Stephen Benton and Eleanor Davis Staley
Stephen Benton Staley was born 20 Apr 1843 in Miami Township, Dayton, Montgomery Co. Ohio, the son of David and Susan (Ullery). His father David, was born in 1818 in Maryland and his mother, Susan, was born 1822 in Montgomery Co. Ohio. They were married 8 Nov 1838 in Montgomery Co. Susan died 8 Dec 1895 in Dayton and was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery.
Children of David Staley and Susan Ullery
1. Martha Staley b-1840 in Miamisburg Oh
2. Thomas Jefferson Staley b-1842 in Miamisburg Oh; m-Mary Twiman 21 Jan 1890 in
Dayton Oh.
3. Stephen Benton Staley b-20 Apr 1843 in Miamisburg Oh
4. John Fisher Staley b-6 July 1845 in Miamisburg Oh; d-18 Feb 1920 in Omaha
Nebraska; br-Prospect Hill Cemetery in Omaha; m-Elizabeth Reed
5. Cyrilla Smith Staley b-27 Jan 1849 in Miamisburg, Oh; d-4 Jan 1927 in Detroit
Michigan; br-Woodlawn Cemetery; m-John Hall
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Children of John Fisher Staley and Elizabeth Reed
1. Harry H Staley b-1870 in Rochester New York;
m-Carrie B Conkling 6 Nov 1894 in Douglas Co. Nebraska
2. M M Staley b-1873 in Omaha
3. W D Staley b-1874 in Omaha
4. R J F Staley b-1876 in Omaha
5. C B Staley b-1879 in Omaha
6. Maynard W Staley b-1884 in Omaha; m-Maude M Sherwood 4 Dec 1905 in Harrison
Co Iowa
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Stephen Staley served in the Co B 2nd Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. With the outbreak of the Civil War in the spring of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers from each Northern state. In April, recruiters quickly filled the quota for a number of regiments in the state of Ohio, with two regiments enlisting for 3-months, including the 1st Ohio Infantry and the 2nd Ohio. Mustering in at Columbus, Ohio, on April 18, 1861, the 1,000-man regiment was under the command of Colonel Lewis Wilson. It soon embarked on trains for Washington, D.C., where it served in the fortifications surrounding the capital until July. It was then attached to Schenck's Brigade, Tyler's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia. On July 16, the regiment marched to Manassas, Virginia, then the next day occupied Fairfax Courthouse. It participated in the fighting at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21. It retreated to Washington following General McDowell's stunning defeat. When the 3-month term of enlistment expired, the regiment mustered out July 31, 1861.
Stephen married to Eleanor Davis Allen 23 May
1887 in Montpelier and in 1910 was a police judge in Montpelier.
Children of Stephen Benton Staley and Eleanor Davis Allan
Lillian Eleanor Staley b-18 Feb 1888 in
Montpelier
Lester Benton Staley b-22 July 1890 in Montpelier; d-4 Apr 1942 in Burley Idaho
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Stephen Benton Staley died 28 Nov 1917 in Montpelier and was buried in the Montpelier Cemetery. Eleanor Staley died 14 Nov 1934 in Montpelier and was buried in the Montpelier Cemetery.
Stephen Benton Staley Obituary