Roy Oldham Paisley was born May 2, 1893 to William Orion Paisley and Georgia Oldham in East Lincoln Illinois located in Logan County just north of Springfield, Illinois. Continue reading
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Most folks who lived in Marion on Friday, May 8, 2009 will remember this day as the beginning of many long days of power outages, impassible streets and the sounds of chain saws and gas powered electrical generators. Continue reading
Robert L. “Dog” Connell was born March 1, 1929, in Marion, the son of William J. and Stella (Robinson) Connell. Continue reading
The Coal Belt Electric Line, owned by Missouri Pacific, closed down its passenger operations in late 1926. The CBE line was known as the electric trolley and the interurban. Continue reading
Joseph Adams, born Giuseppi Adamo, was born on October 20, 1873 in Sicily to Lorenzo Adamo and Teresa Marvello. Continue reading