John Bailey Peyton Boswell, was born in Grassy Township on February 13, 1863 to Bailey Peyton Boswell and Martha C. Huffines. His father, Bailey Peyton Boswell, enlisted in the 128th Illinois Infantry Company G on September 28, 1862 and died … Continue reading
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According to Otis’s obit, he was born in Metropolis, Illinois on July 26, 1881 to John and Alice Glass. He attended school at Pinckneyville and Carbondale before coming to Marion in 1900. Otis started working for the Coal Belt Electric … Continue reading
Cline Vancleve Cunningham was born either in or near Crab Orchard village on December 27, 1873 to James T. Cunningham and Laura Hendrickson. His father, James T., was born in Mississippi and after the death of his father was brought … Continue reading
According to James Winslow Holland’s Illinois death record, he was born in Carbondale, Illinois on November 23, 1866 to Jerome Bryce Holland and Mary Jane Calvert. By the time the 1870 census was taken, the parental family unit of Jerome … Continue reading
Otley Armond Monroe was born in Cottage Home, Grassy Township, on November 1, 1890 to William S. Monroe and Rachel Gentry. When the 1900 federal census was taken the parental farming family were located in Grassy Township. Father, William S. … Continue reading