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SAMUEL A. J. NEELY
Originally published in 1900 |
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SAMUEL A. J. NEELY, of Bayonne, is the son of John J. Neely and
Jane E. Patterson, and was born in Emmettsburg, Md., May 21, 1845. His
mother was also a native of that place, while his father was born at Gettysburg,
Pa. They were married in Fredericksburg, Md., and in 1886 removed
from Emmettsburg to Jersey City, N. J., and thence, in 1888, to Bayonne.
Mr. Neely was educated in the public schools of Emmettsburg, Md., and
afterward engaged in railroading, a business he has always followed. He
has been associated with the S. S. L. Railroad Company, the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad, and the New Jersey Central Railroad Company, by
whom he is now employed as a train dispatcher.
In public as well as in railroad matters Mr. Neely has become a prominent factor. He is a Democrat in politics, and has served four years as a member of the Board of Aldermen of Bayonne City and one term as a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Hudson County. He is a member of the Fire Department of Bayonne, an active and enterprising citizen, and highly respected by all who know him. He was married, February 17, 1872, to Ella J. Lewis, daughter of John J. and Mary Lewis, of Gilberton, Pa. They have five children: John, William, Arthur J., Samuel A. J., Jr., and Jennie.
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