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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
DACY, Jeremiah 83 10 Jul 1888 19 Jul 1888
DACY, John -- -- 12 Jul 1888
DAHN, Mrs. Charles -- -- 07 Feb 1884
DAILEY, — [child of Henry] -- 07 Oct 1881 20 Oct 1881
DAILEY, Mrs. P. 66 22 Feb 1893 09 Mar 1893
DAILEY, Nettie (Garrison) 27 04 Oct 1881 13 Oct/20 Oct 1881
DAILY, Mrs. James - - 21 Nov 1878
DAILY, Mrs. John -- 19 Jan 1883 15 Feb 1883
DAKE, — "Grandma" [mother of Mrs. BAKER] 99 -- 06 Jul 1882
DAKE, Ann -- 07 Dec 1881 15 Dec 1881
DAKE, Benjamin F. 80 19 Nov 1862 26 Nov/10 Dec 1862
DAKE, Gilbert B. 67 07 Mar 1883 08 Mar/15 Mar 1883
DAKE, Miriam 2 24 Dec 1863 13 Jan 1864
DAKE, Mr. Sr. -- -- 16 Nov 1882
DAKE, Mrs. G.B. - - 21 Dec 1893
DaLANCY, Dr. -- - - 07 Jul 1870
DALEMATER, Helen 11 - 13 Feb 1890
DALEY, — [dau. of Ed] -- -- 08 Feb 1883
DALEY, — [father of P.] 83 -- 22 Dec 1887
DALEY, — [Railroad fireman] - - 11 Apr 1878
DALEY, John Sr. -- -- 01 Feb 1883
DALY, John - - 16 May 1878
DAN—, Edward J. -- -- 20 Jul 1882
DANA, Newton H. 17 -- 17 Dec 1885
DAND, Laura (Sanford) -- -- 06 May 1880
DANIELS, John 76 30 Mar 1861 12 Nov 1862
DANIELS, John 76 30 Mar 1861 31 Dec 1862
DANIELS, W.E. 30 31 Oct 1862 12 Nov 1862
DANIELS, W.E. 30 31 Oct 1862 31 Dec 1862
DARBY, Mrs. John - - 28 Apr 1892
DARRELL, Bela - - 11 Aug 1870
DARRELL, Charlie - - 21 Nov 1872
DARRELL, Emery 19 06 Jan 1893 12 Jan 1893
DARRELL, Emery 19 06 Jan 1893 12 Jan 1893
DARRELL, Mrs. Bela - - 13 Feb 1879
DASSOW, — [dau. of Mike and Nellie] -- -- 01 Mar 1883
DASSOW, John -- -- 03 May 1883
DATTON, -- 6 mo. -- 28 Jun 1883
DAVID, Emma L. (Button) 45 13 Sep 1890 18 Sep 1890
DAVID, Fred G. -- -- 12 Feb 1880
DAVIS, — [son of John, brother of Joseph] - - 31 Aug 1876
DAVIS, Belle 28 -- 18 Jun 1885
DAVIS, Clarissa V. (Davis) - 08 Apr 1879 17 Apr 1879
DAVIS, Harvey R. 57 19 Jan 1878 24 Jan 1878
DAVIS, Jane -- 22 Oct 1887 03 Nov 1887
DAVIS, Kate (DeLaMater) 59 14 Jul 1881 21 Jul 1881
DAVIS, L.H. - - 16 Nov 1893
DAVIS, Lyman H. 71 06 Mar 1893 09 Mar 1893
DAVIS, Wm. S. -- -- 04 Aug 1881
DAWSON, Jennie 14 -- 12 Jun 1884
DAY, Mary 80 28 Jan 1892 04 Feb 1892
DAY, Mr. - - 30 Mar 1893
DAYBOLD, August 45 29 Dec 1892 14 Jan 1892
DAYHARSH, Nellie (Hitchcock) 39 19-Jun 21 Jun/28 Jun 1894
DAYTON, Elisha 67 24 Aug 1884 11 Sep 1884
DAYTON, Mary 57 18 Jun 1878 27 Jun 1878
DEAN, Dr. -?- - - 02 Jan 1868
DEAN, Edward - 27 Sep 1871 19 Oct/26 Oct 1871
DECKER, Rev. M. - 15 Nov 1874 03 Dec 1874
DEGRAW, Mary 45 08 Feb 1874 21 May 1874
DeGROAT, John D. - 22 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
DEIGNAN, James - 10 Jan 1892 14 Jan 1892
DEITGEN, Peter - - 7 Dec 1893
DEITRICK, Josephine Kittinger 21 13 Jun 1874 18 Jun 1874
DEITZ, Henry - - 19 Mar 1868
DEITZ, Joseph W. 31 15 Jun 1863 24 Jun 1863
DELAMATER, Ira M. 6 wk. 08 Sep 1871 14 Sep 1871
DELAMATER, Mary 77 20 May 1872 30 May 1872
DELEMATER, James B. - 01 Jul 1863 15 Jul 1863
DELTGEN, Peter - - 7 Dec 1893
