At the age of 91, William Jasper Stockton wrote a biographical sketch in 1939 in which he said the first school he attended was in a barn owned by his uncle, Isaac at Coal Bank which was located between Marion and Spillertown. Continue reading
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In a lifetime a family may move many times. But houses seldom move. Maybe some houses will change locations one time, but not many take the second move as is being done by the house that is believed to have been the first bungalow-type residential building erected in Marion. Continue reading
Robert L. Sparks was born on March 18, 1876, near where Peabody No. 3 mine once stood, about one mile northwest of Marion. Continue reading
Francis Marion Sparks was born on April 21, 1840 in Marion, Illinois to John G. Sparks and Rebecca (Casey) Sparks. While a baby, his father followed the pursuit of attaining a law degree and by 1850 the family was living in the Northern District of Jackson County where his father John G. Sparks practiced law. Continue reading
John G. Sparks 1811-1891
John G. Sparks was of Scotch ancestry. His parents settled in Virginia and afterwards moved to Posey County, Indiana, where he was born on September 22, 1811. When about eight years old his parents brought him to Staunton, McCoupin County, Illinois, where he remained until he was twenty-one. Continue reading