Index to Death Notices Appearing in The Sentinel (Woodstock, IL), 1856-1894
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Surname | Age | Date of Death | Date of Issue |
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WADE, Dr. | - | - | 13 Feb 1890 |
WAGGONER, Elizabeth | 21 | 07 Nov 1857 | 18 Nov 1857 |
WAINRIGHT, J.R. | 68 | 24 Jan 1880 | 29 Jan 1880 |
WAIT, Henry M. | 69 | - | 06 Nov 1879 |
WAITE, Carrie | - | - | 4 Jan 1894 |
WAITE, Clara Adell | 1 | - | 11 Jun 1862 |
WAITE, Lewis | 82 | 21 Nov 1892 | 15 Dec 1892 |
WAITE, Millie | 15 | 15 Dec 1883 | 20 Dec 1883 |
WAKEFIELD, Mrs. | - | - | 22 Feb 1894 |
WAKEMAN, Edith May | 5 | 16 Nov 1866 | 13 Dec 1866 |
WAKEMAN, S.H. | - | - | 30 Sep 1863 |
WAKEMAN, T.B. | 66 | -- | 15 Jul 1880 |
WALDO, Frank | -- | -- | 12 Apr 1883 |
WALDRON, James | - | 22 Sep 1891 | 01 Oct 1891 |
WALES, — [child of Jacob] | 18 mo. | -- | 28 Oct 1880 |
WALES, Catherine | -- | 21 Dec 1882 | 28 Dec 1882 |
WALES, Lottie | 11 mo. | 21 Nov 1878 | 28 Nov 1878 |
WALKER, — [dau. of George] | - | - | 09 Mar 1871 |
WALKER, — [son of George] | - | - | 09 Mar 1871 |
WALKER, Augusta | - | - | 09 Mar 1871 |
WALKER, George | - | - | 09 Mar 1871 |
WALKER, Mrs. Thos. | -- | -- | 19 Jun 1884 |
WALKER, Susan H. | -- | -- | 18 Feb 1886 |
WALKER, —ual H. | -- | -- | 24 Jun 1880 |
WALKINGTON, — [child of Will] | - | 10 Apr 1894 | 12 Apr 1894 |
WALKUP, Dora E. | 2 | - | 06 Nov 1856 |
WALKUP, Josiah | 61 | 12 Sep 1876 | 14 Sep/21 Sep/05 Oct 1876 |
WALKUP, Josiah | - | - | 13 Sep 1877 |
WALKUP, Margaret Plunkett (St.Clair) | 65 | 04 Aug 1887 | 11 Aug 1887 |
WALL, Honorah | - | - | 19 Jul 1894 |
WALLACE, — [dau. of W.] | -- | -- | 16 Dec 1880 |
WALLACE, Hannah B. | 78 | 1 Jun 1894 | 7 Jun 1894 |
WALLACE, Mrs. | - | - | 27 Feb 1879 |
WALLACE, Mrs. Ed | -- | -- | 08 Jan 1885 |
WALLACE, Mrs. G. | - | - | 22 Nov 1879 |
WALLACE, Nellie | - | - | 08 Jan 1891 |
WALLACE, Thomas | -- | -- | 30 Dec 1886 |
WALLACE, Wm. | - | - | 26 Apr 1865 |
WALSH, — [dau. of Edward H. and Ella] | 13 da. | 20 Sep 1872 | 03 Apr 1873 |
WALSH, Edward H. | 24 | 15 Mar 1873 | 03 Apr/24 Apr 1873 |
WALSH, Henry | 16 | 18 Jan 1892 | 04 Feb 1892 |
WALSH, John | -- | -- | 31 Jan 1884 |
WALSH, Stephen | 63 | -- | 26 Feb 1880 |
WALTERS, Mrs. August | 49 | -- | 20 May/27 May 1886 |
