William M. Welge was born December 27, 1868 near Butler, Illinois in Montgomery County south of Springfield, Illinois to Henry Welge and Martha Simmons. This was where he was located in the 1870 federal census. Henry 29 and Martha 24 … Continue reading
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The following biographical sketch was published in the book, “1905 Historical Souvenir of Williamson County. The article was likely constructed in 1904. “The subject of this sketch is a native of Marion, where he was born June 11th, 1872. His … Continue reading
William James Walker comes of Tennessee parentage, but was born near Arilla, Missouri in Jasper County to Louis D. and Sarah Walker on January 26, 1855. He came to Illinois with his parents in 1865 at the end of the … Continue reading
Regrettably, I could not find out a lot about Samuel W. Walker, but I didn’t want to lose my notes about him that I was able to find so this article will just serve as a place marker for him … Continue reading
Dr. John W. Vick was born on March 6, 1849 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, to Samuel S. Vick (1827-1916) and Martha J. Newton (1827-1906). When John was only 2 years old, in 1851, his father and grandfather’s families all … Continue reading