His death certificate records Wm Staton, age 76 years 5 months 10 days, born 28 Feb 1841 in Ky, died 7 Aug 1917 in Bath Co., Ky, married, farmer, father James Staton, mother’s maiden name Mary Traylor, both born in Ky, cause of death mitral insufficiency, informant W. R. Razor, Salt Lick, Ky, burial in Polksville graveyard.