Joseph Carlton Stanley Sr (aft. 1873 - 1933)

Born after 1873 in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Pearl Inez (Whicker) Stanley — married 25 Jun 1913 in Brazoria County, Texas

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1933 before age 60 in Freeport, Brazoria, Texas, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Stanley Name Study.

Joseph Carlton Stanley, Sr.

Joseph Carlton Stanley was born in Berkeley County, West Virginia about 1874 to father Adam Alvanzo "Van" Stanley and mother Jane Frazier. Carl was the sixth in birth order out of eleven children born to Adam and Jane Stanley. He was commonly known as "J.C." or “Carl" but also by his full name, "Joseph Carlton." In 1881 he moved with his family to Ogle County, Illinois. Carl also lived in South Dakota for a short time but settled in Brazoria County, Texas. He passed away in Brazoria, County Texas on July, 25, 1933.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Marriage and Children

Miss Pearl Inez Whicker - 1913 - "J.C. Stanley" and Pearl Inez Whicker were married in Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas on June 25. Pearl was nineteen years old and "J.C." was at least fifteen year her senior.^[7]

Children born to Joseph Carlton and Pearl Stanley:

1. 1915 - Olin Benton
2. 1919 - Thorning Carlton
3. 1923 - Joseph Carlton Jr.
4. 1926 - Othella Pauline
5. 1929 - Marvin Scott

Residence and Timeline:

• 1874 - Berkeley County, West Virginia. Estimated year of Carl's birth.^[1][6][4]
• 1880 - Berkeley County, West Virginia. "Joseph" estimated age 6, in the household of father, "Alvanzo Stanley" with mother Jane and siblings: Cora, John, "Lulie", Holmes, Elisha, and "Bertie."^[1][4]
• 1881 - Byon, Ogle County Illinois. Family moves from West Virginia to Illinois.^[8]
• 1898 - Byron Township, Ogle County, Illinois. "Carl Stanley" on record at wedding of sister Cora Bell Stanley^[9]
• 1900 - Ogle County, Illinois. "Carl Stanley" estimate age 27 living with father, "Adam Stanley" and siblings Roberta, Glen, and a boarder named "Dorsey Meyrs." Dorsey married sister Roberta Evelyn Stanley in 1902.^[2][10]
• 1905 - Bridgewater, McCook County, South Dakota. "Carl Stanley" age 30 states on the South Dakota state census of 1905 that he has been in South Dakota for two years. ^[11]
• 1910 - Underwood, Pennington County, South Dakota. "Carl Stanley" age 34 states on the US Census form that his occupation is "clerk" in a hardware store.^[12]
• 1911 - Faith, South Dakota. "J. C. Stanley" mentioned in obituary of his sister, Cora Stanley's.^[8]
• 1913 - Brazoria County, Texas. "J.C. Stanley" marries Pearl Inez Whicker.^[7]
• 1915 - Brazoria County, Texas. Birth of Son Olin Benton Stanley.^[13]
• 1917 - Matagorda County, Texas. "Joseph Carlton Stanley" registers for WWI draft at Matagorda County, Texas. Carl reports his birth date of: "Feburary 16, 1876."^[14]
• March 1918 - Freeport, Texas - "Carl Stanley" mentioned on 22 Mar 1918 in Rockford, Illinois newspaper. Daily Register Gazette reports Carl's father A. A. Stanley, has returned to Rockford, Illinois after a four month visit with his son in Freeport, Texas. A. A. Stanley says that his "chief pastime over the winter was seated in his shirt sleeves along the bank of some stream fishing."^[15]
• December 1918 - Matagorda, Texas - Birth of son Thorning Carlton Stanley^[16]
• 1920 - "Carl Stanley" estimated age of 42 head of household Waco, Texas with wife Pearl and two young sons Olin and infant Thorning.^[17]
• 1923 - McGregor, Texas. Birth of son Joseph Carlton Stanley, Jr.^[18]
• 1930 - Freeport, Texas - "Joseph C Stanley" head of household wife Pearl and children: Olin, Thorning, Joseph Carlton Jr., Pauline, and infant son Marvin. Also in the residence is fifty-two year old "boarder", "John Luke."^[19]
• 1926 - Freeport, Texas. Birth of daughter Othella "Pauline" Stanley.^[20]
• 1929 - Freeport, Texas. Birth of son Marvin Scott Stanley.^[21]
• 1933 - "Joseph Carlton Stanley dies in Freeport, Texas July 25, 1933.^[3]

Research Notes

Travel:

I found several Rockford, Illinois newspaper stories in the "gossip" section about Carl and his family. Evidently Carl frequently traveled between South Dakota, Illinois, and Iowa to visit his family. Eventually he found his way south to the Lone Star State. Daddy says that he came to Texas to start a a citrus farm. The book "Window to the Past, a History of Brazoria County" includes a few pages about the citrus farmers- . a cold front came through and destroyed the citrus groves.

