, Oregon, USA. - 46. Dorothy J Staats
was born in Jul 1891 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 47. Luther W Staats
was born in Sep 1895 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 48. Wilbur D Staats
was born in May 1899 in Kansas, USA; and died. - 49. Virginia Staats
was born on 19 Apr 1906 in Kansas, USA; died on 1 Jun 1989; was buried in Reno County, Kansas, USA.
- 41. Alice A Staats
11. Ada Staats
(1.Caroline1) was born on 7 Jan 1860 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1861 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson Co, WV.
Generation: 3
12. Caroline Hill
(2.Hannah2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1864 in West Virginia, USA; and died. Caroline married Emory McBride on 26 Mar 1906 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA. Emory (son of William McBride and Emily Starcher) was born about 1864 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Elijah W Hill
(2.Hannah2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1866 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 14. Laban Hill
(2.Hannah2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1868 in West Virginia, USA; and died. Laban married Ethel R Tall on 23 Oct 1895 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA. Ethel and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Chapman Hill
(2.Hannah2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1869 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Chapman married Myrtie Armintia Kerwood on 10 Sep 1892 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Myrtie (daughter of James Kay Kerwood and Sarah Ann King) was born about 1868 in West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Martha A Staats
(3.Albert2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1876 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 17. Mary E Staats
(3.Albert2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1877 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 18. Jasper G Staats
(3.Albert2, 1.Caroline1) was born in 1879 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 19. Marvin T Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1874 in West Virginia, USA; and died. Marvin married Mina L McKenzie on 31 Dec 1902 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA. Mina (daughter of William McKenzie and Mary E Spence) was born about 1880 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
20. Melvin M Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1876 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 21. Ora B Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1879 in West Virginia, USA; and died. Ora married John Archer on 8 Sep 1898 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA. John was born about 1873 in Ohio, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
22. Ina Lois Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 24 Nov 1880; died on 20 May 1934 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA. Family/Spouse: Harry E Williams. Harry was born on 30 Mar 1884; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
23. Oaky Matson Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 1 Oct 1882 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 24. Georgiana Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Apr 1885 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 25. Nathan Ellis Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 15 Apr 1887 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 26. Clarinda Ellen Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Jun 1893 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 27. Nettie L Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Nov 1894 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 28. Charles Ray Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 14 Jan 1897 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. 29. Erma Gale Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 17 Nov 1902; and died. 30. Gladys Marie Staats
(4.Elijah2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 24 Sep 1905; and died. 31. Bertha Stewart
(5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1872 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 32. Evelyn Stewart
(5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Jan 1873 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Evelyn married Graton M Rankin on 27 Oct 1890 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Graton (son of Thomas J Rankin and Margaret Elizabeth Hoover) was born on 24 Nov 1857 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 13 Dec 1934 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 50. Clark Rankin
was born on 9 Dec 1891; died on 3 Mar 1892; was buried in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. - 51. Edna V Rankin
was born in Apr 1896 in West Virginia, USA; and died. - 52. Dora Rankin
was born on 8 Jun 1900 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 53. Walter Thomas Rankin
was born on 7 Jan 1906 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 54. Marie Rankin
was born on 9 Nov 1908 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
- 50. Clark Rankin
33. Elisha Stewart
(5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1875 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 34. Caroline A Stewart
(5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Feb 1878 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 35. Sarah Stewart
(5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born in 1880 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 36. Mary Jane Stewart
(5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Feb 1883 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Mary married Elmer Sayre on 1 Sep 1900 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Elmer (son of George W Sayre and Isabella Casto) was born on 25 Dec 1877 in West Virginia, USA; died on 7 Nov 1938; was buried in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 55. Wilmer Sayre
was born on 5 Sep 1901 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 56. Kina Willard Sayre
was born on 5 Apr 1903 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 57. Josephine Marie Sayre
was born in 1905 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 58. Opal Irene Sayre
was born on 17 Mar 1909 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. - 59. Clayton N Sayre
- 60. Stewart Eugene Sayre
was born on 22 Jun 1920 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jun 2001.
