For 50 years, Marion Mayor Robert Butler has kept watch over his beloved city. For decades to come, a monument to his faithful service will continue to stand guard on the town square. Continue reading
Category Archives: Officials
Charles Andrew Gent was born March 1, 1865 at Tunnel Hill in Johnson County, Illinois. Continue reading
Hester Lewis Davis was born on January 2, 1886 on the east side of Marion, Illinois to Thomas Davis and Elizabeth Ann Pulley. Continue reading
John Houston Burnett was born east of Crab Orchard, Illinois on September 19, 1844 to Thomas Houston Burnett and Nancy Caroline (Parks) Burnett. Continue reading
Archibald B. McLaren was born in Dunfermline Fife, Scotland on January 6, 1873 to William E. and Mary (Kennedy) McLaren, both full blooded Scots. Continue reading