William Cook was a Civil War era merchant in Marion and served as a City Trustee after the Civil War yet only a small amount of information could be found about him. He appears to have been born in Southern … Continue reading
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Louis Gudder was born in Kovno, Lithuania, later a part of Russia, Dec 17, 1877. He was a junk dealer in Marion from the early 1900s through the depression years until his death in 1956. He was also the owner … Continue reading
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]Caleb Tarleton Holland was born July 28, 1845 in White Day, Virginia (which became West Virginia after the 1860’s) to Jacob Holland (1816-1875) and Emily Tarleton (1819-1857). Jake was born in Morgantown, West Virginia and died … Continue reading
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]On June 30, 1859, a small Frenchman named Jean Francois Granele, otherwise known as “Blondin” found his place in history by being the first to walk a tightrope across Niagara Falls. The rope was over 1,300 … Continue reading
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]While running as a Democrat for President during the 1900 national election against William McKinley, candidate William Jennings Bryan from Salem Illinois stumped through Southern Illinois in October of 1900. “William J. Bryan’s itinerary through Southern … Continue reading