Owen Alfred Morgan was born on a farm in Hamilton County on August 21, 1876 to Phillip W. Morgan and Harriet Jerusha Damron. He was found in the 1880 federal census at the age of 4 living with his father … Continue reading
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Robert Wesley Alsbrook was born in Marion on October 30, 1872 to Stephen Wesley Alsbrook and Sarah Jane Blankenship, the daughter of Isham Blankenship who owned considerable property in West Marion around what would now be the Dairy Queen and … Continue reading
Melvin Lloyd Pulley was born in Crab Orchard Township on December 11, 1875. According to his obit, he was the son of Samuel Pulley and Ellen Scoby, however, his marriage records indicate his mother was Nancy Blackburn. On May 28, … Continue reading
Dr. Mark Webster Ballance was born at New Burnside in Johnson County on April 28, 1880 to James Herndon and Jensey Whiteaker. According to his obit printed in the Southern Illinoisan paper, Dr. Ballance’s ancestors were pre-Revolutionary settlers in Virginia. … Continue reading
Thomas Henry Fuller was born on a farm in the Union District of Crittendon County, Kentucky to William J. Fuller and Mary Catherine Threlkeld on July 20, 1876. This is where the family was located when the 1880 federal census … Continue reading