Danley, Jane Collins – 1839-1917

COLLINS, DANLEY, HARRIS, ROBERTSON

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 5/28/2026 at 10:50:56

Mrs. Jane Danley Dead
Mrs. Peter Danley died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Harris, near New Lancaster, Thursday, July 5th, 1917, age 77 years, 10 months and 27 days. After short funeral services from the home by Rev. C. C. Brannon, the body was taken to Vandalia, Iowa, for burial.
The maiden name of the deceased was Jane Collins, and she was born on August 8th, 1839, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. She went to Indiana with her parents when quite small and lived there until the spring of 1853, when she removed to Jasper county, Iowa, living there until the home was broken up by the death of her husband, after which she made her home with her children, the last five years being spent with her daughter, Mrs. John Harris.
She was married to Elijah Robertson, June 30th, 1861, and the husband and six children born to them preceded her in death, August 15th, 1872, she and Peter Danley were married and two of the four children born to them survive. One son, Elmer Danley, lives at New Virginia, Iowa, and one daughter, resides near New Lancaster. She also leaves thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Source: The Western Spirit (Paola, KS); Friday, 13 July 1917, page 1