Los Angeles-Amador-San Bernardino County CA Archives Biographies.....Connelly, T. J. 1861 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com December 26, 2005, 10:16 pm Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) T. J. CONNELLY, is a native son of the Golden West, born in Amador County, California, August 9th, 1861. His father, Jeremiah Connelly, was a miner and lost his life by accident in the mines. Young Connelly went to Nevada where he learned the trade of blacksmith. He spent several years in mining camps, a portion of this time as an engineer in the Calico Mining District. He came to Santa Monica in 1892 where he has successfully engaged in general blacksmithing and horse shoeing. He married Miss Mary E. Collins, daughter of Mrs. Kate Collins, deceased, one of the pioneers of California and Santa Monica; they have three sons and three daughters-Miss Winnie, John T., Jr.; Agnes, Ellen, Lawrence and Howard, all residing at 1333 Third Street, Santa Monica. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County, 1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative people. Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/losangeles/bios/connelly234bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb