The Barn Fell

The big barn on the old Crane farm at Fairplain fell this week. Click on the link to see the news article and pictures.

Granny and Grandad Staats

This is Claire and Plusha Staats inside their home.

Claire Staats at home

Here's my Great-grandfather Claire Staats in front of his home.

Gr-gr-gr-grandfather Staats

Here lie my gr-gr-gr-grandfather and -grandmother Isaac and Anne Eliza Tolley Staats in the Old Siniaville Cemetery.

Old Siniaville Cemetery

Mom and I found the Old Siniaville Cemetery yesterday, the resting place of Riley and Alice Staats.

Gr-gr-grandfather and -grandmother Staats

Here lie my Great-great-grandfather and -grandmother Riley and Alice Staats in the Old Siniaville Cemetery. The epitaph says: Gone to a brighter home
Where grief cannot come

And here they are in their younger years.

Names identified

1. C. E. Staats
2. Plusha Staats
3. Baby Faith (Staats) Anderson
9. Gay Casto
11. Amy Casto
19. Barbara Wolfe
20. Oaf Crane
21. George Crane
22. Elizabeth Casto Crane
23. Mander Crane
29. Lloyd Staats
37. Lula (Baker) Crane
39. Joe Crane
44. Hube Crane

Here are the names of the people we have identified so far. Any help will be appreciated.the picture was taken from the back of George and Elizabeth Crane's house when it was actually the front of the house when a dirt road went along there. Later when Rt. 21 was built the house was changed to make the front of the house face the new road.

Gathering at Aunt Orva's house. Clair, Plusha and Faith Anderson (baby) are in the lower left corner. Please help us identify the others.