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
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Benjamin was the youngest son of a large family in Perry County, Ohio. His parents, Benjamin and Anna Marie (Struble) Griggs, moved west from New Jersey in an early day, and settled in the heavy timber of Ohio, among bear, deer, wild turkeys and Indians. Continue reading
John was born in Connecticut February 24, 1821. He came while a child to Indiana and in 1840 moved to Williamson County. He was a cabinet maker by trade and on April 27, 1845 married Emily A. McCoy. Continue reading
Hon. Charles Hoton Denison, Mayor of Marion and President of the Marion State and Savings Bank, was born in Seneca County, New York August 31, 1837, the third of seven children. Continue reading
Edwin M. Stotlar 1873-1962
Edwin M. Stotlar was born on a farm in Herrin Prairie on the south end of Herrin on March 16, 1873 to Thomas and Louisa (Cox) Stotlar. The Stotlar family, one of the oldest and most substantial families of the County, are of German origin and date back in this country to Jacob Stotlar, who in an early day came from Germany to Pennsylvania and was killed by the Indians. Continue reading