Lydia was born about 1865 in Ohio. She had a brother and two sisters, named Charles, Carry and Louisa. She was the youngest of the four children. She died whilst giving birth on February 2nd, 1900 in Jefferson, Oklahoma.
General Notes
The four children were in the 1875 Kansas census in Junction City (Smoky Hill Township) living with the Staatz family. Charles was 20.