BIO: Harry S. MEILY, Huntingdon County, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Denise Phillips

Copyright 2006.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm 
**********************************************************
__________________________________________________________________  

Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 64.
__________________________________________________________________ 

  HARRY S. MEILY, assistant supervisor, P.R.R., at Huntingdon, Pa., was born 
in Middletown, Dauphin county, Pa., February 21, 1862.  He is a son of Henry 
J. and Annie (Smuller) Meily.  Henry J. Meily was born in Jonestown, Lebanon 
county, Pa., in 1842, but spent the greater part of his life in Middletown, 
of which place he became a well-known and respected citizen.  He was the 
owner of the Meily Furnaces.  His wife, Miss Annie Smuller, was born in 
Middletown, in 1845.  One of their three children died in infancy, and 
besides Harry S., there is a daughter, Miss Caroline, who still resides on 
the Middletown homestead.  There both parents died, Mrs. Meily in December, 
1891, and her husband in March, 1893.
  There, too, Harry S. Meily grew up a schoolboy in the public schools of 
his native place.  After leaving school, he served an apprenticeship to the 
trade of a machinist, and entered Lehigh University; from that institution 
he was graduated in 1887, taking the degree of C.E.  From 1887 to 1891 he 
was employed by the P.R.R. Co. in the construction department, at Lancaster, 
Pa.  In the latter year, he was transferred to the maintenance of way 
department, and on January 11, 1894, was appointed to his present position.  
He is a member of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia.  His political 
preferences are Republican.
  Harry S. Meily was married in Middletown June 9, 1892, to Mary C., 
daughter of Daniel and Susan Peters, of that place.  Their children are:  
Robert P., born June 9, 1893, and Harry S., Jr., April 18, 1896.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Meily attend the Presbyterian church.