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Note: The following was taken from the publication: Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, pp.762-763 Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1888 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 then 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 GADDIS, 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.
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