DANIEL STANLEY

Daniel Stanley, a native of Trumbull county, Ohio, was born on the 12th of November, 1824, and is the son of John and Elizabeth Stanley. He remained at home until twenty years of age, when he started out in life for himself. He at first started to learn the carpenter trade, but in the course of a few years he became a mill wright, and has been a follower of that occupation a greater part of his life. He went at first to Ohio, and was there working in different places until 1848, when he came to Mahaska county, Iowa, and there remained one winter, when he was gone to several different places two or three years, when he returned to Mahaska and was there married in 1853, to Miss Lois Parsons, who was born in Ohio, in 1831. Mr. Stanley came to Cass county in 1854, and rented a farm, which he afterwards purchased, and has since improved. He lived in a shanty until he could erect a dwelling, but before many years had elapsed he had improved his land, built his house and began raising stock. In 1860 he crossed the plains and went to Central City, Colorado, and in the winter of 1861, came back, and returned to the mountains with his family. He was there engaged in mining a short time, and in building saw mills and quartz mills, until 1872, when he returned to his farm in Cass county. He now owns three hundred and forty-five acres of nice land near Lewis, on sections 9, 15 and 16, his residence being on section 9. Mrs. Stanley died on 10th of July, 1868, leaving six children---Mary Helen, born in May, 1854, and died in November, 1857; Melangthon, born in May, 1864, and died in 1883; Horace M., now living in California; Charles I., born in 1858, also in California; Frank S., now in California; Betty, at home. Mr. Stanley was married again in July 1875, to Mrs. Nancy Everly, a widow of Leonard Everly, who died in 1871, leaving seven children, whose names are---Milton P., now in California; Milvon, now in Kansas; Sarah, who died 1876; Charles, living in Omaha; Edward, residing in Lewis; Sophronia, who died in 1867; John, who died in 1875; and William, who died in 1874. Mr. Stanley has served as deputy sheriff two years, and as a member of the school board. He is an honest and upright man, and has received the respect and trust of the people.

Mrs. Nancy Stanley was a native of Vermilion county, Indiana, and lived in that county until she married Leonard Everly. She then came with her husband in the fall of 1854, to Cass county, Iowa. In the fall of 1855 her husband purchased a farm in Pottawattamie county, and moved on it, their nearest neighbor being two miles away. They owned a number of farms in Cass and adjoining counties. He was a noted trader, and was drafted into the army, and remained in service till he was honorably discharged at the close of the war.

Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pp. 505-506.