Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

W. H. ZARLEY, Clerk of the County Court, Joliet; a son of Reason and Sarah ZARLEY; was 
born on the Zarley homestead, in the town of Joliet, on the 21st of February, 1837; he 
remained at home untiI he was 17 years old, when he entered the Joliet Postoffice as 
Deputy Postmaster, under his brother, Calneh ZARLEY, serving under him seven years, and, 
on the appointment of J. L. Braden as Postmaster, in 1861, be was retained as deputy for 
two years, until his election as City Clerk in 1863; he held that office for fourteen 
years, until 1877, when he was elected County Clerk. He was married Jan. 30, 1860, to 
Miss Helen M. PATRICK, daughter of Jacob PATRICK, of Joliet, and has three children - 
Charles H., George P. and Ida.


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HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.