Brother of James Farley (1842-1926)(#163280533).
HEADSTONE says father. With Elizabeth.
OBITUARY Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) June 28 1913 “Old Settler Passes Away”
John Farley, aged 65 years, one of Stambaugh’s most highly respected citizens, passed away last Sunday evening, death resulting from a stroke of paralysis which he experienced the latter part of last week.
The funeral was held Wednesday from Christ Church, Rev. L.W. Westphal of Iron River officiating, with interment in the Stambaugh cemetery. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret A. White, and one son, Gilbert Farley, both of whom make their home in this village.
John Farley was one of the pioneers of this village, coming here in 1881, and was one of the first to erect a home and engage in business. He has been a member of the school board, also road commissioner, and had been appointed by President Wm. Taft as village postmaster, which position he held up to the time of his death.
His wife died three years ago and six months later he suffered a stroke of paralysis which made him an invalid the remainder of his life.
Mr. Farley was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and a most efficient official. He stood high in the esteem of the residents of Stambaugh and vicinity and his death has caused widespread mourning.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: The Farley-White Family" page 52
John Farley, one of the pioneer settlers of the then village of Stambaugh, was born in New York in 1848.
Engaged in road construction, he left New York and settled in Gillette, Wisconsin, where his daughter Margaret was born in 1868.
Of North Ireland ancestry, Mr. Farley came to the Menominee Range in approximately 1880 and became involved in various railroad construction projects which eventually led him to Iron River.
He built one of the first homes in the village of Stambaugh, the structure being located at the alley of Fourth Street, where he also had a large barn which housed his several horses.
He rented teams to the Verona Mining Company, and for delivery purposes.
Mr. Farley also served as postmaster in Stambaugh.
He later constructed a second dwelling at 118 Fourth Street for his daughter Margaret Farley White and her husband. The home is now occupied by Gerald Fitzpatrick, great great grandson of John Farley.
The Fitzpatrick home was previously occupied by Carl and Erma Johnson. Erma was the daughter of Margaret Farley White and her husband Mike. They also had two other daughters, Ada and Myrle.
Erma operated a beauty salon in her home, and her husband Carl was employed by the area mines and also Stambaugh Township.
Carl and Erma were the parents of two daughters, Hazel and Bernice.
Hazel Johnson married Daniel Fitzpatrick of Lansing, Michigan and they became the parents of twins sons, Gerald and Gary Fitzpatrick.
Bernice Johnson married Donald Cunningham of Newald, Wisconsin. They have no children.
Ada White married Bedford Lunn, a stonemason, who built many of the stone foundations in the area. They had four children: Harry of Stambaugh, Mildred Lunn Salisbury and Gordon Lunn of Lansing, and a daughter Beulah of Detroit, now deceased.
Myrle White married George Casteele and they became the parents of four children: Margaret VanderBrock of Grand Rapids, Wilbur of Oregon, Howard of Wisconsin and Ernest of Norfolk, Virginia. Ernest had served in the United States Navy for 26 years.
John Farley and a brother Johnson Farley acquired several forties of land east of Stambaugh on the Kofmehl Road, and John also owned additional forties in the same area.
Some of the early settlers who purchased farmlands from the Farleys included Charles Stolberg, John Glemboski, "Cap" Nelson, Gust Anderson, Gust Soderquist and Walter Muleski.
Gilbert Farley, a brother of Margaret Farley White, also lived in the area and never married.
Margaret was well-known throughout the district as a midwife and worked with local doctors on quarantine cases.
Her husband Mike worked as a grader operator for the township.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: The Charles Stolberg Family" page 85 (excerpt)
Charles Stolberg and Ellen Anderson Stolberg were the parents of seven children including Hazel. Hazel married Harry Lunn, [great]grandson of the John Farleys.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: John Farley Home" with photo page 89
PHOTO CAPTION: The old John Farley home, one of the first homes built in Stambaugh in the alley of Fourth Street. Gilbert Farley, son; Jack Young, Earl McQuown and Margret Farley, daughter.
A HISTORY OF IRON COUNTY MICHIGAN by Jack Hill "Stambaugh Township" page 106 (excerpt)
Stambaugh Township was set apart from Iron River Township in the year of 1886. The first recorded meeting was held on July 12 of that year. The officers elected at the organization included John Farley, highway commissioner and John Farley, constable.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter June 28 1951 "Iron River First Village Platted On The West Side" for Iron Ore Centennial celebration (excerpt)
By 1882 hardy homesteaders had settled all the lands adjoining the village. To the east were Frederick Miller, Frank Hammer, Clarence McDermott and John Farley jr., Farley filing in 1883. [Information from Sharon Fitzpatrick says the land east would be the Kofmehl Road land. It was given to him by The Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad Co. to John Farley, Sr. on July 15 1883. The land was later given to Hazel and Harry Lunn (great-great grandson of John Farley), possibly as a wedding gift.]
