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     Thomas Staples was the son of Alpheus B. Staples and Mary Susan Hester.

     Virginia Staples was the daughter of Joshua Gunn Staples and Elmira J. Jeffries.

     Ann was born on Saturday, January 7, 1888 in Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Albert Stapp and Nancy Warren Jones. Ann was married to Henry Elmo Hayes after 1910 in Kentucky, USA.
     Ann (age 12) was listed as a daughter living with Charles Albert Stapp on the 1900 Census, on June 1, 1900 in Household No. 12, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.² As of after 1910, her married name was Hayes. Ann (age 31) was listed as a daughter living with Charles Albert Stapp on the 1920 Census, on January 1, 1920 in Household No. 43, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.³ Ann Richard Stapp was listed as the informant on Charles Albert Stapp's Death Certificate on Friday, July 22, 1938 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.⁴ Ann Richard Stapp was listed as the informant on Henry Elmo Hayes's Death Certificate on Saturday, December 30, 1961 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.^5,6

     Charles was born in 1855 in Kentucky, USA.¹ Charles was married to Nancy Warren Jones, age 22, daughter of Fielding B. Jones and Martha P. Bruce, Monday, September 3, 1877.² Charles died on Friday, July 22, 1938 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 83 years.¹ His body was interred after July 22, 1938 in Corydon Cemetery (Hwy. 60), Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
     Charles was listed as the head of a family with his wife Nancy (age 24) on the 1880 Census, on June 1, 1880 in Household No. 27, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.³ Charles was listed as the head of a family with his wife Nancy (age 44) on the 1900 Census, on June 1, 1900 in Household No. 12, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.⁴ Charles was listed as the head of a family with his wife Nancy (age 54) on the 1910 Census, on April 15, 1910 in Household No. 98, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.⁵ Charles was listed as the head of a family with his wife Nancy (age 64) on the 1920 Census, on January 1, 1920 in Household No. 43, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.⁶ Charles was listed as a lodger living with an unknown person 's household on the 1930 Census, on April 1, 1930 in Household No. 31, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.⁷

     Ida was born on Monday, December 31, 1860 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ Ida, age 18, was married to Samuel Harrison Powell, age 40, son of Thomas Whitehead Powell and Elizabeth Eveline Dorsey, Wednesday, November 26, 1879 in Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.² Ida, age 22, was married to Benjamin Franklin Willett, age 49 Wednesday, March 28, 1883 in Union Co., Kentucky, USA. Ida died on Wednesday, January 8, 1908 in Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 47 years and 8 days.¹ Her body was interred after January 8, 1908 in Corydon Cemetery (Hwy. 60), Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
     As of Wednesday, November 26, 1879, her married name was Powell. Ida (age 19) was listed as wife living with Samuel Harrison Powell on the 1880 Census, on June 1, 1880 in Household No. 179, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.³ As a result of Samuel Harrison's death, Ida May became a widow, on August 6, 1880. As of Wednesday, March 28, 1883, her married name was Willett. Ida (age 39) was listed as Benjamin Franklin Willett's wife on the 1900 Census, on June 1, 1900 in Household No. 172, Corydon, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.⁴