Hezekiah Daniel Shaw (1824 - 1902)

Hezekiah Daniel Shaw was born 17 Sep 1824 in Liberty county, Georgia to Daniel K Shaw and Elizabeth Morgan. He was second known son of at least eleven children.

He would be living with his parents in the 1830 census in Decatur County, Georgia and the 1840 census in Lowndes County, Georgia. (Only head of household was named in 1830 and 1840 censuses.)

You can see Liberty County Georgia near where present day Savannah, Georgia is, on the Atlantic coast. Decatur, Lowndes and Thomas counties are in the south western corner of Georgia, on the border with Florida.

He marries Mary Croft, the daughter of Jacob Henry Croft and Abigail Hunter. Possibly on Dec 20 1849, though that doesn't match up with the ages of his children in the 1850 census. Together they have fifteen children according to the 1900 census, I have names for nine.


He appears in the 1850 census in Thomas County, Georgia already married and with two children.

1850 US Census District 81, Thomas County, Georgia
Hisekiah Shaw 25 Male Farmer $400 illiterate
Mary 21 Female
Elisa 3 Female
William 1 Male

I cannot locate the family in the 1860 census.

Hezekiah does join the Confederate Army in 1863. He enlists in Lake City, Columbia, Florida on 2 Nov 1863 as a Corporal in Company E of the Florida 9th Regiment. He is mustered out on 15 Dec 1864. Physical description from the record:  He was 5'6", brown eyes, black hair, dark skin.

In the 1870, 1880, 1885 and 1900 censuses he is in Bradford county, Florida.

1870 US census Bradford County, Florida Sanderson post office, stamped page 278
Shaw H D 46 M W Farmer 500 400 Georgia illiterate
Mary 43 F Keeping House SC illiterate
Vina 16 F FL
Daniel 14 M Farm laborer FL Illiterate
Massouri 9 F FL
Robert 8/12 M FL

1880 US census Lake Butler, Bradford County, Florida
Hezekiah Shaw W M 56   Married Farmer GA SC SC
Mary W F 52  Wife Married Keeping House SC SC SC cannot read/write
Robert L W M 10 Son FL GA SC
Elen Jordan W F 18 Servant Single Servant cannot read/write FL FL SC
Henry Croft W M 14 Board boy Laborer cannot write FL SC GA

1885 Florida Census District 2, Bradford County, Florida
H D Shaw W M 60 Married Farmer GA SC SC
Mary W F 56 Married SC SC SC
Robert W M 15 Son FL GA SC

1900 US Census  Lake Butler, Bradford County, Florida
Hezekiah D Shaw head W M Sep 1824 75 M 55 GA GA GA
Mary wife W F May 1828 72 M 15 5 SC SC SC
Della Hall servant W F Aug 1870 30 S FL FL FL

Hezekiah Daniel Shaw died 30 Oct 1902 in Union county, Florida. He is buried with his wife in the Swift Creek Cemetery across from Mt Zion Baptist Church in Union county, Florida. His gravestone has a mason symbol on it.

Hezekiah Daniel Shaw died at age 78. He had 15 children with his wife Mary Croft according to the 1900 census. 10 children and his wife preceded him in death. He was survived by his daughters Eliza B (John) Brown, Missouri (Jack) Mann, Melvina (Henry) Douglas and sons William Henry (Lydia) and Robert Lee (Mary).

Other possible names of children who preceded him in death: Elizabeth C Lewis, Leavy Shaw, Daniel F Shaw, Leleigh Mann.

Jerry Jackson McKeehan (1878 - 1933)

Despite living relatively recently, I have had a hard time locating records about Jerry Jackson McKeehan. Always looking for more information.

Jerry Jackson McKeehan was possibly born 4 Dec 1878 in Georgia, the second youngest child of eleven born to John William McKeehan and Sarah Loudusty Myers.

His birth date is different in every source. The 1880 census lists him as 4 years old. The 1900 census says he was born in Dec 1879. The 1910 census has him as 31, or born in 1879. His WWI registration draft card in 1918 gives a birthdate of 4 Dec 1878. The 1920 census lists him as 45 years old, or born in 1875. His tombstone says he was born 12 Dec 1877. When was his actual birthday? Perhaps even he was not sure.
 
