Eighth Generation

842. George Norfleet STATON was born on 17 December 1892 in MS. He died on 28 May 1977 in MS. He was buried in May 1977 in Union City Cemetery, Union, Newton Co., MS.

George Norfleet STATON and Gussie BAUCUM were married on 8 July 1923 in Newton Co., MS. Gussie BAUCUM was born on 25 January 1902. She died on 29 November 1991 in Union, Newton Co., MS. She was buried in December 1991 in Union City Cemetery, Union, Newton Co., MS.

George Norfleet STATON and Gussie BAUCUM had the following children:

+1367	i.	Frances Elizabeth STATON.
1368	ii.	George Norfleet STATON Jr. was born on 9 September 1925 in Union, Newton Co., MS. He died on 7 March 1945 in Iwo Jima. Loses Life On Iwo Jima - Pvt. George N. Staton, Jr. Pvt. George N. Staton, Jr., serving with the Fifth Marine Division, was reported missing in action in the Pacific, but on May 18th his parents received word that he had lost his life on March 7th, and had been buried in the Marine cemetery on Iwo Jima. Private Staton was born in Union and graduated from Union High School at the end of the first semester of 43-44; and went directly into the service of his country. After receiving a few months training in San Diego, he was shipped to the pacific where he saw action from the first day of the battle for Iwo Jima. He was buried in March 1945 in Marine Cemetery, Iwo Jima.