Nannie Gray Parks, a public spirited citizen who ably occupied various positions of local trust, was known throughout Southern Illinois as a leading and successful librarian, historian, and genealogist. 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
William Oscar Potter was born February 17, 1871, in a log cabin in the southern part of Rock Creek precinct, near Crab Orchard in Williamson County. Continue reading
Oliver Jacob Page, the son of Jacob Page, was born August 2, 1867, in Edwards County, Illinois. His father dying when he was an infant, he lived with his widowed mother in Crawford County until he became a man. Continue reading