He is listed as Jackson McKeehan, age 4 in 1880 census in Trickum, Whitfield, Georgia.

His sister Cornelia Ann Williams dies 9 Mar 1885.

His brother Porter Pledger marries Mollie Brookshire in 1892.

His brother Dock marries Melvina in 1896.

He married Minnie Belle Wigley (1882 - 1959) in Decatur County, Alabama on Nov 23, 1898. (Listed as J J McKeehan and Muriel Wigley in Alabama Marriage Collection 1800-1969 at Ancestry.com.)

He is listed as Jesse J Mckeehan, born Dec 1879 and living in Walker's Chapel, DeKalb, Aabama in the 1900 census.

His first son Troy Clayborn was born 24 may 1903 in Dekalb Co., Alabama

His second son Roy Dock was born 13 Sep 1906 in Dekalb Co., Alabama

His third son Fred Doster was born 5 Nov 1908 in Dekalb Co., Alabama and is named after his neighbor.

He is listed as Jessie J Mckins, age 31 in 1910 census in District 36, Walkers Chapel, Dekalb Co., Alabama - good friend Frederick Doster lives nearby (though not on the same page).

His fourth son Benjamin is born 12 may 1911 in Dekalb Co., Alabama

His father John William McKeehan dies in 1912 in Georgia

His first daughter Belle is born and dies 28 Feb 1913 in Dekalb Co., Alabama. She lived only three hours.

His second daughter Gladys C is born early August1914 in Dekalb Co., Alabama

His third daughter Estelle is born 26 Feb 1917 and dies 3 days later on 1 Mar 1917 in Dekalb Co., Alabama

He registers for the draft in Sept 1918, listed as Jessey Jackson McKeehan, age 40, residence, Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama. Eyes blue, hair black, medium height, medium build.

His fifth son Glenn Alexander is born 23 Aug 1919 in Dekalb Co., Alabama.

His mother Sarah Loudusty Myers McKeehan dies 2 Apr 1920 in Whitfield Co., Georgia

He is listed as Jackson Mckins age 45 in the 1920 census in District 67, Walkers Chapel, Dekalb Co., Alabama

His brother Andrew Jackson McKeehan dies on 4 May 1921 in Whitfield county, Georgia.

His fourth daughter Blanche is born 9 Aug 1922 in Dekalb Co., Alabama

His daughter Gladys dies 1 Sep 1922 in Dekalb Co., Alabama from spinal meningitis at age 8 years and 28 days.

His son Troy is married to Lettie E Burt on 22 Oct 1922 in Alabama

His granddaughter Inez is born to son Troy on 24 May 1923 in Alabama

His wife moves to live with son Troy & Lettie & Inez about this time, with their daughter Blanche (according to family stories, Jerry Jackson stayed in their homeplace until he died.)

His grandson Leroy is born to son Troy on 21 Apr 1925 in Alabama.

His son Roy is married to Stella Foy about 1926.

His granddaughter Louise is born in 1927 to son Troy in Alabama.


His brother Captain S K "Cay" McKeehan dies 17 Nov 1927 in Grant county, Arkansas.

His granddaughter Lynette is born to son Roy in 1928.

His granddaughter Lois is born 27 Mar 1929 to son Troy in Alabama.

His granddaughter Duette is born in 1929 to son Roy.

His son Fred is married to Ora Alcie Shaver on 8 Mar 1930 in Menlo, Chattooga Co., Georgia.

His wife Minnie is living in the1930 census in District 24 Tucker, Cherokee Co., Alabama with their son Roy and his family. Jerry Jackson has not been found or does not appear in the 1930 census.


His brother William "Bill" McKeehan dies on 7 Feb 1931 in Whitfield county, Georgia.

His granddaughter Mary is born to son Fred 6 Apr 1931 in Fort Payne, Dekalb Co., Alabama

His granddaughter Violet is born to son Fred 25 Jan 1933 in Trion, Chattooga Co., Georgia

He dies 12 Dec 1933,  in Calbran, Dekalb, Alabama. His death certificate lists him as Jerry J McKeehan.


