Mayors of Marion, Illinois 1839-2015 Continue reading
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Gottlieb James Frick was born in Plumfield Illinois in Franklin County on April 18, 1881. When he was 18 years old he worked as a day laborer while living with his uncle Henry Frick in Belleville Illinois. Henry was a tea and coffee merchant and this may have been where Gottlieb learned some of his life skills. Continue reading
The following extract was written in 1904 while Earl Jackson was living.
“The popular Cashier of the Marion State and Savings Bank is wholly a child of Marion, where he was born October 9, 1874. Continue reading
The following excerpt was written in 1904 while J.C. Jackson was living:
“J. C. Jackson was born June 20, 1842, and was raised on a farm in Sumner County, Tennessee. He came to Marion when eighteen years old, where he still resides. Until 1878 he followed the trade of carpenter and builder, when he took a hand in politics and served as Deputy Sheriff until 1882. Continue reading
George Henry Goodall was born in Marion on November 5, 1860 to William P. Goodall (1827-1897) and Martha C. Herrin (1831-1915). Continue reading