Bios: ROBERT H. ALEY, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      ROBERT H. ALEY,
  
  [p. 562] one of Wampum's representative business men and junior member
  of the firm of Miles & Aley, dealers in hardware, on Main Street,
  Wampum, was born in this town March 15, 1875. His parents were William
  and Mary (Stiner) Aley.
  
  Michael Aley, the great-grandfather, was a German by birth and was one
  of the pioneer settlers in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He had five
  children: Catherine, Ann, John, Michael and Jonathan. The last named was
  the grandfather of Robert Aley. His brothers were farmers, but he
  learned the blacksmith trade. He married Ann Edwards, whose parents came
  to Beaver County from Maryland, in early days. The children of Jonathan
  and Ann Aley were as follows: Alfred and Joseph, both deceased; Emeline
  married Edward Day, deceased; Deborah, deceased, was the wife of Hon.
  James McAnlis; John died young; Isaiah, Charles, William and Robert
  Henry, the latter of whom is the oldest resident of Wampum, having been
  born July 28, 1836.
  
  William Aley, father of Robert H. Aley, Jr., was born in Beaver County,
  near the Lawrence County line. In his youth he worked in the limestone
  quarries and during the most of his active years he was more or less
  engaged in quarrying. He married Mary Stiner, of Mercer County, and they
  had four children, namely: Robert H., John, who died in boyhood; Lulu,
  who died in childhood, and Verna, who is the wife of Frank Miles.
  William Aley and wife are among the most highly esteemed residents of
  Wampum.
  
  Robert H. Aley attended the public schools of Wampum, remaining at his
  books until he was about twenty years of age, and then went to work in
  the coal banks, where he labored for six years. He then entered the
  employ of Davis & Harris and worked for three years in their sandstone
  quarries. Mr. Aley next became a clerk for the Wampum Supply Company and
  remained with that concern for three years. His next employer was
  Charles Stapf, and with him he remained for six years as a clerk. In
  May, 1906, Mr. Aley, in partnership with C. F. Miles, opened up a small
  slating and tinning business, locating it on Beaver Street, and they
  subsequently added a line of hardware. The enterprise prospered, and by
  March 20, 1907, had outgrown the old quarters, necessitating a removal
  to more commodious ones. The firm then came to the present location on
  Main Street, where they carry a full line of hardware, tin and slate
  roofing, farm implements, hot water and hot air equipments, paints and
  everything usually to be found in first-class business houses of their
  kind. The stock occupies both floors of their building. Mr. Aley and Mr.
  Miles employ two men, and both are active in the management, dividing
  their labors. Mr. Aley looks after the store and retail business, while
  Mr. Miles, who is a practical roofer of many years' standing, takes care
  of the work in that line.
  
  On September 10, 1900, Mr. Aley was married to Mary Sprinker, who is a
  daughter of Nicholas Sprinker. They have one child, Paul, who was born
  June 7, 1906. Mr. Aley owns a handsome residence on Clyde Street, in the
  Stapf addition to Wampum. In politics, Mr. Aley is a Democrat.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
  
  Updated: 6 Nov 2001