Index to Death Notices Appearing in The Sentinel (Woodstock, IL), 1856-1894
| A | Ba-o | Br-z | C | D | E | F | G | Ha-e | Hi-z | I | J | K | L | Ma-e | Mi-z |
| N | O | P | QR | Sa-k | Sl-z | T | UV | W | XYZ |
| N | O | P | QR | Sa-k | Sl-z | T | UV | W | XYZ |
| Surname | Age | Date of Death | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKMAN, — [infant son of Wm.] | - | - | 12 Jul 1894 |
| JACKMAN, — [son of Wm.] | -- | -- | 12 Apr 1888 |
| JACKMAN, Amos R. | 1 | 20 Feb 1861 | 20 Mar 1861 |
| JACKMAN, Elizabeth A. | 3 | 10 Feb 1861 | 20 Mar 1861 |
| JACKMAN, Emmet R. | 12 | - | 20 Mar 1861 |
| JACKMAN, Laura Edith | 15 mo. | 11 Apr 1862 | 30 Apr 1862 |
| JACKMAN, Lucy J. | 8 | 24 Dec 1860 | 20 Mar 1861 |
| JACKMAN, Mrs. James | - | - | 05 Jun 1879 |
| JACKMAN, Mrs. Julia | 65 | 04 Mar 1865 | 15 Mar 1865 |
| JACKMAN, Rodney D. | - | - | 17 Sep 1868 |
| JACKMAN, Susan M. | 19 | 15 Mar 1861 | 03 Apr 1861 |
| JACKSON, — [son of Wm.] | - | - | 21 May 1891 |
| JACKSON, A.J. | - | - | 7 Dec 1893 |
| JACKSON, Andrew | - | - | 14 Dec 1893 |
| JACKSON, David H. | 26 | 20 Jan 1875 | 11 Feb 1875 |
| JACKSON, George | 89 | 24 Nov 1893 | 14 Dec 1893 |
| JACKSON, George B. | - | - | 15 Feb 1872 |
| JACKSON, Henry ["colored"] | - | - | 19 Aug 1869 |
| JACKSON, Mrs. E. | 53 | 15 Apr 1882 | 13 Apr/27 Apr 1882 |
| JACKSON, Mrs. Wm. | -- | -- | 04 Nov 1886 |
| JACKSON, Samuel | - | - | 23 Mar 1864 |
| JACKSON, T.H. | 06 Jul 1864 | ||
| JACKSON, Wm. | -- | -- | 10 Feb 1887 |
| JACKSON, Wm. | - | - | 18 Apr 1894 |
| JACKSON, Wm. B. | -- | 06 Oct 1882 | 12 Oct 1882 |
| JACOBS, Chas. | - | - | 20 Jan 1864 |
| JACOBS, Norman | - | 13 Mar 1892 | 17 Mar 1892 |
| JAMES, — [child of Joseph] | - | 18 Feb 1870 | 24 Feb 1870 |
| JAMES, John | - | - | 12 Dec 1872 |
| JAMES, Joseph | 63 | -- | 20 Jan 1887 |
| JAMES, Julia | - | 27 May 1867 | 20 Jun 1867 |
| JAMES, Mrs. John | - | 28 Jun 1867 | 04 Jul 1867 |
| JANAK, Nettie (Kanka) | 27 | 13 Jun 1891 | 18 Jun 1891 |
| JAYNE, Elizabeth A. | 43 | 19 Apr 1887 | 28 Apr 1887 |
| JAYNE, Hattie | 16 | - | 19 Mar/26 Mar 1891 |
| JAYNE, Ida | 9 | - | 06 Nov 1890 |
| JECKS, Isaac | - | 10 Mar 1892 | 24 Mar 1892 |
| JEFFERSON, — [dau. of R.C.] | 4 mo. | - | 20 Nov 1890 |
| JEFFERSON, Cyrus | 80 | 22 Nov 1883 | 29 Nov 1883 |
| JEFFERSON, Cyrus | 23 | 82 May 1893 | 01 Jun/08 Jun 1893 |
| JENKINS, -- | -- | -- | 14 Aug 1884 |
| JENKS, Livingston | 9 mo. | 30 Oct 1864 | 02 Nov 1864 |
| JENKS, Oliver | 20 | - | 18 Feb 1892 |
| JEROME, Jason N. | 87 | 22 Aug 1892 | 25 Aug 1892 |
| JEWEL, Jennie (Marsh) | -- | 09 Mar 1884 | 20 Mar 1884 |
| JEWETT, Isabelle | 4 | 14 Mar 1864 | 06 Apr 1864 |
| JEWETT, Sarah | 62 | - | 01 Dec 1870 |
| JEWETT, Walter | 50 | 11 Dec 1884 | 18 Dec 1884 |
| JEWETT, Walter P. | 72 | - | 23 Jan 1879 |
| JOHNSON, — [child of E.W.] | -- | -- | 02 Aug 1888 |
| JOHNSON, — [child of Thomas] | 11 mo. | -- | 11 Dec 1884 |
