Daniel A. Davis was born in October of 1844 in Knox County, Tennessee to Charles and Elizabeth Davis. The 1850 federal census recorded Daniel at age 6 living with his parents and eight siblings in District 8 of Granger County, … Continue reading
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Edgar Thomas Gallagher was born near Olney, Illinois on October 5, 1862 to Bartholomew Gallagher and Mary Conner. Edgar’s father, Bartley, was a journeyman carpenter who had emigrated from Ireland and made his first stop in Ohio where he married … Continue reading
Moses W. Barham was born in Sumner County, Tennessee December 21, 1825 to Thomas Newsom Barham and Elizabeth Perry. Moses married Margarete Jackson in Sumner, Tennessee on March 6, 1848. By the 1850 federal census, they were located in District … Continue reading
Probably one of the shortest lived city officials in Marion history was John Marion Young. John was born ca 1836. By the 1840 census, his unknown father had passed away leaving his widow Rachel, who appears to have died and … Continue reading
James Moulton Campbell was born in Princeton, Kentucky on October 24, 1849 to Samuel Cregg Campbell and Louisa Howard. James attended local schools until his family migrated to Williamson County in 1865 where they established residence in East Marion Township. … Continue reading