Edward E. Longbons, the first president of the Bank of Marion in 1937, was born on May 18, 1869 near Albion in Edwards County, Illinois, the son of Thomas Longbons and Mary Jane Colyer Longbons. His mother was the daughter of Edward Colyer (1795-1858) and Jane Thread Colyer (1792-1860). She was born May 10, 1828 in Albion and died there Jul 24, 1895. Thomas, his father, was born on February 21, 1834 in Nottinghamshire, England and died in 1910 in Albion, Edwards County, Illinois. Thomas and Jane had at least nine children andEdward appears to have had a twin sister, Eliza. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2014
William Wallace Clemens, lawyer, judge, bank officer and Marion city Trustee, was born on a farm in Crittenden County, Kentucky on September 29, 1839, the son of Jonathan R. Clemens. His father was born May 24, 1811 in Livingston County, Kentucky and died February 23, 1862 in Crittenden County. William’s mother, Minerva Robertson, was born October 21, 1815 in Livingston County, Kentucky and died there on Jan 4, 1907. Continue reading
City Council Canvassed Vote
Bainbridge Square Plat Approved and Election Result Determined
The city council Monday night canvassed the vote of last week’s judicial election and passed a resolution accepting the plat of Bainbridge Square, Marion’s latest subdivision. Continue reading
Railroad Crossing on W. Main St. March ,1988
City Annexes Pepsi Plant
The Marion City Council last night annexed the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. plant and surrounding property owned by Harry L. Crisp II on Old Illinois Route 13. Continue reading
New Truck gives Fire Dept. Big Boost Firefighting in the City of Marion should get a little easier thanks to a $275,000 aerial-ladder fire truck that recently arrived here from Pittsburg, Penn. … Continue reading