- 55. Wilmer Sayre
37. Georgia I Stewart
(5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Aug 1886 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 38. Calvin M Thornton
(9.Caroline2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1876 in West Virginia, USA; and died. Calvin married Rosa E Thornton on 5 Apr 1898 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Rosa (daughter of Charles 'Charley' Thornton and Elizabeth Jane Boyers) was born in Dec 1881 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
39. Ernest Thornton
(9.Caroline2, 1.Caroline1) was born about 1877 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 40. Eleanora Alice Thornton
(9.Caroline2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 31 Mar 1879 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Eleanora married Peter Donohue on 17 Jul 1894 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Peter (son of James Ellis Donohue and Sarah Ann Byrnes) was born on 19 Dec 1869 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 12 Nov 1942 in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 61. E S Donohue
was born on 10 Oct 1895 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died before 1900. - 62. Lucy E Donohue
was born on 11 Sep 1896 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died before 1900.
- 61. E S Donohue
41. Alice A Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Nov 1881 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died before 1900. 42. Gertrude C Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Nov 1883 in West Virginia, USA; died in 1964; was buried in Reno County, Kansas, USA. 43. Robert Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born in 1885 in West Virginia, USA; died in 1922; was buried in Stafford County, Kansas, USA. 44. Henry E Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 18 Feb 1887 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 2 Jul 1907 in Smith County, Kansas, USA; was buried in Stafford County, Kansas, USA. 45. Hurst Phillip Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 10 Mar 1889 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 6 Feb 1973 in Lane County, Oregon, USA; was buried in Lane County, Oregon, USA. 46. Dorothy J Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Jul 1891 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 47. Luther W Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Sep 1895 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 48. Wilbur D Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born in May 1899 in Kansas, USA; and died. 49. Virginia Staats
(10.Alvin2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 19 Apr 1906 in Kansas, USA; died on 1 Jun 1989; was buried in Reno County, Kansas, USA.
Generation: 4
50. Clark Rankin
(32.Evelyn3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 9 Dec 1891; died on 3 Mar 1892; was buried in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. 51. Edna V Rankin
(32.Evelyn3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born in Apr 1896 in West Virginia, USA; and died. 52. Dora Rankin
(32.Evelyn3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 8 Jun 1900 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. 53. Walter Thomas Rankin
(32.Evelyn3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 7 Jan 1906 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. 54. Marie Rankin
(32.Evelyn3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 9 Nov 1908 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. 55. Wilmer Sayre
(36.Mary3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 5 Sep 1901 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. 56. Kina Willard Sayre
(36.Mary3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 5 Apr 1903 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. 57. Josephine Marie Sayre
(36.Mary3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born in 1905 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Josephine married John Henry Hartley on 30 Oct 1926 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. John (son of Henry Thomas Hartley and Laura Fenimore) was born on 21 Dec 1903 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 63. Geraldine Hartley
- 64. John Hartley, Jr
- 65. London Stewart Hartley
- 66. Henry Martin Hartley
- 63. Geraldine Hartley
58. Opal Irene Sayre
(36.Mary3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 17 Mar 1909 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; and died. Opal married Russell Floyd Reynolds on 25 Sep 1937 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Russell (son of Charles Lewis Reynolds and Tenna I R [Christena] Fisher) was born on 19 Sep 1894 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died in 1973; was buried in Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
59. Clayton N Sayre
(36.Mary3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1)60. Stewart Eugene Sayre
(36.Mary3, 5.Mary2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 22 Jun 1920 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jun 2001. Stewart married Virginia May Casto on 29 Oct 1938 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. Virginia (daughter of James Thomas Casto and Minnie Samantha Reynolds) was born on 2 Jun 1920 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 3 Dec 2012 in Huntington, West Virginia; was buried in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 68. Judith Ann Sayre
- 69. Valeria Jeanette Sayre
- 70. Stewart Reynolds Sayre
- 71. Clara Jane Sayre
- 72. David E Sayre
- 73. Letitia Gayle Sayre
was born on 30 Apr 1951 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died on 11 Dec 2005; was buried in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. - 74. Steven T Sayre
- 68. Judith Ann Sayre
61. E S Donohue
(40.Eleanora3, 9.Caroline2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 10 Oct 1895 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died before 1900. 62. Lucy E Donohue
(40.Eleanora3, 9.Caroline2, 1.Caroline1) was born on 11 Sep 1896 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; died before 1900.
