of Bavaria, Germany · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Arthur Staley
Arthur Staley⚭ Clara Ray
childrenOtto J. Staley
Their story
What the record says
History of Crawford County, Iowa, a record of settlement, or.
Born in Bavaria, Germany.
Learned carpenter's trade in Germany.
Came to the United States in 1849, spending first three years at Zanesville, Ohio, working as a carpenter.
Traveled by wagon down the Muskingum and Ohio rivers and up the Mississippi to Muscatine, Iowa, then by ox team to Iowa City.
Married Clara Ray.
Father of Otto J. Staley.
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