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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALE, Mrs. B.C. | - | 09 Apr 1891 | 16 Apr 1891 |
| SALES, Chester | 80 | 15 Apr 1890 | 24 Apr 1890 |
| SALISBURY, -- | - | - | 28 Dec 1893 |
| SALISBURY, — [mother of I.T. and A.L.] | 72 | 17 Mar 1876 | 06 Apr 1876 |
| SALISBURY, Alexander | 87 | 02 Jun 1888 | 07 Jun 1888 |
| SALISBURY, Alexander Lodowic | 60 | 29 Oct 1886 | 04 Nov 1886 |
| SALISBURY, Betsey | 88 | 17 Mar 1879 | 27 Mar 1879 |
| SALISBURY, Charles | 85 | 04 Feb 1890 | 27 Feb 1890 |
| SALISBURY, Hale | 40 | 14 Mar 1883 | 29 Mar/26 Apr 1883 |
| SALISBURY, Ichabod T. | 63 | 26 Sep 1893 | 5 Oct 1893 |
| SALISBURY, J.S. | 43 | 31 Aug 1887 | 08 Sep 1887 |
| SALISBURY, Jane | - | - | 07 Jun 1877 |
| SALISBURY, Mrs. A.L. | 55 | 10 Nov 1882 | 16 Nov 1882 |
| SALISBURY, Mrs. Deacon | - | - | 07 Aug 1890 |
| SALISBURY, Mrs. J.S. | -- | -- | 18 Jun 1885 |
| SALISBURY, Susan E. | 43 | 22 Jan 1873 | 23 Jan/30 Jan 1973 |
| SALTMAN, Mrs. | - | - | 13 Mar 1890 |
| SAMPSON, D.P. | - | - | 12 Dec 1860 |
| SANBORN, Jennie C. | 5 | 06 Dec 1865 | 20 Dec 1865 |
| SANBORN, John | 71 | 26 Feb 1866 | 22 Mar 1866 |
| SANBORN, Mrs. Hannah | 72 | 26 Jun 1861 | 03 Jul 1861 |
| SANBORN, Susannah | 72 | 08 Feb 1877 | 22 Feb 1877 |
| SANDERS, Willie H. | 8 mo. | 09 Mar 1868 | 19 Mar 1868 |
| SANDO, Emerald | 14 | - | 12 Nov 1891 |
| SANFORD, A.H. | 24 | - | 06 Mar 1879 |
| SANFORD, Betsy | 95 | 13 Apr 1884 | 17 Apr 1884 |
| SANFORD, Forrest | -- | -- | 14 Aug 1884 |
| SANFORD, George | 17 | 02 Apr 1877 | 05 Apr 1877 |
| SANFORD, Lizzie | - | 12 Mar 1894 | 15 Mar 1894 |
| SANFORD, Mary E. | 57 | 19 Dec 1880 | 23 Dec 1880 |
| SANFORD, Mary Eliza | 29 | 18 Aug 1879 | 21 Aug 1879 |
| SANFORD, Mildred Clare | 3 mos. | 10 Aug 1891 | 13 Aug 1891 |
| SANFORD, Mrs. Stanley | 79 | -- | 16 Jun 1887 |
| SANFORD, Nelson | 81 | 22 Apr 1884 | 24 Apr/01 May 1884 |
| SANFORD, W.H. Jr. | 38 | 27 Sep 1884 | 02 Oct 1884 |
| SANFORD, William Henry | 70 | 20 Apr 1894 | 26 Apr 1894 |
| SARGENT, Mrs. D.B. | 80 | - | 28 Jan 1892 |
| SATTERFIELD, Susan Edith | 8 | 29 Apr 1867 | 09 May 1867 |
| SAUNDERS, — [dau. of Phil] | - | - | 20 Apr 1893 |
| SAUNDERS, Charles | - | - | 9 Aug 1894 |
| SAUNDERS, Matilda | 67 | 02 Sep 1888 | 13 Sep 1888 |
| SAUNDERS, Mr. | -- | -- | 23 Nov 1882 |
| SAUNDERS, Mrs. Will | - | - | 05 Jan 1893 |
| SAWYER, Geo. W. | - | - | 08 Apr 1863 |
| SAWYER, Mr. | - | - | 4 Oct 1894 |
| SAWYER, Mrs. Eliza | 60 | 11 Feb 1860 | 22 Feb 1860 |
| SAWYER, Mrs. S.A. | 68 | 21 Jan 1869 | 28 Jan 1869 |
| SAWYER, N. | - | 06 Mar 1876 | 16 Mar 1876 |
| SAWYER, William | 80 | 26 Feb 1888 | 01 Mar 1888 |
| SCANLAN, James Sr. | - | - | 06 Nov 1890 |
