Real Estate Broker and Civic Leader, born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, February 18, 1891, the son of Julius and Ann (Holzclaw) Staten. Colonel Staten received his early education in the rural schools of Lincoln County. At the age of twenty-one, he enlisted in the United States Army and was attached to the 25th Infantry. He continued his education in army post schools and Washington Teachers College.
In 1917 he was commissioned a Captain of Infantry and assigned to the 92nd Division. He went to France with the 92nd Division and participated in campaigns in Voges Mountains, the Argonne Forest, and at Metz. In 1923 by presidential appointment he became military attache to the American delegation in the Republic of Liberia and Commandant of the Liberian Army for more than four years.
On December 7, 1941 he was in command of the 7th Regiment, California State Guard, with the rank of full Colonel. Other war-time services included membership of the Ration Board, Draft Board, and Minority Committee of the War Manpower Commission.
On April 30, 1918, in Manhattan, Kansas, Colonel Staten was married to Miss Lulu Gordon of Spokane, Washington. They are the parents of one child--Lt. Moody R. Staten.
Colonel Staten is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and Negro Veterans Council of California. Fraternally, he is a member of I.B.P.O.E. of W. Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. (Prince Hall); and Order of the Eastern Star. He holds membership in the Golden West Realty Board, the Outdoor Life and Health Association, the Pacific Town Club, the Century Club 28th Street Branch, YMCA, and the NAACP. His religious faith is indicated in his membership in the Zion Temple non-denominational church.
In 1917 he was commissioned a Captain of Infantry and assigned to the 92nd Division. He went to France with the 92nd Division and participated in campaigns in Voges Mountains, the Argonne Forest, and at Metz. In 1923 by presidential appointment he became military attache to the American delegation in the Republic of Liberia and Commandant of the Liberian Army for more than four years.
On December 7, 1941 he was in command of the 7th Regiment, California State Guard, with the rank of full Colonel. Other war-time services included membership of the Ration Board, Draft Board, and Minority Committee of the War Manpower Commission.
On April 30, 1918, in Manhattan, Kansas, Colonel Staten was married to Miss Lulu Gordon of Spokane, Washington. They are the parents of one child--Lt. Moody R. Staten.
Colonel Staten is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and Negro Veterans Council of California. Fraternally, he is a member of I.B.P.O.E. of W. Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. (Prince Hall); and Order of the Eastern Star. He holds membership in the Golden West Realty Board, the Outdoor Life and Health Association, the Pacific Town Club, the Century Club 28th Street Branch, YMCA, and the NAACP. His religious faith is indicated in his membership in the Zion Temple non-denominational church.
Real Estate Broker and Civic Leader, born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, February 18, 1891, the son of Julius and Ann (Holzclaw) Staten. Colonel Staten received his early education in the rural schools of Lincoln County. At the age of twenty-one, he enlisted in the United States Army and was attached to the 25th Infantry. He continued his education in army post schools and Washington Teachers College.
In 1917 he was commissioned a Captain of Infantry and assigned to the 92nd Division. He went to France with the 92nd Division and participated in campaigns in Voges Mountains, the Argonne Forest, and at Metz. In 1923 by presidential appointment he became military attache to the American delegation in the Republic of Liberia and Commandant of the Liberian Army for more than four years.
On December 7, 1941 he was in command of the 7th Regiment, California State Guard, with the rank of full Colonel. Other war-time services included membership of the Ration Board, Draft Board, and Minority Committee of the War Manpower Commission.
On April 30, 1918, in Manhattan, Kansas, Colonel Staten was married to Miss Lulu Gordon of Spokane, Washington. They are the parents of one child--Lt. Moody R. Staten.
Colonel Staten is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and Negro Veterans Council of California. Fraternally, he is a member of I.B.P.O.E. of W. Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. (Prince Hall); and Order of the Eastern Star. He holds membership in the Golden West Realty Board, the Outdoor Life and Health Association, the Pacific Town Club, the Century Club 28th Street Branch, YMCA, and the NAACP. His religious faith is indicated in his membership in the Zion Temple non-denominational church.
In 1917 he was commissioned a Captain of Infantry and assigned to the 92nd Division. He went to France with the 92nd Division and participated in campaigns in Voges Mountains, the Argonne Forest, and at Metz. In 1923 by presidential appointment he became military attache to the American delegation in the Republic of Liberia and Commandant of the Liberian Army for more than four years.
On December 7, 1941 he was in command of the 7th Regiment, California State Guard, with the rank of full Colonel. Other war-time services included membership of the Ration Board, Draft Board, and Minority Committee of the War Manpower Commission.
On April 30, 1918, in Manhattan, Kansas, Colonel Staten was married to Miss Lulu Gordon of Spokane, Washington. They are the parents of one child--Lt. Moody R. Staten.
Colonel Staten is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and Negro Veterans Council of California. Fraternally, he is a member of I.B.P.O.E. of W. Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. (Prince Hall); and Order of the Eastern Star. He holds membership in the Golden West Realty Board, the Outdoor Life and Health Association, the Pacific Town Club, the Century Club 28th Street Branch, YMCA, and the NAACP. His religious faith is indicated in his membership in the Zion Temple non-denominational church.
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