WALTON, John Wilson | 71 | 11 Jul 1886 | 15 Jul 1886 |
WANZER, Mrs. James | -- | 16 Mar 1884 | 20 Mar 1884 |
WARD, — [child of Dr. —] | 21 mos. | -- | 08 Jan 1880 |
WARD, Alice | - | - | 19 Oct 1864 |
WARD, Frank | - | - | 02 Apr 1891 |
WARD, Hannah | -- | -- | 07 Feb 1884 |
WARD, Harry | 6 | 20 Mar 1880 | 25 Mar 1880 |
WARD, Lucius | -- | -- | 29 Jan 1880 |
WARD, Mr. | - | - | 22 Feb 1894 |
WARD, Mrs. | -- | -- | 03 May 1888 |
WARD, Phillip | 4 | -- | 15 Jan 1880 |
WARD, Willie | -- | -- | 29 Jan 1880 |
WARDLOW, Clarence | -- | 23 Jun 1888 | 28 Jun 1888 |
WARNER, — [daughter of Dan] | - | - | 21 Dec 1893 |
WARNER, Charles E. | 80 | 16 May 1891 | 21 May 1891 |
WARNER, Daniel | 61 | 18 Mar 1868 | 26 Mar 1868 |
WARNER, Mrs. Enos S. | - | 19 Jul 1878 | 01 Aug 1878 |
WARNOCK, — [child] | -- | -- | 15 Mar 1883 |
WARREN, — [dau. of Albert] | -- | -- | 30 Dec 1886 |
WARWICK, David | - | - | 07 Oct/21 Oct 1863 |
WASHBURN, A.W. | -- | -- | 08 Nov 1888 |
WASHBURNE, Elihu B. 71 | 71 | -- | 27 Oct 1887 |
WASHINGTON, -- | 16 | -- | 16 Feb 1882 |
WASHO, — [child of Wm.] | 6 mo. | - | 09 Mar 1893 |
WATERMAN, Melvina M. (Farrar) | 41 | 25 Jan 1880 | 29 Jan/05 Feb 1880 |
WATERMAN, Warren | -- | 23 Apr 1882 | 27 Apr 1882 |
WATERS, C.O. | 79 | 02 May 1893 | 04May/11 May 1893 |
WATERS, Patrick | - | 14 Jul 1861 | 24 Jul 1861 |
WATSON, Chas. M. | 41 | 06 Sep 1873 | 02 Oct 1873 |
WATSON, James | 63 | 13 Feb 1884 | 28 Feb 1884 |
WATSON, Louisa | 53 | 05 Jan 1877 | 11 Jan/18 Jan 1877 |
WATSON, Mrs. | -- | -- | 31 Jan 1884 |
WATTERS, Henry | 96 | 28 Mar 1892 | 13 Apr 1892 |
WATTERS, Mrs. Dr. | -- | -- | 02 Feb 1888 |
WATTLES, Russell | -- | -- | 19 Jun 1884 |
WAUGH, William | -- | -- | 03 Nov 1887 |
WAY, Electa M. (Schryver) | 54 | 09 Jul 1892 | 14 Jul 1892 |
WAYNE, Harley | - | - | 16 Apr/23 Apr/30 Apr 1862 |
WEATHERLY, Andrew L. | 14 | 21 Apr 1864 | 11 May 1864 |
WEAVER, Benjamin E. | 27 | 16 Jul 1892 | 04 Aug 1892 |
WEAVER, Daniel | 45 | -- | 09 Feb 1882 |
WEAVER, David | 68 | - | 10 Jul 1879 |
WEAVER, Minnie | -- | -- | 04 Oct 1883 |
WEAVER, Mrs. David | - | - | 23 Apr 1891 |
WEAVER, Winnie | 16 | -- | 24 Mar 1881 |
WEBB, Fred | -- | -- | 23 Dec 1886 |
WEBBER, Julia (Richardson) | 86 | 23 Oct 1888 | 25 Oct/01 Nov 1888 |
WEBLE, Albert M. | 15 Mar 1869 | 18 Mar 1869 | |
WEBSTER, Isaac | - | - | 16 Jan 1890 |
