Biography of Timothy Haley
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 882
TIMOTHY HALEY, London, Deputy U. S. Marshal of the Eighth Ohio District, and U. S. Railway Postal Clerk, residence, London, was born in Ireland April 6, 1842. His father, Michael Haley was a native of County Killarney and came to America when our subject was seven years old; he located Killarney. Springfield, Ohio, and subsequently went to Mattoon, Ill., where be died. Mrs. Haley died in Ireland. Our subject came to London when but nine years of age; he was adopted by Mrs. Mary Freeman, and resided with her till of age; for two or three years he was engaged in traveling over the Southern States. In 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company C, Seventeenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Capt. Acton, and served the three months' term of the regiment. He then reenlisted in the One Hundred and
Thirteenth Regiment; was in the Army of the Cumberland, and with Sherman marched down to the sea; witnessed the destruction of Raleigh, N. C., and participated in the grand review at Washington, D. C.; mustered out of the army as First Lieutenant of his company. After returning to London, in company with S. E. Freeman, he engaged in the grocery business, under the firm name of Freeman & Haley. Three years later the firm was dissolved, and Mr. Haley then conducted the business alone; he subsequently went to Paulding County, Ohio, remaining a short time. In December, 1850 he was appointed Deputy U.S. Marshal of the Eighth Ohio District, by Col. Ullery, of Cincinnati. In September, 1882, he was appointed U. S. Railway Postal Clerk. Mr. Haley is Adjuant of Lyons Post. G. A. R., of London, a member of the
Lodge and Encampment (I. O. O. F.) and Republican in politics. He was married October 25, 1880 to Ellen Holland, a native of Louisville, Ky. They have one daughter -- Florence.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
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The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
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