Index to Death Notices Appearing in The Sentinel (Woodstock, IL), 1856-1894
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| Surname | Age | Date of Death | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Emeransa (Tanner) | 68 | - | 06 Feb 1890 |
| ABBOTT, Frank | - | 30 Jun 1862 | 09 Jul 1862 |
| ABBOTT, George | 69 | 26 Dec 1889 | 02 Jan 1890 |
| ABBOTT, Gertrude (Ryder) | 31 | 25 Mar 1890 | 03 Apr 1890 |
| ABBOTT, Mrs. | -- | -- | 12 Jan 1882 |
| ABBOTT, Mrs. Frank (Schuyler) | - | - | 08 Aug 1878 |
| ABBOTT, Mrs. Homer | -- | 15 Aug 1886 | 19 Aug 1886 |
| ABBOTT, Wm. P. | - | - | 08 May 1890 |
| ACKERMAN, Ada F. (Lurkins) | -- | -- | 21 Jul 1887 |
| ADAMS, — [youngest child of Rev. —] | -- | -- | 23 Aug 1883 |
| ADAMS, George B. | -- | -- | 10 May 1883 |
| ADAMS, George W. | 18 | 30 Mar 1867 | 18 Apr 1867 |
| ADAMS, John Melvin | 11 mo. | 18 Sep 1869 | 30 Sep 1869 |
| ADAMS, Lucy | - | - | 05 Jul 1865 |
| ADAMS, Lyda | 19 | - | 30 Aug 1894 |
| ADAMS, M. Alonzo | 56 | -- | 14 Oct 1886 |
| ADAMS, Martin Alonzo | 5 mo. | 14 Aug 1872 | 22 Aug/29 Aug 1872 |
| ADAMS, Melvin | 64 | 15 Jul 1868 | 30 Jul 1868 |
| ADAMS, Mrs. John | - | - | 13 May 1869 |
| ADAMS, Mrs. Mary | 68 | 23 Jan 1874 | 29 Jan 1874 |
| ADAMS, Ralph | 3 | -- | 23 Aug 1883 |
| ADAMS, William P. | 34 | 23 Dec 1869 | 30 Dec 1869/06 Jan 1870 |
| ADAMS, William P. | 34 | 23 Dec 1869 | 30 Dec 1869/06 Jan 1870 |
| ADRIAN, Verna | 4 | - | 06 Apr 1893 |
| ADRIANCE, Mrs. | -- | -- | 18 Jun 1885 |
| AHORN, Mrs. | -- | -- | 24 Apr 1884 |
| AINSWORTH, Gerritt S. | 24 | 08 Nov 1863 | 18 Nov 1863 |
| ALBRECHT, Mrs. Fred | - | - | 26 Mar 1891 |
| ALBRIGHT, John | 38 | - | 09 Feb 1893 |
| ALCOTT, James | -- | -- | 01 Sep 1881 |
| ALDEN, Anna May | - | 09 Apr 1859 | 13 Apr 1859 |
| ALDEN, L.W. | -- | 17 Jan 1883 | 25 Jan 1883 |
| ALDEN, Mrs. Byron | -- | -- | 17 Feb 1881 |
| ALDEN, Rufus | 95 | 19 Mar 1879 | 20 Mar/27 Mar 1879 |
| ALDEN, Sarah Ann | -- | 01 Feb 1881 | 08 Jan 1885 |
| ALDRICH, Bessie | 5 mo. | -- | 11 Aug 1881 |
| ALDRICH, Nellie | 19 | 22 Aug 1871 | 31 Aug/07 Sep 1871 |
| ALDRICH, Sylvanus | 55 | - | 10 Sep 1862 |
| ALEXANDER, — [child of John] | 6 mo. | -- | 28 Feb 1884 |
| ALEXANDER, Elisha | 43 | 07 Feb 1891 | 12 Feb 1891 |
| ALEXANDER, Eliza Bartlett | 19 | 09 Feb 1861 | 20 Feb 1861 |
| ALEXANDER, Hallie | 2 | - | 06 Mar 1879 |
| ALEXANDER, Jessie | 82 | - | 08 May 1890 |
| ALLABONE, — [child of Edward] | -- | -- | 02 Aug 1888 |
| ALLEN, — [child of Wm. Jr.] | -- | -- | 23 Dec 1886 |
| ALLEN, — [child] | -- | -- | 21 Oct 1886 |
| ALLEN, Charles P. | 16 | -- | 22 Dec/29 Dec 1881 |