Birth Record:

It's possible that a birth record does exists. Consideration has been given to an error in the filing of the birth record and a theory that a birth record was not filed. Joseph Carlton Stanley provided different birth dates on recorded documents. This provides alternate birth dates to consider: 16 Feb 1876,^[14] 16 Feb 1874,^[3] and January 1873.^[2] A birth record was found for a female child born in March 1867 for parents Adam and Jane Stanley. This child was "un-named" and born only 7 months after the couple was married.^[22] This was probably a filing error on Cora's birth record which was corrected to March 1868, her actual birth date.^[6]

Death Certificate issues

Date of death July 25, 1933 in Brazoria County. His death certificate states place of birth: Berkeley Co, WV. Father's Name "J.D. Stanley". Mothers name, PoB, and fathers PoB are "Unknown". informant at Carl's death gave the name J.D. Stanley for the Father, either because it was the only name she could remember, or J.D was used as an abbreviation for "John Doe". Joseph Carl had a brother named John Douglas Stanley who was known as J.D. Stanley. I believe that his wife Pearl, who was the informant, gave the name John Douglas Stanley.^[6]

Clues from DNA:

DNA appears to link Stacy Jo Stanley, Joseph Carlton's great granddaughter, with Archileus Stanley, Joseph Carlton's grandfather. A 5.4 CM segment match on Chromosome 8 with two other profiles attached to the profile of Archileus Stanley.^[23]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6RJ-KZH : 15 July 2017), Joseph Stanley in household of Alonzo Stanley, Gerrardstown, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 14, sheet 261B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1400; FHL microfilm 1,255,400.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS4T-NST : accessed 11 April 2018), Carl Stanley in household of Adam Stanley, Byron township Byron village, Ogle, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 17A, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,332.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3QS-742 : 5 December 2014), Joseph Carlton Standley, 25 Jul 1933; citing certificate number 30990, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,115,549.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Email. Debra Basham, Archivist, West Virginia Department of History and Culture. After searching all possible date ranges and three surrounding counties, she came up empty handed. She suggested a strong possibility that birth was unrecorded, or recorded in error. Stacy Stanley: 12 Jan 2018.
5. ↑ Rockford Republic( Rockford, Illinois) Monday, June 06, 1921, 2 GenealogyBank https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A12B97CC12F92B9E8%40GB3NEWS-12E8E4CDAF56F1A7%402422847-12E7DD6CF85FE271%401-12E7DD6CF85FE271%40 : accessed 28 January 2018.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Personal Research. This is the personal opinion of Stacy Stanley based on first hand knowledge and data collected during the research of the Stanley family. Stacy Stanley: 27 Jan 2018.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLCC-CPL : 22 December 2016), J C Stanley and Pearl Whicker, 25 Jun 1913; citing Brazoria, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,008,074.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Morning Star( Rockford, Illinois) Sunday, April 02, 1911, 14 GenealogyBank https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A12B97C4B94C955B8%40GB3NEWS-12D3CFD2CC495342%402419129-12D329896BF04AD5%4013-12D329896BF04AD5%40 : accessed 27 January 2018.
9. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFLN-F1D : 4 November 2017), Benjamin Innis and Cora Bell Stanley, 21 Sep 1898; citing Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,756.
10. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK9L-23XD : 17 October 2017), Dorsey William Myers and Roberta Evelyn Stanley, 04 Feb 1902; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,050.
11. ↑ "South Dakota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SZW-WNN?cc=1477737&wc=MJQT-JWL%3A1041574601 : 21 May 2014), 004245277 > image 3235 of 3770; citing State Historical Society, Pierre.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GT6Z-CYW?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-8H1%3A133638201%2C137548501%2C135856701%2C1589089862 : 24 June 2017), South Dakota > Pennington > Underwood > ED 90 > image 4 of 8; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
13. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8CV-J1V : 5 December 2014), Olin Benton Stanley, 28 Aug 1915; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXL-9ZJ : 12 December 2014), Joseph Carlton Stanley, 1917-1918; citing Matagorda County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,983,388.
15. ↑ Daily Register-Gazette( Rockford, Illinois) Friday, March 22, 1918, 15 GenealogyBank https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A12B97CA7BA852BB0%40GB3NEWS-12DF5FE16C8F579D%402421675-12DE6201C97C52EB%4014-12DE6201C97C52EB%40 : accessed 28 January 2018.
16. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X2JJ-VR6 : 4 December 2014), Carlton Thominy Stanley, 29 Dec 1918; citing Matagorda, Matagorda, Texas, United States, certificate 62160A, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,491,590.
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRV9-H7?cc=1488411&wc=QZJB-Q1C%3A1037034201%2C1039122401%2C1037065001%2C1589332401 : 14 December 2015), Texas > McLennan > Justice Precinct 5 > ED 142 > image 32 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
18. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8CN-2Q4 : 1 January 2015), J C Jr. Stanley, 08 Aug 1923; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
19. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZD-FG1?cc=1810731&wc=QZFW-7MS%3A648808001%2C651823701%2C649089001%2C1589282404 : 8 December 2015), Texas > Brazoria > Freeport > ED 18 > image 48 of 68; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
20. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXMX-5TX : 4 December 2014), Othela Pauline Stanley, 21 Jul 1926; citing Freeport, Brazoria, Texas, United States, certificate 40965, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,152.
21. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VHZ2-CQ6 : 4 December 2014), Marvin Scott Stanley, 06 Sep 1929; citing Freeport, Brazoria, Texas, United States, certificate 74741, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,139,016.
22. ↑ Birth of Un-Named Stanley. Unnamed Stanley
23. ↑ Observation of Philip Rich 14 Jan 2018. "I was looking at your Stanley line this morning, and when comparing your AU-DNA to the samples attached to Archelaus Stanley I find a common 5.4 CM segment shared on Chromosome 8 between the 3 of you. Now this is a rather small segment, and although not conclusive, it is consistent with the expected distance of the relationship."