William Levi Staples

1884 - 1950  (65 years)

• Name	William Levi Staples  [1]
  Birth	23 Sep 1884	Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota   [2]
  	Edwin H Staples, Head, White, Male, July 1848, 51, Married for 27 years, born in Maine, Father born in Maine, Mother born in Maine, Miller Esta M Staples, Wife, White, Female, Sept 1854, 45, Married for 27 years, 4 children born and living, born in Pennsylvania, Father born in New York, Mother born in Canada Eng. William L Staples, Son, White, Male, Sept 1884, 15, Single, born in Minnesota, Father born in Maine, Mother born in Pennsylvania, At school Helen I Staples, Daughter, White, Female, Feb 1891, 9, Single, born in Minnesota, Father born in Maine, Mother born in Pennsylvania, At school
  Witness-Obituary	30 Jun 1910	Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota   [3]
  	E. H. Staples of Elk River, brother of George I. Staples of the Princeton Union, died at his home at Elk River on Thursday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr Staples had suffered from rheumatism for a period of 12 years and from Bright's disease for about six years. He was nearly 62 years of age. Funeral services were conducted at the family residence on Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Rev. Atkinson officiated and interment was in Elk River Cemetery. The funeral was a large one and pretty floral offerings covered the casket. E. H. Staples was born in Temple, Maine, on July 11, 1848, and came to Minnesota in 1868. He first went to Elk River in 1871, and was married there in 1874 to Miss Esta Mabie. He later left there and folllowed his occupation of miller in other parts of the state, and returned about 10 years ago and was employed as a rural mail carrier until called by death. He is survived by a wife, two sons and two daughters, besides two sisters, Mrs Herbert Johnson of Stillwater and Mrs Frank Frye of Elk River, and one brother Geo. Staples of Princeton. Mr Staples was a truly good man — honest, industrious, and a kind husband and father. He was highly respected in the community and had a host of friends.
  Military Service	Between 16 Jul 1917 and 21 Jun 1919  [4]
  	a Sergeant in the Medical Detachment, 6th Signal Battalion
  WW2 Draft	27 Apr 1942	831 Capitol Heights, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota   [5]
  	William Levi Staples, 831 Capitol Heights, St Paul, Ramsey, Minn, born 23 Sep 1884 in Elk River, Minn, registered for the draft. He was employed by Northern Pacific RR, Mississippi Street Shops, St Paul. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs Mildred Staples, at the same address. He was White, 5' 6", 154 pounds, had gray eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion.
  Reference Number	42264
  Death	16 Jun 1950	Ramsey County, Minnesota   [6]
  Burial	17 Jun 1950	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota   [4, 7]
  	Will L Staples; Minnesota; Sgt; Signal Corps; World War I; September 23 1885; June 16 1950
  Person ID	I41999	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Edwin Harrison Staples,   b. 11 Jul 1848, Temple, Franklin County, Maine d. 23 Jun 1910, Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Esta Melissa Mabie,   b. Sep 1854, Pennsylvania d. 27 Jun 1950, Cass County, Minnesota (Age 95 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Jan 1874	Sherburne County, Minnesota   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F8494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Daisy,   b. 14 Oct 1883, Minnesota d. 27 Apr 1949, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1935  [10]
  Family ID	F16093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Author E-Mail: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/numident/. [S90] 1900 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota; Roll: T623 791; Page: 6A, Family 125; Enumeration District: 134; FHL microfilm: 1240791. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, The Princeton Union (Princeton, Minnesota), 30 Jun 1910, Thu, Page 1. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-196. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 3504949. [S331] Mabie/Mabee/Maybee Genealogy Data; Subject: Collected data; Compiler: Steve Mabie; Date: July 2005, (Name: self published, SMabie@aol.com;), Minnesota Marriages. William B. Mabie and Sheria A, Bush. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-02000; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 90-195.