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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
HAAG, Jacob - - 07 Jun 1877
HAAS, Martin - - 23 Jul 1891
HAAS, P.M. 71 - 03 Feb 1864
HACKETT, female 2 - 16 Sep 1869
HACKETT, Mrs. A. -- -- 07 Feb 1884
HADLEY, Richard 69 06 Sep 1890 18 Sep 1890
HADSELT, Mrs. Edwin - 08 Sep 1877 20 Sep 1877
HAEGER, Ella (Jayne) 36 22 Mar 1893 30 Mar 1893
HAFFEY, Mrs. Keziah 61 24 Jun 1866 19 Jul/23 Aug 1866
HAGAMAN, C.E. - 7 Nov 1894 15 Nov 1894
HAGERT, Emma 13 - 10 Nov 1892
HAGGERTY, Mrs. -- - - 24 Sep 1874
HAIGHT, Mrs. -- 94 20 Mar 1875 15 Apr 1875
HAINES, E.M. - - 10 Jul 1890
HAINES, Elijah M. -- -- 02 May 1889
HAKES, — [infant daughter of H.H.] 1 17 Nov 1894 22 Nov 1894
HAKES, Lucy Ann (Lynch) 65 -- 09 Aug/16 Aug 1888
HALBERT, Levi 61 24 Aug 1876 31 Aug 1876
HALBERT, Lucy - - 14 Dec 1871
HALBERT, Lucy 63 -- 06 May 1880
HALDERMAN, Mr. -- -- 10 Aug 1882
HALE, Mr. - - 05 Feb 1891
HALESEY, Jerry - - 30 Mar 1871
HALEY, Dennis - - 18 Jul 1878
HALEY, Patrick - - 11 Nov 1875
HALL, — [dau. of Dr.] 10 - 22 May 1890
HALL, F.B. 63 22 Jan 1862 05 Feb 1862
HALL, John - - 26 Nov 1891
HALLASY, John - - 08 Oct 1874
HALLESON, L. Goodsell 40 - 16 Mar 1864
HALLIGAN, Maggie -- -- 07 Feb 1889
HALLISAY, Timothy 98 - 03 Dec 1874
HALLISEY, John - - 15 Jan 1874
HALLISON, Christena 82 - 19 Oct 1893
HALLISY, — [son of John] - - 24 Sep 1891
HALLISY, MRs. Timothy - - 15 Sep 1892
HAMILTON, Elizabeth 75 02 Mar 1887 10 Mar 1887
HAMILTON, J.F. - - 21 Apr/28 Apr 1892
HAMILTON, Jennie (Cruikshank) 38 08 May 1890 15 May 1890
HAMILTON, Mrs. Mary 22 22 Dec 1867 02 Jan 1868
HAMILTON, S.H. 66 11 May 1880 13 May/20 May 1880
HAMILTON, William Tyler 46 26 Oct 1891 29 Oct/05 Nov 1891
HAMMERSTADT, Herman - - 25 May 1876
HAMMOND, — [child of Enos] 5 mo. - 30 Mar 1893
HAMMOND, F.C. - - 30 Jan 1861
HAMMOND, John - - 06 Apr 1893
HAMMOND, Mrs. Burt 19 -- 07 Feb 1884
HANAFORD, Aaron 79 07 Jul 1891 09 Jul 1891
HANAFORD, Ida Ann 9 29 Mar 1860 04 Apr 1860
HANAFORD, Mrs. Nancy 74 21 Aug 1860 22 Aug 1860
HANAFORD, Sarah A. 72 10 Mar 1888 15 Mar 1888
HANCHETT, Mrs. S.A. - 26 Feb 1877 01 Mar 1877
HANCOCK, — [child of Ed] - - 21 Jul 1892
HANCOCK, Clara 31 - 25 May 1893
HANCRETT, Ada May 2 09 May 1860 16 May 1860
HANEY, John -- -- 05 Feb 1880
HANKINS, Mrs. 71 - 20 Mar 1879
HANKINS, Thomas Jefferson - - 24 Aug 1893
HANKINS, Wm. H. - - 11 Dec 1861
HANLEY, Niram -- -- 26 May 1887
HANLY, — [child of T.] - - 20 Apr 1893
HANLY, Mr. - - 05 Feb 1891
HANSMAN, — [child of Henry] -- -- 25 Feb 1886
HANSON, Mrs. H. - - 19 Jul 1894
HANSON, Tildie - - 30 Mar 1893
HARBACK, Julius C. 29 23 Dec 1861 01 Jan 1862
HARBACK, Orrilla (Brown) - - 18 Jan 1894
HARBISON, Mrs. Wm. 68 18 Jul 1892 21 Jul 1892
HARD, Carlinda (Field) 22 31 Aug 1861 11 Sep 1861
HARDER, Jacob -- -- 19 Mar 1885
HARDER, Mary -- -- 11 Nov 1886
HARDING, Stanley - 26 Dec 1890 29 Jan 1891
