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McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society

 

Index to Death Notices Appearing in The Sentinel (Woodstock, IL), 1856-1894

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Surname Age Date of Death Date of Issue
BABBET, Timothy - 10 Sep 1891 17 Sep 1891
BABBITT, Lulu - - 17 Mar 1892
BACKUS, Lyman - - 8 Mar 1894
BACON, James 79 13 May 1885 14 May/21 May 1885
BACON, Jennie Motley 20 26 Feb 1888 08 Mar 1888
BACON, John H. 40 18 Jun 1885 25 Jun 1885
BACON, Lyman 74 06 Nov 1892 24 Nov 1892
BACON, May -- -- 08 Dec 1887
BACON, W.K. - 28 Sep 1870 06 Oct 1870
BADET, Lucy 80 09 Feb 1891 25 Feb 1892
BADGER, Almira E. 70 26 Feb 1892 03 Mar/10 Mar 1892
BADGER, Austin -- -- 01 Mar/12 Apr 1883
BADGER, J.A. 71 26 Mar 1891 02 Apr/16 Apr 1891
BAGLEY, — [son of Elmer] -- -- 10 Jan 1889
BAGLEY, John -- -- 02 Apr 1885
BAGLEY, John Heman 78 25 May 1894 31 May 1894
BAILEY, A.W. 72 05 Feb 1892 18 Feb 1892
BAILEY, Eliza S. 24 25 Oct 1874 12 Nov 1874
BAILEY, Richard D. - - 29 Jun 1864
BAILEY, Willis A. 3 31 May 1866 16 Aug 1866
BAILY, Mrs. - - 04 Feb 1892
BAIRD, Cora May 1 11 Aug 1877 30 Aug 1877
BAIRD, Solomon 84 12 Feb 1886 18 Feb 1886
BAKER, Alvin - - 24 May 1869
BAKER, Benjamin 43 12 Sep 1868 15 Oct 1868
BAKER, Henry 64 21 Nov 1891 26 Nov 1891
BAKER, W.T. - 22 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
BAKER, Wallace W. 28 17 Aug 1871 24 Aug 1871
BAKER, Wm. Cornell 74 30 Oct 1892 10 Nov 1892
BALCH, W.S. 82 -- 29 Dec 1887
BALDWIN, — [son of J.A.] 14 mo. -- 08 Feb 1883
BALDWIN, Edmund 85 07 Mar 1892 17 Mar 1892
BALDWIN, Fannie Lillian 11 mo. 01 Sep 1885 03 Sep 1885
BALDWIN, Gertrude Mary 4 16 Nov 1862 26 Nov 1862
BALDWIN, Lovina (Stephens) 69 20 Apr 1886 22 Apr/29 Apr 1886
BALDWIN, Mrs. I.E. -- -- 23 Aug 1883
BALDWIN, Sebre Douglas 33 23 Sep 1883 27 Sep/18 Oct 1883
BALDWIN, Seth - 23 Aug 1864 07 Sep 1864
BALDWIN, Waitie (Joslyn) 58 - 19 Jun 1890
BALDWIN, William A. 82 05 Dec 1890 11 Dec/18 Dec 1890
BALDWIN, William G. 84 17 Jan 1892 11 Feb 1892
BALLARD, — [son of Lyman] -- -- 15 Jul 1880
BALLARD, John -- -- 28 Jul 1887
BALLARD, Louis - - 28 Nov/5 Dec 1894
BANDER, Daniel 64 - 21 Mar 1878
BANKS, Milton Henry 49 11 Oct 1893 19 Oct 1893
BANTES, — [child of Leonard] 7 -- 17 Feb 1881
BANTES, — [child of Leonard] 9 -- 17 Feb 1881
BARBER, George S. 49 05 Apr 1869 15 Apr 1869
