Charles H. Staley
Charles H. Staley, who has been a resident of Concord Township for the past 45 years, was born July 11, 1850, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a son of Vincent and Isabel Staley.
The parents of Mr. Staley were both born in Germany. The mother, while still Miss Isabel Smith, came to America and to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her sister, Mrs. Hartkorn. The father accompanied his parents to Muskingum County, Ohio, and later became a clerk in the Galt House, at Cincinnati. He was married in that city and moved to Delaware in 1857, and became manager of the Wilson Hotel at Suplhur Springs, where he remained until his death in 1861. His widow subsequently married John Sutley, who died some 13 years ago, since which time she has resided at Columbus. She is now 87 years of age, and comes of a long-lived family, her father living to be 90 years old and her grandfather, to be 95 years. Vincent Staley and wife had three children, two sons and one daughter, namely: Charles H.; Josephine, who married Micharl Moran, is a widow and resides with her mother; and Frank, residing at Ostrander, who married Elizabeth Chambers.
Charles H. Staley has given his main attention through life to agricultural pursuits. He has lived 51 years in Delaware County, six of these in Liberty and the remainder in Concord Township.
In 1872, Mr. Staley was married to Margaret Lorvery (sp). They have had seven children, namely: Frank, who married Ida Jones; Mary, who married William Hannah, and resides at Indianapolis; Harry, who married Laura Soller, and resides in Marion County, Ohio; Minnie, wife of Clarence Smale, residing in Delaware County; Eve, who married Burton Andrews, and resides in Union County; Edward, residing at Zanesville, where he married Rose Hull (he served in the Spanish-America War and spent three years in Cuba); and Josephine, who resides at home.
Mr. Staley is affilliated with the Democratic party and has been active in township and county politics. He has served two terms as township trustee and two terms as township treasurer. He is a representative citizen of Concord Township and few are better known.
From 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Edited and compiled by James R. Lytle, Delaware, Ohio, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908