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
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Fabian Alvis Nance was born on March 10, 1861 in Mayfield, Kentucky to William Peyton Nance and Martha Ann Eaker. According to the book “Historical Souvenir of Williamson County” published in 1905, one article stated that William P. Nance was … Continue reading
Joseph Henry Moss was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on October 6, 1855. He attained his education in the public schools of that city and attended Normal Illinois University at Normal, Illinois. In the 1870 federal census, Joseph was 16 years … Continue reading
Albert Maddison Townsend was born August 16, 1851 in Carroll County, Tennessee to Albert Townsend and Abigail Horn. According to the 1905 Historical Souvenir of Williamson County, “He was from staunch Union stock who dared and suffered much at the … Continue reading
The following is a letter to the editor of the Marion Monitor newspaper in December 1874 written by a man from Corinth, Illinois about his visit to Marion in 1855. Mr. Editor, In 1855, 19 years ago, I first saw … Continue reading