He is buried in Walkers Chapel Cemetery in Dekalb Co., Alabama
McKeehan, J.J. " Jack" b. Dec. 12, 1877, d. Dec. 12, 1933.

Jerry Jackson McKeehan died at approximately age 56. He was preceded in death by three daughters, one sister and three brothers. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, one daughter, five sons, nine grandchildren, five brothers and one sister.

Samuel Hall "Hal" Conkey (1899 - 1996)

Samuel Hall "Hal" Conkey was born 26 Jan 1899 in London, Ontario, Canada while his mother was visiting her sister. The family home was in (Caseville), Lake township, Huron county, Michigan and he was considered a native born US citizen. (Even listed as born in Michigan in censuses.)

He is the youngest of five children, and only son born to Samuel Conkey and Amanda Melvina Fitzgerald Hall. He had two young sisters die before he was born, Zelma (1890-1897) and Valerie Leslie (1896-1896). Two other sisters lived to be adults, Alice Blanch (1892-1977) and Hope Jean (1897-1977).

He is listed as Samuel H Conkey in the 1900 census, born Jan 1899. In the 1910 census he is Hall Conkey, and in the 1920 census he is Hal Conkey. 

1900 census

1910 census

1920 census

One of the many careers Hall had was as a school teacher. He had ideas ahead of his time. He wanted the students to work together in groups. It was a scandal when he married one of his older students.

Hall Conkey and Christine Walker

Hall married Christine Margaret Walker. They were married 30 Jun 1926 by Rev. Glenn Carpenter at the home of the bride's parents in Sheridan Township, Huron, Michigan. They had four children and were married for seventy years before his death.

In the 1930 census he is listed as Samuel H Conkey again. He is also listed as a salesman. According to his son, he sold generators so that people could have electricity in their homes.

1930 census

His oldest son writes: "A teacher for many years, he left teaching during the depression and returned to his fathers farm so he could feed his family. And he did. He rebuilt a run down farm by buying baby calves and raising them. At one time they had over 100 head of cattle. Each spring they would buy 300 to 500 baby chicks and raise them for the lake shore trade, selling them during the depression for a dollar a bird, a lot of money in those days."

The Conkey farm was in the same family for over 100 years and was designated a Michigan Centennial Farm by the Michigan Historical Commission. Though the last of the farm was sold shortly after Hal and Christine died, the family still owns a small area of land where the original house stood.

Hal was an inventor. Among his inventions are the sugar beet harvester, the beet lifter that pulled
behind the tractor, with a riding board for the holder; and a portable conveyor to move beans or grain from the threshing machine into the bins, long before conveyors became popular. Probably his most popular invention with his grandchildren and great grandchildren was the Happy-go-round.

Happy-go-round at the Conkey farm 1988

Hal became a painter later in life and many of his paintings are family treasures. He and Christine were also very active in local politics. Hal had a clear and active mind until shortly before he died when he developed Alzheimer's. He died peacefully 29 Nov 1996 at the Sunny Acres Nursing Home between Bad Axe and Elkton in Michigan.

Hal Conkey 1994

Willard Knowles Hopkins (1812 - 1878)

I am excited because my sister has started doing some genealogy too! It's so fun to share the excitement of research! Together we have been learning more about our Hopkins ancestors.

Willard Knowles Hopkins was born 19 Jun 1812 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts to Joshua Hopkins and Bridget Small. He is one of ten kids, eight of which I have names for so far. He had an older brother named John, and two baby brothers named Joshua and Samuel. The four sisters, Orpha, Juliana, Sarah Jane, and Mary Amanda. The other two children I don't know anything about yet. It is said there were 5 girls and 5 boys, so possibly the two unknown children died young, one boy and one girl? (Speculation.)

In 1817, Joshua & Bridget moved their small growing family to Tuckertown, New Jersey.

On 21 Mar 1836, in Burlington county, New Jersey, Willard married Lucy Ann Read. We believe she was born in New York but don't know much about her yet. (Marriage record found at LDS family history centery on microfiche by my sister!)

