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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
PACE, Charles - - 26 Oct 1871
PACKETT, Mrs. (Furney) - - 08 May 1890
PADDOCK, Mrs. Richard -- 18 Oct 1882 26 Oct 1882
PADDOCK, Nettie 21 - 12 Sep 1878
PADDOCK, Sylvester M. 18 14 Jul 1863 05 Aug 1863
PAGE Henry H. 21 18 Oct 1864 26 Oct 1864
PAGE, Alvin A. 30 22 Nov 1862 03 Dec 1862
PAGE, Mary E. (Reed) - 08 Jul 1892 04 Aug 1892
PAGE, Mrs. Fanny 62 23 Jan 1867 31 Jan 1867
PAGE, Orvis 86 18 Aug 1884 28 Aug 1884
PAGE, Robert E. 68 -- 15 Sep 1881
PAGE, W.R. 50 -- 27 Oct 1887
PAINE, -- 2 - 26 Aug 1891
PAINE, Carrie Nellie Beel 3 mo. 09 Jun 1868 25 Jun 1868
PAINE, Chas. H. - 04 Apr 1863 15 Apr 1863
PAINE, D. [female] 67 29 Feb 1864 13 Apr 1864
PAINE, Ephraim - - 29 Jul 1875
PAINE, Ida May 3 - 08 Jun 1859
PAINE, Jenny -- -- 12 Feb 1885
PAINE, John 35 -- 26 Jul 1888
PAINE, S.M. 64 29 Mar 1875 08 Apr 1875
PALMER, — "Grandma" -- -- 14 Aug 1884
PALMER, Caroline 33 20 Aug 1858 25 Aug 1858
PALMER, Johnny - - 13 Oct 1892
PALMER, Mr. - - 26 Oct 1893
PALMITER, James - - 17 Dec 1891
PARCELLS, Fayette - 06 Apr 1891 16 Apr 1891
PARCELLS, Mary - 07 Apr 1891 16 Apr 1891
PARDY, George -- -- 10 Sep 1885
PARENT, Mrs. - - 28 Apr 1892
PARKER, Alvin H. 74 - 10 Apr 1879
PARKER, Benjamin A. 30 06 Nov 1870 01 Dec 1870
PARKER, David H. 25 30 Dec 1870 05 Jan 1871
PARKER, Freddie 2 mo. 03 Nov 1870 01 Dec 1870
PARKER, Joseph J. 83 -- 16 Oct/23 Oct 1884
PARKER, Lizzie 1 01 May 1865 17 May 1865
PARKER, Mrs. Amanda M. 37 24 Nov 1864 14 Dec 1864
PARKER, Mrs. Mary 59 03 Sep 1861 11 Sep 1861
PARKER, Stella 26 -- 08 Mar 1888
PARKER, Wm. -- 18 Apr 1887 28 Apr 1887
PARKHURST, Aaron 78 - 13 Mar 1873
PARKHURST, George 60 - 5 Apr/12 Apr 1894
PARKHURST, Mrs. 79 02 Apr 1893 06 Apr 1893
PARKS, Mrs. W.D. -- 03 Mar 1884 06 Mar 1884
PARMELY, George W. 41 09 Mar 1887 10 Mar/21 Mar 1887
PARRISH, John A. 56 07 Feb 1882 09 Feb/16 Feb 1882
PARSONS, — [son of C.O.] 5 - 28 Sep 1876
PARSONS, Abby 47 03 Jan 1867 10 Jan 1867
PARSONS, Eddie - - 15 Mar 1894
PARSONS, Flora J. (Burr) - 23 Jan 1875 18 Feb 1875
PARSONS, Geo. W. 23 16 Feb 1874 19 Feb 1874
PARSONS, George W. 27 05 Feb 1863 18 Feb 1863
PARSONS, George W. -- -- 20 Jan 1887
PARSONS, Mary Bell 1 26 Jan 1866 01 Feb 1866
PARSONS, Mary Ella (Jones) Noble 44 21 May 1889 23 May/30 May 1889
PARSONS, Mary M. 20 24 Mar 1874 02 Apr 1874
PARSONS, Mary M. 54 28 Nov 1886 02 Dec/09 Dec 1886
PARSONS, Mrs. Fred -- -- 31 Dec 1885
PARSONS, Mrs. Isabella 33 10 Sep 1866 25 Oct 1866
PARSONS, Mrs. Melinda 69 23 Dec 1861 25 Dec 1861
PARSONS, Mrs. Wm. - - 15 Jan 1891
PARSONS, Richard 82 08 Jan 1867 10 Jan 1867
PATRICK, Ella O. 46 12 Nov 1892 24 Nov 1892
PATRICK, Penelope 77 04 Oct 1870 17 Nov 1870
PATTERSON, Carrie N. [child] - 30 Aug 1868 03 Sep 1868
PATTERSON, Charles 61 27 Jul 1859 03 Aug 1859
PATTERSON, Grace Wilson 10 mo. 11 Oct 1875 28 Oct 1875
PATTERSON, James - - 30 Jan 1890
