Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Stavely, W. R., Dr.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Solebury Township


   DR. W. R. STAVELY physician and surgeon, P.O. Lahaska, 
was born October 21, 1831, in Philadelphia and is a son of 
William and Margaret (Sheed) Stavely, the former a native of 
Maryland and the latter of Philadelphia and both of English 
descent.  Our subject's father moved to Philadelphia before 
he was married and established a religious paper, which he 
conducted as long as he lived.  He also did job printing and 
had quite an extensive business.  He died in 1878 in 
Solebury township.  He had eight children, five of whom are 
living: Levina, Ermina, Dr. W. R., Margaret and Rosabelle.  
Our subject when seven years of age moved with his parents 
to Solebury township, where they had purchased a large farm. 
 He remained at home until he was fifteen years of age and 
then entered the West Chester school and from there went to 
Princeton, N. J., to college, where he graduated in 1852. He 
studied medicine in the Jefferson Medical college, 
Philadelphia, where he graduated in 1856.  He then came to 
this place and began practice.  He practiced here until 
1861, when he enlisted as a private in the Doylestown guards 
and served three months, during which time he was promoted 
to sergeant.  He then came back and went to Harrisburg, 
where he was examined and appointed surgeon in the 103rd 
Pennsylvania regiment and served about eighteen months and 
left with the Chickahominy fever.  After he recruited he 
served in the Chestnut Hill Military hospital and the Dale 
hospital at Massachusetts.  He witnessed nearly all the 
battles of the campaign.  At the close of the war he came 
home, where he has since been in practice.  He was married 
in 1856 to Julia Kelly, by whom he has four children:  
Carrie, Albert, Margaret and Sarah.  Dr. Stavely is a member 
of the Masonic fraternity.