Oscar Harris was born on March 4, 1896 in Corinth to George Harris and Sarah Elizabeth Williams. When the 1900 federal census was taken the farming family was located on a rental farm in Northern Township (now called Corinth Township). … Continue reading
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Andrew Raymond “Pat” Douglas was born February 28, 1900 in Brookport, Illinois to Joseph Douglas and Evaline Owens. By the time the 1910 census was taken, the family had moved to Brushy Township in Saline County where they lived in … Continue reading
Herbert R. Ashley, honored many times in Marion for his work with youth, was pronounced dead on arrival at Marion Memorial Hospital at 4:05 a.m. on August 25, 1971 after a heart attack. Mr. Ashley, 71, of 304 S. Third … Continue reading
Many Famous Persons Had Stopped at Hotel which was Constructed in 1897Among those driven from offices and business houses by the fire was George H. Goodall, who erected the hotel building in 1897, and whose name appeared in large brick … Continue reading
Robert Joseph Yearack, a.k.a. as Bobby Joe or Bob, was born in Marion on July 22, 1928 to Frank Yearack and Rita Watson. Just a couple of years after his birth, in the 1930 federal census, his father Frank 29 … Continue reading