Samuel T Wiley, the author and historian, of Fayette county, died at the Grand View sanitarium, Oil City, Friday midnight, November 10, after a long illness. For many years he had been prominent in all matters pertaining to the history of this county. Although he lived at Wirsing, Wharton township, he spent much of the latter years of his life in Uniontown, where he was favorably known by everybody, especially among the Odd Fellows, in which order he was prominent. At the last open meeting some time ago he gave an interesting talk along the line of the history of the order.
He had assisted in the compilation of a number of histories during the past few years, and whenever any such work was to be done in his services were always sought. He wrote histories of Preston and Monongalia counties, West Virginia, and of Pensacola, Florida. He also edited and compiled two congressional district and eleven county encyclopedias and was the author of "A Study of English," The White Horso Tavern," "Orthography" and "Fables of American History."
In early life Mr Wiley was a school teacher. He was born near Smithfield more than 55 years ago and had always been closely identified with the interests of that community. Some time ago he developed tuberculosis, yet said nothing about his condition until he was so far gone that it was impossible to do anything for him. About a week ago he went to the Oil City Sanitarium, where lung diseases are treated, but he was then in the last stages of the disease. He is survived by a wife and four children.
