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
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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
Roy Hawkins was born in Southern Township to Fielding Hawkins and Nannie Miller on March 9, 1878. This is where the 1880 census located the farming family of Fielding 34 and Nannie 25 along with their two children Stella 3 … Continue reading
William M. Welge was born December 27, 1868 near Butler, Illinois in Montgomery County south of Springfield, Illinois to Henry Welge and Martha Simmons. This was where he was located in the 1870 federal census. Henry 29 and Martha 24 … Continue reading