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
Category Archives: Businesses
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
The J. V. Walker & Sons Clothing Company, one of the oldest clothing firms in Southern Illinois, at one time, with stores in Carterville, Herrin, Christopher, Johnston City, Marion, Benton, and five other locations was the result of a steady growth of a business founded by J. V. Walker. Continue reading
In 1919, Hester L. Davis purchased an existing store located at 1005 E. Main Street and began doing business as H.L. Davis Grocery. … Continue reading
Marion Pressed Brick Company was first set upon its feet in May, 1903. Continue reading
