JOSIAH WILLEY, farmer; P. O. Jamestown; son of Henry and Grace Willey; was born in the parish of Mullion, Cornwall, England, Aug. 18, 1819; he has a sister (Mrs. E. Dewing) residing at Lancaster, and four brothers - Richard, residing at Little Grant; James, in Richland Co.; Edwin and Thomas, in Carroll Co., Iowa. Mr. Willey came to the United States in 1845, and settled near Benton, Wis.; he moved to the town of Paris in 1858; he owns in all 187 acres in Secs. 25, 26 and 35, valued at $10,000. He was married in 1849, to Miss Christiana Thomas, of the parish of Mullion, England; she was born Dec. 25, 1825; they have seven children - Grace T.; Charlotte I., now Mrs. Bedford; John H., living in Carroll City, Iowa; Addie E., now Mrs. Cundy, living in Colorado; Abram N., Josiah R. and Mary E., at home.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.