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McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society

 

Index to Death Notices in the Marengo Republican News, 1872-1874

The following is an A-Z surname index representing a list of deceased individuals whose notice of death appeared in the weekly Marengo Republican newspaper between 1872-1874. It was not unusual for a death notice to appear months and even years after the event, particularly in the case of war dead.  Researchers should also look for variant spellings within each index. 
Surname Age Date of Death Date of Issue
ACKERSON, John 69 14 Nov 1873 22 Nov 1873
ADAMS, Martin Alonzo 5 mo. 14 Aug 1872 24 Aug 1872
AINSWORTH, Hiram 54 08 Dec 1872 14 Dec 1872
ALLEN, Flora 18 13 Sep 1874 19 Sep 1874
AMES, Herbert F. 4 mo. 27 Jul 1874 08 Aug 1874
ANDREWS, Anna 38 28 Mar 1873 05 Apr 1873
ANDREWS, Deacon James 79 26 Sep 1873 04 Oct 1873
ANDREWS, Mrs. Deacon - 14 Aug 1873 23 Aug 1873
ANDREWS, Mrs. J.C. 89 27 Oct 1873 01 Nov 1873
ASHMAN, John H. 63 28 Sep 1874 03 Oct 1874
BARBER, Humphrey 68 13 Dec 1874 19 Dec 1874
BARBER, Lucius W. 32 12 Mar 1872 16 Mar 1872
BARLOW, Sarah A. 41 16 May 1873 24 May 1873
BARNES, Charlotte 25 13 Jun 1873 21 Jun 1873
BARNES, Eri J. 52 30 Jul 1873 02 Aug 1873
BARREN, David 75 24 May 1874 30 May 1874
BELDEN, Adaline 49 20 Feb 1874 28 Feb 1874
BELDIN, Henry 21 24 May 1874 30 May 1874
BISHOP, Seth C. 71 27 Feb 1874 14 Mar 1874
BLOODGOOD, George 15 04 Jan 1873 11 Jan 1873
BLOODGOOD, James 79 25 Jul 1873 02 Aug 1873
BORDEN, John 50 09 Jul 1874 11 Jul 1874
BOUGHTON, Mathew R. 72 25 Apr 1874 02 May 1874
BOUGHTON, Mrs. Matthew - 24 Jun 1873 28 Jun 1873
BOUTWELL, Lottie 16 12 Aug 1872 17 Aug 1872
BRIGGS, Catharine 81 23 Jan 1872 27 Jan 1872
BRIGHTMAN, Mrs. Mary 29 04 Nov 1874 07 Nov 1874
BRISTOL, Rollo Everett 2 12 Jun 1873 21 Jun 1873
BROTZMAN, Elizabeth 28 30 Sep 1873 04 Oct 1873
BROWN, Caroline 38 15 Jun 1874 27 Jun 1874
BUCK, Daniel 56 05 Mar 1873 08 Mar 1873
BURGIN, Charles H. 21 22 Aug 1873 30 Aug 1873
BURNSIDE, Thomas - 18 Oct 1872 26 Oct 1872
BUTLER, Morgan - 21 May 1872 25 May 1872
CADY, Oscar J. 23 06 Jun 1872 15 Jun 1872
CARPENTER, Artemas 61 01 Feb 1874 28 Feb 1874
CHATFIELD, Charlotte 60 15 Apr 1872 20 Apr 1872
CHATFIELD, Omera 18 31 Jan 1874 14 Feb 1874
CHURCHILL, Mrs. Abby Bates 41 16 May 1873 24 May 1873
CLARK, Mrs. Betsey 90 21 Dec 1872 18 Jan 1873
COUNTRYMAN, Mary Louisa 9 25 Apr 1874 02 May 1874
COWLES, Dexter - 10 Feb 1874 14 Feb 1874
CREGO, Adelaide 41 11 Jan 1873 18 Jan 1873
CREGO, Althea 76 01 Jun 1872 08 Jun 1872
CREGO, Kate Elizabeth (Babcock) 35 06 Mar 1873 10 Mar 1873
CROMWELL, Mrs. Mary Carmicheal - 07 Sep 1873 20 Sep 1873
CUMMINGS, Charles 63 12 Sep 1874 19 Sep 1874