WEBSTER, Joseph P. | - | - | 04 Feb 1875 |
WEBSTER, Mrs. | -- | -- | 28 Sep 1882 |
WEEKS, Daniel | -- | -- | 17 Jun 1886 |
WEIDNER, Eva Maria | - | 03 Apr 1868 | 17 Dec 1868 |
WEILAND, -- | 18 | -- | 10 Jan 1889 |
WEILAND, — [child] | -- | -- | 10 Jan 1889 |
WELCH, Maggie | 16 | - | 11 Nov 1875 |
WELLER, Jessie Fremont | 6 | 28 Jan 1863 | 08 Apr 1863 |
WELLER, Mrs. | -- | -- | 06 Sep 1883 |
WELLINGTON, Sarah | -- | -- | 29 Sep 1887 |
WELLNER, Irene | 18 | 11 Jun 1892 | 14 Jul 1892 |
WELLS, — [infant child of Peter] | - | - | 12 Jul 1894 |
WELLS, — [infant son of Peter] | - | - | 19 Oct 1893 |
WELLS, Amy P. | 20 | - | 12 Nov 1879 |
WELLS, Andrew | - | 08 Feb 1875 | 18 Feb 1875 |
WELLS, Jonathan | 87 | 19 Jan 1892 | 21 Jan/28 Jan 1892 |
WELSH, Mr. | - | 24 Nov 1894 | 28 Nov 1894 |
WELSH, Mrs. Stephen | 69 | 28 Mar 1885 | 02 Apr 1885 |
WELSH, Peter | 20 | -- | 26 Jun 1884 |
WENDT, -- | 4 | - | 25 Aug 1892 |
WENHOLZ, Wm. | 69 | - | 25 Jan 1893 |
WENTWORTH, — [twin child of Warren] | -- | -- | 24 Feb 1887 |
WERNHAM, John M. | 22 | 21 Sep 1864 | 02 Nov 1864 |
WERNHAM, Sarah M. | 14 | 01 Apr 1863 | 15 Apr 1863 |
WESCOTT, Susan Thomas | 76 | 15 Apr 1892 | 05 May 1892 |
WESSON, Frank | - | 9 May 1894 | 17 May 1894 |
WEST, Robert | -- | -- | 28 Oct 1886 |
WEST, Solomon | - | - | 19 Mar 1862 |
WESTBURY, Job A. | - | 22 May 1863 | 10 Jun 1863 |
WESTERMAN, — [twin son of Adam] | 8 mo. | - | 15 May 1890 |
WESTERMAN, Albert J. | 21 | 31 Aug 1891 | 03 Sep/10 Sep 1891 |
WESTERMAN, Margaret | 74 | 29 Oct 1892 | 03 Nov/10 Nov 1892 |
WESTERN, Mrs. H.F. | - | - | 30 Oct 1890 |
WESTLAKE, -- | - | - | 18 Apr 1894 |
WESTMAN, Mary | - | 17 Apr 1891 | 23 Apr 1891 |
WETTERLING, — [dau. Of August] | 12 | - | 23 Mar 1893 |
WETTSTEIN, Theodore | 62 | 21 Mar 1877 | 12 Apr 1877 |
WHALEN, — [son of Joseph] | - | - | 05 Jul 1877 |
WHALEN, Walter | - | - | 29 Jun 1876 |
WHEAT, John Searl | 63 | 19 Jan 1886 | 21 Jan/28 Jan/04 Feb 1886 |
WHEELER, Ada | 18 | 12 Jan 1889 | 24 Jan 1889 |
WHEELER, Catherine (Jones) | 76 | 29 Jun 1889 | 04 Jul 1889 |
WHEELER, Merrick | -- | -- | 16 May 1889 |
WHEELER, Mr. [father of Geo. W.] | -- | -- | 04 Jun 1885 |
WHEELER, Mrs. Jane M. | 33 | 10 Nov 1860 | 12 Dec 1860 |
WHEELER, Robert | -- | 15 Dec 1884 | 25 Dec 1884 |
WHEELER, Sarah | 78 | 24 May 1872 | 30 May 1872 |
