Died about at about age 80
in West Virginia, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
James Stalnaker was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.
James Stalnaker was born about 1806[1] or 1804[2] in Virginia.
He married Elizabeth Nipton (Neptune?) in 1824 in Randolph County, Virginia.[3] If the children listed in the 1850 and 1860 censuses are theirs, James and Elizabeth had several children.[1][2]
On May 28, 1868, James married C. Rosenberg in Barbour County, West Virginia.[4] Mary C. and James had one son, Daniel.[5][6][7]
James Stalnaker M 56 Virginia Farmer Meth $4000, $814
Elizabeth Stalnaker F 53 Virginia
Wilson R L Stalnaker M 21 Virginia Farm labor Married within year
Martha Stalnaker F 19 Virginia Domestic Married within year
1870 Census: Glade Township, Barbour County, West Virginia [5]
James Stalnaker M W 67 West Virginia Farmer $880, $750
Mary C Stalnaker F W 40 West Virginia Keeps house
Danil C Stalnaker M W 1 West Virginia
Daniel Houdesheit(?) M W 19 ____ Works on Farm
1880 Census: Glade District, Barbour County, West Virginia [6]
James Stalnaker W M 75 West Virginia Farmer
Mary C Stalnaker Wife W F 50 West Virginia Keeping house
Daniel C Stalnaker Son M W 11 West Virginia
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch 1850 Census, Entry for James Stalmaker and Elizabeth Stalmaker, Barbour, Virginia, 1850. Census date: 29 Jul 1850.
↑ 2.02.12.2 "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch 1860 Census, Entry for James Stalnaker and Elizabeth Stalnaker, Barbour, Virginia, 1860. Census date: 3 Aug 1860.
↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," , FamilySearch Archived Virginia Records, James Stalnaker and Elizabeth Nipton, 1824; citing Randolph, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,786. No image available on 1 March 2024.
↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," , FamilySearch West Virginia Marriage archive, James Stalnaker and C. Rosenberger, 28 May 1868; citing Barbour, West Virginia, b1 1/2 p28, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,381. No image available on 1 March 2024. Indexed information: Father is William, Mother is Peggy, age about 60. C. Rosenberger is about 30.
↑ 5.05.1 "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch 1870 Census, Entry for James Stalnaker and Mary C Stalnaker, Barbour, West Virginia 1870. Census Date: 18 Oct 1870.
↑ 6.06.1 "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch 1880 Census, Entry for James Stalnaker and Mary C. Stalnaker, Glade, Barbour, West Virginia, 1880.
↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," , FamilySearch West Virginia Death Daniel Stalnaker, Dana Stalnaker, 11 Feb 1934; citing Dent, West Virginia, County Records, 1934-36, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 808,379.
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