JOEL STALEY

STALEY, SKINNER, BERMILY

Posted By: Mona Sarratt Knight (email)
Date: 7/15/2009 at 06:24:33

Source: The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Records of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Appanoose County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc.; illustrated; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.

JOEL STALEY, retired farmer; born in Virginia in 1801, from there his father removed to Jefferson Co., Va., in 1802; thence to Somerset Co., Penn., in 1818. There Joel married Miss Matilda Skinner in 1822; she was born in the same county in 1804; they had eight children - James L., Mary E., Flem ing M., John H., Alva, Charles, Martha A. and Daniel W. In 1824, he removed to Perry Co., Ohio, there engaged in salt works and farming. In 1839, he came to Lee Co., Iowa, remained until the Mormons became too numerous, and in 1841, came to Davis Co.; there his wife died in 1849. He then married Mrs. Melvina Bermily, widow of Robert W. Bermily, who was born in Dutchess Co., NY, in 1801; died in Washington Co., Ind., n 1842. Mrs. S. came to Iowa with five children in 1847. They had six sons in the late war. Republican. When he came to this county, there were only three of his party in politics in it. Mr. Staley formerly followed milling; he erected a fine mill near Albia, Monroe Co., and afterward owned a half interest in a mill here. P.O. Unionville.