Index to Death Notices Appearing in The Sentinel (Woodstock, IL), 1856-1894
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Surname | Age | Date of Death | Date of Issue |
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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.