WHIPPLE, Virgel H. | 81 | 07 Feb 1892 | 11 Feb/25 Feb 1892 |
WHISTON, Mrs. | - | 13 May 1894 | 17 May 1894 |
WHITBECK, Theodore R. | - | 28 Feb 1894 | 8 Mar 1894 |
WHITE, Christopher | -- | -- | 09 Apr 1885 |
WHITE, David | - | - | 10 Dec 1879 |
WHITE, Emily A. | 32 | 01 Dec 1874 | 07 Jan 1875 |
WHITE, Lewis A. | - | 17 May 1872 | 30 May 1872 |
WHITE, Madison | - | - | 16 Mar 1893 |
WHITE, Mrs. Isabel | 28 | - | 16 Oct 1856 |
WHITE, Richard | - | - | 20 Mar 1890 |
WHITE, Sarah E. | 22 | 09 May 1867 | 16 May 1867 |
WHITING, Wm. | 85 | - | 10 Dec 1891 |
WHITMARSH, L. | -- | 22 Jun 1889 | 27 Jun 1889 |
WHITNEY, — [mother of Peter] | - | - | 05 Aug 1875 |
WHITNEY, -?- [child] | - | - | 24 Dec 1868 |
WHITNEY, Sadie | 7 | -- | 21 Oct 1880 |
WHITSON, F.O. | 37 | 21 Aug 1878 | 22 Aug/29 Aug 1878 |
WHITSON, Hannah Porter (Boutell) | -- | 28 Dec 1881 | 29 Dec 1881 |
WHITSON, Thomas | 83 | 17 Oct 1884 | 23 Oct 1884 |
WHITTAKER, Mrs. Thomas | - | 06 Nov 1891 | 12 Nov 1891 |
WHITTEMORE, Mrs. Lucy R. | 69 | 04 Jun 1865 | 19 Jul 1865 |
WHITTIER, Mrs. -- | - | - | 15 Oct 1874 |
WHITTLETON, Bert | - | 14 Sep 1891 | 17 Sep/24 Sep 1891 |
WICKER, Benajah P. | 79 | 30 Jan 1866 | 08 Feb 1866 |
WICKER, Josephine | 24 | - | 16 May 1878 |
WICKHAM, Flora | 20 | 25 Mar 1868 | 02 Apr/14 May 1868 |
WICKHAM, Geo. S. | 66 | 16 Feb 1885 | 12 Mar 1885 |
WICKHAM, George | - | - | 22 Dec 1892 |
WIEKS, Arvin | 75 | - | 27 Dec 1894 |
WIFFIN, John Jr. | 33 | 25 Feb 1869 | 11 Mar 1869 |
WIFFIN, Mrs. Sophia | 64 | 18 Nov 1865 | 29 Nov 1865 |
WILBER, Father | - | - | 16 Jan 1879 |
WILBRANDT, Mrs. C. | 48 | - | 09 Oct/16 Oct 1890 |
WILBUR, Effie | 13 mo. | 03 Dec 1859 | 28 Dec 1859 |
WILBUR, Emma | 19 | 28 Sep 1877 | 25 Oct 1877 |
WILBUR, Jennie | - | - | 05 Mar 1891 |
WILBUR, O.G. | 81 | 12 Feb 1890 | 06 Mar 1890 |
WILCOX, -- | 6 mo. | 12 Oct 1891 | 15 Oct 1891 |
WILCOX, — [dau. of G.F.] | - | 08 Mar 1891 | 12 Mar 1891 |
WILCOX, — [dau. of G.F.] | - | 11 Oct 1892 | 13 Oct 1892 |
WILCOX, — [dau. of Wm.] | - | - | 28 Sep 1893 |
WILCOX, Bruce | -- | -- | 12 Jan 1882 |
WILCOX, Cahrles E. | 23 | 22 Nov 1892 | 30 Nov 1892 |
WILCOX, David | - | 20 Mar 1863 | 22 Jul 1863 |
WILCOX, Geo. | - | - | 14 Feb 1878 |
WILCOX, H.M. | -- | 30 Mar 1881 | 14 Apr 1881 |
WILCOX, Lorenzo | - | - | 30 Oct 1879 |
