“Young Glenn Clarida moved to Marion in his mid-20’s, a Saline County native who had grown up on a rural Galatia farm and went on to graduate with a degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois. The year … Continue reading
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William James Carter was born on November 27, 1857 to John Henry Carter and Louisa Jane Croslin. No obit was located for James but he was almost certainly born in Williamson County on the east side. The first census record … Continue reading
Henry Spurlin Burress was born in Carterville on August 18, 1912 to Spurlin J. Burress and Rie Andrea Henry. Henry’s father was a coal miner and was likely working a local coal mine at the time. By the time the … 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
Edward Lawrence Corder was born in Crab Orchard Township on September 20, 1904, to Jeremiah (Jerry) M. Corder and Mary Etta Ferrell. When the 1910 federal census was taken the family was found living on a farm on Marion Road … Continue reading