Born on a farm in Orleans County, N.Y. on March 13, 1838. His parents were hard-working farm people. Growing up on a New York farm, educated in the common school of his day, he early acquired the frugal habits and earnest ambitions that determined his direction in life. He began his career as a school master in N.Y. It was at Ellicottville, N.Y., that he met Mary Victoria Young when both were attending a teacher's institute. They were married on November 8, 1866, at Gowanda, N.Y. Young Greeley had entered the Union Army as a volunteer in 1861, and at wars end, had attained the rank of major. He preferred, however, to be called Captain, and was always referred to as Captain Greeley by his associates and friends. When Greeley arrived in Ames in the spring of 1866, the population of our town was but a few hundred inhabitants. Captain Greeley's capital when he arrived in Ames, consisted of his Union Army pay received during the four war years. Greeley first purchased a farm a short distance south of the Iowa State campus where they farmed until 1876 when the Greeley's purchased the home. Captain Greeley's interests drew him to the banking business. In 1881 he founded the Union Bank, the first corporate bank in Ames which has become the present day United Bank and Trust of Ames. Captain Wallace M. Greeley did much for the developing city of Ames. He was mayor of Ames in 1888-1890. Always promoting education, he served on the Ames School Board and together with his wife, Mary, contributed the original site for the Ames Public Library. He served three terms in the Iowa Legislature, where his knowledge and experience were highly respected. On July 29, 1915, Captain Greeley announced his plan to build a hospital. He relied upon expert consultants and local physicians to select the site at Twelfth and Douglas and on September 24, 1916, the Mary Greeley Memorial Hospital was dedicated.

Born on a farm in Orleans County, N.Y. on March 13, 1838. His parents were hard-working farm people. Growing up on a New York farm, educated in the common school of his day, he early acquired the frugal habits and earnest ambitions that determined his direction in life. He began his career as a school master in N.Y. It was at Ellicottville, N.Y., that he met Mary Victoria Young when both were attending a teacher's institute. They were married on November 8, 1866, at Gowanda, N.Y. Young Greeley had entered the Union Army as a volunteer in 1861, and at wars end, had attained the rank of major. He preferred, however, to be called Captain, and was always referred to as Captain Greeley by his associates and friends. When Greeley arrived in Ames in the spring of 1866, the population of our town was but a few hundred inhabitants. Captain Greeley's capital when he arrived in Ames, consisted of his Union Army pay received during the four war years. Greeley first purchased a farm a short distance south of the Iowa State campus where they farmed until 1876 when the Greeley's purchased the home. Captain Greeley's interests drew him to the banking business. In 1881 he founded the Union Bank, the first corporate bank in Ames which has become the present day United Bank and Trust of Ames. Captain Wallace M. Greeley did much for the developing city of Ames. He was mayor of Ames in 1888-1890. Always promoting education, he served on the Ames School Board and together with his wife, Mary, contributed the original site for the Ames Public Library. He served three terms in the Iowa Legislature, where his knowledge and experience were highly respected. On July 29, 1915, Captain Greeley announced his plan to build a hospital. He relied upon expert consultants and local physicians to select the site at Twelfth and Douglas and on September 24, 1916, the Mary Greeley Memorial Hospital was dedicated.

Born on a farm in Orleans County, N.Y. on March 13, 1838. His parents were hard-working farm people. Growing up on a New York farm, educated in the common school of his day, he early acquired the frugal habits and earnest ambitions that determined his direction in life. He began his career as a school master in N.Y. It was at Ellicottville, N.Y., that he met Mary Victoria Young when both were attending a teacher's institute. They were married on November 8, 1866, at Gowanda, N.Y. Young Greeley had entered the Union Army as a volunteer in 1861, and at wars end, had attained the rank of major. He preferred, however, to be called Captain, and was always referred to as Captain Greeley by his associates and friends. When Greeley arrived in Ames in the spring of 1866, the population of our town was but a few hundred inhabitants. Captain Greeley's capital when he arrived in Ames, consisted of his Union Army pay received during the four war years. Greeley first purchased a farm a short distance south of the Iowa State campus where they farmed until 1876 when the Greeley's purchased the home. Captain Greeley's interests drew him to the banking business. In 1881 he founded the Union Bank, the first corporate bank in Ames which has become the present day United Bank and Trust of Ames. Captain Wallace M. Greeley did much for the developing city of Ames. He was mayor of Ames in 1888-1890. Always promoting education, he served on the Ames School Board and together with his wife, Mary, contributed the original site for the Ames Public Library. He served three terms in the Iowa Legislature, where his knowledge and experience were highly respected. On July 29, 1915, Captain Greeley announced his plan to build a hospital. He relied upon expert consultants and local physicians to select the site at Twelfth and Douglas and on September 24, 1916, the Mary Greeley Memorial Hospital was dedicated.