Approx 1838-1840, the family moved to Greenwich, Ohio. Joshua & Bridget and their clan, John & his wife Levica, and Willard & Lucy. According to stories from Mary Amanda, (Joshua's youngest), written down in 1973 from the memory of her granddaughter,

"Joshua Hopkins left New Jersey because he didn't want his sons to be sailors.  For he said a sailor's life was a dog's life. Grandmother remembers walking over the hills of Pa.  Joshua Hopkins intended to go farther west, but when he got to Ohio the man who was bringing his furniture through by ox team got drunk one night and left their funiture out in the rain.  so they went no farther west. "

Willard & Lucy had 2 daughters and possibly a third child. Mary Ann Hopkins was born 31 Jan 1840 in Greenwich, Ohio. Lucy Maria Hopkins was born in early 1842 in Greenwich, Ohio. 


Sadly, Lucy died 2 Mar 1842 in Greenwich, Ohio and is buried in Ninevah Cemetery. 

On 5 Dec 1843, in Greenwich, Ohio, Willard married Jane Ursula Easterly. Jane was from Gloversville, New York, born 21 Sep 1822. Together, they had eight children, William W, Albert J, Francis T, Elizabeth Jane, Julia E, Isadora A, Armon Bartine, and George Halstead.

Willard and Jane are in the 1850 census in Greenwich, Huron, Ohio. On the previous page are his brother John & family and his father Joshua & family.

In 1860, still in Greenwich, Ohio! Father Joshua still next door. (Note that Willard is listed as Wm K, and Joshua is listed as Josiah.) Brother John has moved to the nearby town of Ripley.

 In 1870, still in Greenwich, Huron, Ohio.

June 1878 newspaper clipping mentioning his death. (From the Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library)

Willard Knowles Hopkins died 18 May 1878 in Greenwich, Huron, Ohio and is buried in the Ninevah Cemetery, with both his wives and many other relatives.


Online book about Huron county, Ohio history with Hopkins family history in it! (First link, Second link). 


Another book resource: Genealogies of Mayflower Families" pub. 1985 pg. 365


I have recently connected to several people working on the Hopkins family and seen some pictures of relatives, but don't have any with known photos of Willard yet. If you are related and able to identify people in photos or interested in sharing information, please contact me!

Susannah Chenoweth (1812 - 1862)

Susannah Chenoweth was born 20 Apr 1812 in Randolph County, Virginia. (It is West Virginia now.) She was the first daughter of her father Robert's second marriage to Edith "Eve" Skidmore. She had three older half sisters and was the oldest of 12 kids born to Edith.

She married at age 18 in Randolph county to John W Stalnaker, a distant cousin of her father's first wife. Susannah and John had 7 children, 4 girls and 3 boys. The oldest was born in Randolph county and then the family moved to Roane county, following an earlier move by her father and siblings.

They appear in the 1850 census in Wirt County, Virginia with all 7 children.

They appear in the 1860 census in Roane County, Virginia with just the youngest 3 children.

Susannah died about 3 weeks after her husband did in 1862 during the Civil War. Her youngest son was only 12. She died on 18 Apr 1862 in Reedy, Roane, Virginia.

Susannah's fifth child, George Milton Stalnaker, married Evaline Virginia Surface, read more here.

Read more about Susannah Stalnaker, sources for much of this information and some of her numerous descendants at The Chenoweth Site.

Chenoweth National Family Reunion

This weekend I am lucky to be able to attend the National Chenoweth Reunion. In honor of that, I will later post about one of the Chenoweth descendants I have researched. Tonight though we were lucky to get to listen to Tami Glatz lecture about Social Networking and Genealogy.  I learned a ton!

Robert Lee Shaw (1869 - 1929)

Robert Lee Shaw was born 12 November 1869 in Bradford county, Florida to Hezekiah Daniel Shaw & Mary Croft. (Source: Florida Death records at pilot.familysearch.org) He was the youngest surviving child that we have record of. (The 1900 census reports Mary as having 15 children, 5 living. I have names for 9: Eliza B, Elizabeth C, William Henry, Melvina Serrilda, Daniel F, Missouri, Leleigh, Leavy, & Robert Lee).

