Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

Elkanah Stanley


History of Sauk County Wisconsin Illustrated 1880
James Stanley, farmer and recorded minister of "The Friends" Church, at Valton; residence, Sec. 22; P.O. Valton; son of James and Agnes Stanley; was born in Surry Co., N.C., Dec. 9, 1808; when about 18 years of age, moved to Randolph Co., Ind.; was married at Springfield, meeting of Friends, Wayne Co., Ind., March 25, 1829, to Jemima Mills, daughter of Richard and Nancy Mills; Mrs. Stanley was born in Clinton Co., Ohio; they have had six children--Elmina (deceased) was the wife of Charles Beson; Nancy, died when 16 years of age; Martha, died when 23 years of age; Huldah, married to William Pickering, living in Clay Co., Iowa; Elkana, married to Catherine Wright, living in Woodland. In 1857, Mr. Stanley and family came to Sauk Co., Wis., settled on Sec. 22, Woodland; have 80 acres of land. Mr. Stanley has been the Recorded Minister of the Valton Branch of the "Ironton Monthly Meeting of Friends" since its organization (June 18, 1873).


  • Father : James Stanley
  • Mother : Jemima Mills
  • Birth date : April 5, 1839
  • Born at : Indiana
  • Married : Catherin Jane Wright
  • Marriage date : December 18, 1862
  • Married at : Sauk Co., Wisconsin
  • Death date : March 14, 1925
  • Cause of death : Chronic Interstinal Nephritis
  • Buried at : Valton, Woodland twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin
  • Children :
    Alvin Z. Stanley
    Addison Stanley
    Jemima Stanley
    Hulda Stanley
    Ida Alice Stanley
    Dora Elmine Stanley

    Sources

    Birth-Death certificate.
    Marriage-Sauk Co., Reg. of Deeds, Volume 3, Page 204; marriage index; marriage certificate and History of Valton by Gilbert Mortimer.
    Death-Sauk Co., Reg. of Deeds, Volume 16, Page 3; death index; death certificate.
    Buried-Death certificate and Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk Co., Volume 5, page 128.
    Fathers Bio.-History of Sauk County Wisconsin Illustrated 1880, page 733.
    Obituary-
    Other-Addison's birth certificate; Dora's marriage certificate; Alvin's marriage certificate; Addison's marriage certificate; Jemima's marriage certificate; Ida's marriage certificate; Dora's marriage certificate; Hulda's marriage certificate; 1881 Sauk County Business Directory page 7; and History of Valton by Gilbert Mortimer page's 7 and 13.

    My Links

    Allies Home Page.
    Allies Surnames.
    Flynn Home Page.
    Mills first names.
    Mortimer Home Page.
    Osborn Home Page.
    Stanley and Shore Home Page.
    Stanley first names.
    Stanley Family Outline.
    Wright first names.