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter July 18 1949 "Bates Pioneers Amputated Acreage To Get Rid Of Political Opponents"
Bates Township has an hour-glass figure when viewed on an Iron county map, and the gerrymandering of pioneer politicians can be blamed.
Old records contain the explanation why a wasp-waist connects the main portion of the township with a beautiful lakeland area nine miles wide and six miles long. The rectangular northern appendage embraces a lush forest recreation area studded with such attractive lakes as Winslow, Perch, Norway, Kidney, Nesbit, Marten, and Hannah Webb lakes, and such lesser lakes as Muskrat, Marah and Black.
In the archives of the township can also be found the answer of history to the question of why a three-section indention was cut into the northwest corner of the township, a chunk gouged out due east of Stambaugh city.
Back in the dim days before the establishment of Iron county, when Bates township was a part of Marquette county, the township politicos resorted to a neat method of eliminating political adversaries whom they disliked.
Gibbs City was then the thriving village of Atkinson where early settlers and lumberjacks could swing an election and control Bates township offices. The Bates old guard amputated the Gibbs City area, ceding it to Iron River township and retained only a mile-wide alley as connection with the potential resort area around the northern lakes. Thus the threat of control by Atkinson votes was automatically cut off.
A man named Farley who lived in the southwest corner of the township was clerk of the township and when he fell into disfavor with the ruling clique, the bosses quietly arranged to slough off sections 31, 32 and 33 of Township 43, Range 34. Farley then found himself a resident of Stambaugh township, ineligible for Bates township office. The amputated square lies east of Stambaugh and between easterly projections of First street and 19th street, the Dober location dividing line, and extending from east of the Bengal mine to a point west of Wagner lake.
The northern Bates lakeland comprises all of T43R35 and the eastern half of T40R36.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Nov 9 1912 page 5 “Short Notes” (excerpt)
A bad fire broke out on Wednesday at noon in the house of E.F. Anderson opposite the post office at Stambaugh. The fire originated from an overheated stove pipe. The department responded immediately, but owing to a break in the main in the Ericson field, sufficient pressure could not be obtained. The Iron River department came over also. By the time the fire had been gotten under control it had entirely destroyed the house; had badly damaged the barn belonging to John Farley, as well as scorching the Farley residence.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) June 10 1911 page 5 untitled (excerpt)
Postmaster John Farley, one of Stambaugh’s old and respected citizens, was taken to the Stambaugh hospital Wednesday morning, suffering with a paralysis of the brain. For a time he was unconscious but at this writing (this afternoon) he is reported much better with hopes of his recovery, which will be pleasing news to his friends throughout the district.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Dec 21 1910 page 5 untitled
John Farley was notified the latter part of last week of his appointment as postmaster at Stambaugh. Mr. Farley has already sent in his bond and it is probable that he will take up his new duties Jan. 1. Mr. Farley succeeds Guy Fogelgren, deceased. He will have as his deputy Miss Bessie McQuown. The Reporter extends hearty congratulations to the new Nasby.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Sep 20 1902 page 8 untitled
John Farley of Stambaugh has the contract to clear the right-of-way for the road between Mastodon and Stambaugh townships running from Pentoga to Chicagoan lake. Mr. Farley has quite a crew at work on the road now. Their camp is at Indian lake on the Chicagoan lake end of the road. The road traverses an area heavily timbered with maple and other hardwoods and is a difficult piece of work to put through. They are stumping a roadway twenty feet in width. The balance of the right-of-way is cut and the logs rolled to one side of the road.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Oct 19 1901 page 4 untitled
The selection of John Farley to the vacant office of county road commissioner is one that meets the approval of the vast majority of the people of the county. Mr. Farley was a candidate for county road commissioner several years ago before the Republican county convention and was turned down, the township of Hematite having entered the race with a candidate and thus taking the vote of some delegates that, under other circumstances, would have voted for Mr. Farley. While the turn-down was a great disappointment to the gentleman, he bore the defeat manfully and not only refused to go on the opposition ticket but used his influence to elect the Republican nominee. The same township that was the cause of Mr. Farley’s defeat at the Iron River convention was responsible for his election now. He was not a candidate and knew nothing of his selection which makes the election the more of a tribute to Mr. Farley. He is not only a pioneer resident but a pioneer Republican, having in the early days walked from Stager here to attend county conventions.
OBITUARY of John Morningstar (buried Bates) 1938 says in 1910 Morningstar took charge of the Stambaugh post office, working as assistant for Postmaster John Farley, who was ill until Mr. Farley's death.
OBITUARY of Gilbert Farley 1928 says his father John Farley came to the district in 1882 when the first railroad came and the area was a wilderness. He died 18 years ago (1910)[incorrect-1913].
INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE great-great-grandson Gerald Fitzpatrick (wife Sharon = [email protected]) says his parents are John Farley and Ann Brady. John died in New York also a son William (cannot be verified).
After her husband died, Ann married Adam Carr in Canada (cannot be verified).
