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Marion’s Prominent Citizens M to O

McCormick, Raymond L. 1921-2014, WWII Vet, City Commissioner

Posted on by February 28, 2014

Raymond L. McCormick 1921-2014
Raymond L. McCormick 1921-2014
Raymond L. McCormick 1921-2014

Raymond L. McCormick, former Marion City Commissioner, WWII veteran and civic leader, was born on Tuesday, August 2, 1921, in Marion, the son of Ray and Ora (Cothran) McCormick, being one of five children. A Marion directory places the family in a home at 1204 E. Parham Street in 1928. Continue reading →

Mitchell, William N. 1814-1879

Posted on by June 3, 2014

William N. Mitchell was the paternal ancestor of a long line of prominent citizens, he served as Williamson County Clerk, Marion Postmaster, was the fourth and last person to serve as President of an incorporated Marion Board of Trustees before Marion started using the Mayoral form in 1874 and he helped organize and ran on the first ever Republican ticket in Williamson County, not to mention his involvement in the first Republican county newspaper. Continue reading →