Haley, Daniel

HALEY, FOLEY, LOGAN, GILLIGAN, ELLIOTT, LANDERS, RICHMOND, LOGSTON, HOLTZ, LOVING, BROWN, SHATTUCK

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Date: 8/23/2009 at 16:46:00

Haley, Daniel

There could be no more comprehensive history written of a city or county, or even of a state and its people, than that which deals with the life work of those who, by their own endeavor and indomitable energy, have placed themselves where they well deserve the title of "progressive," and in this sketch will be found the record of one who has outstripped the less active and less able plodders on the highway of life, one who has not been subdued by .the many obstacles and failures that come to everyone, but who has made them stepping-stones to higher things and at the same time that he was winning his way in the material affairs of life gained a reputation for uprightness and honor.

Mr. Haley was born at Benson, Vermont, August 15, 1848, the son of Patrick and Bridget (Foley) Haley, both born in Ireland, where they grew tip and from which country they emigrated to the United States in early life, established a good home in Vermont and both died there. Their family consisted of ten children, an equal number of sons and daughters, the sons all soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War; these children were named as follows: Mrs. Margaret Logan, deceased; Mrs. Catherine Gilligan, deceased; Thomas was shot and killed in the army by a sharpshooter while in the act of writing a letter to his wife; Mrs. Hannah Elliott, deceased; Mrs. Bridget Landers, deceased; Edward was shot in the battle of the Wilderness, was captured and died in Libby prison; Mrs. Mary Elliott lives in Moline, Illinois; James died at the soldiers' home at Tilton, New Hampshire; John's residence is unknown; Daniel, of this sketch, is the youngest.

The record of the subject as a soldier is one of which his family may well be proud. He enlisted in Company I, Seventeenth Vermont Volunteer Infantry, March 31, 1864, and he served with much credit until the close of the war, receiving an honorable discharge, having been only fifteen years and eight months old at the time of his enlistment, but he went through it all with the courage of a veteran. He was at the capture of the Weldon Railroad, and the Battles of Poplar Grove, Hatcher's Run, Siege of Petersburg and Richmond and was present at the surrender of Appomattox, April 9, 1865. After being honorably discharged he returned home and took up farming for a livelihood, and later came to Jasper County, Iowa, where he has become one of our leading farmers, now owning three hundred and forty acres of well improved and productive land in Clear Creek Township, on which stand two good sets of buildings, and he has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser.

On October 23, 1876, Mr. Haley was united in marriage with Lovina E. Richmond, who was born in Clear Creek Township, this County, April 29, 1850. She is the oldest living settler, native born, in this county. She is the daughter of James and Lovisa (Logston) Richmond, the father born in Tennessee, December 6, 1814, and his death occurred in 1908; the mother was born in

Kentucky, March 18, 1823. They came to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1848, being among the earliest pioneers here. After enduring the usual hardships incident to the life of a first settler, they became well established. Their family consisted of six sons and seven daughters, namely: William Jasper is deceased; Francis Marion lives in Carthage, Missouri; Mrs. Cordia J. Holtz is deceased; Mrs. Martha J. Loving is living at Pleasant Hill, Louisiana; Louisa E., wife of Mr. Haley of this sketch; Mrs. Melissa C. Brown lives in Newton, Iowa; George W. lives in Kentucky; Andrew J. lives near Eugene, Oregon; Oliver P. is deceased; Mrs. Lutica A. Shattuck lives in Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Ava R. Holtz lives in Newton, Iowa; James M. lives in Chadron, Nebraska.

One son, Wilbert Ray, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Haley, his birth having occurred on August 8, 1886, and he is living in Clear Creek Township. An adopted son, Frank Edward Haley, was born September 13, 1876, is residing in Banner county, Nebraska. There are four grandchildren.

Politically, Mr. Haley is a Republican. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, and he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is known to be a liberal, broad-minded gentleman, well liked by the entire community in which he has long made his home. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa B. F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912 Page 1269.