Descendants of
Fain Queeny Short

Short Generation # 6

1. Fain Queeny Short; given name may have been Famquina; b. circa 1817 in Hopkins Co., Kentucky; m. Daniel Penrod 16 Aug 1836 in Franklin Co., Missouri, with Willam Long, Minister officiating; m. Thomas Standifer before Mar 184; m. Joseph Staton circa 1845, son of Thomas Staton and Bethania Bayze.

There are no known children of Fain Queeny Short and Daniel Penrod.

There are no known children of Fain Queeny Short and Thomas Standifer.

Joseph Staton was born on 26 May 1821 in Kentucky. He died between 1895 and 1896 in Butler Co., Missouri.

Children of Fain Queeny Short and Joseph Staton were as follows:

• 2 i. William Nelson Staton; b. circa 1845 in Missouri.

• + 3 ii. James Woodson Staton, b. 25 Jul 1850 in Missouri; m. Eda Pearl Lawson; m. Sarah Grover.

• 4 iii. Martha Staton.

• 5 iv. Elizabeth Staton.

• + 6 v. Hezekiah Staton, b. Sep 1854 in Illinois; m. Fanny Ellen Price.

Short Generation # 5

3. James Woodson Staton; b. 25 Jul 1850 in Missouri; m. Eda Pearl Lawson 26 Aug 1869 in Randolph Co., Arkansas; he third marriage was to Sarah Grover circa 1874 in Grant Co., Arkansas.

Eda Pearl Lawson died after 1 Mar 1872 shortly after birth of James Hezekiah.

Children of James Woodson Staton and Eda Pearl Lawson were as follows:

• + 7 i. John William Staton, b. 12 Jun 1870 in Grant Co., Arkansas; m. Lenora Victoria Steward.

• + 8 ii. James Hezekiah Staton, b. 1 Mar 1872; m. Cora Saye.

There were no children of James Woodson Staton and Sarah Grover.

Fanny Ellen Price was born in Jan 1858. She died in 1929 in Yuby, Oklahoma.

Children of Hezekiah Staton and Fanny Ellen Price were as follows:

• + 9 i. Elizabeth Jane Staton, b. Sep 1877 in McKinny, Collin ?; m. John H. Donihoo.

• 10 ii. Jessie K. Staton; b. Mar 1879.

• 11 iii. Rebecca E. Staton; b. Oct 1883.

• 12 iv. Mary F. Staton; b. Jul 1887.

• 13 v. Clarence W. Staton; b. Oct 1892.

• 14 vi. Bessie E. Staton; b. Jan 1895.

• 15 vii. William A. Staton; b. Feb 1900.

Short Generation # 4

7. John William Staton; b. 12 Jun 1870 in Grant Co., Arkansas; m. Lenora Victoria Steward 2 Apr 1889 in Santa Ana, Coleman Co., Texas; d. 9 Jan 1942 in Abilene, Texas, at age 71.

Lenora Victoria Steward was born on 28 Jan 1873 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She died on 22 Sep 1954 in Brownwood, Texas, at age 81.

Children of John William Staton and Lenora Victoria Steward were as follows:

• + 16 i. Robert Roy Staton, b. 27 Jan 1890 in Santa Ana, Texas; m. Minnie Lucille May.

• + 17 ii. Steward Woodson Staton, b. 28 Feb 1892 in Rockwood, Texas; m. Eula Genora Shaw.

• + 18 iii. Harris Staton, b. 15 May 1894 in Whitewright, Texas; m. Margie Jessie Houchins.

• + 19 iv. John Carey Staton, b. 2 Apr 1896 in Brownwood, Texas; m. Bess Farmer; m. Louise Biddle.

• 20 v. Lela Arliss Staton; b. 18 Sep 1898 in Waldrip, McCulloch, Texas; m. A.B. Griffith 26 Apr 1929; d. 30 Dec 1960 in Brownwood, Texas, at age 62.

• + 21 vi. William Anderson Staton, b. 25 Jan 1901 in Brownwood, Texas; m. Mary Rebecca Menefee.

