Earnest Holman Moulton was born September 29, 1877 to Henry T. Moulton and Sarah E. Robertson in Southern Township south of Marion. He was reared in Williamson County and attended school in Creal Springs. In the 1880 census, the Moulton … Continue reading
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Sandy Miller was born on a farm in Southern Township on February 5, 1870 to James Campbell Miller and Nancy Arnold. Sandy was one of twelve children with one sister and 10 brothers. He was accounted for on the 1880 … Continue reading
John P. Moore was born April 25, 1855 near Hopkinsville, Kentucky to George Nicolas Moore and Mary Gatewood. The family moved in his youth to Missouri so his father could carry mail on a star route assisted by his son. … Continue reading
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]On June 30, 1859, a small Frenchman named Jean Francois Granele, otherwise known as “Blondin” found his place in history by being the first to walk a tightrope across Niagara Falls. The rope was over 1,300 … Continue reading
Elizabeth “Betty” Eleanor Hay, was born November 3, 1928 to Charles W. Hay and Alliba Thurmond. Alliba was the daughter of Elisha Thurmond, founder of Thurmond Monument Company and mayor of Marion from 1927 to 1931. Charles Hay was a … Continue reading