This 1965 Marion Business Directory lists all Marion Illinois businesses by category of trade.
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This 1965 Marion Street Directory lists all streets alphabeticaly, addresses numericaly and occupant’s name and phone number.
In 1905, The First Baptist Church conducted a tent meeting near the Aikman Crossing in which there were a number of conversions. A lot was purchased at the corner of South Russell and West Chestnut and a chapel was constructed on it to house the mission Sunday School. Continue reading
Around 1841, Capt. James Cunningham (father of Mrs. John A. Logan), Milton and Dr. Jonathon Mulkey saw the necessity of having a flouring mill for this region. Continue reading
Editor’s note: In the summer of 2012, I did some genealogy on the family of Mona (Blankenship) Carter, a friend of mine. When I ran across James McKinney and his story, I was very moved by the experience that he must have endured. Then it occurred to me that, in a way, it was representative of the hardships that a number of our Marion ancestors endured. That anyone could endure hardships like this in their lives and come out even reasonably normal is truly a tribute to the pioneer spirit. Continue reading