• + 22 vii. Flora Golda Staton, b. 13 Mar 1903 in Brownwood, Texas; m. Robert Edward Milam.

• + 23 viii. Tessie Oma Staton, b. 26 Oct 1906 in Brownwood, Texas; m. Milton Davis Shirley; m. George McKay.

• + 24 ix. Eda Sarah Jane Staton, b. 21 Apr 1911 in Brownwood, Texas; m. Jerald Jackson Taylor.
  
  

Cora Saye was born circa 1872 in Texas.

Children of James Hezekiah Staton and Cora Saye were as follows:

• + 25 i. Burleson Staton, b. 12 Jul 1894; m. Katherine Price.

• 26 ii. Eda Pearl Staton; b. 25 Sep 1896; d. 12 Jun 1977 at age 80.

• 27 iii. Vera Staton; b. 16 Jul 1898; m. Hall Buchanan; d. 20 May 1977 at age 78.

• 28 iv. James Staton; b. 3 Feb 1901; d. 28 Oct 1903 at age 2.

• + 29 v. Mary Elsie Staton, b. 11 Aug 1903; m. Samuel Richard Minnix.
  
  

Children of Elizabeth Jane Staton and John H. Donihoo were:

• + 30 i. Walter H, Donihoo, b. Jun 1899 in McKinny, Collin ?; m. Lura Mae Dickson.

Short Generation # 3

16. Robert Roy Staton; b. 27 Jan 1890 in Santa Ana, Texas; m. Minnie Lucille May 1917; d. 21 Dec 1949 in San Angelo, Texas, at age 59.

Minnie Lucille May died on 11 Aug 1913.

Children of Robert Roy Staton and Minnie Lucille May were:

• 31 i. Roy McAdoo Staton; b. 16 Jun 1918 in Honey Grove, Texas; m. Maxine Rutledge; d. 1975 in Dallas, Tarrant Co., Texas.

Eula Genora Shaw was born on 21 Apr 1894. She died on 6 Jan 1972 in Corvallis, Oregon, at age 77.

Children of Steward Woodson Staton and Eula Genora Shaw were as follows:

• 32 i. Donald Taylor Staton; b. 13 Feb 1917 in Brownwood, Texas; m. Olga Lorraine Mantovanis 30 Mar 1940; d. 29 Aug 1990 in Washington at age 73.

• 33 ii. Glenn Staton.

Margie Jessie Houchins was born on 4 Jun 1904 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She died on 22 Oct 1989 in Brownwood Regional Hospital at age 85.

Children of Harris Staton and Margie Jessie Houchins were as follows:

• 34 i. Harris Staton; b. 21 Feb 1927 in Eastland, Texas; m. Erma Ruth Ham Riordan; m. Edith Dale Parker 16 Apr 1946 in Brownwood, Texas; m. Gala Marie Ramsey 29 Apr 1963; d. 1 Oct 1995 in VA Hospital Temple, Texas, at age 68.

• 35 ii. Hillary Daughety Staton; m. Callie Wilma Lefter Cable; m. Willie Pearl Allen Senterfitt

• 36 iii. Mary Jane Staton; m. Lonnie Myrle Holland; m. William Mark Beck.

Children of John Carey Staton and Bess Farmer were:

• 37 i. Tom De Wolfe Staton; m. Marie McCaleb.

Louise Biddle was born on 5 Apr 1893 in West Dennis, MA. She died on 23 Jun 1980 in Los Angeles, CA, at age 87.

Children of John Carey Staton and Louise Biddle both b. in Boston, MA, were as follows:

• 38 i. John C. Staton; b. 18 Mar 1923; m. Edeana M. Wood 16 Apr 1946 in Yuma, Arizona.

• 39 ii. Sylvia B. Staton; b. 18 Dec 1924; m. Roy A. Bahls 16 Sep 1944; m. Lawrence L. Clayton 10 Jun 1985 in Vero Beach, Florida.

