Powell Barnett was born in Marion, November 21, 1892, the son of the late Nelson and Ada Gray Barnett. Powell was a well-known Marion citizen and church and community worker. Continue reading
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William Joseph Caplinger was a carpenter by trade. After moving to Marion in 1900, he was very active as a carpenter and contractor, having built a large number of the better homes and buildings in Marion. Continue reading
This wholesale grocery company was considered a home institution in its time. It was first established in St. Louis, but in 1913 the main office was located in Marion in a building at 600 N. Van Buren Street next to the Illinois Central railroad tracks. Continue reading
The wholesale grocery house of Goddard & Co. was operated in Marion as a branch of the large wholesale institution in St. Louis, which was incorporated in 1872. The company was present in Marion by the turn of the century and in the 1906 Marion directory they were listed at 118 E. Union Street. Continue reading
The following compilation consists of three articles describing Homer Butler and lastly, his obituary. Two articles were large, front page stories that were issued on the day of Homer’s death. The last article was composed by Pearl Roberts and printed in the 1989 Williamson County Sesquicentennial book commemorating the people, places and events of the county. Continue reading