Biographical Sketch of G. J. Wiley, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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G. J. Wiley, citizen and retired merchant of Franklin County, Mo., was
born in Jefferson County, Mo., September 27, 1840 and is the son of Eli
and Lucina (Marsh) Wiley, natives of Tennessee and Illinois, respect-
ively.  His father was born in 1796, came to Jefferson County in 1819,
and here passed the remainder of his days, dying in 1882.  He was a
farmer, was judge of the county court for many years, and was also mag-
istrate.  The mother is now a resident of Jefferson County, Mo., and is
living on the old homestead at the advanced age of eighty-three.  They
were both members of the Presbyterian Church for many years, and of 
their family of thirteen children, seven are now living.  Our subject
received his education in the schools of St. Louis County, and at the
breaking out of hostilities between the North and South left home and 
joined Company G, of the Third Missouri Cavalry, Confederate service,
as sergeant, but was afterward promoted to first lieutenant.  He part-
icipated in the battles of Hartville, Springfield and the raid from
Balesville (Ark.) to Cape Girardeau (Mo.), Helena (Ark.), Little Rock, 
Camden (Ark.), Saline (Ark.) and was in Price's raid through Missouri,
in 1864.  He served altogether three years and four months, and was
slightly wounded twice.  After the war he returned and engaged in mer-
chandising on the old homestead.  In 1867 he went to Robertsville, and
again engaged in merchandising, but at the end of one year moved to
Moselle, where he was for five years engaged in the same business.  On
October 28, 1868, he married Miss Martha E. Beeler, a native of Tenn-
essee, and the daughter of Jesse F. Beeler.  To this union was born one
child, Ida Belle, who is now living at home with her parents.  After
coming to Moselle, Mr. Wiley was part of the time a partner of C. E.
Frost.  They carried a stock of goods worth $7,000 to $8,000, had one
store at Robertsville, which C. E. Frost operated, and another at Mos-
elle, of which Mr. Wiley was manager.  They sold from $15,000 to 
$20,000 worth of goods per year.  In 1872 Mr. Wiley formed a partner-
ship with James McLord, and engaged in milling for three years.  Since 
then he has been engaged in farming and buying wheat in Moselle.  He
was notary public from 1868 to 1878, and since October, 1885, has been
postmaster at Moselle.  He is a Democrat, is a member of Fraternal
Lodge, No. 363, A. F. & A. M., and he and wife are members of the Pres-
byterian Church.

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