HEADSTONE says father. With Elizabeth.
OBITUARY Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) June 28 1913 “Old Settler Passes Away”
John Farley, aged 65 years, one of Stambaugh’s most highly respected citizens, passed away last Sunday evening, death resulting from a stroke of paralysis which he experienced the latter part of last week.
The funeral was held Wednesday from Christ Church, Rev. L.W. Westphal of Iron River officiating, with interment in the Stambaugh cemetery. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret A. White, and one son, Gilbert Farley, both of whom make their home in this village.
John Farley was one of the pioneers of this village, coming here in 1881, and was one of the first to erect a home and engage in business. He has been a member of the school board, also road commissioner, and had been appointed by President Wm. Taft as village postmaster, which position he held up to the time of his death.
His wife died three years ago and six months later he suffered a stroke of paralysis which made him an invalid the remainder of his life.
Mr. Farley was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and a most efficient official. He stood high in the esteem of the residents of Stambaugh and vicinity and his death has caused widespread mourning.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: The Farley-White Family" page 52
John Farley, one of the pioneer settlers of the then village of Stambaugh, was born in New York in 1848.
Engaged in road construction, he left New York and settled in Gillette, Wisconsin, where his daughter Margaret was born in 1868.
Of North Ireland ancestry, Mr. Farley came to the Menominee Range in approximately 1880 and became involved in various railroad construction projects which eventually led him to Iron River.
He built one of the first homes in the village of Stambaugh, the structure being located at the alley of Fourth Street, where he also had a large barn which housed his several horses.
He rented teams to the Verona Mining Company, and for delivery purposes.
Mr. Farley also served as postmaster in Stambaugh.
He later constructed a second dwelling at 118 Fourth Street for his daughter Margaret Farley White and her husband. The home is now occupied by Gerald Fitzpatrick, great great grandson of John Farley.
The Fitzpatrick home was previously occupied by Carl and Erma Johnson. Erma was the daughter of Margaret Farley White and her husband Mike. They also had two other daughters, Ada and Myrle.
Erma operated a beauty salon in her home, and her husband Carl was employed by the area mines and also Stambaugh Township.
Carl and Erma were the parents of two daughters, Hazel and Bernice.
Hazel Johnson married Daniel Fitzpatrick of Lansing, Michigan and they became the parents of twins sons, Gerald and Gary Fitzpatrick.
Bernice Johnson married Donald Cunningham of Newald, Wisconsin. They have no children.
Ada White married Bedford Lunn, a stonemason, who built many of the stone foundations in the area. They had four children: Harry of Stambaugh, Mildred Lunn Salisbury and Gordon Lunn of Lansing, and a daughter Beulah of Detroit, now deceased.
Myrle White married George Casteele and they became the parents of four children: Margaret VanderBrock of Grand Rapids, Wilbur of Oregon, Howard of Wisconsin and Ernest of Norfolk, Virginia. Ernest had served in the United States Navy for 26 years.
John Farley and a brother Johnson Farley acquired several forties of land east of Stambaugh on the Kofmehl Road, and John also owned additional forties in the same area.
Some of the early settlers who purchased farmlands from the Farleys included Charles Stolberg, John Glemboski, "Cap" Nelson, Gust Anderson, Gust Soderquist and Walter Muleski.
Gilbert Farley, a brother of Margaret Farley White, also lived in the area and never married.
Margaret was well-known throughout the district as a midwife and worked with local doctors on quarantine cases.
Her husband Mike worked as a grader operator for the township.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: The Charles Stolberg Family" page 85 (excerpt)
Charles Stolberg and Ellen Anderson Stolberg were the parents of seven children including Hazel. Hazel married Harry Lunn, [great]grandson of the John Farleys.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: John Farley Home" with photo page 89
PHOTO CAPTION: The old John Farley home, one of the first homes built in Stambaugh in the alley of Fourth Street. Gilbert Farley, son; Jack Young, Earl McQuown and Margret Farley, daughter.
A HISTORY OF IRON COUNTY MICHIGAN by Jack Hill "Stambaugh Township" page 106 (excerpt)
Stambaugh Township was set apart from Iron River Township in the year of 1886. The first recorded meeting was held on July 12 of that year. The officers elected at the organization included John Farley, highway commissioner and John Farley, constable.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter June 28 1951 "Iron River First Village Platted On The West Side" for Iron Ore Centennial celebration (excerpt)
By 1882 hardy homesteaders had settled all the lands adjoining the village. To the east were Frederick Miller, Frank Hammer, Clarence McDermott and John Farley jr., Farley filing in 1883. [Information from Sharon Fitzpatrick says the land east would be the Kofmehl Road land. It was given to him by The Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad Co. to John Farley, Sr. on July 15 1883. The land was later given to Hazel and Harry Lunn (great-great grandson of John Farley), possibly as a wedding gift.]