Robert appears in the 1870 census at age 8/12 in Bradford county, Florida. His parents are listed as H D Shaw & Mary. His siblings "Vina", Daniel & Missouri appear as well.

In the 1880 census, Robert is the only child living at home. He is 10 years old and his parents are 56 and 52.

Robert appears in the 1885 census with his parents as well. He is 15 and the only child at home.

On the 4th of May, 1890, Robert Lee Shaw & Mary Priscilla Sistrunk were married in Columbia County, Florida. Mary was the daughter of Stephen David Sistrunk and Sarah Catherine Cheshire.

In the 1900 census, Robert & Priscilla have been married 10 years and have 4 children, all living.They are in Lake Butler, Bradford, Florida.

In 1901 Robert's mother dies and then in 1902 his father dies as well.

In the 1910 census, Robert & Priscilla have all 6 children living with them in Pine Hill, Bradford, Florida. The record indicates that they only have had 6 children and all 6 are present. So nice of them!

In the 1920 census, Robert & Priscilla are living in Fort Meade, Polk, Florida. Only their youngest daughter remains at home.

Family story says that some time in his life, Robert had a crop dispute with another individual and was shot in the leg. He was crippled for the rest of his life and the bullet was still in him when he died.

Robert Lee Shaw died on the 27 Mar 1929 in Avon Park, Highlands, Florida.

David L Duff mention

A google search turned up David L Duff mentioned as a settler arriving in Anderson County, Kansas in the Spring of 1857. (Page 267 of The History of Anderson County from its first settlement to the Fourth of July 1876 by William A Johnson published in 1877 by Kaufmann & Iler.)

So the widows' pension said 1855, the book says 1857... somewhere in there they moved to Kansas and were there until about 1868. Still doesn't tell us why I can't find him in the 1870 census!

Leonard Lake Randall

Leonard Lake Randall was born 16 Nov 1814 in Rockingham, Windham Vermont to Martha Jerrolds & David Randall. His birthdate and parents names are given in his LDS patriarchal blessing. Leonard was an early Mormon pioneer and so you would think there was more information out there about him. But I have not found much out there and there are still many unanswered questions.

Leonard would be living with his parents as of the 1820 census. David Randall appears in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont. It is he, a sister, and his parents. From other sources I need to look into, I know he had several brothers and sisters who died young.

Based on the deaths of these siblings, sometime between 1822 and 1827, the family moved to Charlotte, Chatauqua, New York. They are locate in Charlotte, Chatauqua, New York in the 1830 census. Again, there is Leonard, one sister, and his parents. (Sadly the sister would die in a few years, though she did reach adulthood, Leonard is the only known child to have children himself.)

Leonard married Maria Louisa Warren on 28 Dec 1834 in New York. She was a New York native and daughter of Porter Warren & Lydia Howard.

They are living in Charlotte, Chatauqua, New York in 1840. They have 2 daughters and 1 son living with them, as well as a teenage boy and an older woman. Perhaps a mother or mother in law and brother/brother in law.

On 6 Aug 1841 Leonard and Maria are baptized into the LDS church and shortly thereafter the family moves to Nauvoo, Illinois. They receive LDS temple ordinances on 8 Jan 1846 in Nauvoo shortly before having to leave for Iowa. Leonard was probably instructed to stay in Lee, Iowa for a while to help other pioneers coming after them because they stay for several years in Iowa. Maria dies 22 Apr 1847 in Lee, Keokuk, Iowa and Leonard is a widow in the 1850 census.

Sometime after 1852, Leonard marries Mary Jane Brooks Williams, whose husband William Williams, dies in 1852 in Iowa. Mary Jane Brooks was a LDS emigrant from England. Some sources say Leonard married Mary Jane earlier than this, but I have found Mary Jane & William together in the 1850 census, so I disagree.

Leonard & Mary Jane have 3 sons, Leonard (1856), George (1859) and Joseph (1862).

