Grand Island in Hall County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Original Home of the Stolley Family

Stolley State Park

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

1. Original Home of the Stolley Family Marker (Side A)

Inscription.
Wilhelm Stolley
April 6, 1831 - May 17, 1911
Wilhelmine F. Hagge Stolley
April 21, 1837 - Jan. 31, 1923
Born in Schleswig Holstein, Germany

Friederich, March 26, 1857 - Sept. 25, 1938
Anna H., June 123, 1859 - Apr. 15, 1929
Born in Davenport, Iowa

Minna M., Sept. 12, 1861 - June 26, 1942
William A., Aug. 17, 1863 - Oct. 16, 1952
Emil G., Sept. 17, 1865 - Nov. 30, 1962
Richard, Feb. 10, 1868 - Dec. 30, 1908
M. Augusta, Oct. 10, 1870 - Oct. 7, 1882
Clara A., March 8, 1873 - Dec. 2, 1948
I. Ottilie, July 18 1876 - March 14, 1922
Olga F., Dec. 8, 1882 - Dec. 26, 1977
Born in this home

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Stolley State Park
Dedicated Oct. 16, 1927

[Marker dedicated] July 4, 1932

Erected 1932 by Nebraska State Parks, City of Grand Island and Hall County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 26, 1869.

Location. 40° 54.035′ N, 98° 21.54′ W. Marker is on Grand Island, Nebraska, in Hall County. Marker is in Stolley Park, off Stolley Park Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2103 Stolley Park Road, Grand Island NE 68801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. La Grande Isle (a few steps from this marker); Oldest Remaining School House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mormon Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Old California Overland Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); The Pawnee: Prairie Town Builders, Pawnee History (approx. 1.6 miles away); Earth Lodge Design and Construction (approx. 1.6 miles away); Grand Island Public School Bell (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pioneer Park (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Island.

More about this marker. The side of the marker with family genealogical information was apparently engraved in 1967.

Also see . . . Stolley Park. (Submitted on March 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Original Home of the Stolley Family Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

2. Original Home of the Stolley Family Marker (Side B)

Original Home of the Stolley Family and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

3. Original Home of the Stolley Family and Marker

Original Home of the Stolley Family image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

4. Original Home of the Stolley Family

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012

5. Original Home of the Stolley Family

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.