HARDOW, Fred 28 - 16 Feb 1893
HARDY, Ed -- -- 30 Sep 1880
HARDY, Thomas - - 28 May 1891
HARDY, Thompson - - 23 Apr 1862
HARMON, — [child of Moses] - - 04 Jun 1874
HARMON, Rosa Ann - 01 Jun 1891 04 Jun 1891
HARNDON, J.S. 85 - 02 Mar 1893
HARNESS, T. - - 30 Oct 1879
HARNISH, Ambrose - - 01 Jan 1891
HARP, Levi - 19 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
HARPER, John - - 16 Mar 1893
HARPER, John M. 26 28 Dec 1861 01 Jan 1862
HARPER, Mary E. 20 - 14 Jan 1863
HARRINGTON Jerry -- -- 06 Apr 1882
HARRIS, — [dau. of Geo.] - - 01 May 1890
HARRIS, Asahel 87 3 Dec 1893 7 Dec 1893
HARRIS, Geo. - - 7 Dec 1893
HARRIS, Mary (O’Neill) 54 27 Jun 1888 05 Jul 1888
HARRIS, Mrs. -- -- 14 Jun 1883
HARRIS, Mrs. Wm. -- -- 28 Jun 1888
HARRIS, Phebe C. (Carpenter) 22 21 Jan 1869 11 Feb 1869
HARRISON, Chas. - - 07 May 1891
HARRISON, Eva S. 9 mo. 08 Mar 1879 13 Mar 1879
HARRISON, Francis - 29 Aug 1878 05 Sep 1878
HARRISON, Geo. 35 01 Sep 1859 14 Sep 1859
HARRISON, Lucretia Caroline (Rockwood) 33 13 Sep 1861 18 Sep 1861
HARRISON, Lucy 4 11 Jul 1864 27 Jul 1864
HARRISON, Mrs. Robert - - 15 May/22 May 1873
HARRISON, Richard -- -- 11 Sep 1884
HARRISON, Robert - - 15 May/22 May 1873
HARRISON, William 71 01 Mar 1891 05 Mar/09 Apr 1891
HART, Ada 43 09 Mar 1892 10 Mar/17 Mar 1892
HART, Agnes Winefred 11 15 Dec 1865 20 Dec 1865
HART, Chas. 59 -- 27 Oct 1887
HART, John Sherwin 42 16 Jul 1894 19 Jul/16 Jul 1894
HART, Louis -- -- 15 Oct 1885
HART, Mary (Griebel) - - 18 May 1893
HART, Mrs. Julia - 31 Jan 1861 06 Feb 1861
HART, William 87 06 Mar 1883 08 Mar 1883
HART, Wm. -- -- 04 Nov 1886
HARTLAND, -- 11 -- 21 Aug 1884
HARTLETT, Christine 40 30 Dec 1867 02 Jan 1868
HARTMAN, Agnes W. 74 17 Jul 1883 09 Aug 1883
HARTMAN, Alice R. 23 04 Oct 1869 07 Oct 1869
HARTMAN, Augusta A. - 15 Feb 1866 08 Mar 1866
HARTMAN, Hattie -- -- 14 Mar 1889
HARTMAN, Lemuel Hall 52 15 Feb 1894 22 Feb/1Mar 1894
HARTMAN, Nancy 70 - 23 Jan 1879
HARTMAN, William -- -- 17 Sep/24 Sep 1885
HARTMAN, William Morgan -- -- 13 Oct 1887
HARTMAN, Wm. 79 10 Apr 1885 16 Apr/30 Apr 1885
HARTQUIST, Mr. - - 10 Sep 1891
HASKINS, Frances 17 24 Sep 1858 29 Sep 1858
HASTINGS, C.S. 52 12 Mar 1874 19 Mar 1874
HASTINGS, Chauncey 35 -- 25 Feb 1886
HATFIELD, Mrs. -- -- 15 Jul 1880
HATH, Sophia -- -- 21 Nov 1889
HATHAWAY, Electa 62 16 Jan 1877 01 Feb 1877
HATHAWAY, Mrs. Mark - - 29 Nov 1893
HATHAWAY,—rain 63 24 Jan 1872 01 Feb 1871
HAUSHAUSER, Alice 5 23 Apr 1887 05 May 1887
HAWKINS, Willis 8 mo. 22 Mar 1863 01 Apr 1863
HAWLEY, Roswell 82 25 Jun 1886 01 Jul 1886
HAWLEY, Samuel - - 02 Jan 1868
HAWVER, John - - 12 Jan 1893
HAWVER, Peter D. - - 8 Feb 1894
HAYDEN, E.S. 52 17 Oct 1863 21 Oct 1863
HAYDEN, Edward S. - 10 Sep 1891 24 Sep 1891
HAYES, Elizabeth - - 15 Mar 1894
HAYES, Elizabeth B.B. - - 22 Mar 1894
HAYES, Emma S. -- 11 Dec 1885 17 Dec 1885
HAYES, George 77 - 24 Feb 1876
