Named for John Barron (1831-87), a Civil War veteran who came here from Virginia and bought a good farm in 1870. Married first to Delilah Ward (d. 1860s), then to Margaret McElroy, he had fifteen children. About 1875 he gave land for a church-school . . . — — Map (db m238735) HM
Chartered on June 7, 1875, Hiram Lodge first met in a building on the original Collinsville Town Square. Since 1881, when that building burned, the organization has met in six locations and shared facilities with local businesses and a school. In . . . — — Map (db m237998) HM
Ten-year-old William J. Bray was buried on this property in 1867. Eleven years later, his parents, A.P. and Arabella Bray, deeded one acre to establish a cemetery. In 1910, Elijah William and Mary Elizabeth Autry deeded one-half acre, and in 1944, . . . — — Map (db m309506) HM
