Brief Life History of John Thomas
When John Thomas Staton was born on 27 May 1836, in Indiana, United States, his father, Joseph Staton, was 34 and his mother, Caroline Jane Elston, was 27. He married Samantha Jane Keenan about 1857. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1895 and Potosi Township, Linn, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 11 December 1918, in Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States.
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- Thomas Staton, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
- Thomas Staton, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas Staton, "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933"
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1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
Historical Boundaries 1860: Newton, Indiana, United States
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Stathern (Leicestershire), from Old English staca ‘stake’ + thyrne ‘thorn bush’.
variant of Staden, a habitational name from Staden in King Sterndale (Derbyshire), from Old English stæf ‘staff, stave, rod’ + dūn ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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