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Jemima Mills


James Stanley and wife in a wagon

One of the oldest pictures of Valton Friends Church. "Uncle Jimmy" Stanley, (1808-1898) who ministered among Friends for forty years, is seated in the buggy.

Picture is in the Valton Friends Church


History of Sauk County Wisconsin Illustrated 1880
James Stanley, farmer and recorded minister of "The Friends" Church, at Valton; residence, Sec. 22; P.O. Valton; son of James and Agnes Stanley; was born in Surry Co., N.C., Dec. 9, 1808; when about 18 years of age, moved to Randolph Co., Ind.; was married at Springfield, meeting of Friends, Wayne Co., Ind., March 25, 1829, to Jemmima Mills, daughter of Richard and Nancy Mills; Mrs. Stanley was born in Clinton Co., Ohio; they have had six childeren--Elmina (deceased) was the wife of Charles Beson; Nancy, died when 16 years of age; Martha, died when 23 years of age; Huldah, married to William Pickering, living in Clay Co., Iowa; Elkana, married to Catherine Wright, living in Woodland. In 1857, Mr. Stanley and family came to Sauk Co., Wis., settled on Sec. 22, Woodland; have 80 acres of land. Mr. Stanley has been the Recorded Minister of the Valton Branch of the "Ironton Monthly Meeting of Friends" since its organization (June 18, 1873).


  • Father : Richard Mills
  • Mother : Nancy ?
  • Birth date : September 22, 1812
  • Born at : Clinton Co., Ohio
  • Married : James Stanley
  • Marriage date : March 25, 1829
  • Married at : Friends Meeting, Wayne Co. Ind.
  • Death date : February 9, 1892
  • Buried at : Oaks Cemetery, Woodland twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin
  • Children :
    Elmina Stanley
    Nancy Stanley
    Martha Stanley
    Huldah Stanley
    Elkanh Stanley

    Sources

    Birth-Oaks Cemetery and Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk Co., Volume 5 and Quaker Membership Records Valton & Ironton Monthly Meetings Sauk County, Wisconsin.
    Marriage-
    Death-Oaks Cemetery and Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk Co., Volume 5 and Quaker Membership Records Valton & Ironton Monthly Meetings Sauk County, Wisconsin.
    Buried-Oaks Cemetery and Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk Co., Volume 5, Page 122.
    Obituary-
    Husbands Bio.-History of Sauk County Wisconsin Illustrated (1880).
    Other-Elkanh's death certificate; Quaker Membership Records Valton & Ironton Monthly Meetings Sauk County, Wisconsin; History of Valton by Gilbert Mortimer page's 7 and 13.

    To see a close-up picture of James and his wife.

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