Jeremiah Croley was born about 1812 in Tennessee.
He married Margaret Anderson on January 27, 1831 in Howard Co., Missouri and had unknown number of children:
1. Mary Croley, b. ~1832 in Missouri
2. Sarah Croley, b. ~1838 in Missouri
3. Berry Croley, b. ~1835 in Missouri
4. Hannah Croley, b. ~1841 in Missouri
Jeremiah married his second wife, Agnes Long Skidmore in 1848 in Missouri. They had an unknown number of children:
1. Elijah Baker Croley, b. ~1848 in Missouri
2. Joseph S. Crowly, b. April 1849 in Missouri
3. Amanda Croley, b. ~1850 in Missouri
4. William Croley, b. ~1869 in Missouri
5. Kate Croley, b. ~1851 in Missouri
Missouri Marriage Records:
"Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2D2-Z9P : accessed 11 Feb 2014), Jeremiah Croley and Margaret Anderson, 1831.
1850 Federal Census for Jefferson, Johnson County, Missouri
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDZ8-1QR : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Joseph S Crowley in household of Jeremiah Croley, Jefferson, Johnson, Missouri, United States; citing dwelling , family 442, NARA microfilm publication , roll .
1870 Federal Census, Missouri
"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M46D-RN1 : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Joseph Croley in household of Jeremiah Croley, Missouri, United States; citing p. , family 299, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552283.