Based on a small blurb in the Deseret News on July 27, 1859, we know that Leonard had land in the Great Salt Lake county that he needed to pick up a deed about. Link to blurb here. The blended family is living in Salt Lake, Utah in the 1860 census. 

There is a lovely biography of Harriet Banner here that includes a history of the settling of Upton, Utah. Leonard L Randall was the second settler in Upton and it talks about him. He also helped build the sawmill.

In 1870 for some reason, both Leonard L and his son Leonard W are listed as Levi Randall in Coalville, Summit, Utah.

In 1880, Leonard and Mary are empty-nesters in Upton, Summit, Utah. Their youngest two are not married yet, but living with an older half-sister's family as servants.

Mary Jane dies on 28 Aug 1893 and Leonard is a widow living by himself in the 1900 census (though next door to his youngest son Joseph). He dies 13 Jan 1901 and is buried in the Upton Cemetery in Upton, Summit, Utah.

Buried next to his wife Mary Jane.

View of Upton Cemetery in Utah

View of Randall Holler (Hollow) in Upton, UT.

Thank you to new found cousin Stephen for providing pictures of the grave, cemetery & hollow! If you have a picture of Leonard Lake Randall or his family, I'd love to see them! Hope you enjoyed reading what I have pieced together on Leonard Lake Randall. If you have more information to share, please do!

(Last Updated February 18, 2012)

Evaline Virgina Surface (1844 - 1928)

Evaline Virginia Surface was born 15 June 1844 in Virginia. Her parents were Jacob Surface & Catherine Gowans. (see death certificate)

She appears in the 1850 census in the 41st district of Montgomery county, Virginia with her parents and siblings. She is listed as Virginia Surface, female, age 6, born in Virginia.

She appears in the 1860 census as Evaline V Surface, age 15, female born in in Virginia.

It is recorded that she married George Milton Stalnaker on 30 Jan 1866 in Montgomery County Virginia.

Her first child, and only son, Andrew Jackson Stalnaker is born 4 Feb 1868 in Virginia.

Her second child, a daughter, Susan Catherine Stalnaker is born 11 Feb 1869 in Virginia.

The family is listed in 1870 as the last family in Tyler, Hickory, Missouri. (You can see the affidavit from the marshal pasted on the page, thank goodness its not covering up any vital information!)

Her third child, a daughter, Mary Hampton Stalnaker is born 17 Feb 1871 in Elkton, Hickory, Missouri.

Her fourth child, a daughter, Anna Lee Stalnaker is born 25 Jul 1874 in Elkton, Hickory, Missouri.

Her fifth child, a daughter, Victoria Virginia Stalnaker is born 23 Feb 1877 in Elkton, Hickory, Missouri.

Her sixth child, a daughter, Sarah Ellen Stalnaker is born 25 Mar 1878 in Elkton, Hickory, Missouri.

Her husband, George, dies 30 Mar 1880. He leaves her alone with 6 kids, ages 2-12. She appears in the 1880 census in Elkton, Hickory, Missouri.

On 24 Aug 1882, Evaline marries Robert J Rader in  Hickory county, Missouri. This is listed in Marriage records, 1865-1919  Hickory County (Missouri). It is a short lived marriage, perhaps he dies. Very little is known about it. In fact, the only information I have found so far on Robert J Rader erroneously lists Evaline as dying in 1883.

This is inaccurate as less than 2 years later, Evaline marries Edward H Stalnaker on 8 May 1884 in Hickory county, Missouri. It is also listed in the same marriage database. I have not discovered his parentage yet, was he related to her first husband? He is younger than her by 20 years. 

In 1885, they are living in Elwood, Barber, Kansas with her 4 youngest children. Susan is already married to her first husband, John Greaver. Andrew is perhaps working on a farm somewhere?

In 1895, they are living in Avon, Sumner, Kansas as empty nesters - none of the children are with them. All the daughters are married by this time, Susan to her second husband Samuel Musgrove, Mary to Silas Scranton, Anna to James Hudson Vaughn and Sarah to Marvin Harp.

In 1900, Evaline & Ed are living in Hackberry, Labette, Kansas. The have been married for 16 years, she has 6 children, all of whom are living. (So no new children by either her second or third husbands.)

