Francis Marion Goodall (a.k.a. Frank) was born in Williamson County November 5, 1839, the year Williamson County became separate from Franklin. He was reared on a farm just southeast of Marion and spent his life in this County. Continue reading
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The following Marion Daily Republican article, published in November 1945, details the war experience of William R. Parks as a Japanese POW for nearly 4 years. Bill Parks was the son of F.E. Parks, founder of Park’s Pharmacy. Continue reading
Frank Ernest Parks was born on October 24, 1883 in Williamson County, Illinois. … Continue reading
Archibald B. McLaren was born in Dunfermline Fife, Scotland on January 6, 1873 to William E. and Mary (Kennedy) McLaren, both full blooded Scots. Continue reading