BARBER, J.N. -- -- 20 Aug 1885
BARBER, Lydia (Thrope) 82 08 Jul 1890 17 Jul 1890
BARBER, Mrs. - - 5 Dec 1894
BARBER, Mrs. J.N. - - 30 May 1878
BARBER, Osborn 87 13 Feb 1881 10 Mar 1881
BARBER, Sarah 43 26 Dec 1891 31 Dec 1891
BARDEN, John Tiedel 64 05 Jan 1890 09 Jan 1890
BARDEN, William -- 01 May 1883 10 May 1883
BARKER, Addie (Coffeen) -- -- 28 Jul 1887
BARLOW, — [twins] -- -- 30 Aug 1883
BARLOW, Freddie G. 1 02 May 1866 31 May 1866
BARLOW, I.A. -- -- 03 Apr 1884
BARLOW, Mrs. Ira -- 10 Jan 1886 14 Jan/04 Feb 1886
BARLOW, Mrs. Laura C. 55 07 Feb 1869 18 Feb 1869
BARLOW, Rosie D. 14 03 May 1881 12 May 1881
BARLOW, Willey A. 17 08 Dec 1873 11 Dec 1873
BARNARD, Ruth N. 66 12/13 Oct 1894 18 Oct 1894
BARNES, Charlotte - - 26 Jun 1873
BARNES, Daniel 70 22 Nov 1862 26 Nov 1862
BARNES, Enos H. - 22 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
BARNES, Hattie - - 07 Jan 1892
BARNES, Lehman - - 17 Dec 1891
BARNES, Thomas 65 27 Jul 1883 02 Aug/15 Aug 1883
BARNES, Violet -- -- 10 Feb 1887
BARNEY, Sidney -- -- 07 Jun 1888
BARRETT, Lawrence - - 26 Mar 1891
BARRETT, Lucy L. -- -- 01 Sep 1881
BARRETT, Willie - - 15 Jun 1893
BARROWS, Alfred - - 12 Mar 1874
BARROWS, Edwin S. 4 06 Aug 1863 12 Aug 1863
BARROWS, G.T. 63 20 Apr 1884 24 Apr 1884
BARROWS, Libbie 18 11 Sep 1886 16 Sep/23 Sep 1886
BARROWS, Miss -- 62 27 Feb 1874 12 Mar 1874
BARROWS, Olive E. (Simpson) 59 01 Feb 1881 10 Mar 1881
BARRY, Carrie (Keller) 23 13 Mar 1891 19 Mar 1891
BARTLETT, Jemima F. 63 12 Jan 1894 8 Feb/22 Feb 1893
BARTLETT, Mrs. John - - 06 Feb 1868
BASSETT, Alfred S. 12 - 13 Nov 1861
BASSETT, Elwyn D. 34 31 Jan 1892 04 Feb 1892
BASSETT, John E. 77 09 Jan 1893 02 Feb 1893
BASSETT, Rosa 19 16 Jul 1865 19 Jul 1865
BASSETT, Sarah C. (Hooker) 70 31 Jan 1892 04 Feb 1892
BASSETT, William B. 58 01 Jan 1885 08 Jan 1885
BASSETT, Wm. - 19 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
BATES, Carrie L. 10 07 Nov 1857 25 Nov 1857
BATES, Mrs. Caroline 48 14 Apr 1860 18 Apr 1860
BATIE, George - - 16 Dec 1863
BAXTER, Alice 19 16 Jul 1883 19 Jul/26 Jul 1883
BAY, Laura A. 40 18 Mar 1881 24 Mar 1881
BAYARD, Anna 70 21 Jul 1882 03 Aug 1882
BAYARD, Emma Jane [child] - 12 Feb 1875 18 Feb 1875
BAYARD, Solomon 84 12 Feb 1886 18 Feb 1886
BAYNE, Mrs. Peter 73 03 Jul 1882 06 Jul 1882
BAYRD, — [son of James] 8 -- 03 Nov 1881
BEACH, George S. 64 4 Aug 1894 9 Aug 1894
BEAM, A.R. 83 - 02 Jan 1890
