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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | Adam Staley |
| Title: | Collection 146. Adam Staley's Southern Claims Commission Collection of Papers, 1873 - 1897 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Adam Staley's Southern Claims Commission Collection of Papers contains the photocopied version of National Archives and Records Administration file on Adam Staley's claim to the Southern Claims Commission. |
| Extent: | 0.01 linear feet, 1 archival folder |
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[Identification of item], Collection 146. Adam Staley's Southern Claims Commission Collection of Papers, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
Kathryn Staley donated this collection to the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection in 2000. The accession number is 00-10. This collection was opened to the public on 28 August 2002.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, August 2002
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, May 2005
Adam Staley (1817-1888) was the son of Jacob and Nellie Childers Staley. He was born in eastern Wilkes County. In 1843, he married Nancy Kilby, the daughter of Thornton and Lucy Shepherd Kilby of the Reddies River community in central Wilkes County. Adam and his family resided in Reddies River. Neither he nor any of his sons joined the Confederacy. Staley worked primarily as a farmer; however, he was Wilkes County's deputy sheriff from 1865 to 1866. For a pedigree chart, go to Staley Pedigree Chart.
Adam Staley's claim against the United States for damages received during the Civil War includes testimony by himself, his neighbors and relatives substantiating his claim that he was an Unionist. Staley's claim was denied. After his death, Staley's executor and eldest son Thornton Staley renewed his father's claims. It was also denied.
| Appalachian Region, Southern -- History -- 19th century |
| Staley, Adam, 1817-1888 |
| Staley, Thornton, 1844-1918 |
| Unionists (United States Civil War) -- Appalachian Region, Southern |
| United States. Commissioners of Claims |
| Wilkes County (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century |
