William L. Harris was born August 30, 1923 in Marion, the son of Oscar Robert Harris (1896-1980) and Estelle (Murphy) Harris (1898-1948). William was politically active on the city, county and state levels of government in addition to being a businessman. Continue reading
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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
Howard & Casey Company was the oldest wholesale grocery firm in Southern Illinois between Centralia and Cairo. The Marion location was the first wholesale grocery distributor to be located in Williamson County. Continue reading
Joab Gray was born on a Williamson County farm on December 29, 1863 to Henry Gray and Mary A. Goodall, daughter of early county pioneer Joab Goodall. Continue reading
Sometime in the late 1980s, my sister, Susie Green Moore, convinced our parents Miriam and Wayne Green to record memories of their lives. Using an ancient upright Underwood manual typewriter, my mother typed her own story first and then transcribed my father’s handwritten notes. Continue reading
