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- This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Sycamore Creek"
Straley Family
There lived in the first and second decades of the century, on the site of the old fort on Hacker's Creek, in Lewis County, a man by the name of Christian Straley, a native of Germany.
His wife's name was Elizabeth Bonnett. There were three sons, all of whom married and settled on Hacker's Creek.
Their names were George, Stephen and Jacob.
George Straley lived on the farm where West Fort stood on Hacker's Creek, traces of the fort were yet visible in the 1800's. He married a Chapman.
Stephen was born in Lewis County in 1801, and died in 1885.
About 1857, or 1858, they came to Mill Creek, Stephen locating on the farm where Martin Ables lived, and George bought the house by the creek where the German lived, now owned by William Carney.
Jacob returned to Lewis County without purchasing.
Stephen married Mary Alkire.
His son, Christian Straley, born in 1828, marred Anna, daughter of Alex Ables, New Year's Day, in 1852. On the following October 7th, he died, and on December 10th, was born his twin children, Margaret E. and Hannah E.
Stephen Straley and wife and two grown sons are buried in the northeast quarter of the old cemetery at Ripley.
About one fourth mile above the Sycamore bridge and the two runs previously mentioned, a considerable branch comes in from the left. There stands in the little bottom where this run flows from the hills, an old vacant, tumble down, hewed log house. Just in front of this stood the dwelling of John F. Parsons, the son of Captain Billy, who was born in the tree.
A more detailed genealogy of the Straley family, an outline of which has been given before, is as follows:
Christian Straley, a native of Germany, came to America, lived at the fort on Hacker's Creek. He married Elizabeth Bonnett. They had three sons, two of whom lived in Jackson County.
George Straley married a Chapman.
Elizabeth married Jim Wolfe and lived on Station Camp.
Abe.
Angeline married first a Rollins, and later she married Chris Rhodes, a cousin of "Uncle" Johnny Rhodes.
Hannah married Sandusky Harpold.
Cinderella married William Staats.
Martha married Dan Bartlett.
Liza married Brooks Kessel.
Amelia died unmarried.
Jacob married Hannah Staats.
Stephen Straley was born February 4th, 1806, married Mary Alkire in Lewis County. He died July 8th, 1885. His wife was born in 1815, and died in 1879. Of their children:
Elizabeth married John Ferguson, and lived on Sycamore. He died in 1906.
Christian Straley, born in 1828, died in 1852, married Anna Ables. They had twin daughters, Margaret E. and Hannah E.
[In the Bonnett sketch, House says "Another sister (of William Bonnett) is said to have been the mother of George and Stephen Straley.". . .bb]
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