John C Baker was born August 18, 1922, in Equality, Gallatin County, although his obituary said he was born in Saline County. He was the...

Eddie (1860-1936) and Louella Waggoner Baker ( ?-1951) brought three of their five children their spouses and grandchildren together in...

The editor of the Sumner Press wrote a remembrance Miss Mary Small only daughter of William Small, one of the first settlers of Lawrence...

Elbert Bailey (1920-1990) was employed for 23 years with Girton Brothers Trucking in Lawrenceville. He also served four years as Lawrence...

Several men from Lawrence County enlisted in Company I, 130th Regiment Illinois Infantry and took part in the following engagements: Port...

In the 1900 Presidential Election, Lawrence County voters cast 1961 votes for the Republican candidates, McKinley and Roosevelt, and 2021...

Political activity in the state proceeded at a slower pace in 1906 with candidates starting their weary rounds much earlier in the...

Usually when you read about a funeral being the largest one the county had seen, it means a lot of mourners attended. The meaning is...

Alexander S Baird moved to Sumner in June 1864. He was a native of Wabash County where his family had migrated from Indiana in the early...

Which former Lawrence County resident had his obituary in the NY Times and now has his own Wikipedia article? He’s buried in Sumner...