| SCHAFER, — [son of Nicholas) | 3 | - | 26 Oct 1876 |
| SCHEIE, Andrew | 67 | 20 Feb 1885 | 26 Mar 1885 |
| SCHENCK, Michael | 76 | 23 Apr 1891 | 30 Apr 1891 |
| SCHMIDT, Gustav | - | - | 03 Dec 1868 |
| SCHMIDT, Louise | -- | -- | 03 Jan 1884 |
| SCHMIDT, Mr. | - | - | 15 Dec 1892 |
| SCHNEIDER, George | 65 | - | 04 Nov 1875 |
| SCHNEIDER, Henry | -- | 07 Sep 1888 | 13 Sep 1888 |
| SCHNEIDER, Katherina (Stupfel) | 43 | 06 Sep 1891 | 10 Sep 1891 |
| SCHNEIDER, Otto Henry | 14 | 19 Feb 1893 | 23 Feb 1893 |
| SCHNEIDER, Peter | 58 | 16 Aug 1885 | 20 Aug 1885 |
| SCHOCK, — [infant child of Ed] | - | - | 6 Sep 1894 |
| SCHOCK, — [son of Gus] | - | - | 2 Aug 1894 |
| SCHOFF, — [father of Michael and George] | 99 | -- | 10 May 1883 |
| SCHOONHOVEN, Emma (Salisbury) | 36 | -- | 30 Aug 1888 |
| SCHREINER, — [child of Geo.] | - | - | 26 Dec 1878 |
| SCHRIMER, Katie | - | - | 21 Nov 1878 |
| SCHRODER, Rachel | 73 | 28 Jan 1883 | 08 Feb 1883 |
| SCHROEDER, — [child of Charles] | -- | -- | 02 Oct 1884 |
| SCHROEDER, — [infant dau. of John] | - | - | 19 Oct 1893 |
| SCHROEDER, Louis | - | - | 06 Nov 1890 |
| SCHROEDER, Mrs. | - | - | 08 Jun 1893 |
| SCHRYVER, Catherine S. (Brown) | 65 | 15 Jul 1892 | 21 Jul 1892 |
| SCHRYVER, Charles | 65 | 15 Jun 1887 | 16 Jun/23 Jun 1887 |
| SCHRYVER, Kittie | -- | -- | 10 Apr 1884 |
| SCHRYVER, Robert G. | 64 | -- | 10 Feb/17 Feb/10 Mar 1881 |
| SCHULTZ, Ella | - | - | 14 Mar 1878 |
| SCHUTT, Mr. | - | - | 11 Aug 1892 |
| SCHUYLER, John J. | 60 | 5 Nov 1893 | 9 Nov 1893 |
| SCHUYLER, John J. | 59 | 5 Nov 1893 | 23 Nov 1893 |
| SCHWARTZ, Mr. | 86 | - | 26 Mar 1891 |
| SCOTT, -?- [dau. of Wm. | - | - | 15 Jul 1869 |
| SCOTT, Charlie | - | - | 17 Jan 1878 |
| SCOTT, Elizabeth (Dickenson) Ackerson | 76 | 25 Aug 1890 | 28 Aug/04 Sep 1890 |
| SCOTT, Hiram | - | 06 Apr 1865 | 10 May 1865 |
| SCOTT, Mr. | - | - | 13 Jul 1876 |
| SCOTT, Mrs. Sarah D. | 41 | 09 Apr 1861 | 17 Apr 1861 |
| SCOTT, William | 77 | 06 Mar 1893 | 09 Mar/16 Mar 1893 |
| SCULLEY, — [child of John] | - | - | 09 Jan 1890 |
| SCULLY, Daniel | 55 | - | 20 Sep 1894 |
| SCULLY, John | 79 | 02 Oct 1875 | 07 Oct 1875 |
| SEAMAN, L.B. | - | - | 13 Dec 1894 |
| SEARS, Marshall P. | 64 | 12 Nov 1880 | 25 Nov 1880 |
| SEARS, Mrs. | -- | -- | 13 Jul 1882 |
| SEBERT, Levi | -- | -- | 04 Nov 1886 |
| SEEBER, Mrs. Garrett | - | - | 03 Apr 1879 |
| SEELY, Luman | -- | -- | 22 May 1884 |
| SEILER, — [child] | - | - | 27 Oct 1892 |
| SELLERS, Charles | 33 | - | 25 Jul 1878 |
| SENGER, — [infant son of Ed] | - | - | 08 Jun 1893 |
| SENGER, — [son of Ed] | - | - | 01 Jun 1893 |
| SENGER, Mrs. | - | - | 09 Jan 1890 |
| SENNETT, Myron | 10 | -- | 07 Jul 1887 |
| SERGEANT, David | - | - | 7 Dec 1893 |
