Notes:

1910 census lists her with husband and 2 children in Royalton - having had 8 children all alive
1920 census lists her with husband, 2 children and 1 grandchild - Harold W Schaefer - age 11
1930 census lists her husband as a widow living with Ida Shiesley (daughter) in Amherst

Mary married ZENT, Franklin S in Aug 1873. Franklin (son of ZENT, Phillip L and LEHN, Nancy) was born on 21 Feb 1852 in Erie County, NY; died on 14 Jun 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. ZENT, Georgia was born about 1874 in Erie County, NY; and died.
2. ZENT, Ida S was born in Feb 1874 in Erie County, NY; died after 1930 in New York.
3. ZENT, Blanche H was born in Jan 1877 in Erie County, NY; and died.
4. ZENT, Wayne P was born in Jun 1878 in Erie County, NY; and died.
5. ZENT, Fanny was born in Oct 1884 in Erie County, NY; and died.
6. ZENT, Carrie was born in Aug 1887 in Erie County, NY; died on 8 Jun 1928 in Medina, Orleans County, NY.
7. ZENT, Robert was born on 19 Mar 1893 in Erie County, NY; died in Jun 1971 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
8. ZENT, Marion J was born about 1904 in New York; and died.

John + STALEY, Susannah. Susannah (daughter of STALEY, Isaac and SCHAEFFER, Sarah) was born on 15 Dec 1825 in Amherst, Erie County, NY; died on 4 Mar 1888 in Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

living in Buffalo in 1855; 1860 census shows her with John and 3 children in Buffalo; 1870 census doesn't show John with them - in Army???; 1880 census shows her living with Sarah Herr and a widow

Notes:

Thanks to Donald MacDavid, ( Lancaster Historical Society ) for the following information:
"The first mention of a cemetery in Bowmansville was in the deed of land sold by
Abraham Frick to Isaac Staley in 1840. It specified that a quarter acre of fenced land
used as a burial ground was not to be included in the sale. This is the section at the
east front of Transit Rural Cemetery, the part that contains the oldest graves and stones.

1850 census with wife and son in Amherst under name Staly

Isaac married SCHAEFFER, Sarah on 16 Jan 1821 in Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Congregation, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, PA. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This is my best guess as to his marriage. The dates fit well. Source - on-line - Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Congregation, Jackson Township, Lebanon Co at Ancestry.com

Notes:

Could be in CHANCEFORD AND LOWER CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIPS, York County.

Town in PA could be Elizabeth, Lancaster Co.; This is NOT the same Christian as mentioned in Wythe County, VA. The Fact that he was born in 1768 and would have taken an oath of allegance on July 27, 1778 - he would have been 12 years old. Meanwhile, he was supposed to have died in Old Mount Airy, VA in 1796. Therefore, could not have father children after 1800. Believe his grandfather was Ulrich but his father was another of the sons and not Martin. Perhaps it was Jacob or Peter. Or could Ulrich have had a son, Christian, who was the father of a son by the same name.

2/2005-Obtained book "Some Descendants of Ulrich Stehley" by Joan Keller from library on interlibrary loan for 3 weeks. Found that a Jacob Staley has built a church in 1784 - St Luke's Lutheran in Chanceford Township, York, PA where many of the baptisms and marriages took place.

In 1803 Christian Staley purchased several pieces of property on "Buffalo Road" near "18 Mile Creek". Buffalo Road is now Main Street and, I believe, that "18 Mile Creek" is now known as Ransom Creek in Clarence. Showed him as being from Lancaster, PA on the deeds. Property being Township 11 Range 8. Also, John C Staley purchased property at the same time at the same Township and Range. Are they brothers?

1810 Census shows C Stailey in Buffalo, Niagara County, NY - Series: M252 Roll: 29 Page: 127

1800 Census shows Christian Stailey, Jr. in Elizabeth, Lancaster County, PA - Series: M32 Roll: 39 Page:
***** there is a Son with wife and father with children shown on this census - why is there no child named Christian??? Because Christian, Jr. had established his own household. Therefore, his father is also Christian.


1820 Census shows Christian Stailey in Greenwood, Perry County, PA - Series: M33 Roll: 104 Page: 361

Could this site be helpful - http://home.sprynet.com/~rstaley01/stn.htm

This reply from the man who has the above web site:
Hi Char
I doubt that this is the same man. My info shows Christian Staley of N.C. having children there in 1804, 1814, 1816, and 1823. None of the chidren's names are the ones you mentioned.
Robert Staley



-----Original Message-----
From: Charsoos@aol.com
Sent: Oct 17, 2006 9:12 PM
To: rstaley01@sprynet.com
Subject: Staley genealogy


Hi

I'm not sure if I have written to you before or not. I have a Christian Staley who was born in 1768 and has some children in Pennsylvania and others in New York State. My current information shows that the first of his children, Isaac, was born in 1801 in Lancaster County, PA. It appears that he was married in Lancaster, PA. Other children were: Jonas, Margaret, John Seba, Samuel, Elizabeth and Suzanna.

The records in Erie County, NY show that he purchased property in 1803 in Erie County.

Could this be your Christian Staley born between 1767 and 1772 in North Carolina????

Appreciate your assistance.

Char Soos

NOTE: In Skinnersville Cemetery there are two stones with the same dates one with the name of Christian Staley and one with Christian Stailey. The Christian Stailey has his wife, Margaret, next to him. The other Christian Staley is with the stones from John and Barbara.

Location of Skinnersville Road Cemetery - North Forest west of Millersport - south on Audubon Parkway - left at first signal which is Frontier Road - stones on left side of street in the far left hand corner - next to Neuman Chapel now part of UB used to be "The Little White Church - 1873" This was a community cemetery and not afflliated with any particular church.

Mary Wolf of St Paul Eggertsville (716-835-0407) is checking their records for me - 8/20/2007. This is the Lutheran church closest to the cemetery.

Christian married MargaretLancaster County, PA. Margaret was born in PA; died on 30 Dec 1855 in Amherst, Erie County, NY; was buried in Skinnersville Cemetery, Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]