Mary Rebecca Menefee was born on 11 Sep 1903 in Haskell, Texas.

Children of William Anderson Staton and Mary Rebecca Menefee were as follows:

• 40 i. Lenora June Staton; m. Quentin Truett Shults.

• 41 ii. William Anderson Staton; m. Lauribell Jo Bodenhamer; m. Linda Carter; m. Patricia Christine Martin.

• 42 iii. Marion Carroll Staton; b. 6 Sep 1929 in May, Texas; m. Joyce Harrell; m. Connie Evelyn Vincent 31 Dec 1976 in Midland, Texas; d. 5 Mar 1995 in Midland, Texas, at age 65.

• 43 iv. Rebecca Ann Staton; m. Robert Dennis Wilson.

Robert Edward Milam was born on 20 Mar 1903 in Florence, Williamson Co., Texas. He died on 12 Mar 1993 in Portland, Oregon, at age 89.

Children of Flora Golda Staton and Robert Edward Milam all b. in Brownwood, Brown Co., Texas, were as follows:

• 44 i. Robert Edward Milam.

• 45 ii. William Oran Milam; m. Doloris Pauline Kehler.

• 46 iii. Flora Benita Milam; m. Donald Joseph Econe.

Milton Davis Shirley was born on 1 Feb 1896 in Marblefalls, Texas. He died on 29 Jan 1975 in Brownwood, Texas, at age 78.

Children of Tessie Oma Staton and Milton Davis Shirley were as follows:

• 47 i. Milton Davis Shirley; b. 21 Apr 1929 in Portales, NM; m. Ruby LaVerne Sykes 28 Jan 1950 in Big Valley, Mills Co., Texas; m. Mary Ann Teague Howard 4 Feb 1977 in Las Vegas, NV; d. 7 Aug 1999 in Baytown, Harris, Texas, at age 70.

• 48 ii. Shirlee Oma Shirley; m. Wayne Harris; m. Lynn Avis.

George McKay was born on 25 May 1890 in Longview, Texas. He died on 2 Aug 1980 at age 90.

There were no children of Tessie Oma Staton and George McKay.

Jerald Jackson Taylor was born on 23 May 1907 in Sonora, Texas. He died on 31 Mar 1995 in Mesa, Arizona, at age 87.

Children of Eda Sarah Jane Staton and Jerald Jackson Taylor both b. in Phoenix, Arizona, were as follows:

• 49 i. Glenda Jane Taylor; b. 23 Aug 1937; m. Roger Lewis Worsley 7 Aug 1958 in Mesa, Arizona; d. 18 Jul 1979 in Mesa, Arizona, at age 41.

• 50 ii. Thomas Jackson Taylor; m. Tommye Jean Bledsoe Lewis.

Children of Burleson Staton and Katherine Price were as follows:

• 51 i. Frances Katherine Staton; m. Harry Gustav Lottman.

• 52 ii. Jean Price Staton; m. Clarence Scott.

Samuel Richard Minnix was born on 2 Dec 1894.

Children of Mary Elsie Staton and Samuel Richard Minnix were as follows:

• 53 i. Daniel Bliss Minnix; b. 1 Sep 1921; d. 15 Sep 1958 at age 37.

• 54 ii. Mary Lou Minnix; b. 20 Sep 1927; d. 17 Jul 1929 at age 1.

• 55 iii. Carolyn Beth Minnix m. Bill Leon Harris.

Lura Mae Dickson was born on 9 Apr 1906 in Greenville, Hunt Co., Texas. She died on 17 May 1983 in Texas City, Galveston Co., Texas, at age 77.

Children of Walter H, Donihoo and Lura Mae Dickson were:

• 56 i. Sidney Merrell Donihoo; b. 27 Jul 1927 in Greenville, Hunt Co., Texas; m. Evalene Estelle Turman; d. 20 Aug 1963 at age 36.

Questions, comments, corrections and new information are welcome.
Doug Short .... dpshort@earthlink.net

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Last Revised: August 2003