The origins of this fine silversmith and clock maker are obscure. Once source lists a John C. Reiley as a silversmith working in Philadelphia in 1833. Another John Reilly is mentioned as a silversmith in that same city circa 1783-1818. neither of those dates are accurate, then that person could not have been the same John C. Reiley who advertised in the Western Courier (Louisville, Ky.) on May 9, 1816, that he had ''commenced the (watch clock and silversmithing) business in all its various branches in the shop lately occupied by Messrs. Blanton and Larkin. Who the other members of the firm of J .C. Reiley & Co. were is not known, but likely included David B. Reiley, probably a brother of John Reiley. In any case them“Company” did not remain long in Louisville, for in January of 1817 an advertisement in the Western Sun (Vincennes) announced the opening of a silversmith, watch and clock shop in Vincennes. That announcement of J .C. Reiley & Co. was virtually identical to the 1816, announcement for their shop in Louisville Apparently J .C. Reiley's business in Vincennes was a silver silversmith and clock maker there for at least five more years. By 1819, advertisement of David B. Reiley, clock and watch maker, gold and silversmith. It is likely that David Reiley had been involved with J .C. Reiley & Co. prior to opening his own shop. The firm of J .C. Reiley & Co. continued to advertise along with the new shop. of D.B.Reiley for a time. Two other Reileys are mentioned on the 1820 Federal Census for Knox County, being Owen and Philip. Either of these may have been associated with J .C. Reiley & Co. Silver of excellent quality, bearing the mark of J .C. Reiley & Co. is extant. Particularly interesting are two large ladles made by Reiley which are superb examples of the art of the provincial silversmith of the early nineteenth century. One of the ladles was undoubtedly made for the marriage of Reiley's friend Carter Beamon. The engraved handle reads ‘’C.M. Beamon'' (for Carter and Mary Beamon), whose marriage took place sometime after 1820. Beamon and Reiley had several business dealings in Vincennes. Additionally, both had come from Louisville “Company” of J.C. Reiley. By 1821 John C. Reiley was a justice of the peace Of Knox County. Later, in 1822, he purchased the Vincennes Distillery. The marriage of ]ohn C. Reiley to Susan bailey of Vincenneon February 8, 1829 is recorded in Knox Co. Marriage Book for 1807-32. John C. Reiley is listed in both the 1820 and 1830 Federal Census for Knox County. The date of his death is not known.