Pottawatomie, OK
William Thomas Stavely was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania the son of William Stavely of Antrim, Ireland. This Irish line settled in Mineral Point Wisconsin in the late 1840's, prior to moving to Pennsylvania. The majority of the Mineral Point Stavely family had relocated to Osage, Kansas by 1878. William T. Stavely is living in Osage with his father in 1880. He later married Clara HUMPHREY, and briefly settled in Kansas where three of their chidren were born. By 1895, William and Clara moved to Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, and this is were we find his family in 1900:
1900: Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
| William STAVELY | Head | M | Male | 37 | Pennsylvania* | Farmer |
| Clara J. STAVELY | Wife | M | Female | 35 | Pennsylvania | |
| William J. STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 16 | Kansas | |
| John A. STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 14 | Kansas | |
| Mary Allice STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 7 | Kansas | |
| Clara M. STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 5 | Oklahoma | |
| Margie A. STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 2 | Oklahoma |
Son John A. Stavely, who was born in Kansas, married Maybelle CAMP, and moved to Saguache, Colorado.
1910: Seminole, Red Mound, Oklahoma
| William STAVELY | Head | M | Male | 46 | Pennsylvania* | Farmer |
| Clara STAVELY | Wife | M | Female | 44 | Pennsylvania | |
| Clara STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 14 | Oklahoma | |
| Marjore STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 12 | Oklahoma | |
| Charlie STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 9 | Oklahoma | |
| Theodora STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 6 | Oklahoma | |
| Kenneth STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 3 | Oklahoma |
1920: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
| W. T. STAVELY | Head | M | Male | 58 | Pennsylvania* | Shipping Clerk Flour Mill |
| Clara STAVELY | Wife | M | Female | 55 | Pennsylvania | |
| Clara STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 24 | Oklahoma | |
| Charles W. STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 19 | Oklahoma | |
| Theordora STAVELY | Daur | U | Female | 16 | Oklahoma | |
| Kenneth STAVELY | Son | U | Male | 13 | Oklahoma |
1930: North Cleveland Street, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
| William T. STAVELY | Head | M | Male | 67 | Pennsylvania* | Shipping Clerk Flour Mill |
| Clara J. STAVELY | Wife | M | Female | 65 | Pennsylvania |
*Note that between 1900 and 1930 William states in each census that both of his parents were born in Ireland.