| JOHNSON, — [child] | -- | -- | 26 Apr 1883 |
| JOHNSON, — [child] | -- | -- | 12 Sep 1889 |
| JOHNSON, — [father of E.W.] | -- | -- | 24 Oct 1889 |
| JOHNSON, — [son of Joseph] | 3 mo. | -- | 17 Jan 1889 |
| JOHNSON, Arthur | - | 30 Mar 1891 | 02 Apr 1891 |
| JOHNSON, D. | -- | -- | 25 Aug 1881 |
| JOHNSON, Harriet (Thomas) | 33 | 18 Sep 1865 | 20 Sep 1865 |
| JOHNSON, Helen E. | 3 | 27 Mar 1858 | 07 Apr 1858 |
| JOHNSON, John | - | 04 Jun 1860 | 20 Jun 1860 |
| JOHNSON, Joseph | 36 | 11 May 1858 | 12 May 1858 |
| JOHNSON, Martha (Sawtelle) Richmond | 58 | 15 Apr 1890 | 17 Apr/24 Apr 1890 |
| JOHNSON, Mary | -- | -- | 06 Jan 1887 |
| JOHNSON, Merritt C. | 62 | 23 Nov 1884 | 04 Dec 1884 |
| JOHNSON, Mrs. H.W. | 70 | 20 Mar 1893 | 23 Mar 1893 |
| JOHNSON, O.S. | - | - | 23 Dec 1863 |
| JOHNSON, Sarah J. | 26 | 31 Aug 1891 | 03 Sep/10 Sep 1891 |
| JOHNSON, Warren | - | - | 30 Aug 1877 |
| JOHNSTON, Mary (Flood) | 25 | -- | 19 Aug 1880 |
| JOHNSTON, Mrs. Francis E. | - | - | 06 Feb 1890 |
| Johonnott, Asa J. | 86 | -- | 15 Nov 1888 |
| JOHONNOTT, Peter | 93 | 29 Aug 1865 | 30 Aug 1865 |
| JONES, — [only child of James] | - | - | 20 Jul 1876 |
| JONES, Charles Elmer | 2 | 15 May 1859 | 18 May 1859 |
| JONES, Daniel | -- | -- | 10 Jun 1886 |
| JONES, Elizabeth S. | 1 | 10 Nov 1861 | 02 Apr 1862 |
| JONES, Freeman | - | - | 19 Feb 1891 |
| JONES, Julia A. | 72 | 02 Nov 1879 | 15 Nov 1879 |
| JONES, Lester | - | - | 24 Mar/31 Mar 1892 |
| JONES, Mary A. | 47 | 12 Mar 1886 | 01 Apr 1886 |
| JONES, Mrs. | - | - | 23 Apr 1891 |
| JONES, Robert | 86 | 13 Jul 1882 | 20 Jul 1882 |
| JONES, S.G. | 64 | 28 Sep 1880 | 07 Oct 1880 |
| JONES, Wm. H. | - | - | 28 Jan 1863 |
| JORDAN, Della [child] | - | - | 03 Apr 1878 |
| JOSLYN, Anna | -- | -- | 07 Jun 1888 |
| JOSLYN, Edward S. | 52 | -- | 08 Oct/15 Oct 1885 |
| JOSLYN, Fred C. | -- | 12 Dec 1880 | 16 Dec 1880 |
| JOSLYN, Lindsey | - | - | 07 Oct 1863 |
| JOSLYN, Mrs. | -- | -- | 06 Jan 1881 |
| JOSLYN, Willard | - | 22 Mar 1864 | 30 Mar 1864 |
| JUDD, — [son of Dwight] | 17 mo. | -- | 07 Oct 1886 |
| JUDD, Alvin | 81 | -- | 06 Oct/13 Oct 1881 |
| JUDD, Florence M. | 3 | 12 Feb 1859 | 02 Mar 1859 |
| JUDD, Henry Dwight | - | - | 2 Aug 1894 |
| JUDD, Mrs. Alvin | 82 | -- | 21 Jun/28 Jun 1883 |
| JUDD, Mrs. Chas. | 31 | - | 07 May 1874 |
| JUDD, Mrs. Dwight | - | - | 05 Feb 1891 |
| JUDD, Mrs. Joseph | -- | -- | 15 Dec 1887 |
| JUDD, Willard | 28 | - | 11 May 1893 |
| JUDEVINE, Charles | - | - | 11 Sep 1879 |
| JUDGE, Mrs. Joseph | -- | -- | 22 Dec 1887 |
| JULIUS, Mrs. C.P. (Jackman) | - | - | 21 Jul 1892 |
| JUMP, Sallie | 102 | - | 01 Jan 1891 |
| JURS, — [twin son of John] | 6 wk. | - | 16 Mar 1893 |
| JURS, —[twin baby of John] | - | - | 23 Mar 1893 |
| JURS, Mrs. John Sr. | 68 | - | 31 Dec 1891 |
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.