Obituary of John KALEY 1919, Crawford County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Elayne From the Robinson Constitution January 2, 1919 John Kaley John, son of Peter and Mariah Kaley, was born in Stark County, Ohio, July 20, 1839 and died at Orlando, Florida December 27, 1918, aged 79 years, 5 months, and 7 days. He came to this county with his parents when a small boy and located at New Hebron, where he grew to manhood. Early in young manhood, he united in marriage in this county with Miss Mary A. Stark, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Stark and of this union five children were born, three sons and two daughters. The wife and mother departed this life August 8, 1890 and later Mr. Kaley was united in marriage with Miss Eunice E. Wolfe of Terre Haute, Indiana, who survives him. Three of his children preceded him in deat:h Cora M. who died in infancy, Minerva B., and Charles Edward who both passed away just a few years ago. One son Martin M. resides on a farm near Fulton, Kansas and Clarence H. S. lives at the old home place, known as "Cherry Lawn" in New Hebron. He is also survived by one brother, Charles P. of Chicago and three sisters: Mrs. Elmira Bussard of Robinson, Mrs. Elizabeth Paige of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Mary Beam of Caldwell, Idaho. Also eight grandsons, three granddaughters, and one great grandson. Early in the Civil War he enlisted in the 98th Illinois (Wilder's Brigade) and served for three years. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Elayne