If you ever wondered what happened to those local men who in the early days of the civil war had southern sympathies strong enough to go off and join the Confederate Army, then this article by Bernie Paul from the August 2008 edition of Marion Living Magazine will help. Bernie entitled the article “What Became of Marion’s Orphans”. Continue reading
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Richmond Roe Fowler, a.k.a. Rich, was born about five miles northeast of Marion on November 28, 1860. He was the son of Joseph W. Fowler and Elizabeth Davis.
After taking advantage of the schooling offered by the district schools, Judge Fowler attended Ewing College for two years, and then for two years engaged in teaching. Continue reading
Clara Strautz Boatright was born August 28, 1895 in Cairo, Illinois, to Fredrick and Catherine Casper Strautz. She attended Cairo public schools and St. Joseph’s Academy, continuing her education at Jacksonville, Normal, and LaSalle University.
She came to Marion from E. St. Louis to teach at Brown’s Business College from 1914 to 1933 (with six years out to become mother and homemaker). Clara then became principal from 1933 to 1936 when she resigned to become a private tutor. Continue reading
Robert Wilson Boatright was born in Harco, Illinois in Saline County, January 19, 1889, the son of Alexander Scott Boatright (1862-1906) and Lucy Emeline Carr (1863-1940).
In the 1900 census, Robert was 11 and living with his parental family on a farm in Brushy Township in Saline County. Robert had three siblings, Clyde 15, Maude 14 and Roma aged 1. Continue reading
According to the book “Williamson County in the World War” printed in 1919, the B & B Confectionary is described as, “The most popular resort of Marion is the B. B. Confectionery, located at 904 Public Square, where the people gather when in want of refreshments and amusements. Continue reading