Born the first child to William Washington Staley and Lucinda Blue, in Nevins, Illinois. Married Sally Ann Wombles, 18 years younger, who was born to Ben Wombles and Edith Smith in Brightshade, Clay County, Kentucky. At age 42, John had his only child, Benjamin Washington Staley, who was born in 1929.
John Sherman died in 1964 at age 76. John is buried in Edgar Cemetery in Paris, Illinois, next to his brother William Dayton Staley. He does not have a grave marker yet. Son Ben died in a tractor accident in 1976 and is buried in Sims Cemetery with his wife Helen Mulkins. Widowed wife, Sally Ann, lived until 1988 with her sister Mrs. Bessie & Bert Phillips in Tilton/Danville. (Bert's mother was born Rosie Staley.) Sally is buried to the side of son Ben.
John Sherman died in 1964 at age 76. John is buried in Edgar Cemetery in Paris, Illinois, next to his brother William Dayton Staley. He does not have a grave marker yet. Son Ben died in a tractor accident in 1976 and is buried in Sims Cemetery with his wife Helen Mulkins. Widowed wife, Sally Ann, lived until 1988 with her sister Mrs. Bessie & Bert Phillips in Tilton/Danville. (Bert's mother was born Rosie Staley.) Sally is buried to the side of son Ben.
Born the first child to William Washington Staley and Lucinda Blue, in Nevins, Illinois. Married Sally Ann Wombles, 18 years younger, who was born to Ben Wombles and Edith Smith in Brightshade, Clay County, Kentucky. At age 42, John had his only child, Benjamin Washington Staley, who was born in 1929.
John Sherman died in 1964 at age 76. John is buried in Edgar Cemetery in Paris, Illinois, next to his brother William Dayton Staley. He does not have a grave marker yet. Son Ben died in a tractor accident in 1976 and is buried in Sims Cemetery with his wife Helen Mulkins. Widowed wife, Sally Ann, lived until 1988 with her sister Mrs. Bessie & Bert Phillips in Tilton/Danville. (Bert's mother was born Rosie Staley.) Sally is buried to the side of son Ben.
John Sherman died in 1964 at age 76. John is buried in Edgar Cemetery in Paris, Illinois, next to his brother William Dayton Staley. He does not have a grave marker yet. Son Ben died in a tractor accident in 1976 and is buried in Sims Cemetery with his wife Helen Mulkins. Widowed wife, Sally Ann, lived until 1988 with her sister Mrs. Bessie & Bert Phillips in Tilton/Danville. (Bert's mother was born Rosie Staley.) Sally is buried to the side of son Ben.
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confirmed to be located in an unmarked grave immediately next to little brother William Dayton Staley
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