Samuel Smithson Vick was born June 23, 1827, near Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to Russellville, Logan County, Ky., where he married Miss Martha J. Newton, February 6, 1848. Continue reading
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Public care of the poor in Illinois began in 1819. In that year, the General Assembly passed a law mandating public care and maintenance of those unable to support themselves and without family support. County overseers of the poor farmed out care of the destitute to private citizens. Continue reading
JC Mitchell 1852-1927
James Cafield Mitchell was born in Corinth Township, near Attila in Williamson County on October 30, 1852 to William N. Mitchell and Rachel Roberts. He attended the public schools and at the early age of 16 years engaged in the drug business, in which he continued with success until 1886. Continue reading
Robert Green “Bob” Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Free Thought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed “The Great Agnostic.” Continue reading
Though technically not a Marion citizen, it would be remiss not to recount the life of John A. Logan. He was a Williamson County Circuit Clerk, prosecuting attorney, practicing lawyer in the County courthouse and an influential civil war military leader and political figure in the Democratic party of this county for decades and therefore shaped the course of Marion, Illinois and Williamson County history. Continue reading
