Need some help in determining the parentage of Ellen Stapleton born 1875 AL {both parents b AL} who was the granddaughter of Solomon Stapleton & Elizabeth A. -----. Solomon died sometime between 1863 and 1866 in Baldwin Co, AL. Elizabeth A died 2 Mar 1891 in Baldwin Co, AL.

Solomon & Elizabeth A's children were:

1. 1st Daughter Stapleton b: Bet. 1825 - 1830

2. David Crockett Stapleton b: April 1835 in Alabama
d: Bef. 15 April 1907 in Daphne, Baldwin Co, AL
............*1st Wife of David Crockett Stapleton
...........+Sarah E. Overton b: 1836 in Alabama
m: 10 October 1860 in Baldwin Co, AL
d: Bef. 1880 in Baldwin Co, AL
............*2nd Wife of [1] David Crockett Stapleton:
...........+Rose ? b: 1837 in Alabama
m: bef 1880 census
d: Bef. 29 April 1895 Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown
[Rose is with David on the 1880 Baldwin Co census. Have this female listed as a 2nd wife b/c I think it unlikely Sarah E Overton was nicknamed Rose.]
............*3rd Wife of [1] David Crockett Stapleton:
...........+Ida B. Cummins b: May 1860 in Alabama
m: 29 April 1895 in Baldwin Co, AL d: 18 December 1941 Burial: Abt. 20 December 1941 Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Baldwin Co, AL
[Ida is with David on the 1900 Baldwin Co census]

3. Matilda A. Stapleton b: 1837 in Alabama

4. William F. R. Stapleton b: Bet. 1839 - 1840 in Alabama
5. Sarah E. Stapleton b: 1843 in Baldwin Co, Alabama

6. Charles Stapleton b: Bet. 1845 - 1846 in Baldwin Co, Alabama
7. Joyce (Joice) Stapleton b: 1847 in Baldwin Co, Alabama

8. James C. (S./O.) Stapleton b: 27 June 1850 in Alabama
d: 02 March 1912 Burial: Abt. 04 March 1912 Old Stapleton Cemetery, 3 miles north of Stapleton just off US Hwy 31/59, Stapleton, Baldwin Co, AL
...........+Jessie Durward b: 26 September 1858 in Mississippi
m: 28 July 1891 in Baldwin Co, AL d: 04 December 1936
Burial: Abt. 06 December 1936 Belforest Cemetery, Belforest, Baldwin Co, AL Father: Unknown Durward Mother: Unknown

9. Mary E. Stapleton b: 1852 in Alabama

10. Susan A. Stapleton b: 1853 in Alabama or Florida (Florida per 1860 census)
...........+John B. Simmons b: 1856 in Alabama m: 30 March 1875 in Baldwin Co, AL
Father: Unknown Simmons Mother: Unknown

11. Marion F. Stapleton b: 1856 in Alabama

12. Anne Stapleton b: April 1860 in Alabama

13. Grace L. Stapleton b: Bet. 1861 - 1863 in Alabama

On the 1880 Baldwin Co, AL census, the widowed Elizabeth A Stapleton 65 is living in household 65/65 as follows:

Beat 2 District 7 Court House enumerated 15 Jun 1880 pg 6B
Stapleton William F W M 40 single Farmer & Stockraiser AL GA GA [1840]
Elizabeth W F 65 mother widow w/o occupation GA GA SC [1815]
Joyce W F 30 sister single w/o occupation AL AL AL [1850]
Annie W F 20 sister single w/o occupation AL AL AL [1860]
Grace W F 17 sister single w/o occupation AL AL AL [1863]
Ellen W F 5 niece single AL AL AL [1875]

This is the first time Ellen is enumerated. Caused me some consternation as I didn't know which of Solomon & Elizabeth A's sons was Ellen's father. I still don't and now I see that Ellen is prominently mentioned in her grandmother's will and I'm determined to uncover who her parents were. Elizabeth had other grandchildren and, for some reason, felt compelled to take special care of Ellen. I'm making the assumption that both Ellen's parents were deceased by the 1880 census.

State of Alabama
Baldwin County

I, Elizabeth A Stapleton of said County and State, hereby make this my last will and testament. I direct that my son James C Stapleton, shall have and take one half of all the sheep in my proper mark they having always belong to him, and after he takes the one half of all the sheep I want the balance of all my property equally divided between my children and my granddaughter, Ellen Stapleton.
I hereby appoint my son, James C Stapleton, to be executor of this will without bond. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st First day of March 1891.

Elizabeth A {her seal} Stapleton

Signed and published as her last will by the said Elizabeth A Stapleton in our presence, and was in her presence, and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witness on the day of the date of said will.

Chas Hall
E M Stapleton
E C. Sloman(?)

The State of Alabama }
Baldwin county } Probate Court of said County
In the matter of the probate of the last will and testament of Elizabeth A Stapleton deceased.
Before me, William H Gasque (or Gasgue), Judge of the said Court, personally appeared in open Court, Charles Hall, E M Stapleton and E Slomon, who having been by me first respectively duly sworn and examined, did and do depose and say, on oath, that they are each subscribing witnesses to the instrument of writing now shown to them, and which purports to be the last will and testament of Elizabeth A Stapleton, deceased, late an inhabitant of this County, that the said Elizabeth A Stapleton, since deceased, signed and executed said instrument on the day the same bears date, and declared the same to be her last will and testament, and that affiants set their signatures thereto on the day the same bears date, as subscribing witnesses to the same, in the presence of the said testatrix. That said testatrix of sound mind and disposing memory, and in the opinion of deponents fully capable of making her will, at the time the same was so made as aforesaid. Affiants further state that said testatrix was on the of the said date of said will, of the full age of twenty-one years and upwards.

E M Stapleton
Chas Hall
E C Slomon

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23 day of April 1891. W C Gasque, Judge

NOTE: Edwin M Stapleton is nephew of Elizabeth A. Can't tell if this is E C Slocum, Sloman, or Slomon

All help much appreciated.