William Baker “Babe” Borton was born in Marion, Illinois on August 14, 1888 the son of Reuben Borton and Mattie Simmons. Continue reading
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Margaret Reynolds Oliver, a Reynolds descendant, is seeking a male descendant of John Henry Reynolds and Almira Barham to take DNA test. Continue reading
When the organization called the “The Pioneer Daughters of Williamson County” was formed in 1935, they served as the premier historical group trying to preserve the past of the county. Continue reading
Alan White, formerly of Carmi, Illinois, while doing research on his family found one of his great grandfathers by the name of Amzi A. White who was born in Connecticut and moved to Illinois about the same time as Marion’s John H. White who is memorialized on this site. Continue reading