James W. McKinney 1873-1950
James W. McKinney, minister, educator, and County Superintendent of Schools, was born March 13, 1871. He was the eldest son of James H. and Minerva McKinney, and was born and raised on their family farm near Hudgens in Southern Township a few miles south of Marion. His father, James H. McKinney, enlisted at Marion in Company B, 81st Illinois infantry. His desire to defend the Union cost him months of imprisonment at Andersonville Prison. Continue reading
When spring awakens the hibernating farms of Southern Illinois, look closely. A second force stirs amidst green pastures and black fields. Here live the imaginary figures of men in wide-brimmed hats and dungarees and women in flowing calico skirts and children in dusty coveralls who run barefoot over gardens. Continue reading
It won’t occur many times, that we will get the opportunity to read an autobiographical account by a historical city leader. Mayor Robert Butler’s “tongue in cheek” account of his own life is one exception. Continue reading
Windland Livery Sales and Feed Stable started business around 1902 at 110 S. Market Street on the corner of W. College and S. Market in the first block south off the Marion, Illinois public square. Continue reading
“Isaac Newton Atwood was born in Williamson County, Tennessee, April 8th, 1821, and was therefore 83 years old last April. He was married September 28, 1842, to Miss Hannah Hunt, daughter of Abel Hunt, in Tennessee. His wife was a native of Smith County, Tennessee, where she was born September 17, 1817. She will, therefore, be 87 years old next September, and is at present the oldest living person in Williamson County (in 1904). Continue reading