Extracted chiefly from the newspaper “The Leader” (TL)
January
By oversight last week we failed to mention the marriage of Rev. Clauson and Maggie Evans. TL 2 Jan 1890
Minton Lockler and Francis L. Rains were married 18 Dec 1899. Also on the same day, Monroe G. Stover and Georgia A. Slater. TL 2 Jan 1890
Luna Luckey and T.R. Kelley were married. He is a teacher [No date.] TL 2 Jan 1890
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January
Dr. C.W. Willeford and wife have a new, healthy boy. TL 3 Jan 1889
C.M. Williams, indicted for the murder of Warren Jordan, was taken to Belleville jail for safe keeping. TL 3 Jan 1889
Jefferson Aikman, son of William, died 11 Jan, aged 27 years and 3 days. Burial was in the William Aikman burial ground, one mile south. Jeff had never enjoyed good health, suffering from broken limbs. In his short life he has had every limb broken at different times. TL 17 Jan 1889
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August
Clarence Owens, 21-month-old son of Charles and Ardena Owens, died at the home of Mrs. Vinnie Owens at Bainbridge. TL 9 Aug 1888
A.R. Bauder died at his residence in Eight Mile Prairie 1 Aug. He was born in Herkemer County, New York 13 Nov 1836 and came to Illinois in 1858, locating in this county. He enlisted in the 18th Illinois Infantry and was transferred to the 2nd Illinois Artillery. He was a member of the G.A.R. and commander of J.H. White Post #279. TL 9 Aug 1888
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January
Uncle Ezekiel Rhea has passed from time to eternity. He died 30 Dec of heart disease. TL 5 Jan 1888
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. S.B. Hull died Saturday. TL 5 Jan 1888
Grassy — Rev. J.F. Kirk lost his little girl, Phena Kirk, last Friday and his little boy is lying low with pneumonia. TL 5 Jan 1888
Continue readingExtracted chiefly from the newspapers, The Leader (TL), Marion Monitor (MM) and Egyptian Press (EP)
January
A divorce case is pending in Marion County where a wife, 20 years old, asks to be separated from a husband of only 10 less 100. MM 6 Jan 1887
John Braden of Lick Creek, Union County, while covering a barn Christmas morning, slipped and fell and died at nightfall. MM 6 Jan 1887
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