DeMARBELLE, Mrs. Annie 15 15 Oct 1859 19 Oct 1859
DEMING, John - - 07 Mar 1860
DEMLOW, Johanna -- -- 20 Nov 1884
DEMPSTER, Mr. - - 11 Feb 1892
DENEEN, — [2 children of Timothy] -- -- 28 Nov 1889
DENEEN, Wm. 45 -- 20 Sep 1883
DENIO, Marcellus - - 11 Apr 1878/20 Mar 1879
DENISON, Geo. 73 08 Sep 1872 12 Sep 1872
DENNING, Mrs. Homer - - 19 May 1892
DENNISON, — [mother of Daniel] -- -- 27 Oct 1881
DERMONT, Nellie -- -- 17 Sep 1885
DERRY, Harvey Newton 29 28 Jun 1889 04 Jul 1889
DERRY, Zephaniah 89 05 Oct 1874 15 Oct 1874
DEWEY, Ezekial 58 27 Nov 1877 13 Dec 1877
DEWEY, H.M. - - 25 Feb 1892
DIBBLE, Catherine (Bitely) 85 17 Apr 1885 11 Jun 1885
DIBBLE, Mrs. - - 26 Mar 1891
DIBBLE, Mrs. J.H. - - 30 Apr/07 May 1891
DICKERSON, Etta 17 05 Nov 1867 28 Nov 1867
DICKERSON, Frank -- -- 08 Feb 1883
DICKERSON, Georgie 7 25 Jul 1887 28 Jul 1887
DICKINSON, C.E. -- -- 10 Mar 1887
DICKINSON, Mrs. - - 18 Jun 1891
DIEDDRICK, Mrs. Henry 80 -- 08 Nov 1883
DIESEL, Charlie 31 13 May 1891 14 May/21 May 1891
DIETRICH, Barbara 69 07 Nov 1883 15 Nov 1883
DIETRICH, Bertha -- -- 05 Aug 1880
DIETZ, Addie - - 05 Jul 1865
DIETZ, Fred - - 29 Jan 1891
DIETZ, Mrs. P.W. - - 21 Aug 1879
DIGGINS, Franklin 79 - 19 Mar 1891
DIGGINS, Mrs. Nelson 66 -- 19 May 1881
DIGGINS, Nelson 71 -- 26 Feb 1880
DIKE, — [brother of George] -- -- 07 Jun 1888
DIKE, George 82 - 1 Mar 1894
DIKE, Mr. Elizabeth 58 21 Dec 1866 03 Jan 1867
DILLEY, Jennie -- -- 05 Jul 1883
DILLINGHAM, Emily - - 16 Jul 1891
DILLY, Mrs. - - 12 Jun 1879
DIMMIL, Louis - - 11 Jun 1862
DISBROW, Armista 4 12 Oct 1861 16 Oct 1861
DISBROW, Edward 17 - 28 Dec 1864
DISBROW, Harry -- 11 Jun 1880 24 Jun 1880
DISBROW, Levi - - 05 Aug 1875
DISBROW, Orin 70 - 20 Feb 1890
DIXON, Nancy 80 -- 18 Mar 1880
DODD, Mrs. Lucy 60 27 Dec 1868 31 Dec 1868
DODGE, Elisha - - 14 Feb 1878
DODGE, Foster C. 73 11 Oct 1884 16 Oct 1884
DODGE, Mrs. Susan 50 25 Apr 1863 06 May 1863
DODGE, Soloman -- -- 15 Feb 1883
DODRIDGE, J.G. 83 -- 21 Feb 1889
DOHERTY, Mrs. Michael 60 17 Jul 1892 04 Aug 1892
DOIG, Catherine Hope 58 23 Aug 1894 30 Aug 1894
DOLAN, John - - 21 Jun 1865
DOLAN, John 77 -- 07 Nov 1889
DOLAN, Mrs. John 73 16 Jan 1889 24 Jan 1889
DOLMY, Mr. - - 10 Jul 1879
DOMEL, Thomas - 04 Jul 1879 31 Jul 1879
DOMINCO, John 25 - 08 Sep 1892
DOMIRE, Fred 52 06 Oct 1886 11 Nov 1886
DONAHUE, — [child] -- -- 23 Aug 1883
DONNELLY, Edward -- 26 Feb 1889 28 Feb 1889
DONNELLY, Hugh -- -- 04 Jul 1889
DONNELLY, John 81 12 Apr 1884 17 Apr 1884
DONNELLY, John - - 21 Jul 1892
DONNELLY, Mrs. John 54 -- 17 Jul/24 Jul 1884
DONNELLY, Neill 67 19 Feb 1883 22 Feb/01 Mar 1883
DONO, Lewis - 19 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
DONOVAN, Joanna (Walsh) 35 20 Jan 1889 24 Jan 1889
DOOLEY, Dan - - 01 Oct 1891
DOOLITTLE, — [child of George] -- -- 17 Feb 1887
DOOLITTLE, Alice Grace 21 31-Oct 06 Nov 1890
DOOLITTLE, Sally 81 15 Apr 1882 20 Apr 1882
DOOLITTLE, Sarah H. (Hutchins) 34 15 Sep 1878 26 Sep 1878
