Category Archives: People

Citizens of Marion

Goddard, James T. 1817-1886, Merchant

Posted on by May 4, 2014

James Thomas Goddard, at one time, one of the wealthiest men in the county, was born about 1817 in Virginia. He was the son of James Goddard, born November 12, 1789 in Henry County, Virginia and died January 9, 1878, and Mariah Davis (1790 – 1845). James and Mariah had other children: Martha A., John, Mary E., Wesley, Melinda L. and Mary Goddard.  Continue reading →

Tippy, Oliver S. 1850–1931, Marion Alderman, Goodall & Tippy

Posted on by June 12, 2014

Oliver TippyOliver Scott Tippy was born on March 4, 1850 in Williamson County, Illinois near Carterville. He was the son of Mathew Ryburn (2/19/1812 – 2/24/1878) and Margaret Paralee (Campbell) Tippy, pioneers of Illinois and Tennessee.  They had six children, 4 boys and 2 girls:  Emily, James M., William W., Oliver S., Marion C. and Elizabeth Tippy.     

Oliver’s parents, Matthew and Paralee, were married in 1842 and in the 1850 census Matthew and his wife were living in Williamson County, Illinois. There were four children under 6 years of age:  Emily E., James M., William W., and Oliver S. Tippy.  Oliver was less than a year old.  Continue reading →

Calvert, Jerome B. 1846-1904, City Attorney, Calvert Law Firm

Posted on by July 3, 2014

Jerome Bonaparte Calvert, Marion lawyer and city attorney, was born on October 12, 1846 in Williamson County, Illinois, the son of Napolean “Bone” Bonaparte (1822-1882) and Sarah Reynolds  (1823-xxxx ) Calvert.

His father, Napoleon B. Calvert, was the son of John N. Calvert who traveled from Alabama to Massac and later to Pope and Williamson County.  In 1845 he was one of the first elders when a Presbyterian Church was organized in Marion. Continue reading →