Her son Andrew Jackson Stalnaker is married to Anna Kendall Norton in 1900. I am not sure where he is between 1880 and 1900. Her daughter Mary remarries in 1901 to William Anderson Karnes. 

In 1905, Evaline is alone in the census with a boarder. She is in Caney, Montgomery, Kansas.

In 1910, Evaline is alone with 4 boarders in Caney, Montgomery, Kansas. However, it lists her as on marriage two and having been married for 26 years. So perhaps Ed has gone off to work somewhere and is not dead? Perhaps the marriage to Robert J Rader was annulled? Questions to find answers to some day. 

In 1915, Evaline has her daughter "Mrs S E Harp" living with her in Caney, Montgomery Kansas. Sarah remarries that year to Fred Kock.

In 1920, Evaline is living with her daughter Susan Musgrove in Harmony, Stevens, Kansas.

I have not located her in the 1925 Kansas census.

Evaline Virginia Surface Stalnaker died 9 Jun 1928 in Neosho, Newton, Missouri, in the home of her daughter Mary H Karnes, whom she had been visiting. An obituary (full of spelling and date errors) reads:

STALNAKER, MRS. E. V.
(14 Jun 1928, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Mrs. E. V. Stalnaker, grandmother to Mrs. W. H. Reynolds, died in Neosho,
Mo., June 9, 1928.  Was born in West Virginia, June 15, 1840, aged 87
years, 11 months and 24 days.  She leaves one son and five daughters
living, Mr. Jack Stalnaker of Ruford, Idaho; Mrs. Musgrave, Moscow,
Kansas; Mrs. Anna Vaun of Dolton, Kansas; Mrs. Mary H. Harnes of Neosho;
Mrs. Victoria Eldridge, Carpenter, Oklahoma, Mrs. Ella Hock, Crow Agency,
Mont., also leaves a host of grand and great grandchildren.  She lived in
the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church.  She was an invalid for many
years until her death.  Her last days spent with her daughter, Mrs. Mary
H. Karnes (sic), of Neosho, Mo., where she died.

It does give a lot of great clues and information, but let's list errors: Rupert, Idaho is misspelt, Musgrove is misspelt, Vaughn is misspelt, Karnes is listed as Harnes, Ellen Kock is listed as Ella Hock. Most importantly, Evaline is listed as being born in West Virginia and as 4 years older than she was at her death. Her age and birth location is consistent throughout the census images and her death certificate with 1844, not 1840 and Montgomery, Virginia was not part or close to West Virginia.

It is fascinating to find this obituary though, which I found by chance - it was published in Oklahoma where her granddaughter Edith Karnes Reynolds lived and I found it while searching for information on William Anderson Karnes. I also find it interesting that her husbands aren't mentioned at all in the obituary and on her death certificate, her first husband is listed. That may be because of the informant - Mrs Ellen Karnes Reynolds. (Whom I could not figure out who she was or how she was related until I found out about Mary Hampton's second marriage to William Karnes.)

I cannot upload a copy of the death certificate, but you can view it at the Missouri state archives. Type in Evaline Stalnaker and it will come up. 

Evaline was buried in the IOOF cemetery in Neosho Missouri. IOOF stands for International Order of Odd Fellows. I went to the cemetery, visited with the caretaker and he found the index card with her name on it, but it did not tell where her tombstone was in the cemetery. It is a huge cemetery! I walked around the older parts for over an hour looking and hoping to find it, but was unsuccessful. You can view an index of the cemetery here - she is listed as Stalnamen, Evaline, d.6/9/1928.

Here is a google map of all the known places Evaline lived.

View Evaline Virginia Surface Stalnaker (1844 - 1928) in a larger map

Sources: 

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 US Censuses
1885, 1895, 1905, 1915 Kansas state censuses

Death certificate online at Missouri state archives

Obituary online at USGenweb archives for Beckham county, Kansas

Index to IOOF cemetery in Neosho, Missouri at Interment.net

Marriage Records of Hickory, Missouri 1865 - 1919