Elva Ray Jones was born in Johnston City, Illinois on December 20, 1894 to Willis Jones & Margaret Mifflin. When the 1900 federal census was taken, his 39 year old father and 34 year old mother were farming on a … Continue reading
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James Silas Johnson was born in Brookport Illinois, Massac County, on June 21, 1900 to John & Mary Johnson. In the 1910 federal census, James was 10 year old. His father was a 41 year old insurance agent for Illinois … Continue reading
According to his Social Security death record, Jerome Kimmel was born near Creal Springs on November 13, 1873 to Joseph Priestly and Mary Ann Kimmel. By the time the 1880 census was taken, the farming family was living in Union … Continue reading
Roscoe Charles Launius was born near Stonefort, Illinois to John Logan Launius and Nancy Ann Absher on December 8, 1882. No obit was found for him but the 1880 federal census reflects the family living in what was then called … Continue reading
For over 120 years the brick building located at 1200 Tower Square, now known to us as “Little Nashville”, has been referred to as the “Jones building” due to the fact the name “Jones” is prominently displayed on its front … Continue reading