“The Negro community center at 1103 South Liberty Street has been completed and the board of trustees is now seeking contributions to furnish the building. Continue reading
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Joab Gray was born on a Williamson County farm on December 29, 1863 to Henry Gray and Mary A. Goodall, daughter of early county pioneer Joab Goodall. Continue reading
Sometime in the late 1980s, my sister, Susie Green Moore, convinced our parents Miriam and Wayne Green to record memories of their lives. Using an ancient upright Underwood manual typewriter, my mother typed her own story first and then transcribed my father’s handwritten notes. Continue reading
I would be remiss not to include the backstory on Joab Goodall the pioneer. It is because of Joab and his wife Nancy that all the Goodall family members who have played a part in Marion’s history were made available. Continue reading
Nannie Gray Parks, a public spirited citizen who ably occupied various positions of local trust, was known throughout Southern Illinois as a leading and successful librarian, historian, and genealogist. Continue reading