CURTISS, Huldah 50 18 Nov 1872 23 Nov 1872
DALBY, Eliza 65 25 Apr 1874 09 May 1874
DEITZ, Adelbert 23 31 Oct 1872 09 Nov 1872
DERRY, Zephaniah 90 05 Oct 1874 10 Oct 1874
DEWOLF, Anna 69 23 Apr 1872 04 May 1872
DIEDRICK, Josie (Kittenger) - 13 Jun 1874 20 Jun/27 Jun 1874
DOWE, Mary Katie 10 24 Oct 1873 01 Nov 1873
DOWE, Rev. John E. 69 15 Apr 1872 04 May 1872
DURKEE, Moses 68 02 Oct 1874 10 Oct 1874
EDDY, Alda Belle 1 30 Jul 1874 08 Aug 1874
FAIRCHILD, Eliza (Dietz) 50 30 Mar 1872 06 Apr 1872
FARMER, Irma Marion 2 19 Apr 1872 27 Apr 1872
FECKERSON, Fred 65 18 Oct 1872 26 Oct 1872
FENTON, Betsy A. 11 mo. 02 May 1873 10 May 1873
FILLMORE, Mrs. Lucinda 60 02 Dec 1873 06 Dec 1873
FREEMAN, Emily M. 46 15 Dec 1873 20 Dec 1873
FRYRE, Mrs. Nancy 81 19 Feb 1873 22 Feb 1873
GARDNER, Alonzo 27 20 Sep 1872 05 Oct 1872
GRAVES, Orson H. 42 13 Sep 1873 20 Sep 1873
GRAY, Helen E. (Babcock) 31 18 Mar 1872 23 Mar 1872
GRIFFIN, Edna 6 mo. 16 Mar 1873 22 Mar 1873
GRIFFIN, John 24 29 Jul 1874 08 Aug 1874
GRIFFIN, Samuel 56 02 Apr 1874 11 Apr 1874
GROESBECK, Lottie 53 26 Sep 1872 05 Oct 1872
HALTEMAN, Francis Wayland 4 18 Feb 1873 22 Feb 1873
HAMILTON, Sarah 54 31 Dec 1873 10 Jan 1874
HARMON, George Albert 1 27 Sep 1874 03 Oct 1874
HARMON, Harry 1 23 May 1874 06 Jun 1874
HOLGATE, Benjamin 10 mo. 08 Aug 1873 16 Aug 1873
HOWARD, A.P. 40 07 Jul 1874 11 Jul 1874
HOWE, Captain Richard 73 19 Mar 1872 23 Mar 1872
HUBBARD, Orrin - 09 Jan 1872 13 Jan 1872
HUTCHASON, Anna (Wager) 40 - 01 Feb 1873
JOHNSON, Lyman 44 18 May 1873 24 May 1873
KAHLER, Ned 36 05 Jan 1874 10 Jan 1874
KEENEY, Addie 20 18 Dec 1874 26 Dec 1874
KELLEY, James 65 19 Jun 1874 27 Jun 1874
KELLOGG, Harlow 17 03 May 1874 09 May 1874
KIMBALL, Joseph 82 03 Sep 1874 05 Sep 1874
KITTINGER, David 78 27 Mar 1873 05 Apr 1873
LAVOY, Mrs. Issac 54 14 Nov 1874 21 Nov 1874
LAWRENCE, Mrs. Lydia 86 27 Oct 1873 01 Nov 1873
LEWIS, Albert 23 02 Dec 1873 06 Dec 1873
LINSLEY, Mrs. Chloe 74 04 Nov 1874 26 Dec 1874
LOBAN, Thomas 94 30 Dec 1872 11 Jan 1873
LOOMIS, George 2 11 Sep 1874 19 Sep 1874
MALLORY, Theron 1 23 Sep 1873 27 Sep 1873
MANSFIELD, Mrs. Sarah 68 05 Aug 1872 10 Aug 1872
MARICLE, John 84 08 Nov 1873 15 Nov 1873
MARSH, Mrs. -?- - 01 Mar 1874 07 Mar 1874
MARSHALL, Clarinda 44 23 Jul 1873 02 Aug 1873
MAY, Mrs. -?- - 05 Jan 1873 11 Jan 1873
McFADDEN, John 56 24 Jun 1874 27 Jun 1874
McINTYRE, J.T. 84 24 Oct 1874 31 Oct 1874
McINTYRE, Mrs. Nancy 73 10 Dec 1872 14 Dec 1872
METCALF, Leslie A. 2 12 Mar 1873 22 Mar 1873
METCALF, Lois 58 17 Mar 1874 21 Mar 1874
MILES, Nina B. 2 27 Apr 1873 03 May 1873
MILLER, G.V. 61 01 Jun 1873 07 Jun 1873
MORRIS, Laura 34 15 Jul 1874 25 Jul 1874
MOSHUR, Mrs. Minerva 60 20 Mar 1873 22 Mar 1873