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter July 18 1949 "Bates Pioneers Amputated Acreage To Get Rid Of Political Opponents"
Bates Township has an hour-glass figure when viewed on an Iron county map, and the gerrymandering of pioneer politicians can be blamed.
Old records contain the explanation why a wasp-waist connects the main portion of the township with a beautiful lakeland area nine miles wide and six miles long. The rectangular northern appendage embraces a lush forest recreation area studded with such attractive lakes as Winslow, Perch, Norway, Kidney, Nesbit, Marten, and Hannah Webb lakes, and such lesser lakes as Muskrat, Marah and Black.
In the archives of the township can also be found the answer of history to the question of why a three-section indention was cut into the northwest corner of the township, a chunk gouged out due east of Stambaugh city.
Back in the dim days before the establishment of Iron county, when Bates township was a part of Marquette county, the township politicos resorted to a neat method of eliminating political adversaries whom they disliked.
Gibbs City was then the thriving village of Atkinson where early settlers and lumberjacks could swing an election and control Bates township offices. The Bates old guard amputated the Gibbs City area, ceding it to Iron River township and retained only a mile-wide alley as connection with the potential resort area around the northern lakes. Thus the threat of control by Atkinson votes was automatically cut off.
A man named Farley who lived in the southwest corner of the township was clerk of the township and when he fell into disfavor with the ruling clique, the bosses quietly arranged to slough off sections 31, 32 and 33 of Township 43, Range 34. Farley then found himself a resident of Stambaugh township, ineligible for Bates township office. The amputated square lies east of Stambaugh and between easterly projections of First street and 19th street, the Dober location dividing line, and extending from east of the Bengal mine to a point west of Wagner lake.
The northern Bates lakeland comprises all of T43R35 and the eastern half of T40R36.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Nov 9 1912 page 5 “Short Notes” (excerpt)
A bad fire broke out on Wednesday at noon in the house of E.F. Anderson opposite the post office at Stambaugh. The fire originated from an overheated stove pipe. The department responded immediately, but owing to a break in the main in the Ericson field, sufficient pressure could not be obtained. The Iron River department came over also. By the time the fire had been gotten under control it had entirely destroyed the house; had badly damaged the barn belonging to John Farley, as well as scorching the Farley residence.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) June 10 1911 page 5 untitled (excerpt)
Postmaster John Farley, one of Stambaugh’s old and respected citizens, was taken to the Stambaugh hospital Wednesday morning, suffering with a paralysis of the brain. For a time he was unconscious but at this writing (this afternoon) he is reported much better with hopes of his recovery, which will be pleasing news to his friends throughout the district.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Dec 21 1910 page 5 untitled
John Farley was notified the latter part of last week of his appointment as postmaster at Stambaugh. Mr. Farley has already sent in his bond and it is probable that he will take up his new duties Jan. 1. Mr. Farley succeeds Guy Fogelgren, deceased. He will have as his deputy Miss Bessie McQuown. The Reporter extends hearty congratulations to the new Nasby.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Sep 20 1902 page 8 untitled
John Farley of Stambaugh has the contract to clear the right-of-way for the road between Mastodon and Stambaugh townships running from Pentoga to Chicagoan lake. Mr. Farley has quite a crew at work on the road now. Their camp is at Indian lake on the Chicagoan lake end of the road. The road traverses an area heavily timbered with maple and other hardwoods and is a difficult piece of work to put through. They are stumping a roadway twenty feet in width. The balance of the right-of-way is cut and the logs rolled to one side of the road.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Oct 19 1901 page 4 untitled
The selection of John Farley to the vacant office of county road commissioner is one that meets the approval of the vast majority of the people of the county. Mr. Farley was a candidate for county road commissioner several years ago before the Republican county convention and was turned down, the township of Hematite having entered the race with a candidate and thus taking the vote of some delegates that, under other circumstances, would have voted for Mr. Farley. While the turn-down was a great disappointment to the gentleman, he bore the defeat manfully and not only refused to go on the opposition ticket but used his influence to elect the Republican nominee. The same township that was the cause of Mr. Farley’s defeat at the Iron River convention was responsible for his election now. He was not a candidate and knew nothing of his selection which makes the election the more of a tribute to Mr. Farley. He is not only a pioneer resident but a pioneer Republican, having in the early days walked from Stager here to attend county conventions.
OBITUARY of John Morningstar (buried Bates) 1938 says in 1910 Morningstar took charge of the Stambaugh post office, working as assistant for Postmaster John Farley, who was ill until Mr. Farley's death.
OBITUARY of Gilbert Farley 1928 says his father John Farley came to the district in 1882 when the first railroad came and the area was a wilderness. He died 18 years ago (1910)[incorrect-1913].
INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE great-great-grandson Gerald Fitzpatrick (wife Sharon = [email protected]) says his parents are John Farley and Ann Brady. John died in New York also a son William (cannot be verified).
After her husband died, Ann married Adam Carr in Canada (cannot be verified).
Brother of James Farley (1842-1926)(#163280533).
