ALBERT STANDLEY, a successful farmer of Dallas county, is a son of Ramey and Lucinda (Amick) Standley. The father was a native of Tennessee, but was reared principally in Missouri, to which State his parents had moved at an early date. Mr. Standley came to Texas in 1852, settling near Farmers' Branch, Dallas county, where he bought 420 acres of prairie and timber land. He cultivated 200 acres of of this tract, erected good buildings, and remained there until his death, which occurred in Austin county, while there in search of health. He died in 1868, at the age of sixty-five years. Our subject's mother was a daughter of David and Bettie Amick, both natives of North Carolina. They moved to Missouri at an early date, settling in Howard county, where, where Mrs. Standley was born and reared. She died at the old homestead in Dallas county, in 1855, at the age of forty years. Mr. and Mrs. Standley were members of the Christian Church, and both are buried in the cemetery at Farmers' Branch. They had the following children: David, who died at Hempstead, Austin county, this State, in 1867, leaving a family; William Harrison, who died in this county in February, 1890, also leaving a family; Albert, our subject; Lizzie, who became the wife of James Thompson of Rockwall county, this State, and is now deceased; Alvin, who died at Boggs Depot, while in the Confederate service; and Enoch, a resident of Jack County, this State.
Albert, our subject, was born in Howard county, Missouri, May 10, 1852 [1835*], but was reared to farm life in Dallas county, Texas. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate army in Captain Witt's Company, Colonel Darnell's Regiment, and served one year in Arkansas and three years in Louisiana. He took part in the battles of Prairie Grove, Pleasant Hill, Mansfield, Yellow Bayou, Milliken's Bend, etc. He served as a private from the time of his enlistment until the surrender, and was discharged at Houston, in June, 1865. After the close of the war Mr. Standley settled down to farm life, and now owns a fine place of 100 acres on the west side of Elm fork of the Trinity river, sixty-five acres of which is in cultivation. He has neat and comfortable buildings, and the farm is one of the most desirable places in the county.
Mr. Standley was married in August, 1867, to Cassie Riggs, a daughter of Stephen Riggs, then of Denton county, this State. They had three children: Charles, Susan and Lucinda. Charles and Lucinda both died when young, and Susan is now the wife of Walter Ward, of Alabama. Mr. Standley lost his first wife by death, and he was again married, October 12, 1877, to Mrs. Susan Caroline Grace, widow of Squire Grace, of Denton county, Texas. Mrs. Standley was born and reared in Jefferson county, Missouri, but came to Texas in 1859, where he former husband died, in Denton county, in 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Standley have had no children, but have adopted two: Cambo Crawford and Isaac Thomas, to whom they are much devoted. Mr. and Mrs. Standley are member of the Baptist Church at Farmers' Branch.

Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, Chicago; The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892; Pg 899

Note: The biography lists his year of birth as May 10, 1852 but previously stated he came to Texas in 1852. This is clearly a typo and the correct year of birth, as indicated on his cemetery monument, is May 10, 1835.  ..elw