MOULSON, Mrs. John 83 15 Nov 1873 22 Nov 1873
MUZZY, Grant 9 05 Oct 1874 17 Oct 1874
NISH, Elizabeth J. 17 8 Nov 1872 23 Nov 1872
NOLAN, Antoinette C. 40 04 Feb 1874 07 Feb 1874
NOLAN, Charles 1 09 Aug 1874 15 Aug 1874
NOLAN, Mrs. Sarah Jane 82 22 Mar 1874 23 Mar 1874
NORTON, Sarah 53 20 Feb 1872 27 Feb 1872
O'BRIEN, Mrs. Margaret 73 16 Sep 1873 20 Sep 1873
OTTO, Adella 11 mo. 21 Apr 1872 27 Apr 1872
PERKINS, Henry E. 26 19 Dec 1874 26 Dec 1874
PRENTISS, Mrs. Harriet 70 03 Jun 1874 06 Jun 1874
PRINGLE, John 91 02 Feb 1872 10 Feb 1872
RADOFF, Mrs. Chris 81 13 Apr 1874 20 Apr 1874
REAUM, Mrs. Margaret 51 04 Dec 1873 13 Dec 1873
RENIE, John - 16 Oct 1873 25 Oct 1873
RENWICK, Bertha L. 4 16 Jul 1872 20 Jul 1872
RENWICK, Laura Grace 1 27 Apr 1873 03 May 1873
RENWICK, Maud 4 mo. 25 Jul 1874 01 Aug 1874
RICHARDSON, Margaret 37 15 May 1874 23 May 1874
RONALD, Robert - 24 Jun 1873 28 Jun 1873
ROSS, -?- [son of George] 15 11 Feb 1872 17 Feb 1872
SANDERS, Mark B. 6 mo. 30 Oct 1872 09 Nov 1872
SCHNEIDER, Louis F. 3 22 Sep 1874 26 Sep 1874
SEARS, Mary A. 36 05 Jul 1874 11 Jul 1874
SHAFER, Margaret 67 05 Aug 1872 17 Aug 1872
SHERWIN, Mrs. A.L. - 28 Dec 1873 10 Jan 1874
SHERWIN, Wm. H. 34 13 Feb 1873 15 Feb 1873
SIMONS, Delilah 55 03 Jul 1873 05 Jul 1873
SKINNER, Edwin R. 3 21 Mar 1872 06 Apr 1872
SMITH, Elijah 71 17 May 1872 25 May 1872
SPONABLE, Mrs. Sarah 67 21 Dec 1872 28 Dec 1872
SPRAGG, Hannah 67 25 Jul 1873 02 Aug 1873
SQUIRES, Frederick 72 07 Feb 1874 14 Feb 1874
ST.CLAIR, Mary J. - 02 Jun 1872 08 Jun/29 Jun 1872
STOCKWELL, Alta - 29 Jan 1872 10 Feb 1872
STRICKLAND, Mrs. -?- - 21 Feb 1874 28 Feb 1874
TANNER, Jonas C. 58 30 Oct 1873 08 Nov 1873
THOMAS, Rachel - 01 Mar 1872 09 Mar 1872
THOMPSON, Melvina 38 15 Apr 1872 20 Apr 1872
TIBBETTS, Elnora R. 27 13 Apr 1874 18 Apr 1874
TITUS, Jennie 20 22 Sep 1874 10 Oct/26 Oct 1874
TRACY, Minerva 65 26 Jul 1873 02 Aug 1873
TRIGGS, Mrs. Susannah 77 05 Feb 1874 14 Feb 1874
TYLER, Ira 23 03 Apr 1874 18 Apr 1874
WALKUP, Francis Henry 6 mo. 31 Oct 1873 08 Nov 1873
WARNER, Estelle 22 05 Dec 1872 14 Dec 1872
WELLS, Mrs. - 04 Apr 1872 06 Apr 1872
WILLIAMS, D.D. 40 13 Jun 1874 20 Jun 1874
WILLIAMS, Rev. Robert 86 04 Feb 1872 10 Feb/24 Feb 1872
WILLIAMSON, Albert 25 24 Jun 1872 29 Jun 1872
YARWOOD A.W. - 01 Jul 1874 24 Oct 1874
Research Note:
Microfilmed and hard-bound copies of the newspaper are owned by the Marengo Public Library, 200 South State Street, Marengo, IL 60152. Call ahead to confirm availability of the films and the working condition of the microfilm reader.  MCIGS is unable to fill requests for obituaries from Marengo newspapers at the present time.  ​
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