HEADSTONE says father. With Elizabeth.
OBITUARY Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) June 28 1913 “Old Settler Passes Away”
John Farley, aged 65 years, one of Stambaugh’s most highly respected citizens, passed away last Sunday evening, death resulting from a stroke of paralysis which he experienced the latter part of last week.
The funeral was held Wednesday from Christ Church, Rev. L.W. Westphal of Iron River officiating, with interment in the Stambaugh cemetery. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret A. White, and one son, Gilbert Farley, both of whom make their home in this village.
John Farley was one of the pioneers of this village, coming here in 1881, and was one of the first to erect a home and engage in business. He has been a member of the school board, also road commissioner, and had been appointed by President Wm. Taft as village postmaster, which position he held up to the time of his death.
His wife died three years ago and six months later he suffered a stroke of paralysis which made him an invalid the remainder of his life.
Mr. Farley was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and a most efficient official. He stood high in the esteem of the residents of Stambaugh and vicinity and his death has caused widespread mourning.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: The Farley-White Family" page 52
John Farley, one of the pioneer settlers of the then village of Stambaugh, was born in New York in 1848.
Engaged in road construction, he left New York and settled in Gillette, Wisconsin, where his daughter Margaret was born in 1868.
Of North Ireland ancestry, Mr. Farley came to the Menominee Range in approximately 1880 and became involved in various railroad construction projects which eventually led him to Iron River.
He built one of the first homes in the village of Stambaugh, the structure being located at the alley of Fourth Street, where he also had a large barn which housed his several horses.
He rented teams to the Verona Mining Company, and for delivery purposes.
Mr. Farley also served as postmaster in Stambaugh.
He later constructed a second dwelling at 118 Fourth Street for his daughter Margaret Farley White and her husband. The home is now occupied by Gerald Fitzpatrick, great great grandson of John Farley.
The Fitzpatrick home was previously occupied by Carl and Erma Johnson. Erma was the daughter of Margaret Farley White and her husband Mike. They also had two other daughters, Ada and Myrle.
Erma operated a beauty salon in her home, and her husband Carl was employed by the area mines and also Stambaugh Township.
Carl and Erma were the parents of two daughters, Hazel and Bernice.
Hazel Johnson married Daniel Fitzpatrick of Lansing, Michigan and they became the parents of twins sons, Gerald and Gary Fitzpatrick.
Bernice Johnson married Donald Cunningham of Newald, Wisconsin. They have no children.
Ada White married Bedford Lunn, a stonemason, who built many of the stone foundations in the area. They had four children: Harry of Stambaugh, Mildred Lunn Salisbury and Gordon Lunn of Lansing, and a daughter Beulah of Detroit, now deceased.
Myrle White married George Casteele and they became the parents of four children: Margaret VanderBrock of Grand Rapids, Wilbur of Oregon, Howard of Wisconsin and Ernest of Norfolk, Virginia. Ernest had served in the United States Navy for 26 years.
John Farley and a brother Johnson Farley acquired several forties of land east of Stambaugh on the Kofmehl Road, and John also owned additional forties in the same area.
Some of the early settlers who purchased farmlands from the Farleys included Charles Stolberg, John Glemboski, "Cap" Nelson, Gust Anderson, Gust Soderquist and Walter Muleski.
Gilbert Farley, a brother of Margaret Farley White, also lived in the area and never married.
Margaret was well-known throughout the district as a midwife and worked with local doctors on quarantine cases.
Her husband Mike worked as a grader operator for the township.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: The Charles Stolberg Family" page 85 (excerpt)
Charles Stolberg and Ellen Anderson Stolberg were the parents of seven children including Hazel. Hazel married Harry Lunn, [great]grandson of the John Farleys.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: John Farley Home" with photo page 89
PHOTO CAPTION: The old John Farley home, one of the first homes built in Stambaugh in the alley of Fourth Street. Gilbert Farley, son; Jack Young, Earl McQuown and Margret Farley, daughter.
A HISTORY OF IRON COUNTY MICHIGAN by Jack Hill "Stambaugh Township" page 106 (excerpt)
Stambaugh Township was set apart from Iron River Township in the year of 1886. The first recorded meeting was held on July 12 of that year. The officers elected at the organization included John Farley, highway commissioner and John Farley, constable.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter June 28 1951 "Iron River First Village Platted On The West Side" for Iron Ore Centennial celebration (excerpt)
By 1882 hardy homesteaders had settled all the lands adjoining the village. To the east were Frederick Miller, Frank Hammer, Clarence McDermott and John Farley jr., Farley filing in 1883. [Information from Sharon Fitzpatrick says the land east would be the Kofmehl Road land. It was given to him by The Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad Co. to John Farley, Sr. on July 15 1883. The land was later given to Hazel and Harry Lunn (great-great grandson of John Farley), possibly as a wedding gift.]
