"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE

MORGAN COUNTY
GREGG TOWNSHIP
PAGE  349

JOHN B. STALEY was born in Randolph County, N. C., February 21, 1821, and is
the third son of the thirteen children of Eli and Mary (Rhodes) Staley;  the former born
January 6, 1794, the latter January 4, 1796, married in 1813, and both natives of North
Carolina, who moved to this State in 1832, and settled in Adams Township on Govern-
ment land, where they resided for thirty years, and reared a family of nine daughters
and three sons.  John B. was reared at home and to farming, but without edcuation.
July 13, 1840, in Paris, Ill., he married Sarah Brown, a native of Virginia, as a result
of which contract were born twelve children--an infant (deceased), George T. (deceased),
Mary (deceased), Elizabeth (deceased), Lucinda, Matilda (deceased), Margaret,
Malinda J. (deceased), Martha Ann (deceased), Delphina (deceased), Sarah Emily
and Luella.  Mr. Staley is owner of a fine farm of 160 acres near the town of Hall,
which, after eleven years' residence, he has rented and retired to the town.  He has been
liberal to his children in matters of education, and is an exemplary man generally.
He is Democratic in politics, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church.

Data Entry Volunteer:  Diana Flynn 

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