BEAM, Charles W. 15 06 Feb 1885 12 Feb 1885
BEAM, Gilbert 24 29 Jun 1891 02 Jul 1891
BEARDSLEY, -- 17 25 Nov 1883 29 Nov 1883
BEARDSLEY, — [dau. of Elmer] 9 - 17 Apr 1879
BEARDSLEY, Abner -- -- 15 Feb 1883
BEARDSLEY, Earl - - 28 Nov 1894
BEARDSLEY, Edwin Lewis 11 mo. 27 Aug 1857 09 Sep 1857
BEARDSLEY, Mary (Peck) - 03 Mar 1879 17 Apr 1879
BEARDSLEY, Mrs. - - 11 Oct 1894
BEARDSLEY, Mrs. Abner 80 - 06 Mar 1879
BEARDSLEY, T.W. 58 24 Jan 1885 29 Jan 1885
BEARDSLEY, Zeba - - 18 Jul 1878
BEATTIE, John - 24 Apr 1870 19 May 1870
BEATTY, — [dau. of S.H.] - - 01 Jun 1893
BEATTY, Mrs. John -- -- 01 Nov 1883
BEATTY, Wm. -- -- 21 Nov 1889
BEAZAN, Frank -- -- 25 Nov 1880
BECK, Joseph L. 78 10 Dec 1893 14 Dec 1893
BECK, Josiah - 21 Nov 1873 04 Dec 1873
BECK, Miss 20 -- 07 Dec 1882
BECK, Mrs. Joseph 72 29 Nov 1892 08 Dec 1892
BECK, Ray 9 mo. -- 20 Oct 1887
BECK, Willie 23 27 Feb 1891 05 Mar 1891
BECKER, Mr. -- 13 Aug 1888 06 Sep 1888
BECKWITH, -- 30 - 24 Mar 1870
BEDFORD, Ezra C. - - 17 Jun 1863
BEEBE, Deacon John - - 20 Feb 1861
BEEDEN, Jane -- -- 12 May 1881
BEEDEN, Thomas 85 -- 27 Nov 1885
BEERS, -- - - 29 Nov 1879
BEGLEY, Mary 15 24 Sep 1894 27 Sep 1894
BEGLEY, Mrs. - - 11 Oct 1894
BEGUN, Ada 22 15 Jan 1890 23 Jan 1890
BEGUN, Clyde - - 02 Jun 1892
BEHAN, Mary 88 04 Sep 1890 11 Sep/18 Sep 1890
BEIR, Cris - - 15 Aug 1878
BELCHER, Frederick 68 26 Jun 1866 05 Jul 1866
BELCHER, Rebecca S. 63 26 Sep 1863 30 Sep 1863
BELDEN, Wm. Albert -- -- 29 Sep 1881
BELDIN, Samantha - 27 Jul 1879 07 Aug 1879
BELL, Fannie Ryland - - 28 Dec 1893
BELL, Morris - - 29 Jan 1862
BELLOWS, Fred 29 10 Apr 1892 21 Apr 1892
BELZ, — [child of John] -- -- 22 Nov 1883
BENDT, Robert 8 - 18 Oct 1877
BENEDICT, John E. - 19 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
BENEDICT, Mrs. Ford -- -- 15 Feb 1883
BENEDICT, William - - 16 Jan/23 Jan 1873
BENJAMIN, -- -- -- 06 Apr 1882
BENNETT, Chas. H. 72 22 May 1892 26 May 1892
BENNETT, Cynthia (Knapp) 80 31 Mar 1886 08 Apr 1886
BENNETT, Eben Snow 1 26 Aug 1876 31 Aug 1876
BENNETT, Edward 74 03 Feb 1889 07 Feb 1889
BENNETT, James - - 5 Jul 1894
BENNETT, Jane (Cotting) 47 -- 01 Feb 1883
BENNETT, M.W. -- -- 25 Nov 1880
BENNETT, Mrs. Edwin - - 27 Feb 1890
BENOLKIN, John - - 04 May 1876
BENSON, John M. - 15 Mar 1893 23 Mar 1893
BENTHUYSEN, Henry - - 07 Aug 1873
BENTHUYSEN, Henry Sr. 77 - 09 Dec 1875
BENTLEY, -?- - - 05 Oct 1864
BENTLEY, daughter of -- - - 17 May 1894