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter July 18 1949 "Bates Pioneers Amputated Acreage To Get Rid Of Political Opponents"
Bates Township has an hour-glass figure when viewed on an Iron county map, and the gerrymandering of pioneer politicians can be blamed.
Old records contain the explanation why a wasp-waist connects the main portion of the township with a beautiful lakeland area nine miles wide and six miles long. The rectangular northern appendage embraces a lush forest recreation area studded with such attractive lakes as Winslow, Perch, Norway, Kidney, Nesbit, Marten, and Hannah Webb lakes, and such lesser lakes as Muskrat, Marah and Black.
In the archives of the township can also be found the answer of history to the question of why a three-section indention was cut into the northwest corner of the township, a chunk gouged out due east of Stambaugh city.
Back in the dim days before the establishment of Iron county, when Bates township was a part of Marquette county, the township politicos resorted to a neat method of eliminating political adversaries whom they disliked.
Gibbs City was then the thriving village of Atkinson where early settlers and lumberjacks could swing an election and control Bates township offices. The Bates old guard amputated the Gibbs City area, ceding it to Iron River township and retained only a mile-wide alley as connection with the potential resort area around the northern lakes. Thus the threat of control by Atkinson votes was automatically cut off.
A man named Farley who lived in the southwest corner of the township was clerk of the township and when he fell into disfavor with the ruling clique, the bosses quietly arranged to slough off sections 31, 32 and 33 of Township 43, Range 34. Farley then found himself a resident of Stambaugh township, ineligible for Bates township office. The amputated square lies east of Stambaugh and between easterly projections of First street and 19th street, the Dober location dividing line, and extending from east of the Bengal mine to a point west of Wagner lake.
The northern Bates lakeland comprises all of T43R35 and the eastern half of T40R36.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Nov 9 1912 page 5 “Short Notes” (excerpt)
A bad fire broke out on Wednesday at noon in the house of E.F. Anderson opposite the post office at Stambaugh. The fire originated from an overheated stove pipe. The department responded immediately, but owing to a break in the main in the Ericson field, sufficient pressure could not be obtained. The Iron River department came over also. By the time the fire had been gotten under control it had entirely destroyed the house; had badly damaged the barn belonging to John Farley, as well as scorching the Farley residence.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) June 10 1911 page 5 untitled (excerpt)
Postmaster John Farley, one of Stambaugh’s old and respected citizens, was taken to the Stambaugh hospital Wednesday morning, suffering with a paralysis of the brain. For a time he was unconscious but at this writing (this afternoon) he is reported much better with hopes of his recovery, which will be pleasing news to his friends throughout the district.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Dec 21 1910 page 5 untitled
John Farley was notified the latter part of last week of his appointment as postmaster at Stambaugh. Mr. Farley has already sent in his bond and it is probable that he will take up his new duties Jan. 1. Mr. Farley succeeds Guy Fogelgren, deceased. He will have as his deputy Miss Bessie McQuown. The Reporter extends hearty congratulations to the new Nasby.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Sep 20 1902 page 8 untitled
John Farley of Stambaugh has the contract to clear the right-of-way for the road between Mastodon and Stambaugh townships running from Pentoga to Chicagoan lake. Mr. Farley has quite a crew at work on the road now. Their camp is at Indian lake on the Chicagoan lake end of the road. The road traverses an area heavily timbered with maple and other hardwoods and is a difficult piece of work to put through. They are stumping a roadway twenty feet in width. The balance of the right-of-way is cut and the logs rolled to one side of the road.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Oct 19 1901 page 4 untitled
The selection of John Farley to the vacant office of county road commissioner is one that meets the approval of the vast majority of the people of the county. Mr. Farley was a candidate for county road commissioner several years ago before the Republican county convention and was turned down, the township of Hematite having entered the race with a candidate and thus taking the vote of some delegates that, under other circumstances, would have voted for Mr. Farley. While the turn-down was a great disappointment to the gentleman, he bore the defeat manfully and not only refused to go on the opposition ticket but used his influence to elect the Republican nominee. The same township that was the cause of Mr. Farley’s defeat at the Iron River convention was responsible for his election now. He was not a candidate and knew nothing of his selection which makes the election the more of a tribute to Mr. Farley. He is not only a pioneer resident but a pioneer Republican, having in the early days walked from Stager here to attend county conventions.
OBITUARY of John Morningstar (buried Bates) 1938 says in 1910 Morningstar took charge of the Stambaugh post office, working as assistant for Postmaster John Farley, who was ill until Mr. Farley's death.
OBITUARY of Gilbert Farley 1928 says his father John Farley came to the district in 1882 when the first railroad came and the area was a wilderness. He died 18 years ago (1910)[incorrect-1913].
INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE great-great-grandson Gerald Fitzpatrick (wife Sharon = [email protected]) says his parents are John Farley and Ann Brady. John died in New York also a son William (cannot be verified).
After her husband died, Ann married Adam Carr in Canada (cannot be verified).
HEADSTONE says father. With Elizabeth.
