Robert Wiley was born on a farm in Pennsylvania, October 22, 1847, and while yet a small child moved with his parents to Indiana where his boyhood days were spent.

On March 28, 1872, he was married to Miss Hannah Frances Landrum who was his devoted helpmate until September 15, 1908, when she passed away at their home in Audubon County, Iowa.

In 1878 Mr. Wiley bid old Indiana adieu and with his family immigrated into Western Iowa, which was at that time becoming a great haven for people desiring to obtain homes. He settled on the prairies of southeastern Crawford County in Iowa Township, not far from where the town of Aspinwall is now located. This was three years before the Milwaukee Railroad and the Northwestern branch were built and before the existence of the town of Manning, Westside being the principal trading point at that time. After living in the above home for four years he came to Audubon County buying a farm in the southern part of Lincoln Township where he had lived for the last thirty-two years.

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wiley, two boys and four girls, all of whom are living except one daughter that died in infancy. Those living are Bert, Ben, Mae, Lizzie, and Mrs. Clara Newell, all of Audubon County. He also leaves behind five grandchildren and one brother, Charles, of Albion, Iowa, also three sisters, Mrs. Jane Plummer, of Brooklyn, Indiana; Mrs. Mary Zigler, of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Mattie Bonnent, of Ross, Iowa.

Robert, as he was best known, united with the Christian Church in the year 1894, and until the time of his death was a faithful servant of the Savior. In church and social work or in anything that tended to uplift humanity or for the betterment of the neighborhood Mr. Wiley was always ready with a free will and hearty cooperation. For years he was a member of the schoolboard and helped organize the Liberty Sunday School and Christian Church nearly thirty years ago and was one of its staunchest supporters during its existence of fifteen or more years. The Liberty Creamery Association when organized about fourteen years ago chose him as their president and this position he held until last March when he asked the members to release him on account of his rapidly failing health.

Mr. Wiley's health began to get serious about a year ago and gradually kept getting worse until some months ago he was compelled to take to his bed. His suffering became intense and continued so up until the end, although he could still recognize his, children, until a few minutes before he passed away at the hour of midnight Sunday, June 7th, at the age of 66 years, 7 months, and 15 days.

The funeral services were held at the house at eleven o'clock Tuesday morning, June 9th, conducted by Rev. Hauser of the Christian church of Audubon, Iowa, after which his remains were followed by a long train of one hundred buggies filled with sympathizing friends to the Douglas Township Cemetery, where he was laid in the grave to peaceably sleep until the day of Judgment.

The pallbearers were chosen from among those that had known him longest and best and included, William Berg, Abe Kaufman, Amos Kaufman, J.F. Bobenmoyer, Frank McLaughlin, and Andrew Anderson.

When Robert Wiley died the children lost a father that can never be replaced, the neighbors lost a brother whose absence will long be missed and whose kind advice and support are gone forever. But it is with pleasure we can truthfully say that he is safe in that home where many go but none returneth, where there is no sorrow or death and where no tears ever fall; the home in the kingdom of heaven.