Born in Loami Township, the son of a farmer, Billy bought 160 acres in Talkington Township, Section 11, shortly after his marriage. He married Sarah A. Dodd on March 28, 1871 in Sangamon County. She is the daughter of Charles Scott and Polly (Jones) Dodd and born in Bradley County Tennessee. Her parents came to Sangamon county in 1851, settling on a farm east of Loami.
They had four children: Amanda, who was a year and a half, when she died, Olive "Ollie" Miller, Alvin Nicholas and Elizabeth "Bess" Brown.
Bess married Fred Brown, the son of Morrison R. and Julia Ann (Barger) Morrison on March 2, 1904. They farmed in Sangamon County near Loami and there raised five children; three daughters and two sons: William Richard "Dick" Brown (1906-1978), a daughter, Mildred Olive Brown (1914-1999), Lillian Lucille Brown (1916-1989) and a son.
In addition to farming, Billy was the township collector and the director of the John's Creek school. He was a member of the South Fork M. E. Church, a Democrat and a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 354 in Auburn.
written by Pauline
*managed by a descendant of William Parkinson and Sarah (Dodd) Campbell.
They had four children: Amanda, who was a year and a half, when she died, Olive "Ollie" Miller, Alvin Nicholas and Elizabeth "Bess" Brown.
Bess married Fred Brown, the son of Morrison R. and Julia Ann (Barger) Morrison on March 2, 1904. They farmed in Sangamon County near Loami and there raised five children; three daughters and two sons: William Richard "Dick" Brown (1906-1978), a daughter, Mildred Olive Brown (1914-1999), Lillian Lucille Brown (1916-1989) and a son.
In addition to farming, Billy was the township collector and the director of the John's Creek school. He was a member of the South Fork M. E. Church, a Democrat and a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 354 in Auburn.
written by Pauline
*managed by a descendant of William Parkinson and Sarah (Dodd) Campbell.
Born in Loami Township, the son of a farmer, Billy bought 160 acres in Talkington Township, Section 11, shortly after his marriage. He married Sarah A. Dodd on March 28, 1871 in Sangamon County. She is the daughter of Charles Scott and Polly (Jones) Dodd and born in Bradley County Tennessee. Her parents came to Sangamon county in 1851, settling on a farm east of Loami.
They had four children: Amanda, who was a year and a half, when she died, Olive "Ollie" Miller, Alvin Nicholas and Elizabeth "Bess" Brown.
Bess married Fred Brown, the son of Morrison R. and Julia Ann (Barger) Morrison on March 2, 1904. They farmed in Sangamon County near Loami and there raised five children; three daughters and two sons: William Richard "Dick" Brown (1906-1978), a daughter, Mildred Olive Brown (1914-1999), Lillian Lucille Brown (1916-1989) and a son.
In addition to farming, Billy was the township collector and the director of the John's Creek school. He was a member of the South Fork M. E. Church, a Democrat and a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 354 in Auburn.
written by Pauline
*managed by a descendant of William Parkinson and Sarah (Dodd) Campbell.
They had four children: Amanda, who was a year and a half, when she died, Olive "Ollie" Miller, Alvin Nicholas and Elizabeth "Bess" Brown.
Bess married Fred Brown, the son of Morrison R. and Julia Ann (Barger) Morrison on March 2, 1904. They farmed in Sangamon County near Loami and there raised five children; three daughters and two sons: William Richard "Dick" Brown (1906-1978), a daughter, Mildred Olive Brown (1914-1999), Lillian Lucille Brown (1916-1989) and a son.
In addition to farming, Billy was the township collector and the director of the John's Creek school. He was a member of the South Fork M. E. Church, a Democrat and a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 354 in Auburn.
written by Pauline
*managed by a descendant of William Parkinson and Sarah (Dodd) Campbell.
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