James Silas Johnson was born in Brookport Illinois, Massac County, on June 21, 1900 to John & Mary Johnson. In the 1910 federal census, James was 10 year old. His father was a 41 year old insurance agent for Illinois … Continue reading
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George B. Clore was born on November 2, 1896 on a farm near Golconda, Illinois in Pope County to Robert Clore and Mary Elizabeth Alliston. Robert and Mary had just married in February of 1896 and Mary died in early … Continue reading
William M. Below was born in Clay County Kentucky on September 16, 1898 to Joseph B. Below and Lucy Williams. His father passed away 2 years later in February of 1900. When the census was taken later that year his … Continue reading
Although, Lee Roy Blackburn’s origins are a bit fuzzy, I believe it can be said with some certainty that he was born on June 9, 1879 in the area of Galatia, Illinois in Saline County. His father was Archibald Blackburn … Continue reading
Anderson Macklin “Mack” Garrison was born in Saline County to Thomas Wilkerson Garrison and Sarah Jane Miller on February 10, 1862. In the 1870 federal census, the family was living in Saline County and using the Bankston Post Office. Thomas … Continue reading