| SEWELL, Margaret | 62 | 21 Mar 1892 | 13 Apr 1892 |
| SEWELL, Mrs. Ed | -- | -- | 30 Mar 1882 |
| SEYTON, — [son of Wallace] | 5 | -- | 15 May 1884 |
| SEYTON, Laura | 5 | -- | 10 Nov 1887 |
| SHALES, Eliza (Goodwin) | 72 | 24 May 1890 | 29 May 1890 |
| SHALES, Mrs. Monroe | - | - | 07 May 1891 |
| SHANLEY, Katie | -- | -- | 11 Sep 1884 |
| SHANLEY, Rose | - | 05 Feb 1891 | 12 Feb 1891 |
| SHARPE, Wm. | 86 | 01 May 1893 | 04 May/11 May 1893 |
| SHAVER, Ada | 23 | 18 Jan 1872 | 25 Jan 1872 |
| SHAW, David | 72 | - | 24 Mar 1870 |
| SHEARER, — [son of Charley] | 19 mo. | 24 Nov 1880 | 09 Dec 1880 |
| SHEARER, Eliza [child] | - | 17 Sep 1864 | 23 Nov 1864 |
| SHEARER, George | 66 | 08 Mar 1888 | 15 Mar 1888 |
| SHEARER, Margaret Jane | 4 | 13 Jan 1863 | 11 Feb 1863 |
| SHEARER, Mary M. | 8 | 09 Sep 1864 | 23 Nov 1864 |
| SHEETS, Abby A. (Burbank) | 54 | 20 Sep 1887 | 29 Sep 1887 |
| SHEETS, Charley [child] | - | 18 May 1878 | 30 May/13 Jun 1878 |
| SHEHAN, James | - | - | 11 Mar 1875 |
| SHELDON, — [child of —] | - | - | 22 May 1890 |
| SHELDON, — [child of A.W.] | 10 | - | 08 May 1890 |
| SHELDON, Betsy (Eaton) | 90 | 13 Feb 1893 | 16 Feb 1893 |
| SHELDON, H.S. | - | - | 20 Jun 1872 |
| SHELDON, S.H. | - | - | 02 Apr 1862 |
| SHELDON, Thomas | - | 10 Mar 1894 | 15 Mar 1894 |
| SHELDON, William Arthur | 8 mo. | 14 Aug 1870 | 25 Aug 1870 |
| SHELLY, Nellie | 9 | 21 Dec 1879 | 24 Dec/31 Dec 1879 |
| SHELLY, Nellie | 10 | 21 Dec 1879 | 22 Jan 1880 |
| SHEPARD, Frank Norton | 9 | 25 Dec 1867 | 02 Jan 1868 |
| SHEPARD, Mrs. W.H. | - | 6 Apr 1894 | 12 Apr 1894 |
| SHEPARD, Samuel M.D. | 09 Jun 1859 | 15 Jun 1859 | |
| SHEPPARD, Frank | -- | -- | 18 Nov 1880 |
| SHERMAN, A.A. | -- | -- | 05 Aug 1886 |
| SHERMAN, Charlie | -- | -- | 21 Sep 1882 |
| SHERMAN, Charlie | -- | -- | 13 Sep 1883 |
| SHERMAN, Julia Maria | -- | -- | 05 Dec/12 Dec 1889 |
| SHERMAN, Lilla | 21 | - | 06 Nov/12 Nov 1879 |
| SHERMAN, Lon | -- | -- | 05 Aug 1886 |
| SHERMAN, Marvin | -- | -- | 29 Apr 1880 |
| SHERMAN, Mrs. Caroline | 48 | - | 10 Jun 1863 |
| SHERMAN, Mrs. I. | - | - | 27 Mar 1890 |
| SHERMAN, T.F. | 70 | 22 Mar 1871 | 23 Mar/30 Mar 1871 |
| SHERWOOD, — [dau. of William] | -- | -- | 24 Nov 1881 |
| SHERWOOD, -?- [female] | 3 | - | 06 May 1869 |
| SHERWOOD, Carrie | 6 | 16 Mar 1880 | 18 Mar 1880 |
| SHERWOOD, Charles Fuller | 6 | 25 Apr 1869 | 29 Apr 1869 |
| SHERWOOD, Eben #. | 44 | -- | 18 Nov 1880 |
| SHERWOOD, George N. | 77 | -- | 31 Oct 1889 |
| SHERWOOD, Isabelle Florence | 3 | 03 May 1869 | 13 May 1869 |
| SHERWOOD, James A. | 57 | 4 Aug 1887 | 04 Aug/11 Aug 1887 |
| SHERWOOD, Levi | 78 | 09 May 1867 | 16 May/23 May 1867 |
| SHERWOOD, Lillie (Brown) | 24 | 05 Sep 1891 | 10 Sep/29 Oct 1891 |
