East Marion Twp

(T9-3)

Towns and Places

Section 3

Franco was a mining camp on a RR line south of Pittsburg.

Section 4

Newton (village)

Section 5

Section 6

Spillertown was first est in 1817 by Elijah Spiller. There is an unknown church here which appears on the 1876 map and also a coal mine. The village was not plated until Mar 1900 for Noah Payne. The school was Spillertown #54. The OVC & C coal mine was in town. Today about 250 people live there.

Section 8

Section 9

Crossroads #55 school was in this section in use in 1900, it closed in 1952. The Crossroads Cumberland Presb Church  was organized in 1867 by Rev LG Simpson

Section 12

1876 map an unknown shcool. The Pully school was in this section, Jack Keaster was the teacher in 1900. 

Section 15

1876 map unknown church. 

Section 16

Section 18

Monroe was est in 1837 on the farm of Johnson Wren. He never promoted the area, so know one ever lived there. It was located where the Marion Jr High now stands. Marion was est in 1839 on land donated by William and Bethany Benson. The first lots were sold on 07 Nov 1839. The first court house was built by Gabriel Sanders in 1839 for $108. The first Marion school was est in 1841. The Christian Church was est in 1843 by Elders Briston and Hayes. The Sweet Gum Methodist Church was est in 1845 by Rev Williams, today it is the 1st ME Church. A Presbyterian Church was est in 1845 by Rev W Chamberlain and Rev W Jones. The 2nd court house was built by Robert Hundly in 1858 and it burnt in 1875. A Baptist Church was est in 1865 but dissolved in 1870. The ME Church South was est in 1864 by Rev William Finley. The 3rd court house was built by Charles E Brush in 1886.  The 1876 map shows Marion as covering sections 18 & 19. The City of Marion actually sits on the line between East and West Marion Townships, to avoid confusion, I am just putting all the Marion things here as the court house is in the East. It covers in the East sections 7, 18, 20 and 21, on the West side sections10-16, 23 and 24.

Pictures of Marion

 Edwards Garage

Section 20

Goodall's Bridge, there was a mill built here in the 1830's. unknown school on 1876 map

Section 22

Crabtree School #56 was in this section in 1881.

Section 23

Moller Crossroads was 4 miles east of Marion on Rt 13. It was first est by George Zachariah in 1833, it was just one house which is gone today. Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church was est in 1839, later the name was changed to Davis Prairie Church.

Section 24

unknown school on 1876 map.  New Dennison Baptist Church and Cemetery

Section 26

Section 27

Caplinger's Pond was est by the Caplinger Family, land entry in 1839.

Section 28

Section 29

Section 31

unknown school on 1876 map

Section 32

Moake school was in this section.

Section 33

1876 map unknown school. 

Section 34

New Dennison was est by Charles H Dennison on land he gave to the RR to build a station. There was a New Dennison Baptist Church. Now there are just some house in the Ellis Community. For Delinquent Tax List 1900 see under township.

Section 36

Unknown Locations

New Virginia mine camp. There was a Washington school in used in 1886 probably in Marion. Corley school was in sec 25 or 36. A Cunningham Cemetery is near a Logan School. Other cemeteries thought to be in the Twp: Allen/Willis, Bell/Davis, Culbreath, Grisson, Keaster (poss sec 12), Lodge, Rains and Wright. I think these are most likely family farm burials

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