William M. Below was born in Clay County Kentucky on September 16, 1898 to Joseph B. Below and Lucy Williams. His father passed away 2 years later in February of 1900. When the census was taken later that year his … Continue reading
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Although, Lee Roy Blackburn’s origins are a bit fuzzy, I believe it can be said with some certainty that he was born on June 9, 1879 in the area of Galatia, Illinois in Saline County. His father was Archibald Blackburn … Continue reading
Anderson Macklin “Mack” Garrison was born in Saline County to Thomas Wilkerson Garrison and Sarah Jane Miller on February 10, 1862. In the 1870 federal census, the family was living in Saline County and using the Bankston Post Office. Thomas … Continue reading
Lee Roy Hudgens was born on December 19, 1885 in Hudgens, Illinois to Zachariah Hudgens and Mary J. Cooksey. Nothing remains of Hudgens, Illinois today but it is located app. 5 miles south of Marion on Hudgens Road where railroad … Continue reading
Lawrence Boswell, was likely born in or near Carterville, Illinois on June 2, 1887 to John B.P. Boswell and Lydia A.J. Trull. This is where his parents were living when the 1900 federal census was taken. His father worked as … Continue reading