Illinois: History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. Cass County. JOHN L. REILEY, station agent, Ashland; only child of Alfred T. and Mary (Lee) Reiley, was born in Howard County, Ind., Dec. 28, 1861. Alfred T., the father of our subject, is a farmer, and was born in Rush County, Ind., in 1829; his wife, a native of Tipton County, Ind., died Dec. 31, 1861, aged twenty-two years. John L., after receiving an ordinary education in Clay County, Ill., learned telegraphy in Isola, Ind., and, when a thoroughly proficient operator, took charge of the telegraph office at Farmingdale, Ill., where he remained thirteen months, then removed to Jeffersonville and stayed one and a-half years, after which he took charge of the station at Ashland, where he has since remained. At Jeffersonville, Ind., June 29, 1880, he married Flora B. Caddy, who was born in Allen County, Ohio, in September, 1862, who has borne him one child, Ethel, born Sept. 23, 1881. Mrs. Reiley is a daughter of Charles and Anna (Straley) Caddy. Mr. Reiley owns a good village property, consisting of a house and two lots; himself and wife are members of the Methodist Church; he is a Democrat. Reiley Lee Straley Caddy = Howard-IN Rush-IN Tipton-IN Clay-IL Allen-OH