| SURNAME: Staley | NAME: Isaac | No.: 2 on Chart: 2 |
| BIRTHDATE: May 20, 1812 | BIRTHPLACE: Franklin County, Virginia | |
| FATHER: Abraham Stilley (Staley) | MOTHER: Mary McVey |
| MARRIED TO: Lavina Murphy (No.: 3 on Chart: 2) | Wedding Date: July 2, 1829 | Wedding Place: Franklin County, Virginia | Married by: Moses Greer, a Primitive Baptist Minister |
| Spouse's Birthdate: 1806 | Spouse's Birthplace: Virginia | ||
| Spouse's Father: Butler Murphy | Spouse's Mother: Lydia | ||
| Spouse Died: 1893 | Place: near Wheeler, Steuben County, New York | Cemetery: Wheeler Center Cemetery |
| DIED: December 28, 1887 | Place: Warren Township, Marion County, Indiana | Cemetery: McVey Cemetery |
| MILITARY SERVICE: None. However, the name "Isaac M. Staley" appears in the muster records and pay records of Company A, 4th Indiana Cavalry, 77th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers. This is an error and was corrected by the Adjutant General's office March 9, 1866. |
| RESIDENCES: Franklin County, Virginia (Birth to 1833) Warren Township, Marion County, Indiana (1833 to 1835?) Bought 20 acres of land from his father on January 9, 1845, in Warren Township. When he sold this land, he was living in Hancock County, Indiana (1835 to 1846?) But he no doubt lived most of his life in Warren Township, Marion County (1846 to 1887) |
| OCCUPATION: Farmer, "shingle maker" (woodcutter, according to the 1850 census). Became a tollgate keeper on the "National Road" circa 1865. (Note: Here is a website with more information on the Indiana National Road.) |
| MEMBERSHIPS: A Granger |
| OTHER: He was "poor, honest and respected" according to Mr. Hunnington (sic?), a contemporary. According to other records, he was about 6'4" in height. |
| CHILDREN: | ||||||
| GIVEN NAME | BIRTHDATE | BIRTHPLACE | SPOUSE | WEDDING DATE | WEDDING PLACE | DIED |
| Julia Ann | January 22, 1831 | Franklin Co., VA | Edward Douglas Cotton | January 5, 1848 | Marion County, IN | April 8, 1871, Marion County, IN |
| Isaiah M. | 1833 | Marion Co., IN | Eliza Jane McKelvy | September 3, 1857 | Clark County, IL | December 26, 1863, Newmarket, TN |
| Thomas W. | 1835 | Marion Co., IN | Nancy Jane Clark | October 17, 1855 | Marion Co., IN | February 12, 1867, Marion Co., IN |
| Abraham Ephraim | April 6, 1837 | Hancock Co., IN | Eliza R Tice | November 18, 1857 | Hancock Co., IN | December 29, 1919, Hastings, OK |
| James | June 30, 1839 | Hancock Co., IN | | | |
March 22, 1856, Marion Co., IN |
| Sarah Ellen | 1841 | Hancock Co., IN | James France | December 20, 1860 | Marion Co., IN | ? |
| Almira | March 26, 1844 | Hancock Co., IN | John W. Miller | December 27, 1866 | | May 21, 1916, Wheeler, NY |
| Isaac Newton | April 28, 1849 | Marion Co., IN | Mary Rowland* | 1870? | | October 5, 1935, Franklin Co., KS |
| Mary Jane | November 3, 1851 | Marion Co., IN | William H. Dunn | October 7, 1869 | | March 4, 1871, Marion Co., IN |
| *Isaac Newton married a second time: Estella Branch Ewer, March 27, 1887, Franklin County, Kansas. | ||||||
| SOURCES: Civil War military records for: Isaiah, Thomas and Abraham Staley, from the National Archives, Washington D.C. Land conveyance records, Marion County, Indiana Census records, 1850-1880 for Marion and Hancock Counties, Indiana Cemetery records: McVey cemetery, Wheeler Center cemetery Miller family Bible, courtesy of Mrs. A. Reynolds Obituaries for Isaac and Almira Staley Marriage books for Franklin County, Virginia, and Marion County, Indiana Probate record for Isaac Staley Correspondence with: Compiled by Jeffrey L. Staley, November 30, 1982 |