Husband: Richard Horrace STAGGS (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Birthdate: Dec 1858
Birthplace: Tennessee (1, 2, 3, 4, 6)
Death date: 8 Oct 1921
Place of death: Bemis, Madison County, TN (6, 7)
Burial: Bemis Cemetery, Bemis, Madison County, TN (6)
Father: Martin STAGGS (1812-Bet 1870) (3, 4, 8)
Mother: Sarah W. unknown (1825-Bef 1900) (3, 4, 8, 9)

Marriage date: 5 Sep 1880
Marriage place: Lewis County, TN (2, 10, 11, 12)

Wife: Esther Josephine "Josie" WARREN (1, 2, 9, 13, 14)
Birthdate: 29 Jan 1866
Birthplace: Hickman County, TN (1, 2, 9, 12, 13)
Death date: 20 Sep 1927
Place of death: ?Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Burial:
Father: William Carrol WARREN (1817-1900) (9, 15)
Mother: Sarah Rebecca WARREN (1830-1915) (9, 15)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Agnes Florence STAGGS (2)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Jun 1881 - Lawrence County, TN (2, 16)
Death date:
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Spouses' names: Peter SMITH (1885-?) (16)
Marriage dates: 1905 - Bemis, Madison County, TN (16)

Child No. 2: Ludie D. STAGGS (2)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Apr 1883 - Shoal, Lawrence County, TN (2)
Death date:
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Child No. 3: Tennessee A. STAGGS (2)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Apr 1884 - Shoal, Lawrence County, TN (2)
Death date:
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Child No. 4: Missie Artie Loretta Lee STAGGS (2, 16, 17)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Nov 1886 - Shoal, Lawrence County, TN (2, 16)
Death date:
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Spouses' names: William Victor GIBBS (1884-?) (17)
Marriage dates: 1902 - Bemis, Madison County, TN? (16, 17)

Child No. 5: Ruth Elizabeth STAGGS (2)
Sex: F
Birthdate: 11 Jan 1889 - Lawrence County, TN (2)
Death date: 16 Jan 1943 - Gludstadt, Madison County, MS
Burial: - Lone Pine Baptist Cemetery, Madison County, MS (18)
Spouses' names: Bythel Nelson PUGH (1886-1963) (19, 20, 21, 22)
Marriage dates: 18 Nov 1905 - Lawrence County, TN (22)

Child No. 6: William Horace STAGGS (2, 16, 23)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 13 Mar 1891 - Shoal, Lawrence County, TN (2, 16, 23)
Death date:
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Spouses' names: Emma Elizabeth CORTER (1915-2005)
Marriage dates: Feb 1928 - Florence, Lauderdale County, AL

