Married to Mary Jane Shelton on July 4, 1869 at Kings River, Ark.

COURIER TRIBUNE, Seneca, Kansas, Thursday, April 27, 1922. Page 1.
WILLIAM L. STANSELL was born on December 15, 1845 at Walker, Georgia, and died at his home in Seneca, Saturday, at 9:40 p.m. after a year's illness with heart trouble and complication of dropsy. In early life he went to Madison county, Arkansas. A lad of eighteen he enlisted on the 10th of February 1863 in the First Arkansas Infantry serving two years and six months, or until the end of the war. He was married on July 4, 1869 at Kings River, Arkansas to Mary Jane Shelton. To this union were born twelve children, viz: Jesse of Rogers, Arkansas; R. A. and C. C. of Seneca; J. M. of Toronton, South Dakota; B. H. of Casper, Wyoming; W. E. of Beattie; Mrs. C. H. Carpenter of Centralia; Mrs. D. S. Grose and Mrs. H. Heisse of Beattie; Martha, John and Mary are deceased.

Mr. and Mrs. Stansell came to Kansas in 1902 settling in Baileyville. For the past eighteen months they have lived in Seneca. At the age of forty-six, Mr. Stansell became a member of General George Crook Post No. 64 F. A. R. of Kingston, Arkansas. On coming to Seneca he was transferred to George Graham Post No. 92 of Seneca. Mr. Stansell was a member of the Christian church, a man respected by all who knew him. The funeral services were held from the home on Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. A. B. Appleby, pastor of the Congregational church and George Graham Post G. A. R. The interment was in the city cemetery. All the children were able to attend the funeral except B. H. Stansell and J. M. Stansell, who live at a great distance.

Mr. Stansell was given a military burial. A firing squad from Earle W. Taylor Post American Legion was composed of George J. Buser, Edward R. Levick, Hubert Wiley, Victor Heurter, Peter Rollman with Albert L. Koelzer in charge.

The pallbearers were Earl F. Goodrich, A. B. Cope, Clifford Baldwin, Emmett Dignan, Frank E. Winkle and Allen e. Coles; also member of the Legion. Earl Goodrich, bugler, blew "taps".