HAYES, Mrs. - - 19 Mar 1891
HAYES, Mrs. Jessie (Wedgwood) -- -- 10 Oct 1889
HAYES, Mrs. Owen 65 - 06 Aug 1891
HAYES, Mrs. Timothy -- -- 10 Nov 1881
HAYNER, A.P. 68 16 Jul 1882 20 Jul/27 Jul 1882
HAYNOR, Elizabeth 72 29 Jan 1887 03 Feb 1887
HAYS, Bridget Olive -- 21 Oct 1882 16 Nov 1882
HAYS, Edmund -- 16 Mar 1883 22 Mar 1883
HAYTHORN, Wm. - - 02 Jan 1890
HAYTHORNE, Isaiah -- -- 01 Dec 1880
HAYWARD, James - - 06 Sep 1858
HAYWARD, Mrs. 72 -- 26 Aug 1880
HAYWOOD, Pliny 71 - 10 Apr 1879
HAZARD, David -- 12 Jun 1884 03 Jul 1884
HAZLETT, Jane 73 24 Feb 1891 26 Feb 1891
HEAD, Herman - - 29 Nov 1893
HEAD, Patrick -- -- 15 Aug 1883
HEALD, Mrs. -- -- 29 Mar 1888
HEALY, Mrs. -- -- 25 Oct 1883
HEATH, Addie M. 19 11 Aug 1879 28 Aug 1879
HEATH, Sidney - - 17 Jun 1863
HEATH, Watson - - 04 Sep 1873
HEATON, — [son of N.T.] - - 13 Aug 1891
HEATON, Harriet 43 03 Oct 1868 15 Oct 1868
HEATON, Isaac 78 08 Feb 1867 28 Feb 1867
HEATON, J.H. -- -- 02 Apr 1885
HEATON, James A. 52 10 May 1886 13 May/20 May 1886
HEATON, Lizzie - - 26 May 1892
HEATON, Mrs. Mary 74 01 Oct 1868 15 Oct 1868
HEATON, Nathan -- -- 29 Jan 1885
HEBARD, George S. -- -- 02 Sep 1880
HEBARD, Hattie 24 12 Dec 1865 20 Dec 1865
HEFFEY, — [2 children of Henry] - - 03 Apr 1879
HEIDEN, Charles - - 9 Aug 1894
HEIERSON, Thomas 28 - 24 Sep 1874
HEIN, John -- -- 06 Jul 1882
HELM, Fred - - 14 May 1891
HELM, John 51 14 Apr 1894 18 Apr 1894
HELM, Nelson - 08 Apr 1863 22 Apr 1863
HELM, Sarah - - 18 Jan 1894
HELM. John - - 7 Jun 1894
HELMAN, Mrs. John -- -- 06 Sep 1883
HELMGREN, — [child of Henry] 5 wk. -- 02 Apr 1885
HEMERSTEAD, Mrs. - - 24 Mar 1892
HENDERSON, Andrew H. 74 9 Nov 1892 24 Nov 1892
HENDERSON, James -- -- 19 May 1881
HENDERSON, Mrs. Andrew - - 21 Sep 1893
HENDRICKSON, Norman 26 04 Nov 1888 08 Nov/15 Nov 1888
HENICH, J. - - 16 Sep 1875
HENK, Ida 7 - 23 Oct 1890
HENNESSY, Dennis 60 - 27 Mar 1879
HENNING, Henry -- 13 May 1883 24 May 1883
HENRY, — [son of Will] -- -- 16 May 1889
HENRY, Carrie A. 29 - 21 Dec 1893
HENRY, Wm. 83 - 13 Jan 1876
HERBES, Mrs. - - 07 Aug 1890
HERDKLOTZ, Albert 22 09 May 1893 11 May/18 May 1893
HERDKLOTZ, Henry Jr. 27 - 16 Oct 1890
HERDKLOTZ, Katherine (Soudericker) 63 24 May 1893 01 Jun 1893
HERDKLOTZ, Mrs. Michael 53 -- 03 Jun 1880
HERITAGE, Zachariah - - 02 Jun 1892
HERLUBSON, Andrew 38 -- 16 Sep 1886
HERLUGSON, Isabella 22 13 Oct 1865 25 Oct 1865
HERLUGSON, Lars - - 18 Jun 1891
HERMAN, — [son of Henry Sr.] 2 -- 21 Oct 1880
HERRINGTON, -- -- -- 13 Jun 1889
HERRINGTON, Jeremiah - 06 Feb 1890 13 Feb 1890
HERRINGTON, Wm. C. 66 -- 10 May/17 May 1888
HESS, Louisa 67 -- 26 Jan 1888
HESSELGRAVE, Mrs. Robert - 8 May 1894 10 May 1894
HEWES, — [dau. of E.F.] -- -- 23 Sep 1886
HEWETT, Robbie -- -- 20 Jul 1882
HEWITT, David 83 17 Jan 1893 02 Feb 1893
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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