A brief bio for John appears in: Currey, J. Seymour. Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, A Century of Marvelous Growth. Volume IV. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1918, found on line as part of Google's free books.
"John T. Kelly acquired a public school education and in his youthful days worked at the painter's trade for a time. He afterward followed in his father's footsteps by becoming connected with railway interests, to which he devoted eleven years of his life. At length, however, he determined to engage in the undertaking business and entered the Baker & McConnaughey School of Embalming, in which he pursued a full course and was graduated. He has been identified with the undertaking business since 1905, conducting his interests at No. 2616 West Thirty-eighth street. In 1912 he erected a building there and is well equipped for carrying on business. His building contains a chapel with a seating capacity of forty-five and he has his own motor equipment for automobile service in the conduct of funerals. He has been a member of the Chicago Undertakers Association since he became identified with the business and was made a member of its executive committee in 1916. His building has a frontage of forty-three and a half feet and is two stories in height. He also owns a garage and is well equipped to take care of funerals in the most satisfactory manor. His business has streadily grown owing to the satisfaction of his patrons and has reached very substantial proportions.Mr. Kelly is a member of St. Agnes Catholic church. He also has membership in the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Knights of Columbus and likewise with the Knights of The Maccabees and the Fraternal Mystic Circle and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. In several of these organizations he has been called to office. He served as a treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, has been an official in the Knights of Columbus and president of the Fraternal Mystic Circle. He is well known in these different organizations and his social qualities, in addition to his loyalty to the purposes of the societies, have made him popular in their membership."
"John T. Kelly acquired a public school education and in his youthful days worked at the painter's trade for a time. He afterward followed in his father's footsteps by becoming connected with railway interests, to which he devoted eleven years of his life. At length, however, he determined to engage in the undertaking business and entered the Baker & McConnaughey School of Embalming, in which he pursued a full course and was graduated. He has been identified with the undertaking business since 1905, conducting his interests at No. 2616 West Thirty-eighth street. In 1912 he erected a building there and is well equipped for carrying on business. His building contains a chapel with a seating capacity of forty-five and he has his own motor equipment for automobile service in the conduct of funerals. He has been a member of the Chicago Undertakers Association since he became identified with the business and was made a member of its executive committee in 1916. His building has a frontage of forty-three and a half feet and is two stories in height. He also owns a garage and is well equipped to take care of funerals in the most satisfactory manor. His business has streadily grown owing to the satisfaction of his patrons and has reached very substantial proportions.Mr. Kelly is a member of St. Agnes Catholic church. He also has membership in the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Knights of Columbus and likewise with the Knights of The Maccabees and the Fraternal Mystic Circle and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. In several of these organizations he has been called to office. He served as a treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, has been an official in the Knights of Columbus and president of the Fraternal Mystic Circle. He is well known in these different organizations and his social qualities, in addition to his loyalty to the purposes of the societies, have made him popular in their membership."
A brief bio for John appears in: Currey, J. Seymour. Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, A Century of Marvelous Growth. Volume IV. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1918, found on line as part of Google's free books.
"John T. Kelly acquired a public school education and in his youthful days worked at the painter's trade for a time. He afterward followed in his father's footsteps by becoming connected with railway interests, to which he devoted eleven years of his life. At length, however, he determined to engage in the undertaking business and entered the Baker & McConnaughey School of Embalming, in which he pursued a full course and was graduated. He has been identified with the undertaking business since 1905, conducting his interests at No. 2616 West Thirty-eighth street. In 1912 he erected a building there and is well equipped for carrying on business. His building contains a chapel with a seating capacity of forty-five and he has his own motor equipment for automobile service in the conduct of funerals. He has been a member of the Chicago Undertakers Association since he became identified with the business and was made a member of its executive committee in 1916. His building has a frontage of forty-three and a half feet and is two stories in height. He also owns a garage and is well equipped to take care of funerals in the most satisfactory manor. His business has streadily grown owing to the satisfaction of his patrons and has reached very substantial proportions.Mr. Kelly is a member of St. Agnes Catholic church. He also has membership in the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Knights of Columbus and likewise with the Knights of The Maccabees and the Fraternal Mystic Circle and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. In several of these organizations he has been called to office. He served as a treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, has been an official in the Knights of Columbus and president of the Fraternal Mystic Circle. He is well known in these different organizations and his social qualities, in addition to his loyalty to the purposes of the societies, have made him popular in their membership."
"John T. Kelly acquired a public school education and in his youthful days worked at the painter's trade for a time. He afterward followed in his father's footsteps by becoming connected with railway interests, to which he devoted eleven years of his life. At length, however, he determined to engage in the undertaking business and entered the Baker & McConnaughey School of Embalming, in which he pursued a full course and was graduated. He has been identified with the undertaking business since 1905, conducting his interests at No. 2616 West Thirty-eighth street. In 1912 he erected a building there and is well equipped for carrying on business. His building contains a chapel with a seating capacity of forty-five and he has his own motor equipment for automobile service in the conduct of funerals. He has been a member of the Chicago Undertakers Association since he became identified with the business and was made a member of its executive committee in 1916. His building has a frontage of forty-three and a half feet and is two stories in height. He also owns a garage and is well equipped to take care of funerals in the most satisfactory manor. His business has streadily grown owing to the satisfaction of his patrons and has reached very substantial proportions.Mr. Kelly is a member of St. Agnes Catholic church. He also has membership in the Catholic Order of Foresters and the Knights of Columbus and likewise with the Knights of The Maccabees and the Fraternal Mystic Circle and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. In several of these organizations he has been called to office. He served as a treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, has been an official in the Knights of Columbus and president of the Fraternal Mystic Circle. He is well known in these different organizations and his social qualities, in addition to his loyalty to the purposes of the societies, have made him popular in their membership."
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