STALEY, Thomas James

Male 1852 - 1918  (65 years)


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  • Name STALEY, Thomas James 
    Birth 23 Aug 1852  Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 May 1918  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 16 May 1918  Graceland Cem., Lakeview T'ship, Lake Co., SD, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I81  Staleys
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2017 

    Father STALEY, Jonathan,   b. 12 Jan 1823, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1890, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother LAWRIE, Catharine,   b. 28 Feb 1826, Levenseat, Linlithgowshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1897, Madison, Lake, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 19 Mar 1847  Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Aug 1852 - Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 May 1918 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 May 1918 - Graceland Cem., Lakeview T'ship, Lake Co., SD, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Thomas didn't marry, he spent his working life (52years) on the Railroad, starting as a Water Boy and rising to be an Engineer for the last 22years. 1860/70/80 Census' have him with his parents in Portage City, Wisconsin, 1900/10 has him in Madison, Lake Co. SD. Prior to his death he was living with his sister Catharine and her husband in Minneapolis as he wasn't in good health, his body was taken by train to South Dakota and buried in the same cemetery as his parents. (From Obit.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Obituary in The Madison Daily Leader SD, 15/5/1918 P.3 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S82] Copy of Death Certificate, 24149 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S118] Lake County Cemetery Lists Online.

    4. [S15] Scots Origins Old Parochial Registers Index, 9206034 (Reliability: 3).