Misc.  from Charlotte Grooms (a Staggs descendant):

  28.  JAMES NASWORTHY "JIM"6 STAGGS (MARY ANN5 MCANALLY, ELISHA RAND4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, CHARLES1)
  was born January 30, 1846, and died December 19, 1912.  He married (1) NANCY LEE August 27, 
  1865 in Wayne County, Tennessee.  He married (2) SARAH JANE STAGGS December 18, 1883 in 
  Wayne County, Tennessee, daughter of WILLIAM STAGGS and MALLISA BOLLINGER.

  More About JAMES NASWORTHY "JIM" STAGGS: 
  Fact 1: Company H., 2nd Regement Mounted Infantry, Union

  Notes for SARAH JANE STAGGS: 
  SARAH JAN STAGGS b. 4-18-1865 in Stoddard Co., Mo. was my husband's GREAT AUNT 
  a sister  of my husband's great grandfather THOMAS B.F. STAGGS 
  married JAMES NASWORTHY - his second wife on 12-13-1883 Wayne Co., Tenn.

  Sarah Jane's parents were Wm STAGGS  b. / 1825/1826 Tn., married Malissa 
  Bolinger , born in MO>

  I'm trying to find paretns of  the above WM. who stayed in Stoddard Co., mo or 
  Bollinger., Co., Mo.

  He had died by 1880 Census, 


1850 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
6th District - 11 September 1850

  256 256
  William Staggs   42 M Farmer Tenn
  Louisa           39 F        Tenn
  Abraham          16 M        Tenn
  A----            15 M        Tenn
  Margaret         13 F        Tenn
  Mary             11 F        Tenn
  Richard           8 M        Tenn
  Mahala            5 F        Tenn
  Rhod---           3 F        Tenn
  Louisa         7/12 F        Tenn

1850 Census - Stoddard County, Missouri
Pike TWP - 26 October 1850

  616 617
  Joseph Bolinger  37 M Farmer   Mo
  Martha           30 F     300  Tenn
  Malissa          15 F          Mo
  James            14 M          Mo
  Pernesa          11 F          Mo
  Daniel            1 M          Mo
  William Shrum    10 M          Mo
  Jacob            10 M          Mo
  Rachael           7 F          Mo
  Frederick         5 M          Mo
  Nancy             2 F          Mo
  William Staggs   25 M Farmer   Tenn

1860 Census - Stoddard County, Missouri
Pike TWP - 10 September 1860

  1172 1103
  Lueser Staggs  52 F Spinster 210/40 Tenn
  Mary E.        21 F                 Tenn
  Richard        19 M                 Tenn
  Mahala         15 F                 Tenn
  Rhoda          13 F                 Tenn
  Louisa          9 F                 Tenn
  Luessa          4 F                 Missouri

  1173 1104
  Abhram Staggs  27 M Farmer 200?     Tenn
  Margarett       5 F                 Missouri
  Malinda         4 F                 Missouri

1860 Census - Bollinger County, Missouri
Liberty TWP - 18 June 1860

  300 304
  William Staggs  34 M Farmer 300 Tenn
  Malissa         25 F            Mo
  Joseph           8 M            Mo
  Samuel           5 M            Mo
  Alexander        2 M            Mo

1870 Census - Ballard County, Kentucky
District #5 - 7 September 1870

  81 82
  Ashworth, James H.
  ...
  Staggs, Luiza ?   13 F W In School  Missouri
  
  82 83
  Staggs, Richard   27 M W Farmer     Tenn
  Missouri A.       19 F W Keep house Kent
  John B.         6/12 M W            Kent

  83 84
  Staggs, Abraham   33 M W Farmer 200 Tenn
  Martha            25 F W Keep house Missouri
  Margarett         16 F W at home    Tenn
  Richard L.         2 M W            Kent