Chronology

Sequence is evidence; sequence is not descent

The timeline places events in order while keeping each relationship at its recorded proof status.

15 Feb 1672
proved event

Europe: Melcher Stäli marries Madle Stydler at Meiringen.

E22 evidence
9 Jun 1673
proved event; later identity open

Europe: Hans, son of Melcher Stäli and Madle Stydler, is baptized at Meiringen.

E23 evidence
1695
open boundary

Europe: Claimed Meiringen Stähli-Huggler marriage remains unread and unproved.

E24 evidence
1700
corrected locator

Europe: The Leni locator is corrected from Meiringen to Brienz; image remains affiliate-gated.

E25 evidence
23–28 Jul 1709
proved event; compound name unsupported

Europe: Jacob Stähli is born and baptized at Gundershoffen to Jacob and Magdalena.

E21 evidence
20 Jan 1732
original record; identity bridge open

Europe: Gundershoffen register entry 36 records a Stähli event; date conflict resolves to the twentieth.

E20 evidence
22 Jan 1782
negative identity control

Staley: York deed defines the separate Germany Township Jacob Stealley estate and heirs.

E18 evidence
26 Aug 1793
proved relationship

Staley: Jacob Staley of Berkeley County signs a will naming wife Catharine and son Stephen.

E14 evidence
24 Dec 1832
collateral control

Staley: Joseph Stailey and Margareth Highsey marry in Cabell County.

E13 evidence
15 Jul 1833
strong migration evidence

Staley: Peter Staley describes York service and his multi-county migration in pension file W6194.

E15 evidence
1833
conflict and collateral evidence

Staley: Barbara and Daniel Staley give testimony in W6179 about a Jacob-and-Barbara family cluster.

E17 evidence
7 Nov 1839
proved collateral relationship

Staley: Daniel Staley certifies that Peter was his brother and Margaret Peter's widow.

E16 evidence
1850
strong placement; no relationship column

Staley: Younger Stephen appears with Stephen and Mary Staley in Wayne County.

E04 evidence
1850
placement clue

Konkle: Simon Conkle appears in Stephen and Mary A. Wildman's Noble County household.

E32 evidence
1850
working hypothesis

Cash: Henry Cash appears with Cidey and Mary Cash in Spartanburg County.

E38 evidence
1850
strong indirect evidence

Turnes: Henry Turnes appears with Aron, Mary, Pleasant, Samuel, and Alfred in Campbell County.

E43 evidence
5 Jun 1853
proved

Staley: Stephen Staley marries Ann H. Gardner in Lawrence County, Ohio.

E03 evidence
17 Mar 1860
proved

Konkle: Simon Konkle marries Cornelia G. Andrews in Noble County.

E29 evidence
25 Sep 1863
proved service chronology

Turnes: Henry C. Tornes enlists in Company H, 2nd Virginia Cavalry.

E45 evidence
22 Dec 1864
proved for Pleasant; indirect for Henry

Turnes: Pleasant A. Turns marries Mary F. Bagby; his parents are named Aaron and Mary.

E44 evidence
9 Apr 1865
strong cluster evidence

Turnes: Henry and Pleasant Turnes appear in the Appomattox parole context.

E46 evidence
1874
proved occupation

Konkle: The Noble County atlas lists S. K. Konkle as a house and carriage painter in Albion.

E34 evidence
1880
proved relationship

Cash: John Cash is enumerated as Henry Cash's son in Spartanburg County.

E37 evidence
1880
proved by correlation

Turnes: Wirt H. Turns appears with father Henry and mother Louisa in the Rosser household.

E41 evidence
2 Nov 1881
proved by correlation

Staley: The paired Daniel Lawrence and Donald L. birth-register entries create a name conflict and parentage proof.

E01 evidence
24 May 1890
proved

Konkle: Edwin L. Konkle marries Ida M. Salisbury; his parents are named Simon and Cornelia.

E28 evidence
16 Dec 1891
strong migration clue

Staley: A Ceredo newspaper reports Stephen Staley and family leaving for the far west.

E08 evidence
1905
identified but not closed

Konkle: Simon Kenton Konkle's death record names Christian G. and Mary Konkle.

E31 evidence
25 Jan 1906
strong endpoint evidence

Staley: Newspaper and cemetery evidence close Stephen Staley's Arkansas endpoint.

E09 evidence
13 Jan 1908
identified but not closed

Turnes: Henry C. Turnes's marriage register names Aaron Turnes as a parent.

E42 evidence
9 Jun 1909
proved

Konkle: Floyd Earl Kenkel is born at Jackson, Michigan, to Edwin and Ida.

E26 evidence
11 Apr 1918
collateral context

Staley: The Wayne News publishes Creed Staley's obituary.

E12 evidence
1 May 1919
conflict

Staley: Barbara Ann Staley's death certificate introduces a collateral parent-name conflict.

E11 evidence
1920–1930
proved

Cash: Allen/Allan H. Cash is repeatedly enumerated as son of John W. and Nannie.

E36 evidence
11 Nov 1927
proved

Konkle: Floyd Konkle's marriage record repeats Edwin and Ida as his parents.

E27 evidence