Extracted chiefly from the newspapers, Marion Monitor (MM) and Egyptian Press (EP) January 1879 James Durham almost froze to death Wednesday night of last week, … horse fell with him, injuring him so badly he couldn’t walk…was exposed to intense … Continue reading
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The Williamson County Historical Society has recently released a publication that should be of interest to Marion residents with a taste for learning local history. The booklet entitled, “Historic Downtown Marion Walking Tour” is now available for sale. The publication … 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
Edgar Thomas Gallagher was born near Olney, Illinois on October 5, 1862 to Bartholomew Gallagher and Mary Conner. Edgar’s father, Bartley, was a journeyman carpenter who had emigrated from Ireland and made his first stop in Ohio where he married … Continue reading
William Cook was a Civil War era merchant in Marion and served as a City Trustee after the Civil War yet only a small amount of information could be found about him. He appears to have been born in Southern … Continue reading