| SHERWOOD, Mrs. Nelson | - | - | 02 Jun 1892 |
| SHERWOOD, Mrs. Sarah | 69 | 09 Mar 1869 | 25 Mar/01 Apr 1869 |
| SHERWOOD, Mrs. Wm. (Beardsley) | -- | -- | 01 Dec 1881 |
| SHERWOOD, Myrtle May | 1 | 06 May 1891 | 14 May 1891 |
| SHERWOOD, Nelson B. | -- | -- | 23 Feb/02 Mar 1882 |
| SHERWOOD, Reuben R. | 84 | 18 Jun 1884 | 26 Jun 1884 |
| SHERWOOD, Sarah | 83 | 03 Jan 1876 | 06 Jan/13 Jan 1876 |
| SHERWOOD, Smith S. | - | 22 May 1865 | 07 Jun 1865 |
| SHIELDS, — [son of Widow Shields] | - | - | 29 Jun 1876 |
| SHIMMIN, George I. | 26 | 15 Apr 1880 | 22 Apr 1880 |
| SHOEMAKE, Frank L. | 2 mo. | 24 Jan 1865 | 15 Feb 1865 |
| SHOEMAKER, J.J. | 21 | 30 Nov 1861 | 18 Dec 1861 |
| SHORES, Frank | - | 22 May 1863 | 10 Jun 1863 |
| SHORT, — [son of Frank] | 11 mo. | -- | 29 Dec 1881 |
| SHORT, Francis | 81 | 13 Mar 1882 | 16 Mar 1882 |
| SHORT, Frank L. | 49 | 6 Feb 1894 | 8 Feb 1894 |
| SHORT, Lorenzo | 46 | 12 Oct 1856 | 16 Oct 1856 |
| SHORT, Mary C. | 27 | 31 Aug 1892 | 02 Sep Fair Ed./08 Sep 1892 |
| SHROVER, Mr. | - | - | 03 Apr 1879 |
| SIBLEY, Mrs. Libbie/Mary E. | 38 | 17 Jun 1869 | 24 Jun/01 Jul 1869 |
| SIEBEL, Frank | - | - | 30 Mar 1893 |
| SILL, Peter Sr. [also listed as STULL] | 80 | 30 Mar 1873 | 03 Apr/10 Apr/21 Jul 1873 |
| SILLIMAN, Florence May | 2 | 28 May 1886 | 03 Jun 1886 |
| SILSBURY, Mrs. Alva | -- | -- | 13 Jun 1889 |
| SILVER, George | - | - | 15 Jan 1874 |
| SIM, Dr. | - | - | 19 Nov 1879 |
| SIMEN, John | - | - | 03 Jul 1890 |
| SIMMONS, Jacob | - | - | 31 Jul 1890 |
| SIMMONS, Jennie | 10 | - | 13 Jul 1876 |
| SIMMONS, Mr. | - | - | 09 May 1878 |
| SIMMONS, R.P. | - | - | 21 Feb 1878 |
| SIMMONS, Samuel | 92 | 17 Feb 1894 | 22 Feb/1 Mar 1894 |
| SIMMONS, William Gilpin [infant] | - | 09 Mar 1868 | 19 Mar 1868 |
| SIMONS, A.J. | - | - | 11 Feb/18 Feb 1892 |
| SIMONS, Alfred G. | - | - | 17 Aug 1871 |
| SIMPSON, Robert | 79 | 21 Apr 1892 | 05 May 1892 |
| SINCLAIR, Metella (Scott) | 32 | 03 Feb 1887 | 10 Feb 1887 |
| SINDERSON, Joseph | - | - | 16 Jul 1891 |
| SINGER, Laura | - | - | 26 Nov 1891 |
| SINGER, Peter | - | - | 23 Jan 1890 |
| SINNAMON, Wm. | 59 | - | 28 Jan 1892 |
| SINTON, Richard | 87 | - | 19 Jul 1894 |
| SISSON, Mrs. Laura Ann | 38 | 08 Oct 1863 | 02 Dec 1863 |
| SKEELS, — [son of J.P.] | -- | -- | 02 Oct 1884 |
| SKEELS, — [son of J.P.] | -- | -- | 09 Jun 1887 |
| SKILLICORN, Thomas | - | 25 Apr 1864 | 04 May 1864 |
| SKINNER, — [child of Wesley] | -- | -- | 03 Sep 1885 |
| SKINNER, — [infant daughter] | -- | -- | 30 Sug 1888 |
| SKINNER, Martin | -- | -- | 23 Nov 1882 |
| SKINNER, Mary | -- | -- | 22 Nov 1883 |
| SKINNER, Mrs. A. | -- | -- | 18 Apr 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.