Hugh Hudgens was born in Southern Township of Williamson County on January 29, 1882 to Zachariah Hudgens and Mary Jane Cooksey and was one of 14 children in the family. He attended Marion grade school, Marion High School and a … Continue reading
Sam Lattuca
Solomon Thomas Motsinger, who went by Thomas, was born August 24, 1865 in Crab Orchard, Illinois to Solomon Fisher Motsinger and Mary Ann Caplinger. He was captured in the 1880 census record at the age of 14 living on a … Continue reading
Thomas Riley Kelley was born January 15, 1865 in Lake Creek Township, the son of Abraham Kelley and Elizabeth Hartwell. His father was a veteran of the 128th Illinois Regiment during the Civil War and his mother was the daughter … Continue reading
In the depression and into the 1940’s various Work Progress Administration (WPA) projects were activated by the federal government to put people to work. There were new roads built, state park improvements, sewing rooms, etc. One of those projects was … Continue reading
In the depression and into the 1940’s various Work Progress Administration (WPA) projects were activated by the federal government to put people to work. There were new roads built, state park improvements, sewing rooms, etc. One of those projects was … Continue reading