Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Why Franklin Staten is actually Franklin L. Staton

- Birth is around 1835 in Tennessee for both
- Staton, Staten and Stayton were frequently interchanged
- Franklin L. Staton's parents and siblings are unknown (up until now)
- Franlin Staten's parents are T. Staten (abt. 1805) & Jennifer Teriza Waits (1808 GA)
- Franklin Staten's sisters Caroline and Angeline Staten are found to live in Woodruff, Arkansas at the same time as Franklin L. Staton
- Caroline Staten marries Thomas Dowden on Oct 12th, 1867 while Franklin L. Staton marries Martha Hooser (Hoosier) on 16 May 1867; both are married within 5 months in Woodruff, Arkansas.
- Ancestry DNA matched newly found Franklin Staten lineage with 96% confidence

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