- CHARLES SKELLY, a merchant of Janesville, is a native of
Reamstown, Lancaster Co., Pa., and
- was born July 15, 1829. His parents were John and Christiana
(MUSSER) SKELLY, of whom a sketch appears elsewhere in this work.
Our subject was reared to manhood upon a farm, and in his early
years learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked but a
short time. In 1848 he came to Janesville, where his parents
had located a short time previous. He engaged in the grocery
business in 1854, in which he was joined by his brother in 1863,
and continued in that line until 1867. He was next employed as
salesman with M. C. SMITH, a leading merchant of this city, with
whom he remained for thirteen years. He subsequently clerked
for R. M. BOSTWICK for awhile, and has since taken charge of
closing out sales of bankrupt stocks.
- A marriage ceremony performed on the 10th day of June, 1862,
united the destinies of Mr.
- SKELLY and Miss Amanda CRALL, daughter of John and Sarah
CRALL, a history of whose lives is given in this volume. The
lady is a native of Richland County, Ohio. Six children were
born of their union, four sons and two daughters. Burton, born
Sept. 20, 1863, died May 27, 1865; Willard J., born Jan. 31,
1866, is the junior partner of the firm of KING & SKELLY,
stationers and book-sellers of Janesville; Charles Elmer, born
Sept. 6, 1869; George W., Sept. 26, 1871; Sadie C., Oct. 4, 1874,
and Florence N., born Jan. 15, 1880, died March 29, 1886. Mr.
SKELLY and his family attend the Episcopal Church. In political
sentiment he is a Democrat, but has never been an office-seeker,
yet he did accept a position on the School Board of the city,
and served four years as a member of that body. For more than
forty years Mr. SKELLY has been a resident of Janesville, and
has by his upright and honorable life won the good opinion and
confidence of the best of his fellow citizens.
-
- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 599-600.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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