BENTLEY, George W. 71 27 Dec 1879 31 Dec 1879
BENTLEY, Mrs. D.H. - 28 Jan 1892 04 Feb 1892
BENTLEY, Mrs. G.W. -- -- 17 May 1883
BENTON, Elizabeth 7 - 28 Jun 1865
BENTON, Hadley G. 1 5 Mar 1869 11 Mar 1869
BENTON, Silas 13 - 12 Apr 1877
BERBLE, Charlie -- -- 14 Aug 1884
BERRYMAN, Archibald - - 10 Feb 1864
BERTSCHY, George Leonard 4 - 02 Jun 1870
BERTSCHY, Magdeline (Zimpleman) 48 24 Sep 1885 24 Sep/01 Oct 1885
BEST, Michael - - 16 Jan 1890
BESTEEDER, John - - 29 Nov 1879
BEULL, Alice -- -- 26 Aug 1886
BIDWELL, Timothy H. 83 - 05 Apr 1866
BIGELOW, Chauncy J. 49 06 Apr 1884 10 Apr/17 Apr 1884
BIGELOW, Chester - - 30 May 1878
BIGELOW, Mrs. Henry 37 23 Jul 1892 04 Aug 1892
BIGSBY, Peter - - 21 Aug 1873
BILLING, Miss 83 - 30 Aug 1877
BILLINGS, — G. -- -- 24 Jul 1884
BILLINGS, Mrs. John -- -- 05 Aug 1880
BILLINGS, Nellie 37 09 Dec 1872 12 Dec 1872
BINNEWIES, Ida - - 04 Feb 1892
BINNIE, Mrs. -- -- 18 Dec 1884
BIRD, Clara A. 53 17 Apr 1894 18 Apr 1894
BIRD, Mrs. Martha 41 27 Nov 1864 30 Nov 1864
BISBY, Mark H. -- -- 28 Dec 1882
BISHOP, E.P. 66 03 Nov 1892 10 Nov/17 Nov 1892
BISHOP, Mrs. E.P. - - 03 Mar 1892
BISHOP, Mrs. Richard - - 30 Jul 1891
BISHOP, Ormus - - 19 Nov/22 Nov 1879
BISSELL, Benj. 67 25 Mar 1861 27 Mar 1861
BLACKMAN, Lawrence -- -- 22 May 1884
BLADWIN, Norman - 19 Feb 1863 11 Mar 1863
BLAIR, Daniel 81 10 Feb 1886 18 Feb 1886
BLAIR, Theodocia (Judd) 86 28 Mar 1891 02 Apr 1891
BLAISDELL, Mrs. Laura 61 - 26 Mar 1891
BLAKE, Fred - - 09 Jul 1891
BLAKE, Nathaniel E. 68 27 Jul 1893 3 Aug 1893
BLAKE, Susan 76 15 Apr 1892 28 Apr 1892
BLAKESLEE, -- 70 -- 08 Jan 1880
BLAKESLEE, Alfred 5 13 Mar 1874 26 Mar 1874
BLAKESLEE, Dellia 12 05 Jun 1862 11 Jun 1862
BLAKESLEE, Garvis 65 24 Oct 1890 30 Oct 1890
BLAKESLEE, N.N. 24 31 May 1864 29 Jun 1864
BLAKESLEE, Theodora 5 - 05 Mar 1891
BLANCHARD, A-- -- 16 Oct 1880 10 Feb 1881
BLANCHARD, A. -- -- 28 Oct 1880
BLANKE, Christopher 25 15 Feb 1892 25 Feb 1892
BLIDE, Margret 9 mo. - 23 Jun 1892
BLISS, P.P. - - 04 Jan 1877
BLODGET, Mrs. Susan 70 02 Oct 1866 18 Oct 1866
BLODGETT, Abiel D. 67 14 Sep 1861 25 Sep 1861
BLOOD, Dr. Henry A. 38 03 Jun 1870 09 Jun 1870
BLOODGOOD, Mrs. 79 - 27 Feb 1879
BLOSSOM, A.S. -- -- 28 Feb 1884
BLOSSOM, Paulena 63 11 Mar 1892 13 Apr 1892
BLUHM, Mrs. - - 31 Dec 1891
BOCHERT, — [child of Fred] - - 17 Mar 1892
BOCKHUS, -- -- -- 10 Feb 1887
BOCKHUS, — [3 children of Fred] -- -- 31 Mar 1887
