• General Notes

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  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0792, Date of Import: Oct 24, 1998]
  
  Served four years in the Civil War, Company K, 9th Illinois Cavalry. National Number Sons of the American Revolution was 33318.
  
  History of Knox Co., IL (1878) pub. by Chas. A. Chapman & Co. on p. 372 lists J.M. Stanley of Victoria as entering the 9th Cavalry Co. K19 September 1861, served in MO, discharged 31 Oct 1865, rank Sgt.
  
  History of the State of Kansas-1883 (REF 978.1 H629), p. 1087 provides the following biographical profile:
  
  James M. Stanley, Register of Deeds for Bourbon County, came to Kansas and located in Marmaton Townshp, where he lived until elected Register of Deeds in the Fall of 1879.  He was engaged in Farming prior to his election, and was Township Trustee three years.  Mr. Stanley is a native of Delaware County, South Wooster Township, N.Y.; born October 14, 1839. He removed to Illinois with his parents in 1845, to Knox County, Ill., which was his home until he came to Kansas.  He enlisted in Company K, Ninth Illinois Cavalry, September 19, 1861 and served until October 20, 1865, participating in all the engagements of his command, and returning to Illinois at the close of his service.  He is a member of the G.A.R. Mr. Stanley was married in Linn Township, Knox County, Illinois, February 22, 1866, to Tacie S. Morgan, a native of Indiana.  They have three children--John S., Blanche A., and Anna M. 

Details of James Madison's family with Tacy Stroud Morgan