BIO: G. M. STANLEY, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 907 & 908.
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  G. M. STANLEY, whose excellent farm of sixty acres is situated in Gulich 
township, was born one mile from Tyrone, in Blair county, Pa., March 11, 1835, 
and is a son of Simon and Susan (Ginter) Stanley.
  Simon Stanley was a forgeman by trade and worked as such during his earlier 
years, but later engaged in farming, and after moving to Gulich township, 
Clearfield county, carried on agricultural operations during the rest of his 
active life.  He and his wife Susan had children as follows:  Wilhelmina, now 
deceased, who was the wife of John Henderson; Margaret, who is the widow of 
Edward Fulkerson, who was killed in the Civil war; Elizabeth, who married Boaz 
Alexander; Sarah, who became the wife of Capt. John McKernan, who served in the 
Mexican and Civil wars; Lucinda, wife of George Curtis, a veteran of the Civil 
war; Shadrach; Rebecca, who became the wife of Jordan Fox; Dinicious A.; and 
George M., the subject of this sketch.
  George M. Stanley has been interested in farming during the larger part of his 
life and is numbered among the successful agriculturists of his neighborhood.  
For the past seven years his farm has been leased for its coal deposits.
  Mr. Stanley was married August 21, 1860, to Miss Amelia Cain, who was born in 
Center county, Pa., a daughter of John and Catherine (Oris) Cain.  The other 
members of her parents' family were:  Mary, who married George Breon; Caroline, 
who married David Young; Agnes, who was twice married, first to Cornelius Davis, 
and secondly to James Ginter, both being now deceased; Jacob, John and Calvin, 
who were all three killed in the Civil war; William H., a surviving veteran of 
the Civil war; Ellen, wife of Ihon Miller, a veteran of the Civil war; and Sarah 
J., wife of James Kenley, a veteran of the Civil war.
  Mr. and Mrs. Stanley have had children as follows:  May, who was the wife of 
David Sprankle, now deceased; John Oris; Shadrach; Urelia, who is the wife of 
Scott Aile; Susan, who is the wife of M. P. Frederick; Calvin; William A., a 
physician and veteran of the Spanish-American war; Curtis, also a veteran of the 
Spanish-American war; Charles; and Clarence E.  Mr. Stanly and wife are members 
of the Methodist Episcopal church and are among the most highly esteemed 
residents of Gulich township.  He and his sons vote the Republican ticket.