BOGART, Francis 29 13 Jun 1874 18 Jun 1874
BOGART, Mrs. Adrian 24 -- 07 May 1885
BOHACEK, Frank 83 - 22 Jun 1893
BOHL, — [child of John] - - 26 Sep 1878
BOHNER, Jessie E. (Eckert) 33 7 Jul 1894 12 Jul 1894
BOLES, Israel 76 15 Nov 1884 27 Nov 1884
BOLGER, James -- -- 15 May 1884
BOLGER, Thomas 60 -- 19 Jan 1888
BOMBARD, Allie -- 22 Aug 1887 25 Aug 1887
BONKOSKE, Charles 52 - 27 Oct 1892
BONKOSKE, Emma 20 08 Nov 1891 12 Nov 1891
BONKOSKI, Mrs. Chas. 49 - 20 Feb 1890
BOOBIER, Samuel J. 51 19 Jan 1891 29 Jan 1891
BOOMER, A.P. -- 17 Jun 1882 29 Mar 1888
BOOMER, Aron P. 76 17 Jun 1882 22 Jun 1882
BOOMER, John - - 21 Dec 1893
BOOMER, Mrs. Ernest - 9 Feb 1894 22 Feb 1894
BOOMER, Mrs. S.H. 55 06 Feb 1873 20 Feb 1873
BOOMER, Sena 79 25 Mar 1888 29 Mar 1888
BOONE, — [child of Lewis] 3 mo. -- 02 Aug 1888
BOONE, Lewis -- -- 16 Feb 1882
BOONE, Mrs. -- -- 14 Feb 1889
BOONE, Mrs. Lewis - 29 Nov 1877 06 Dec 1877
BOOTH, Andrew 97 14 Apr 1873 17 Apr 1873
BOOTH, Harvey -- -- 21 May 1885
BOOTY, Miles 67 - 25 May 1864
BOOTY, Mrs. Louisa 65 - 06 Jul 1859
BORCHARDT, Mrs. Ed - 5 Oct 1893 19 Oct 1893
BORCHART, — [child of G.] -- 29 Aug 1883 06 Sep 1883
BORDWELL, L.J. 75 - 18 Oct 1894
BORDWELL, Mrs. Loren J. - 18 Jan 1892 21 Jan 1892
BOSSETT, — [brother of Maggie] -- -- 07 Feb 1884
BOSSLER, John -- -- 27 Aug 1885
BOTTLEMY, Casper 77 - 11 Jan 1894
BOUGHTON, daughter of George S. - 5 Mar 1894 15 Mar 1894
BOUGHTON, Mrs. Mathew - - 26 Jun 1873
BOUGHTON, Phebe - 20 Nov 1892 24 Nov 1892
BOURNE, Ada Lewella 14 01 Oct 1889 10 Oct 1889
BOURNE, Charles Albert 17 2 Jul 1894 12 Jul 1894
BOURNE, Daisy L. 8 -- 29 Mar 1888
BOURNE, Mary Ann (Johonnott) 65 20 Apr 1885 23 Apr/30 Apr 1885
BOURNE, Willis R. 23 -- 05 May 1881
BOUTELL, George W. - 02 Feb 1857 05 Mar 1857
BOUTELLE, J.A. - - 28 Nov 1894
BOWDISH, Ambrose M. 6 28 Jun 1860 04 Jul 1860
BOWEN, George P. -- -- 05 Feb 1880
BOWER, Daisy L. 8 -- 29 Mar 1888
BOWERS, Charles 55 - 25 Dec 1890
BOWIE, Mrs. Jas. R. 47 27 Dec 1892 05 Jan 1893
BOWMAN, — [son of P.] 1 mo. 04 Oct 1874 08 Oct 1874
BOYCE, Betsy 96 - 26 Sep 1878
BOYD, -- -- -- 03 May 1883
BOYD, Mrs. John - - 30 Jan 1890
BOYDEN, Lorenzo D. 23 05 Mar 1862 19 Mar 1862
BOYINGTON, Daniel -- -- 15 Jan 1880
BOYINGTON, Geo. W. 40 - 10 Aug 1893
BOYLE, Charles -- 16 Aug 1886 19 Aug 1886
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.
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