Elijah Lewis was born on a farm near Creal Springs February 27, 1878, the son of John P. Lewis and Adeline Kennedy. His father John was a teacher in the Crab Orchard precinct. Continue reading
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Sometimes people just don’t end up where you think they will in life. It might be argued that such was the case of 1957 Marion High School graduate Alan D. Kuhn. Continue reading
Many years have passed since the days of World War II, but for Dick Jordan, of Marion, the memories remain vivid and emotional. At almost twenty-one, Dick began serving his country in November 1942, receiving his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia. Continue reading
Helen Longbons was a lifelong piano teacher in Marion and tutored literally hundreds of piano students in her home at 514 E. Everett St. Helen was born August 5, 1901 to Mamie Bundy and Edward Longbons. Continue reading
The following is a series of articles appearing in the Marion Daily Republican involving the murder of Cecil Jenkins in May 1970, one of a number of unsolved cold cases in Marion, Illinois. Continue reading