tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post8880766989726135755..comments2024-03-23T14:32:06.043-05:00Comments on Missouri and Ozarks History: The StaffelbachsLarry Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12024182801689417267noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-62133472356695262602018-08-16T10:26:59.692-05:002018-08-16T10:26:59.692-05:00Hi Anonymous,
Where did you learn that you're...Hi Anonymous, <br />Where did you learn that you're descended from the Staffelbach gang? Who was James Leonard Staffelbach, Sr.'s parents? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-58017040804806315572018-03-22T19:49:01.508-05:002018-03-22T19:49:01.508-05:00I am a descendant of these people. My grandfather ...I am a descendant of these people. My grandfather was James Leonard Staffelbach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-14489511903935924782013-05-01T14:48:21.159-05:002013-05-01T14:48:21.159-05:00Yes, Charles Denver Barger was son of George and C...Yes, Charles Denver Barger was son of George and Cora Staffelbach. He was born 1893 at Mount Vernon, Mo. George was one of the ones convicted of the Galena murder.Larry Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024182801689417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-8181007094987305362013-03-08T22:29:45.071-06:002013-03-08T22:29:45.071-06:00It's possible your great grandfather was the s...It's possible your great grandfather was the son of one of the Staffelbach boys, but, even if he was, it would be hard to say which one he might have belonged to. There were at least two other sons besides the two that got sent to prison for the murder. The oldest one got in trouble a time or two in Joplin during the 1880s for disturbing the peace and was considered mentally unbalanced. I don't think he moved to Galena with the rest of the family in the 1890s. May have stayed in Joplin or may have died.Larry Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024182801689417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-19448401505537809232013-03-05T12:02:48.222-06:002013-03-05T12:02:48.222-06:00my great grandfather: decorated war hero Charles D...my great grandfather: decorated war hero Charles Denver Barger, was a Staffelbach before being adopted. would have been 5 at the time, i wonder if he was one of the young mens' son?Joey Bargerhttps://www.facebook.com/ashleyandjoeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-87247989701191356232010-02-23T08:34:44.078-06:002010-02-23T08:34:44.078-06:00Very interesting! What the man said in the letter ...Very interesting! What the man said in the letter seems to go along with information I came up in my research, except that the Staffelbach sons were originally sentenced to death before having the sentence commuted to life in prison.Larry Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024182801689417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-70847683545667054492010-02-15T13:51:29.589-06:002010-02-15T13:51:29.589-06:00I was looking at some old letters someone gave me,...I was looking at some old letters someone gave me, they were in a desk bought at an action sometime ago. In one of the letters written from a man doing business in lansing. He mentioned 20 prisoners were being brought in from Galena. He said among them was the Stafflebacks, an old lady and her three sons. He mentioned she was around 65 yrs and looked very hard. He said they were thought to be responsible for 17 murders. He wrote that when she was brought in she said, she wasn't guilty and the Lord knew it. He also mentioned she got 21 yrs, but the boys received a life sentence. Just thought you may enjoy,<br />SheilaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com