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Short Name:	R. G. Staples
Full Name:	Staples, R. G. (R. Griffin)
Birth Year:	1833

Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA.

Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)

Texts Tunes Hymnals

Hymnals by R. G. Staples (4)	As	Publication Year
Fount of Blessing: a choice collection of sacred melodies, suitable for sunday schools, bible classes, prayer and praise meetings, gospel temperance meetings, and the home circles	R. G. Staples (Editor)	1880
Gospel Echoes: A Choice Collection of Songs for Use in the Sunday-School, Prayer and Praise Meetings, and the Home Circle	R. G. Staples (Editor)	1877
Loving Voices: for Sunday-school, church and home circle	R. G. Staples (Editor)	1887
Windows of Heaven: hymns new and old for the church, Sunday school and home used by Rev. H.M. Wharton in evangelistic work	R. G. Staples (Editor)	1889

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