DOOLITTLE, William E. 23 29 Jun 1890 03 Jul/10 Jul 1890
DOREN, S.B. 78 - 01 Jun 1876
DOUGLAS, — [3 children of James] -- -- 10 Jun 1880
DOUGLAS, — Edwin A. - - 22 Jun 1893
DOUGLASS, Mr. 67 - 29 Jun 1893
DOUGLASS, Mrs. Edwin - - 15 Oct 1891
DOW, — [child of Herman] -- -- 15 Feb 1883
DOW, — [infant son of Herman] -- -- 09 Aug 1883
DOWNES, D.L. - - 1 Feb 1894
DOWNS, David 86 02 Sep 1892 08 Sep 1892
DOWNS, Elizabeth (Perkins) 57 04 Mar 1889 14 Mar 1889
DOWNS, John V. - 9 Oct 1893 9 Nov 1893
DOWNS, Mary 64 - 21 Mar 1878
DRAKE, Bessie May 5 mo. 03 Aug 1888 09 Aug 1888
DRAKE, Lizzie S. 48 11 Oct 1892 27 Oct 1892
DRAYSON, Mary 95 21 Aug 1875 02 Sep 1875
DREW, John 54 17 Mar 1870 24 Mar/07 Apr 1870
DRURY, Mrs. -- - - 16 Feb 1871
DRYER, — [child of A.] 3 mo. -- 24 Mar 1881
DUBOIS, Thornton M. - - 29 Nov 1879
DUDLEY, Mrs. Lovina 72 07 Mar 1865 22 Mar 1865
DUERS, Mrs. B.K. 50 -- 07 Dec 1882
DUFF, — [dau. of A.D.] -- -- 30 Aug 1883
DUFF, Daniel 74 09 Oct 1892 20 Oct 1892
DUFF, Lena (Turner) 38 - 19 May 1892
DUFFIELD, — [dau. of John A.] - 20 Feb 1890 27 Feb 1890
DUFFIELD, Susannah 71 02 Mar 1884 06 Mar/13 Mar 1884
DUFFIELD, Thomas M. 17 24 Sep 1868 22 Oct 1868
DUFFY, Elizabeth 83 27 May 1888 07 Jun 1888
DUFFY, Mary 21 22 Mar 1892 13 Apr 1892
DUFFY, Mrs. Patrick -- -- 27 Dec 1883
DUFFY, Pat. - - 9 Nov 1893
DUFIELD, Allen - - 09 Dec 1863
DUFIELD, Charles 83 05 Jan 1891 08 Jan/15 Jan 1891
DUFIELD, Eddie B. -- -- 12 Apr 1883
DUFIELD, Ethel - - 18 Aug 1892
DUFIELD, Evaline M. 73 06 Sep 1892 15 Sep 1892
DUFIELD, James G. 80 13 Jan 1892 14 Jan/21 Jan 1892
DUFIELD, Mrs. Patience 24 10 Jun 1860 13 Jun 1860
DUFIELD, Thomas 80 03 Nov 1884 20 Nov 1884
DUGLASS, Hulda A. (Newman) 70 -- 28 Apr 1881
DUNHAM, Mrs. -- 01 Nov 1882 09 Nov 1882
DUNHAM, Sam - - 04 Sep/11 Sep 1873
DUNKLEY, O.W. - 25 Nov 1893 29 Nov 1893
DUNN, Geo H. 21 01 Mar 1873 13 Mar 1873
DUNN, Mary E. -- 20 May 1889 06 Jun 1889
DUNN, Mary M. 38 03 May 1874 14 May 1874
DUNN, Patrick - - 12 Feb 1891
DUNN, Richard 11 - 21 Dec 1893
DUNN, Sarah 57 - 26 Sep 1878
DUNN, son of Wm. - - 25 Oct 1894
DUNNING, Chas. W. 27 26 Apr 1872 02 May 1872
DURFEE, B.W. 63 26 Sep 1860 26 Sep 1860
DURFEE, Mattie (Salisbury) 34 24 Feb 1886 25 Feb/04 Mar 1886
DURKEE, Moses 62 03 Oct 1874 08 Oct 1874
DURKEE, Samuel S. 17 23 May 1875 03 Jun 1875
DWELLY, child John A. - - 28 Nov 1894
DWELLY, William Emerson 23 15 Sep 1878 26 Sep 1878
DWIGHT, Amanda L. (Griffin) 76 - 7 Jun 1894
DWIGHT, Bessie H. 8 mo. 16 Aug 1874 20 Aug 1874
DWIGHT, Mrs. A.L. 76 29 Apr 1894 10 May 1894
DWORAK, Dorothea - - 26 Mar 1891
DWYER, Kittie 18 - 07 Jul 1892
DWYER, Michael 17 - 17 Aug 1864
DYGERT, — [infant dau. of Judson] - 20 Oct 1874 22 Oct/29 Oct 1874
DYGERT, Mrs. Porter (Mink) -- -- 20 Dec 1888
DYGERT, Platt - - 22 Feb 1894
DYKE, Mrs. Charles (Kinney) - - 21 May 1891
DYRE, John W. 62 - 25 Nov 1875
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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