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From History of North Washington, published 1903, now in public domain. 
Submitted by Candy L. Grubb April 30, 1997. Both above notices must remain 
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JAMES C. REILLY

	James C. Reilly, diversified farmer, fruit-raiser and stockman, 
near Hunters, Stevens county, was born in Dublin, Ireland, December 13,
1838.  He has led an active, energetic life, and is now located on one of
the most eligible homesteads in his vicinity.  His father, Phillip Reilly,
was a hotel keeper, in Ireland, and went to Australia in 1850, accompanied
by three brothers and one sister of our subject.  His mother was Mary
Reilly.
	James C. remained in Ireland until 1856, when he came to this
country landing in New York city.  He at once secured employment in the
extensive department store of A.T. Stewart, which at that time had a 
national reputation, being the pioneer house in this line of business.
He was in the dry goods department for a short period, going thence to
Toronto, Canada, where he was with Merrick brothers, as clerk.  Removing
thence to Savannah, Georgia, he enlisted, in 1861, in Company K, First
Georgia Volunteers, confederate service, and assisted in erecting the guns
at Fort Pulaski and Tybee Island, at the mouth of the Savannah river.
He participated in the battle of Manassas, Williamsburg, the seven days
fight at Richmond and in a number of other important engagements and 
skirmishes with the federal troops.  He was with General Lee at the 
historical surrender at Appamattox.  At the close of the war he came west
to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and engaged in the hotel business, at which
hostelry many of the prominent politicians, capitalists and public
dignitaries registered.
	He came to Washington in 1884, and located his present home in
Stevens county.  On September 20, 1873, he was married to Malissa Lackroy,
a native of Coosey county, Alabama.  Her father, Hosea, was born in North
Carolina.  Her mother, Mary (Short) Lackroy, was born in Georgia and is
still living at Hot Springs, Arkansas, aged eighty six years.
	At the period our subject located in Stevens county there were but
few settlers on the Columbia river between the mouth of the Spokane river
and Ricky Rapids.  He now owns and cultivates one hundred acres of land
on Hunters creek, which runs through his place.  
	Since a boy Mr. Reilly has taken an active interest in politics,
and in this country was first a Democrat, then a Populist, and is at
present a pronounced and intelligent Socialist, well read and thoroughly
informed on all important questions of political economy.  He has been an
extensive traveller in Europe and the United States, and after the Civil 
War he made a tour of South America, crossing the Straits of Magellan.
He is highly esteemed by all acquaintances, and numbers many warm friends
in the community in which he resides.