BIOGRAPHIES: S. A. Gilley, Menomonie, Dunn County, WI

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S. A. Gilley, firm of GILLEY & SPALDING, grocers, bakers and confectioners, 
Menomonie, was born in Allegany County, New York, in 1845. He enlisted 
in the spring of 1863 in the 13th New York Artillery, afterward, served 
in the 6th Veteran Artillery. After the close of the war he became a 
student of the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, at Lima, New York. He began 
preaching in 1867, in connection with the Free Methodist Church. Went
to Chicago in 1868. Was a resident of Illlinois for several years, engaged 
in preaching. He came to Wisconsin in 1873. Had charge of churches in Grant
and Lafayette counties. He went to Eau Claire in 1875. He came to Menomonie
in 1878. He is now pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in the town of 
Sherman. Is also with his father-in-law, Mr. Spalding, engaged in business 
in Menomonie. Married Nellie M. Spalding; born in Illinois. They have three
children: Emma, Amy and Cora.

-- From "History of Northern Wisconsin, An Account of Its Settlement, Growth,
Development and Resources; an Extensive Sketch of its Counties, Cities, 
Towns and Villages." Volume 1.  Chicago: the Western Historical Company, 
A.T. Andreas, Proprietor, 1881, page 284