Kossuth County, IA
John Wesley Staveley was born in Traer, Iowa, to parents Anthony Staveley and Jane BELL. He married Elizabeth COLVILLE of Scotland, and settled in Kossuth County, Iowa by 1910:
1910: , Kossuth, Iowa
| John W. STAVELY | Head | M | Male | 36 | Iowa | Farmer |
| Libby STAVELY | Wife | M | Female | 34 | Scotland | |
| Thelma G. STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 6 | Iowa | |
| J. Wilbur STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 3 | Iowa | |
| Gordon A. STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 2 | Iowa | |
| Herbert S. STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 1 mo | Iowa |
1920: Algona, Kossuth, Iowa
| John STAVELY | Head | M | Male | 46 | Iowa | Proprietor ? Works |
| Elizabeth STAVELY | Wife | M | Female | 43 | Scotland | |
| Thelma G. STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 16 | Iowa | |
| Wilbur STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 12 | Iowa | |
| Gordon STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 11 | Iowa | |
| Hubert STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 9 | Iowa | |
| Robert STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 7 | Iowa | |
| Charles STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 7 mo | Iowa |
John and Elizabeth have moved to Eddy County in North Dakota by 1930, along with three of the children, Gordon, Robert, and Charles.
Son Wilbur is lodging in St. Paul Minnesota in 1930, employed as a miner in a copper mine.