Before Rose Hill Cemetery came into existence, Marion, Illinois citizens were buried at the old Marion Cemetery, aka Aikman Cemetery. When the city started growing and more space was required Rose Hill was established in 1884 and some of the graves were moved from the old cemetery. Continue reading
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Samuel Aikman, his wife Henrietta and a family of six boys and three girls came to Marion, Illinois in 1837 and settled on the west side of Marion, Illinois before the town was platted or built, while this county was still a part of Franklin County. Continue reading
In 1917, the Civics Committee of the Marion Woman’s Club approached former Marion resident Leroy A. Goddard with a request for help in constructing a Chapel. Continue reading
At the city council meeting on Monday evening, Comm. Garrison reported from his department that the bedroom and bathroom at the fire dept. had been papered. Continue reading