Allen Boles was born on December 13, 1865 to Henry Boles and Nancy Jane Franklin in Southern Township in the vicinity of Pulley’s Mill. The 1870 federal census located Allen living in this location at the age of five in … Continue reading
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Information extracted from the legends of Sanborn Insurance maps indicates the status of Marion’s fire protection status and the state of Marion’s water supply were it to be called into action for fighting fires. This map series ranges from 1886 … Continue reading
John Milton Norman, who went by Milton, was born August 11, 1870 to Ananias Norman & Eunice Delany Lee. At the time of his birth, the 1870 census revealed that the family was living near Sulphur Springs in what is … Continue reading
It has long been suspected that DeYoung Street got its name from a family, but no DeYoung family has ever been found in census records or directories here in Marion. Marion resident, James Emery, who owns property on DeYoung Street … Continue reading
Hugh Hudgens was born in Southern Township of Williamson County on January 29, 1882 to Zachariah Hudgens and Mary Jane Cooksey and was one of 14 children in the family. He attended Marion grade school, Marion High School and a … Continue reading