Caro, Biographies, Indian Fields, Tuscola Co., MI

This history was extracted from "History of Tuscola and Bay Counties, Mich.
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of their Prominent Men 
and Pioneers", published in Chicago by H. R. Page & Co. (1883), p. 93-104

This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.



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 JOHN STALEY, Jr., was born in Pennsylvania in 1844. When the war broke out 
he enlisted as a drummer boy in the One Hundred and Thirty-second Pennsylvania 
Infantry, serving nine mouths, the term of its enlistment. He then served as a 
three months' man in the Pennsylvania State troops when that State was invaded 
by the rebel troops. After that he again enlisted in the One Hundred and Twelfth 
Pennsylvania Infantry as a musician, and served until early in 1866, some ten 
months after the war closed. In 1867 he came to Tuscola County and was engaged 
in the surveying business. In 1870 he was elected county surveyor, serving one 
term. He has also held the following offices: Postmaster at Unionville six 
years, supervisor for township of Akron five years, register of deeds four 
years, and is now (1883) register of the probate court and president of the 
village council. He also was State examining agent for two years, looking after 
trespassers on the State lands. He now resides in Caro and is the senior member 
of the firm of Staley & Slaght, who are engaged in the real estate and abstract 
business. He is married and has a family of four children.