Child No. 7: Richard Wilson STAGGS (1, 2, 12, 23)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 3 Mar 1893 - Harwell Hill, Madison County, TN (1, 2, 12, 23, 24)
Death date: 1 Jun 1967 - Jackson, Madison County, TN (24)
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Child No. 8: Lida Alice STAGGS (2, 12)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Feb 1895 - Shoal, Lawrence County, TN (2, 12)
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Child No. 9: Margie Gladis STAGGS (2, 12)
Sex: F
Birthdate: Feb 1897 - Shoal, Lawrence County, TN (2, 12)
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Child No. 10: Jessie A. STAGGS (2)
Sex: M
Birthdate: Apr 1898 - Shoal, Lawrence County, TN (2)
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Child No. 11: Infant STAGGS
Sex: U
Birthdate: After 1900 (12)
Death date: Bef 1910 (12)
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Child No. 12: Infant STAGGS
Sex: U
Birthdate: After 1900 (12)
Death date: Bef 1910 (12)
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Child No. 13: Walter Laymon STAGGS (1, 12)
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1904 -Tennessee (1, 12)
Death date:
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Documentation:
  1. 1920 Census - 8th District, Madison County, TN (8th District (Part D) District #1 (Pt 7). Enumerator Dist #155, Supervisor Dist #8, Sheet #22 A.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  2. 1900 Census - Shoal, Lawrence Co., TN (5th Civil District. Supervisor Dist #9256, Enumerator Dist #52. Sheet No. 1B,). Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  3. 1860 Census - Lebanon, Tippah County, MS (Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Subdivision, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: M653_592; Page: 0; Image: 235. Household #216 Dwelling #213). Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  4. 1870 Census - Lewis County, TN - Martin Staggs (Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Lewis, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1543; Page: 141; Image: 283.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  5. 1910 Census - Florence, Lauderdale County, AL (Year: 1910; Census Place: Florence Ward 6, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 160. The census taker enumerated him as Robert H. but the dates and order of the children match with Richard so I am sure this is the same person.), Robert H. Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  6. Survey - Bemis Cemetery, Bemis, Madison County, TN (David Donahue recorded Bemis Cemetery August 14, 2004.) Repository: US Genweb - Madison County, TN, http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison/cemeteries/bemis.htm.
  7. Jonathan K.T. Smith, Madison County, TN - 1921 Death Certificates (GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS FROM THE OFFICIAL STATE DEATH CERTIFICATES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED IN MADISON COUNTY TENNESSEE 1920-1924 WHO WERE BORN BEFORE AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 1860. Prepared 1994). Repository: US Genweb - Madison County, TN,
http://www.tngenweb.org/records/madison/cemeteries/bemis.htm.
  8. 1850 Census - District #6, Wayne County, TN (Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M432_899; Page: 291; Image: 67.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  9. 1880 Census - 5th Civil District, Lewis County, TN (Supervisor District #4, Enumerator District #114. Page 334A.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  10. 1920 Census - 8th District, Madison County, TN (8th District (Part D) District #1 (Pt 7). Enumerator Dist #155, Supervisor Dist #8, Sheet #22 A.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Cit. Date: 22 Sep 2006
  11. Marjorie Graves, Lewis County, TN Marriages 1844 - 1894 (First 50 Years of Lewis Co, TN Marriage Records 1844-1894 originally transcribed by Marjorie Graves) Rec. Date: 22 Sep 2006, Bk 1, pg 111. Repository: US Genweb - Lewis County TN,
http://www.tngenweb.org/lewis/.
  12. 1910 Census - Florence, Lauderdale County, AL (Year: 1910; Census Place: Florence Ward 6, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 160. The census taker enumerated him as Robert H. but the dates and order of the children match with Richard so I am sure this is the same person.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  13. 1870 Census - Henryville, Lawrence County, TN (12th Civil District. Page 4.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  14. 1910 Census - Florence, Lauderdale County, AL (Year: 1910; Census Place: Florence Ward 6, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 160. The census taker enumerated him as Robert H. but the dates and order of the children match with Richard so I am sure this is the same person.), Josephine. Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  15. Survey - Peyton Cemetery, Allen's Creek, Lewis County, TN (Copied by Bill, Sammye & Keith Lawson on 25 November 2001.) Repository: US Genweb - Lewis County TN, http://www.tngenweb.org/lewis/.
  16. 1910 Census - Bemis, Madison County, TN - Staggs (Year: 1910; Census Place: Bemis, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1511; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 534.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  17. Dave Hess, Message Board - Staggs Board. Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  18. Surveyed by Pat Wellington, Survey of Lone Pine Baptist Church Cemetery (Madison County, Missisippi.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ms/madison/cemeteries/lonepine.txt). Repository: US Genweb - Madison County MS,
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ms/madison.
  19. Social Secutiry Application for B. Pugh (Social Security Administration), B. Pugh. Repository: Social Security Administration, Washington.
  20. Death Certificate for B. Pugh (Hinds County, Mississippi. Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records), B. Pugh. Repository: Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records, Vital Records State Department of Health, PO Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215.
  21. 1900 Federal Census - 6th District, Hickman County, TN (Enumerator District #43, Supervisor District #256, Page 91 A & B, Household #10,). Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  22. 1930 Federal Census. (Yazoo County, Mississippi. Beat 4. Enum District #82-19, Supervisor District #6. Sheet No. 24B. Household #576 and 577 Ancestry.com). Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  23. World War I Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.
  24. Social Security Death Index (Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.) Repository: Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com.

Notes:
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2006
As you can tell, this is a work in progress. There are MANY holes that need to be filled. If you have any corrections, additions, or any other information about any members of this family, please let me know. Thanks so much!