Stailey/Staley family
1. John Stailey, d. 1840, m. Elizabeth, d. 1859. They both were b. PA and came to
Whetstone Twp., Crawford Co, OH in 1826.
2. William (Aug 5, 1808-June 3, 1883) m. Elizabeth Whitmore (1813-Apr 20, 1901)
on Jan 28, 1840. Elizabeth is d/o Katherine and John Whitmore. Wm
was 43 in the 1860 census and living with his family in Whetstone Twp,
Crawford Co, OH. Elizabeth was age 43 also. He is listed as a farmer;
his reas estate is valued at 2900, and his personal estate at 70. Wm
could not read or write. Both he and his wife were b. PA. The following
children were listed as living with him: Catherine, Peggy, Eliz., Pamilla,
Mary, John, William, and Eliza. William was from Franklin Co PA, and
Elizabeth was from Northumberland Co PA.
3. Margaret Jane (7/30/1841-8/14/1913) n/m
3. Elizabeth E., 15 in 1860 census, b. OH, attended school in 1860.
3. John R.; is this John Franklin???
3. Amanda P. m. Mr. Shaw
3. William R. d. 8 yrs; 6 in 1860 census; b. OH, attended school in 1860
3. Eliza M. d. 3 yrs? Eliza was 4 according to the 1860 census; b. OH
3. Mary Barbara (9/23/1851-7/8/1915) m. William Henry Smith (12/29/1851-
3/18/1925) s/o Daniel and Eva Christina (Gelbaugh) Smith. Mary was
8 in the 1860 census, b. OH, and attended school in 1860.
4. Edward C. (4/16/1886-8/21/1886)
4. Emmett Earl (Feb 26, 1892-Aug 9, 1957) m. Amanda Elizabeth Bonen
(Mar 13, 1890-Feb 14, 1972) d/o William and Mary (Krichbaum) Bonen
5. Richard Blaine (Dec 14, 1929-Jan 14, 1935)
5. William Franklin (Dec 25,1915-uncut) m. Muriel Annabel Wilt
(Mar 7, 1918-Feb 16, 1941) d/o George Adolphus and Pearl Mary
(Waterbeck) Wilt
3. John Franklin (4/16/1849-5/6/1932) m. Eliza A. Freese (8/25/1852-2/2/
1908) d/o Samuel and Lena (Everly) Freese. 10 in 1860 census; b.
OH; attended school in 1860.
4. Milton W.(5/8/1873-12/28/1944) m. Josephine C. Carle (1/20/1880-
4/27/1947) d/o Adam and Mary (Strim) Carle (according to
LDS, Milton was born 5/8/1874 to John and Eliza Freeze Staley)
5. infant b. and d. Apr 26, 1900
4. William Samuel (Jan 29, 1878-Apr 28, 1951) m. Gayle B. Cooper (Dec
24, 1889-Apr 4, 1946) d/o Ed and Sarah (Tremain) Cooper
3. Catherine Ann (11/7/1840-1/28/1935), b. OH, m. Jacob B. Smith, b. PA.
In the 1870 census, they are 29 and keep house and farm, respectively.
They lived at home in Whetstone Twp, Crawford Co, OH with Roosa and Wil-
liam. Jacob was killed by a train on Feb 26 with
Joel Shumaker. Jacob B. lived from (3/22/1841-2/26/1887)
and was s/o Daniel and Eva Christina (Gelbaugh) Smith. Catherine,
age 19 in the 1860 census, is listed as a sewer by occupation, and
she also attended school during 1860, and living with her parents. She
is ALSO listed as living with the Joel Shoemaker household as a
domestic housekeeper in the 1860 census.
4. Roosa A.; 3 yrs in 1870 census
4. William L., 1 in 1870 census
4. Ella Rose m. Albert Shumaker
4. John m. Daisy Cramer
5. Paul
5. George
4. Wallace d. at 19 yrs of dipheria on Nov 7; two others in the
household had dipheria too.
4. Amanda m. William E. Frost
5. Gladys m. Arthur Bogan
6. Myron
7. son who died in the early 1990's
6. Robert m. Mrs./Miss Morrow
5. Wilbur m. Martha Wyss (brother of Ed Wyss)
6. Louise (aka Betty) m. Elwood Gledhill
7. Tom
7. son
6. daughter d. at 6 months of an esophagus problem
4. Pearl Blanche (Mar 22, 1877-Sep 28, 1931) m. William Pelf Hancock
(Nov, 15 1867-Apr 12, 1949 in Bucyrus) William m. 1st Luella Smith
and 2nd Pearl Smith. William is s/o Daniel and Rebecca (Dean)
Hancock. William and Pearl m/o Mar 13, 1895.
5. William Harley/ Harley William (Nov 8, 1898-Feb 17, 1908)
He d. of pnemonia; eldest child
5. Omar W. m. Lillian Perrin
5. Ethel m. George William Mollenkopf
5. Elsie Marie m. Gerald W. Cox; reside in Bucyrus, OH
5. Clarence Edward m. Ruth Alliman and lives in Florida
5. Harry John, b. Aug 4, 1909, m. Eileen Elisabeth Carle, b. July 6,
1916; they live in Bucyrus
6. William Carle m. Shirley Ann TenEyck and lives in Whetstone
Twp, Crawford Co, OH
6. Michael Allen m. Peggy June Pfister and lives in Bucyrus, OH
6. Jeffrey Jay m. Jackie Ann Biddle and live in Bucyrus, OH
6. David John (b. Oct 5, 1937 in Bucyrus, OH) m. 1st Violet Ruth
Masters (b. Dec 3, 1940, west of Oceola in Wyndot Co, OH) on
June 29, 1958 and divorced Oct 8, 1974. Violet and David are
Timken employees. He m. 2nd Roxanne May (Hensley) Hunt on
Feb 22, 1976 in Bucyrus, OH and divorced June 1976. Children
to Violet:
7. Christopher Michael b. Oct 28, 1961
7. Melissa Marie b. Feb 1, 1971
7. Steven John b. Nov 15, 1959; 1978 graduate of Bucyrus
H.S.; majored in horticulture at Pioneer Joint Vocational
School in Shelby, OH. He lived with his mom and stepdad,
Weldon Gene Shealy.
3. Peggy age 17 in 1860 census; b. OH; attended school in 1860
3. Pamilla, 13 in 1860 census; b. OH; attended school in 1860