Born in Muskingum Co OH, died at McDonough Co IL.
Son of Absalom Stoneking Willey and Rachel Lemley

m: Sarah Frakes in 1837 in McDonough Co IL.

13 children inc:
-Stephen A Willey 1838 – 1924
-Lydia C Liddie Willey 1841 – 1922 (m: William H. Curtiss)
-Amanda Willey (twin) 1843 – 1846
-Isaac Willey (twin) 1843 – 1846
-Boyd A Willey 1844 – 1930
-David M Willey 1847 – 1939
-Leonard Willey 1850 –
-Lorinda Miranda Willey 1852 – 1931 (m: John W. Frakes)
-Mahala Martha Willey 1856 – 1912 (m: Isaac Stoneking)
-Caroline Willey 1858 – 1881 (m: James Riley Carey)
-Maurice Morris Willey 1859 – 1928
-Andrew Willey 1865 – 1946
-Noah Node Willey 1870 – 1926

1880 Bethel, McDonough IL: WILLEY Charles/60, Sally/55, Boyd/33, Mahalah/24, Morris/19, Andrew/14, Noah/11, CAREY Caroline/21/dau, Gracey/3/gdau.

The following sent courtesy of Bev, with thanks:
"Charles Willey, a farmer of Bethel township, is a native of Ohio, born in 1820, in Muskingum county. He is a son of Ablisum and Rachel (Lemby) Willey, both natives of Pennsylvania. Charles may properly be classed among the early settlers of this county, as he came here with his parents in 1834 and settled on section 35, Bethel township, where he owns 120 acres of land and has always since lived upon the same. He was married in 1841 to Sarah Frakes. They have had 13 children—Liddie, Isaac, David, Andy, Stephen, Boyd, Leonard, Noah, Morris, Caroline, Mahala, Amanda, and Laurinda. Four of these children are now deceased. Mr. Willey politically, is a republican."
Source: http://mcdonough.illinoisgenweb.org/townships/BethelTwp1885.html

Charles seems to have been the primary beneficiary from his father's will:

Transcript of Absalom's will:
"Bequeathed to my wife "the farm and improvements thereon on which I now live, known as being the East half of the North East quarter of Section 35 in Township Four North of the Base line, in Range Three West of the Fourth Principal Meridian"; upon her death, the property was to pass to "my son Charles W. to have and to hld the same to him and his heirs and assigns forever"; also bequeathed "a certain other tract of land, viz: the West Half of the North East quarter of the above mentioned Section to my sons Charles W. and Samuel, in equal parts, that is, Charles W. is to have the East half, and Samuel the West half"; bequeathed "to my son Samuel a certain other tract of land known as the East half of the South East quarter of Section Twenty six in Township Four North, in Range Three West of the Fourth Principal Meridian"; also to my son George I also bequeath a certain other tract of land situated in the County of McDonough and State aforesaid, being the West Half of the South West quarter of Section No. Twenty Five in Township Four North of Range No. Three West of the Fourth Principal Meridian and to my sons John Willey & William Willey each, the sum of five dollars in money; "five dollars to each of my daughters Sally Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin and Catherine Shaw". The will was proved in open court 16 June 1856.