U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Stalnaker, Ward P. (1857-1929) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Page 462 Ward P. Stalnaker, born near Meadowville in 1857, son of Holsberry and Caroline (Parsons) Stalnaker, was married February 19, 1880, near Philippi, to Carrie M., daughter of William J. and Lydia Bartlett. Children, Judson Clay, Dale Holsberry, Osban, Gideon Guy and Lydia Beatrice. Mr. Stalnaker is a member of the M. E. Church, South, and his wife is a Baptist. He is a farmer on Laurel Creek, near Fisher's Store, where he owns 150 acres, and he was educated in the public schools. The great grandfather of the subject of this sketch came from England and settled near Meadowville. Two brothers crossed the ocean with him. One settled in Randolph and one in Gilmer County. Andrew, father of Holsberry Stalnaker, married Rachel Holsberry, and accumulated property valued at $15,000 at the time of his death. He dealt largely in horses. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Barbour County, WV #14970 FULL-NAME: Ward P. Stalnaker BIRTH-DATE: November 8, 1857 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: November 8, 1929 DEATH-PLACE: near Philippi, Barbour County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: Hulsbury Stalnaker (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Carolinia Parsons (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Cardio-Renal Vascular disease INFORMANT: Mrs. Ward Stalnaker (of Philippi, WV) BURIAL: Silent Grove Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------