| ALLEN, Courtny | 8 | -- | 05 Jan 1882 |
| ALLEN, Cyrus | 67 | 04 Nov 1870 | 17 Nov 1870 |
| ALLEN, Eliza (Turner) | 81 | - | 11 May/18 May 1893 |
| ALLEN, Ellen | - | 08 Sep 1857 | 23 Sep 1857 |
| ALLEN, Geo. | 18 | 19 Jun 1873 | 26 Jun 1873 |
| ALLEN, George | 15 | - | 14 Sep 1893 |
| ALLEN, Jacob | - | - | 30 Mar 1893 |
| ALLEN, James Pierce | 66 | - | 20 Apr/27 Apr 1871 |
| ALLEN, Julia | 25 | -- | 31 Aug 1882 |
| ALLEN, Louise J. (Haven) | 72 | 24 Mar 1891 | 26 Mar/02 Apr 1891 |
| ALLEN, Mary Ann | 28 | 28 Nov 1879 | 03 Dec 1879 |
| ALLEN, Moss | - | - | 13 Mar 1879 |
| ALLEN, Mrs. George | - | 06 Jul 1892 | 21 Jul 1892 |
| ALLEN, son of Fred G. | - | - | 12 Oct 1894 |
| ALLEN, Thomas | 78 | - | 11 Sep 1873 |
| ALLEN, Watt | - | - | 06 Dec 1879 |
| ALLEN, Wm | - | - | 6 Jul 1893 |
| ALLISON, Mr. | _1 | -- | 15 Jan 1880 |
| AMBLER, Mr. | -- | -- | 23 Mar 1882 |
| ANDERSON, Andrew O. | 47 | 11 Jun 1894 | 21 Jun 1894 |
| ANDERSON, Anna A. | 71 | 07 Jan 1893 | 12 Jan/19 Jan 1893 |
| ANDERSON, Christiana | 7 | 30 Jan 1878 | 21 Feb 1878 |
| ANDERSON, David | - | 24 Apr 1892 | 05 May 1892 |
| ANDERSON, Edward | 28 | - | 5 Dec 1894 |
| ANDERSON, Edwin T. | 34 | 4 Dec 1894 | 13 Dec 1894 |
| ANDERSON, Elizabeth (Young) | 88 | 01 Aug 1885 | 06 Aug 1885 |
| ANDERSON, Flora | 11 mo. | 3 Nov 1856 | 13 Nov 1856 |
| ANDERSON, Mrs. A.W. | 68 | 02 Jan 1892 | 07 Jan/14 Jan 1892 |
| ANDERSON, Mrs. N.C. (Knutes) | -- | -- | 03 May 1888 |
| ANDERSON, Ole | 67 | 23 Feb 1885 | 26 Mar 1885 |
| ANDISON, Elvin | 7 | - | 30 Mar 1893 |
| ANDISON, Thomas | 90 | 05 Apr 1891 | 09 Apr 1891 |
| ANDREWS, — [son of C.] | -- | -- | 10 Jun 1880 |
| ANDREWS, Adda | 4 | 18 Nov 1870 | 24 Nov 1870 |
| ANDREWS, Geo. B. | 50 | 17 Mar 1882 | 30 Mar 1882 |
| ANDREWS, Mrs. Deacon | - | - | 28 Aug 1873 |
| ANDREWS, Only | 45 | 26 Oct 1880 | 04 Nov 1880 |
| ANDREWS, Phineas | 16 | - | 31 May 1877 |
| ANDREWS, Sarah J. (Craig) | - | 18 Oct 1866 | 25 Oct 1866 |
| ANDREWS, Will | -- | -- | 27 May 1880 |
| ANDREWS, William H. | 24 | 24 Mar 1891 | 26 Mar/02 Apr 1891 |
| ANDRUS, Edith (Duers) | 30 | 8 Apr 1894 | 12 Apr 1894 |
| ANDRUS, Emma (Washburn) | -- | 23 Feb 1883 | 01 Mar/15 Mar 1883 |
| ANDRUS, Frank | - | - | 18 Aug 1892 |
| ANDRUS, Mrs. Joseph B. | - | - | 22/28 Nov 1894 |
| ANDRUSS, — [dau. of —] | - | - | 20 Apr 1893 |
| ANDRUSS, — [dau. of O.L.] | - | 15 Nov 1870 | 01 Dec 1870 |
| ANTHONY, Augusta | - | - | 19 Oct 1864 |
| ARCHIBALD, Robert | - | - | 28 Jan 1863 |
| ARCHIBALD, Samuel | 48 | 28 Feb 1881 | 10 Mar 1881 |
| ARDERY, John | -- | -- | 07 Oct 1886 |
| ARKILLA, Charles H. | 30 | 02 Oct 1875 | 14 Oct 1875 |
