Edward Groves Sullivan was born May 27, 1868 near Thompsonville, Illinois in Franklin County to Thomas Sullivan and Mary Forester. The 1880 federal census recorded Thomas as a farmer who had 8 children including 11 year old Edward who was attending school.
Continue readingAccording to his Social Security death record, Elias Anderson McIntosh was born January 23, 1871 in Johnson County. His parents were Benjamin McIntosh & Sarah Swindle. In the 1880 census, his family was located in Southern Township of Williamson County and working as farm laborers. In the census, 9 year old Elias had two siblings Willie 5 and Eddie aged 2.
On February 14, 1891, 21 year old Elias who was listed as living in Creal Springs and working as a farmer married Julia Ann Carter, the 17 year old daughter of Solomon W. Carter & Eliza Ann Harold.
Continue readingThe following biography of this individual was written in 1904 and published in the “1905 Historical Souvenir of Williamson County.”
“The subject of this sketch, who with single exception of Dr. Armstrong easily takes the lead in ranks of his profession in Southern Illinois, is a native of Jackson County and a farmer’s boy. He was born October 31, 1866 near Carbondale and at the age of 18 entered the Carbondale High School. After three years faithful application, however, he returned to the old homestead and in April 1889, two years later, he married and followed the plow for about six years. But, tempted by the good wages offered, he entered the employ of Fredonia Coal Mine and dug coal for a couple of years. But he felt himself superior to the occupation, and entered the private veterinary school of Dr. Killman at Kansas City, Kansas. His studies under that famous teacher were supplemented with a year’s practice with Dr. John Armstrong of Toronto Cananda at Carbondale. In June 1902, he passed the rigid examination of the State Board at Springfield and has since practiced under this certificate. In July 1899, he came to Marion and has been in steady and successful practice here ever since.
Continue readingAllen Boles was born on December 13, 1865 to Henry Boles and Nancy Jane Franklin in Southern Township in the vicinity of Pulley’s Mill. The 1870 federal census located Allen living in this location at the age of five in his parent’s home with five siblings and his father working as a farmer.
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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 exterior. Attempts to figure out who Jones was has gone thwarted in the past but has now been answered.
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