Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Grady, James Curry 1836 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890

JAMES CURRY GRADY, of Joliet, was born in Dublin, Ireland, November 26, 1836, 
and spent his early years near his birthplace. Young Grady learned the trade 
of a mechanical engineer. He came to America in 1858, his first sojourn being 
at Portland, Me., whence he went to Toronto, Canada, and thence to Chicago, 
Ill., in 1861. He took a position on the Illinois Central Railroad, remaining 
in the Garden City until 1863, when he entered the employ of the Chicago & 
Alton road, in whose service he has been continuously since that date. In 1864 
he removed to Joliet, in which city he has since made his home. During these 
twenty-seven years of employment by the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, Mr. 
Grady has been on all the branches of the system, and has drawn all kinds of 
trains. A still more remarkable fact connected with his career, is that he has 
never had an accident. Mr. Grady is a son of Henry Grady, a native of Galway, 
Ireland. His parents came to Chicago by the way of New Orleans. The Southern 
branch of the family produced Henry Grady of Atlanta, Ga., the noted orator 
and journalist whose recent death was mourned far and wide. Miss Ann Blake, a 
native of his own birthplace, won the esteem of Mr. Grady, and his wooing 
having proven successful, they were joined in holy wedlock according to the 
ritual of the Church of England, January 10, 1856, in Clonmel Parish, County 
Tipperary, Ireland. Their happy union has been blessed by the birth of nine 
children—Elizabeth, Henry, Will, John, Annie, Mary, Rosabel, Mabel, and James. 
The three eldest are married; Henry is a passenger conductor for the Union 
Pacific and Oregon Navigation Company, having risen through successive 
promotions; he is one of the most trusted railroad men on the Pacific Slope; 
his home is at Umatilla, Ore. Will is with the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 
Railroad: John is Superintendent of the machinery in an extensive manufactory 
in Anderson, Ind. All the children were given excellent educations in the 
Joliet High School, and Annie is now a teacher in that institution, while Rosa 
was accorded the honor of being chosen a teacher immediately on graduation. 
Mary evinces a decided musical talent, and makes that her specialty. Mr. and 
Mrs. Grady are members of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Grady has passed through 
the Masonic ranks of the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery. He enjoys the 
legitimate result of a life of honor and industry in the respect of his fellow-
men, and the comforts of a cozy home on Eastern Avenue, presided over by a 
capable housekeeper, and blessed by the presence of cultured children and 
friends.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 

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