| ARMSTRONG, Alvin | - | - | 24 Oct 1872 |
| ARMSTRONG, Charles | 77 | - | 16 Jul 1891 |
| ARMSTRONG, John | 62 | 23 Sep 1877 | 25 Oct 1877 |
| ARMSTRONG, Mrs. Charles | -- | -- | 13 Mar 1884 |
| ARMSTRONG, Mrs. Lon | -- | -- | 13 Jul 1882 |
| ARNETT, Mrs. | 90 | - | 31 Oct 1878 |
| ARNOLD, Alonzo A. | 40 | 28 Jul 1868 | 06 Aug 1868 |
| ARNOLD, Frederick | 61 | 22 Oct 1892 | 27 Oct 1892 |
| ARTBURY, Wm. | - | - | 02 Feb 1893 |
| ARVIDSON, Peter | -- | -- | 25 Nov/01 Dec 1880 |
| ASHE, James | - | - | 31 Aug 1859 |
| ASHLEY, Mrs. | 106 | 24 Jan 1894 | 1 Feb 1894 |
| ASHTON, Mr. | - | 19 Feb 1894 | 22 Feb 1894 |
| ASHTON, Tunis | - | - | 21 May 1891 |
| ATWATER, Reuben | 83 | 03 May 1863 | 13 May 1863 |
| ATWOOD, — [dau. of F.N.] | - | - | 06 Nov 1879 |
| AURINGER, — [child of Dan] | - | - | 14 Aug 1890 |
| AUSTIN, — [dau. of E.] | -- | -- | 10 Jun 1880 |
| AUSTIN, — [dau. of Whig] | 2 | -- | 30 Sep 1880 |
| AUSTIN, — [dau. of William] | 4 mo. | 04 Apr 1876 | 04 May 1876 |
| AUSTIN, Andrew | - | - | 24 Jul 1861 |
| AUSTIN, Artie | -- | -- | 22 Sep 1881 |
| AUSTIN, David | 15 | -- | 20 Aug 1885 |
| AUSTIN, Gertrude M. (Robinson) | 22 | 24 Feb 1889 | 28 Feb/07 Mar 1889 |
| AUSTIN, Harriet E. (Judd) | 59 | 07 Apr 1893 | 13 Apr 1893 |
| AUSTIN, Lillie | 1 mo. | 08 Mar 1875 | 18 Mar 1875 |
| AUSTIN, Mrs. O. | 87 | 24 Jan 1888 | 09 Feb 1888 |
| AUSTIN, Nellie (VanCuren) | 31 | -- | 26 Jan 1888 |
| AUSTIN, Rufus | 75 | 10 Feb 1891 | 12 Feb 1891 |
| AXTELL, A.E. | -- | -- | 04 Apr 1889 |
| AXTELL, Ellen (Osman) | 81 | -- | 26 Apr 1883 |
| AXTELL, Mrs. Alonzo E. | 68 | 18 Nov 1892 | 24 Nov 1892 |
| AYER, Elbridge G. | -- | -- | 13 Apr/21 Apr/5 May 1887 |
| AYER, Russell S. | 72 | -- | 12 Apr 1888 |
| AYERS, Joseph | 65 | -- | 05 Jul 1883 |
| AYERS, Mrs. | - | - | 28 Jan 1892 |
| AYERS, Mrs. Perley | 84 | 16 Mar 1878 | 21 Mar 1878 |
Research Note: The Woodstock Sentinel is the oldest extant newspaper in McHenry County. The first issue was published on July 17, 1856, a single sheet containing no local news and only four columns of advertisements. As its popularity grew, the editors added local news, including death notices and marriage announcements. Not a single birth notice appears in the issues from 1856 through 1869. Researchers should be aware that obituaries, as we know them today, were very rare in the early issues of this newspaper. Instead, death notices were published—usually a line or two providing the name, age, death date, and sometimes the names of parents or a spouse. These early issues are extremely difficult to read; variant spellings and misspellings of names were frequent.