PATTERSON, Mrs. C.C. _1 -- 13 Oct 1881
PATTY, B.S. - - 02 Feb 1871
PAUL, Wm. - - 15 Nov 1877
PAULDING, Joseph 85 03 May 1889 09 May 1889
PAULDING, Mrs. Joseph (Schuyler) 60 2 Sep 1893 7 Sep/14 Sep 1893
PAYNE, Cynthia 74 15 Aug 1873 04 Sep 1873
PAYNE, Flora 1 06 Aug 1873 04 Sep 1873
PAYNE, Jenny -- -- 19 Feb 1885
PAYNE, Mrs. J.L. -- -- 06 Aug 1885
PAYNE, Rechie 6 08 Aug 1873 04 Sep 1873
PAYNE, Waite 3 10 Aug 1873 04 Sep 1873
PEASE, Buenas - - 26 Dec 1872
PEASE, Enos - - 13 Apr 1864
PEASE, Lydia M. 53 02 Feb 1883 08 Feb 1883
PEASE, Marion - 22 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
PEASE, Mrs. -- -- 26 Dec 1889
PEATT, Lewis B. 84 28 Apr 1894 3 May 1894
PECK, — [son of "Supervisor’] -- -- 15 Apr 1880
PECK, Mrs. -- -- 12 Jan 1882
PECK, Mrs. C.H. - - 16 Apr 1891
PECK, Susanna - - 11 Oct 1894
PECKHAM, Leroy J. 2 17 Oct 1881 27 Oct 1881
PEELER, George 51 - 25 Oct 1894
PEELER, George Sr. 84 6 Oct 1893 12 Oct 1893
PEET, Matilda (Wheeler) 66 25 Jul 1887 28 Jul 1887
PELLINGTON, James 17 - 21 Nov 1872
PELTON, Addison - 06 Dec 1861 18 Dec 1861
PENDLETON, — [brother of C.M.] -- -- 29 Aug 1889
PENDLETON, Frank H. 21 mo. 05 Mar 1860 14 Mar 1860
PENFIELD, Charles -- -- 23 Feb 1888
PENNIE, Ellen 62 22 Jun 1883 09 Aug 1883
PENNY, Mrs. -- -- 02 Aug 1883
PERKINS, — [youngest child of —] 2 21 Aug 1873 28 Aug 1873
PERKINS, Clarence - 19 Sep 1874 24 Sep 1874
PERKINS, Daniel B. 74 06 Feb 1875 11 Feb 1875
PERKINS, George H. 15 20 Feb 1857 26 Feb 1857
PERKINS, Ida J. (Petrie) 32 01 May 1890 15 May 1890
PERKINS, S. - - 26 Dec 1878
PERRY, B.F. -- -- 15 Jan 1885
PERRY, Ezra G. - 19 Nov 1865 20 Dec 1865
PERRY, Mrs. -- -- 05 Feb 1885
PERRY, Mrs. Frank - - 23 Mar 1893
PERSONS, Mr. - - 22 Nov 1894
PERT, Clara L. 1 10 Feb 1869 25 Feb 1869
PERT, Orley 2 01 Apr 1869 13 Mar 1869
PETER, — [child of —] - - 26 Jun 1890
PETERSON, -- -- -- 15 Apr 1886
PETERSON, — [child] -- -- 01 Sep 1881
PETERSON, Ada O. 14 mo. -- 20 Mar 1884
PETERSON, Anna 58 10 Jan 1894 11 Jan 1894
PETERSON, Arthur -- -- 28 Apr 1887
PETERSON, Isabella (Estad) 86 26 Oct 1888 01 Nov 1888
PETERSON, Lewis 48 01 Jan 1873 09 Jan 1873
PETERSON, Michael 74 -- 15 Jan 1885
PETERSON, Nellie -- -- 11 Nov 1880
PETRI, Henry 77 03 Apr 1879 01 May 1879
PETRIE, Elmer 4 1 Aug 1869 12 Aug 1869
PETRIE, Sarah M. -- 19 Dec 1882 21 Dec/28 Dec 1882
PETTENGILL, — [female child] - - 21 Mar 1878
PETTIBONE, Mr. - - 26 Jul 1894
PETTY, Frank - - 22 Mar 1894
PFANENSTAHL, — [3 children] -- -- 03 Feb 1887
PHALEN, — [son of John] - - 08 Oct 1891
PHELPS, Benjamin 54 20 Apr 1891 23 Apr 1891
PHELPS, George W. 71 10 Dec 1893 14 Dec 1893
PHELPS, Mrs. - - 18 Feb 1892
PHILBRICK, J.J. 65 5 Nov 1893 29 Nov 1893
PHILIP, Thomas 28 04 Jan 1887 13 Jan 1887
PHILIPS, — [child of Volney] -- -- 02 Feb 1882
PHILLIPS, Annie L. (Ashton) -- -- 15 Apr 1886
PHILLIPS, Chet - - 03 Oct 1878
PHILLIPS, Gilbert - 3 Feb 1892 25 Feb 1892
PHILLIPS, Melinda -- -- 22 Aug 1889
PHILLIPS, Mrs. Robert 86 - 05 Jan/12 Jan 1893