OBITUARY Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) June 28 1913 “Old Settler Passes Away”
John Farley, aged 65 years, one of Stambaugh’s most highly respected citizens, passed away last Sunday evening, death resulting from a stroke of paralysis which he experienced the latter part of last week.
The funeral was held Wednesday from Christ Church, Rev. L.W. Westphal of Iron River officiating, with interment in the Stambaugh cemetery. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret A. White, and one son, Gilbert Farley, both of whom make their home in this village.
John Farley was one of the pioneers of this village, coming here in 1881, and was one of the first to erect a home and engage in business. He has been a member of the school board, also road commissioner, and had been appointed by President Wm. Taft as village postmaster, which position he held up to the time of his death.
His wife died three years ago and six months later he suffered a stroke of paralysis which made him an invalid the remainder of his life.
Mr. Farley was an honest, upright man, a good citizen and a most efficient official. He stood high in the esteem of the residents of Stambaugh and vicinity and his death has caused widespread mourning.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: The Farley-White Family" page 52
John Farley, one of the pioneer settlers of the then village of Stambaugh, was born in New York in 1848.
Engaged in road construction, he left New York and settled in Gillette, Wisconsin, where his daughter Margaret was born in 1868.
Of North Ireland ancestry, Mr. Farley came to the Menominee Range in approximately 1880 and became involved in various railroad construction projects which eventually led him to Iron River.
He built one of the first homes in the village of Stambaugh, the structure being located at the alley of Fourth Street, where he also had a large barn which housed his several horses.
He rented teams to the Verona Mining Company, and for delivery purposes.
Mr. Farley also served as postmaster in Stambaugh.
He later constructed a second dwelling at 118 Fourth Street for his daughter Margaret Farley White and her husband. The home is now occupied by Gerald Fitzpatrick, great great grandson of John Farley.
The Fitzpatrick home was previously occupied by Carl and Erma Johnson. Erma was the daughter of Margaret Farley White and her husband Mike. They also had two other daughters, Ada and Myrle.
Erma operated a beauty salon in her home, and her husband Carl was employed by the area mines and also Stambaugh Township.
Carl and Erma were the parents of two daughters, Hazel and Bernice.
Hazel Johnson married Daniel Fitzpatrick of Lansing, Michigan and they became the parents of twins sons, Gerald and Gary Fitzpatrick.
Bernice Johnson married Donald Cunningham of Newald, Wisconsin. They have no children.
Ada White married Bedford Lunn, a stonemason, who built many of the stone foundations in the area. They had four children: Harry of Stambaugh, Mildred Lunn Salisbury and Gordon Lunn of Lansing, and a daughter Beulah of Detroit, now deceased.
Myrle White married George Casteele and they became the parents of four children: Margaret VanderBrock of Grand Rapids, Wilbur of Oregon, Howard of Wisconsin and Ernest of Norfolk, Virginia. Ernest had served in the United States Navy for 26 years.
John Farley and a brother Johnson Farley acquired several forties of land east of Stambaugh on the Kofmehl Road, and John also owned additional forties in the same area.
Some of the early settlers who purchased farmlands from the Farleys included Charles Stolberg, John Glemboski, "Cap" Nelson, Gust Anderson, Gust Soderquist and Walter Muleski.
Gilbert Farley, a brother of Margaret Farley White, also lived in the area and never married.
Margaret was well-known throughout the district as a midwife and worked with local doctors on quarantine cases.
Her husband Mike worked as a grader operator for the township.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: The Charles Stolberg Family" page 85 (excerpt)
Charles Stolberg and Ellen Anderson Stolberg were the parents of seven children including Hazel. Hazel married Harry Lunn, [great]grandson of the John Farleys.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: John Farley Home" with photo page 89
PHOTO CAPTION: The old John Farley home, one of the first homes built in Stambaugh in the alley of Fourth Street. Gilbert Farley, son; Jack Young, Earl McQuown and Margret Farley, daughter.
A HISTORY OF IRON COUNTY MICHIGAN by Jack Hill "Stambaugh Township" page 106 (excerpt)
Stambaugh Township was set apart from Iron River Township in the year of 1886. The first recorded meeting was held on July 12 of that year. The officers elected at the organization included John Farley, highway commissioner and John Farley, constable.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter June 28 1951 "Iron River First Village Platted On The West Side" for Iron Ore Centennial celebration (excerpt)
By 1882 hardy homesteaders had settled all the lands adjoining the village. To the east were Frederick Miller, Frank Hammer, Clarence McDermott and John Farley jr., Farley filing in 1883. [Information from Sharon Fitzpatrick says the land east would be the Kofmehl Road land. It was given to him by The Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad Co. to John Farley, Sr. on July 15 1883. The land was later given to Hazel and Harry Lunn (great-great grandson of John Farley), possibly as a wedding gift.]
