"The Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana"
1888 Pages 762-763
PATTERSON STALEY, a representative of one of the earliest pioneer families
of Tippecanoe County, was born at the homestead farm in Perry Township, this
county, March 8, 1836 and is the eldest surviving son of JOHN STALEY. The
latter was born in North Carolina, in 1802, and in early life went to
Montgomery County, Ohio, his father, MARTIN STALEY, being one of the early
settlers of that county. JOHN STALEY was married in Ohio, to HULDAH
WAYMIRE, August 20, 1828, who was born June 6, 1809. In 1828 MARTIN STALEY,
came with his family to Tippecanoe County, and settled on section 27 Perry
Township where he lived until his death. His wife survived him a number of
years. They had a family of eight children, all of whom came to Tippecanoe
County with them but JOHN, who came the following year with his wife and
their eldest child, then a babe of three months. He them entered 100 acres
on sections 34 and 35, Perry Township, where he made a homestead, and lived
here until his death, which occurred November 23, 1868. His widow and
oldest daughter, MARY ANN GADIS, still live at the homestead. They had ten
children, eight still living--MARY ANN, ELIZABETH, PATTERSON, CLARK,
REBECCA, JOHN, ADELINE and ALBERTUS. PATTERSON STALEY, whose name heads
this sketch, was reared on the old homestead, which has been his home for
fifty-two years. His farm contains sixty acres, a part of the home farm,
and in 1886 he erected his present fine residence He was a soldier in the
war of the Rebellion enlisting in September, 1863, in the Tenth Indiana
Battery, in which he served about two years, participating in many hard
fought battles. He had many narrow escapes from death, and at the battle
of Kenesaw Mountain was slightly wounded in the left arm. He was united in
marriage to MARY EILER, of Butler County, Ohio, and they are the parents of
eight children--LAURA M., CORA ANN, ELIZABETH, JAMES CLIFFORD, CHARLES P.
and FRANKLIN E. Mr. STALEY is one of the well-known citizens of his
township. He is a member of Elliott Post, No. 160, G.A.R.
of Dayton. Politically he is a Republican.