Category Archives: G to I
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
Nannie Hendrickson 1904
This lady has the distinction of being the first girl born in Marion, Illinois,where she resided till her death. Nannie Allen was the daughter of Willis Allen. She was born October 6, 1843 and was twice a widow. She married J. Monroe Goddard January 6, 1843 by which she had three children Mrs. H.C. Purdy, Mrs. D.F. Kiser and Mrs. D.G. Fitzgerald. Continue reading
George Henry Goodall was born in Marion on November 5, 1860 to William P. Goodall (1827-1897) and Martha C. Herrin (1831-1915). Continue reading
Milo Erwin, in his History of Williamson County, described George W. Goddard thusly, “George W. Goddard is a lawyer and politician of the old stripe and fashion—too honest for modern politics. Continue reading