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter July 18 1949 "Bates Pioneers Amputated Acreage To Get Rid Of Political Opponents"
Bates Township has an hour-glass figure when viewed on an Iron county map, and the gerrymandering of pioneer politicians can be blamed.
Old records contain the explanation why a wasp-waist connects the main portion of the township with a beautiful lakeland area nine miles wide and six miles long. The rectangular northern appendage embraces a lush forest recreation area studded with such attractive lakes as Winslow, Perch, Norway, Kidney, Nesbit, Marten, and Hannah Webb lakes, and such lesser lakes as Muskrat, Marah and Black.
In the archives of the township can also be found the answer of history to the question of why a three-section indention was cut into the northwest corner of the township, a chunk gouged out due east of Stambaugh city.
Back in the dim days before the establishment of Iron county, when Bates township was a part of Marquette county, the township politicos resorted to a neat method of eliminating political adversaries whom they disliked.
Gibbs City was then the thriving village of Atkinson where early settlers and lumberjacks could swing an election and control Bates township offices. The Bates old guard amputated the Gibbs City area, ceding it to Iron River township and retained only a mile-wide alley as connection with the potential resort area around the northern lakes. Thus the threat of control by Atkinson votes was automatically cut off.
A man named Farley who lived in the southwest corner of the township was clerk of the township and when he fell into disfavor with the ruling clique, the bosses quietly arranged to slough off sections 31, 32 and 33 of Township 43, Range 34. Farley then found himself a resident of Stambaugh township, ineligible for Bates township office. The amputated square lies east of Stambaugh and between easterly projections of First street and 19th street, the Dober location dividing line, and extending from east of the Bengal mine to a point west of Wagner lake.
The northern Bates lakeland comprises all of T43R35 and the eastern half of T40R36.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Nov 9 1912 page 5 “Short Notes” (excerpt)
A bad fire broke out on Wednesday at noon in the house of E.F. Anderson opposite the post office at Stambaugh. The fire originated from an overheated stove pipe. The department responded immediately, but owing to a break in the main in the Ericson field, sufficient pressure could not be obtained. The Iron River department came over also. By the time the fire had been gotten under control it had entirely destroyed the house; had badly damaged the barn belonging to John Farley, as well as scorching the Farley residence.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) June 10 1911 page 5 untitled (excerpt)
Postmaster John Farley, one of Stambaugh’s old and respected citizens, was taken to the Stambaugh hospital Wednesday morning, suffering with a paralysis of the brain. For a time he was unconscious but at this writing (this afternoon) he is reported much better with hopes of his recovery, which will be pleasing news to his friends throughout the district.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Dec 21 1910 page 5 untitled
John Farley was notified the latter part of last week of his appointment as postmaster at Stambaugh. Mr. Farley has already sent in his bond and it is probable that he will take up his new duties Jan. 1. Mr. Farley succeeds Guy Fogelgren, deceased. He will have as his deputy Miss Bessie McQuown. The Reporter extends hearty congratulations to the new Nasby.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Sep 20 1902 page 8 untitled
John Farley of Stambaugh has the contract to clear the right-of-way for the road between Mastodon and Stambaugh townships running from Pentoga to Chicagoan lake. Mr. Farley has quite a crew at work on the road now. Their camp is at Indian lake on the Chicagoan lake end of the road. The road traverses an area heavily timbered with maple and other hardwoods and is a difficult piece of work to put through. They are stumping a roadway twenty feet in width. The balance of the right-of-way is cut and the logs rolled to one side of the road.
NEWS ARTICLE Diamond Drill (Crystal Falls) Oct 19 1901 page 4 untitled
The selection of John Farley to the vacant office of county road commissioner is one that meets the approval of the vast majority of the people of the county. Mr. Farley was a candidate for county road commissioner several years ago before the Republican county convention and was turned down, the township of Hematite having entered the race with a candidate and thus taking the vote of some delegates that, under other circumstances, would have voted for Mr. Farley. While the turn-down was a great disappointment to the gentleman, he bore the defeat manfully and not only refused to go on the opposition ticket but used his influence to elect the Republican nominee. The same township that was the cause of Mr. Farley’s defeat at the Iron River convention was responsible for his election now. He was not a candidate and knew nothing of his selection which makes the election the more of a tribute to Mr. Farley. He is not only a pioneer resident but a pioneer Republican, having in the early days walked from Stager here to attend county conventions.
OBITUARY of John Morningstar (buried Bates) 1938 says in 1910 Morningstar took charge of the Stambaugh post office, working as assistant for Postmaster John Farley, who was ill until Mr. Farley's death.
OBITUARY of Gilbert Farley 1928 says his father John Farley came to the district in 1882 when the first railroad came and the area was a wilderness. He died 18 years ago (1910)[incorrect-1913].
INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE great-great-grandson Gerald Fitzpatrick (wife Sharon = [email protected]) says his parents are John Farley and Ann Brady. John died in New York also a son William (cannot be verified).
After her husband died, Ann married Adam Carr in Canada (cannot be verified).
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