There was another William Staton in Bath Co. born about 1825 (age in census varies) who also had a wife named Sarah (nee McClain) who went by Sally, so be careful not to get them confused. Some researchers, in particular, have mistakenly assigned this William’s death data to the other. (It is primarily the mother’s maiden name field on the death records for their children that can be used to discriminate which was which.)

Their joint gravestone, a pillar in the Staton Cemetery on Beaver Creek which was relocated as part of the Cave Run Lake project to Ginter Cemetery atop a hill near the intersection of Beaver Creek and Leatherwood Creek, is inscribed W. B. Staton, April 4, 1825 - Dec 6, 1903 : Sallie A., his wife, May 25, 1833 - Jan 5, 1915.

1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 14 Aug, lists on p. 236 as family #1712:
William Staton Jr., 35, farmer; Sarah, 27; Sarah, 12; Elizabeth, 10; Armilda, 5; George, 3; John, 3/12. All born in Ky.

The first two daughters are children of William and his first wife Nancy Wilson. The preceding household is George W. Staton age 29 with wife Mary age 22.

1870 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Beaver precinct, enumerated 12 July, lists on p. 1 as family #6:
Staten, William, 45, farmer; Sarah, 37; Elizabeth, 20; George W., 12; John, 10; Mary, 8; Charles, 3; Rosabell, 2; Issabella, 2. All born in Ky.

The following household is William Staten Sr. age 71 with wife Hannah age 56.

1880 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct 3, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 24 as family #198/214:
Staton, William, 54, farmer; Sarrah A., 47, wife, b. Ky Oh Ky; George L., 22, son; John A., 20, son; Marry E., 18, dau; Charly, 16, son; Rosabell, 12, dau; Isabell, 12, dau; Sarrah C., 6, dau. All except Sarrah A. born Ky Ky Ky.

1900 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 3, enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 10A as family #159:
Donohew, Berry, 30, b. Feb 1870; Sarah, wife, 23, b. Aug 1876, married 8 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; William, son, 3, b. Sep 1896; Sarah, dau, 11/12, b. July 1899; Staton, William, father-in-law, 75, b. Apr 1825; Sarah A., mother-in-law, 67, b. May 1833, married 50 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Igo, Effie, neice, 8, b. May 1892, single, married 50 years, mother of 9 children, 8 living.

Apparently the marriage/children data line that should be for Sarah Staton was mistakenly entered after Effie. There is no number of years married for William Staton, as there should be. The “1 child 1 living” on Sarah’s line may be either a later “correction” by the census taker who noticed it blank and figured that a mother-in-law must have at least one living child.