PHILP, Jennie - - 14 Jan 1875
PHINNEY, — [child] - - 08 Jun 1893
PHINNEY, Corette 15 05 Jan 1862 08 Jan 1862
PICKETT, Frank 31 10 Sep 1876 20 Sep/30Nov 1876
PICKETT, Orrin - - 01 Oct 1862
PIERCE, — [infant som of T.] - - 14 Jun 1877
PIERCE, Ashley - 04 Jan 1873 30 Jan 1873
PIERCE, Charles - - 12 Mar 1874
PIERCE, Isadore (Talbot) - - 27 Sep 1894
PIERCE, John S. 73 19 May 1891 21 May 1891
PIERCE, Mark F. 67 - 18 Aug 1892
PIERCE, May 11 mo. - 18 Apr 1872
PIERSON, -- 1 13 Apr 1892 21 Apr 1892
PIERSON, Elmer - - 17 Sep 1891
PIERSON, Lizzie I. 19 01 Apr 1862 23 Apr 1862
PIKE, Alex W. 48 -- 18 Mar/25 Mar 1886
PIKE, Calvin 84 04 Apr 1892 07 Apr/13 Apr 1892
PINKERTON, Allan 65 -- 10 Jul 1884
PINNOW, Fred 27 - 10 Nov 1892
PLATT, Alonzo - 13 Jun 1862 23 Jul 1862
PLUMLEIGH, Thomas 88 21 Dec 1885 31 Dec 1885
POMEROY, O.E. - 22 May 1863 10 Jun 1863
POMEROY, Oliver E. 22 22 May 1863 08 Jul 1863
POOLEY, Mary - - 05 Mar 1891
PORTER, — [brother of B.M.] -- -- 21 Dec 1882
POTTER, Benjamin - - 13 Nov 1890
POTTER, Charity -- -- 18 Mar 1880
POTTER, Charles D. 12 - 13 Jun 1867
POTTER, D. Allen - - 22 Mar 1877
POTTER, Elizabeth M. (Reeder) 28 18 Sep 1861 16 Oct 1861
POTTER, Stephen P. - 07 May 1876 11 May 1876
POWELL, Edwin 63 08 Mar 1881 10 Mar 1881
POWELL, Sarah F. 73 06 Feb 1891 12 Feb 1891
POWERS, Elizabeth - - 23 Jul 1891
POWERS, Florence 5 12 Jan 1884 17 Jan 1884
POWERS, Richard - - 1 Feb 1894
POYER, John -- -- 30 Dec 1880
POYER, Mrs. John -- -- 27 Jan 1887
PRATT, Geo. Jr. - - 22 Oct 1874
PRATT, Myron W. 19 22 Feb 1868 05 Mar 1868
PRATT, Zelote S. 69 04 Jul 1882 06 Jul/20 Jul 1882
PREGNITZ, — [child of Chris] - - 12 Feb 1891
PRENTICE, J. 6 mo. 02 Apr 1882 13 Apr 1882
PRESCOTT, Whittemore 83 18 Jan 1871 09 Feb 1871
PRESTON, Sarah (Parker) 35 - 26 Sep/24 Oct 1878
PRESTON, Thomas L. 22 22 Feb 1861 06 Mar 1861
PRESTON, Vida Adell 5 03 Nov 1870 05 Dec 1870
PRICKETT, Frank 31 10 Sep 1876 28 Sep/30 Nov 1876
PRICKETT, Orrin - - 26 Mar 1862
PRIMM, — [dau. of C.] - - 22 Jun 1893
PRINCE, Michael - - 29 Mar 1894
PRINGLE, George 78 31 Dec 1892 02 Feb 1893
PROUTY, — [child of Horace] - - 24 Oct 1872
PROUTY, C.F. - 20 Nov 1892 24 Nov/30 Nov 1892
PROUTY, Mary C. 72 02 Jul 1872 11 Jul 1872
PROWSE, Richard 92 15 Jan 1892 28 Jan 1892
PUGH, Rees 56 -- 19 Jan 1888
PURDY, Callie 20 02 Jan 1874 08 Jan 1874
PURDY, John 69 18 Sep 1861 16 Oct 1861
PURDY, John A. - - 17 Jun 1863
PURDY, Mary 99 - 21 Dec 1893
PURDY, Mr. - - 04 Sep 1890
PURDY, Mrs. Geo. -- -- 26 Jan 1882
PURDY, Nellie 20 30 Dec 1872 09 Jan 1873
PURDY, Wm. - - 18 May/01 Jun 1876
PURNEY, John 84 07 Feb 1890 13 Feb/20 Feb 1890
PURPLE, Sophronia Holden 77 20 Mar 1891 02 Apr 1891
PURVEY, John 84 07 Feb 1890 13 Feb/20 Feb 1890
PUTMAN, Ramsey - - 12 Mar 1891
PYOTT, David R. 25 12 Aug 1889 15 Aug 1889
PYOTT, Mrs. Albert E. -- -- 07 Nov 1889
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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