from Leslie Mikesell Wood:
[The story below was received from 93 year old May Christensen of Logan, Utah on 15 Sept. 1990, on 3 pages with black & white illustrations. The pages were numbered page 1, 2 & 3 at the top right with the numbers 129, 130, & 131 at the bottom center. I do not know if the original source was from a book. L.M.W.]:
Life Story of Richard Standley and Elizabeth Stults Standley
Compiled by George Burton Standley Nov. 8th., 1931.Richard Standley was born February 14, 1777, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, the son of Alexander Scoby Standley and Sarah Handley. Elizabeth Stults was born March 25, 1782, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, the daughter of Jacob Stults and Margaret Outcalt.
This couple were married in Middlesex County, New Jersey, January 25th, 1799. They resided at New Brunswick in Middlesex County, until the year 1818, and their first eight children were born there. They then moved with their family to Suffield, Portage County, Ohio, where their last two children were born.
In Ohio, Richard and his family cleared a small farm upon which they raised the products for the necessities of the family. Aside from this, Richard was an expert at raising a very fine quality of flax, out of which his wife made all kinds of linens, as well as knit beautiful lace caps and collars for ladies.
