William Braxton Lee was born September 16, 1861 to John Anderson Lee (1828-1911) and Isabelle Hunter (1829-1914) likely in Township 7, Range 4 of Jackson County, Illinois which is where the family was living during the 1860 census. By the … Continue reading
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Ezra Norton Rice was born in Mercey County, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1861 to Joshua E. Rice and Mary Lesure. The family is reported to have migrated to Williamson County in 1864. When the 1870 federal census was taken the … Continue reading
William Bender Capron was born in Albany, New York to Charles Capron and Charlotte Dodge on July 26, 1842, a family descended from early settlers of New York. He was baptized in a Presbyterian church in Albany, New York on … Continue reading
The last section of the Grandma Cline house on South Market Street was removed today leaving a lot vacant that has not been so in 60 years or more. Isaac Campbell, grandfather of City Clerk George C. Campbell erected this … Continue reading
Romulus D. Holland was born in Marion County, West Virginia on October 2, 1847, the son of Jacob Holland and Emily Tarlton, both natives of W. Virginia as well. The mother died in 1856 and the next year the father … Continue reading