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Below is a family biography included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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ISAAC CROLEY is a native of Shelby county, Ind., was born September 3, 1845, and is a son of Absalom and Mary (Babb) Croley, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. Both were zealous workers and members of the Baptist church. The father died in 1866, and the mother in 1857. The grandfather of our subject was a native of Pennsylvania, and a soldier in the War of 1812.
Isaac Croley obtained a fair, common-school education, but being the eldest of the family, he was denied the school advantages enjoyed by the youth of this day. The war of the Rebellion breaking out, he enlisted December 15, 1863, in the Ninth Indiana cavalry, and served till September, 1864, when he was taken prisoner and remained in prison till the close of the war, and when released was unable to stand on his feet.
He was married February 20, 1867, to Mary Jones, a native of Indiana. They have had four children, as follows — Laura (deceased), Riley, Charles and Harry. Mr. Croley came to Franklin county, Nebr., in April, 1876, and homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 33, township 2, range 16. There were only few settlers at that time, and wild game was plentiful. Mr. Croley has held various local offices, and is the present supervisor of his township. He is an Alliance man, and is independent in politics. He owns two hundred acres of land, which is in a fine state of cultivation and very productive.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company.
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