Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Baraboo:

William Stanley, of the firm of Huntington & Stanley, dry-good merchants; son of Whiting Day and Maria (Castle) Stanley, of Canandaigua, N.Y.; came to Wisconsin in 1847, when a boy of 16 years and settled upon a farm in Dane Co., where he stayed until he attained his majority; in 1853, he came to Baraboo and went into mercantile business with his brother, Lemuel Stanley, where he continued until 1858; he then returned to the farm in Vienna. Jan. 15, 1859, he was married to Miss Louisa A. Huntington, the only surviving daughter of Herbert N. and Amanda M. Huntington, who was born in Scriba, Oswego Co., N.Y., Sept. 16, 1839, but removed to Baraboo with her parents at the age of 12 years, and was educated at the Ladies Seminary there. Mr. Stanley spent two years after his departure from Baraboo before he returned and entered again into the dry-goods trade with his father-in-law, under the firm name of Huntington & Stanley, in which business he has remained until the present time. Outside of his large mercantile and other personal duties, Mr. Stanley has been called upon to serve the town in most of its responsible offices, and he has ever been regarded as efficient in guarding all interests entrusted to his care; he has been for some time upon the School Board, and very helpful in its management. Though not a member of the church, Mr. Stanley is a believer in Christ, and is zealous of good works; is an active Republican, and at the head of the Temple of Honor. Mr. & Mrs. Stanley have had seven children - Maria M., born Jan. 26, 1861, died Oct. 14, 1863; Ida Louisa, born April 30, 1863, died Oct. 10, 1864; Herbert H. born June 6, 1866; Whiting Day, born Aug. 11, 1868; William Nelson, born June 21, 1872, died Dec. 22, 1872; Mary Grace, born July 22, 1874; Daniel C., born Sept. 6, 1879, died Nov. 2, 1879.

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