WILCOX, Lucinda | 30 | 01 Oct 1879 | 09 Oct 1879 |
WILCOX, May | 21 | 15 Oct 1892 | 27 Oct 1892 |
WILCOX, Mrs. H. | - | - | 02 Oct 1879 |
WILCOX, Mrs. Henry | - | - | 20 Feb 1873 |
WILCOX, William | 72 | 17 Jan 1892 | 21 Jan 1892 |
WILES, B.N. | 61 | 07 May 1880 | 20 May 1880 |
WILEY, James | 100 | 20 Apr 1862 | 30 Apr 1862 |
WILEY, Marie | 38 | 04 Mar 1865 | 08 Mar 1865 |
WILKIE, Mrs. Warren | -- | -- | 15 Jul 1880 |
WILKINSON, -- | 1 mo. | - | 30 Nov 1892 |
WILKINSON, Burras | - | - | 21 Nov 1872 |
WILKINSON, infant son of Amos | - | - | 8 Nov 1894 |
WILLARD, Leonard J. | - | 19 Feb 1864 | 09 Mar 1864 |
WILLARD, W.R. | 64 | -- | 13 Jun 1881 |
WILLEY, Orville | 79 | -- | 19 May 1887 |
WILLIAMS, — [mother of James] | - | - | 24 Feb 1876 |
WILLIAMS, Annie (Boodle) | - | - | 28 Sep 1893 |
WILLIAMS, Caleb | 72 | 07 Jan 1872 | 01 Feb 1872 |
WILLIAMS, Clara M. (Thomas) | 23 | 08 Jun 1875 | 24 Jun 1875 |
WILLIAMS, Erastur D. | 68 | 06 Dec 1892 | 08 Dec/15 Dec 1892 |
WILLIAMS, Horace B. | - | 06 Oct 1866 | 01 Nov 1866 |
WILLIAMS, Hugh | 68 | 27 Feb 1884 | 06 Mar 1884 |
WILLIAMS, John | - | - | 09 Oct 1879 |
WILLIAMS, John | - | - | 23 Nov 1893 |
WILLIAMS, Lavantie E. | 87 | 16 Apr 1867 | 25 Apr 1867 |
WILLIAMS, Margaret | 17 | - | 13 Apr 1876 |
WILLIAMS, Morgan | - | - | 5 Oct/19 Oct 1893 |
WILLIAMS, Morgan H. | - | - | 06 Oct 1892 |
WILLIAMS, Mrs. James | 46 | 21 Feb 1863 | 04 Mar 1863 |
WILLIAMS, Otelia O. | 24 | 07 May 1862 | 21 May 1862 |
WILLIAMSON, -- | -- | -- | 22 Aug 1889 |
WILLIAMSON, -?- [female child] | - | - | 21 Aug 1861 |
WILLIAMSON, Albert | - | - | 04 Jul 1872 |
WILLIAMSON, John | - | - | 29 Mar 1894 |
WILLIES, John | - | - | 20 Dec 1877 |
WILLIS, Eveleen E. | 5 | 08 Oct 1863 | 14 Oct 1863 |
WILLIS, Foneta A. | 1 | 25 Oct 1863 | 28 Oct 1863 |
WILLIS, J. Elmer | 26 | 26 Jun 1885 | 02 Jul/09 Jul 1885 |
WILLISTON, Mrs. | - | - | 15 Oct 1891 |
WILLSON, George | 53 | 29 Sep 1865 | 18 Oct 1865 |
WILLSON, Rosetta A. | 14 | 1 Jul 1869 | 08 Jul 1869 |
WILMOTH, Carrie | -- | -- | 12 Feb 1880 |
WILSON, — [child of Silas] | -- | -- | 29 Apr 1880 |
WILSON, A.C. | - | - | 01 Aug 1860 |
WILSON, Alexander | 78 | 23 Jan 1884 | 07 Feb 1884 |
WILSON, Betsey | 71 | 16 Nov 1875 | 25 Nov 1875 |
WILSON, Charles L. | 59 | - | 14 Mar 1878 |
WILSON, Frank | -- | -- | 28 Jul 1881 |
WILSON, Harvey | 83 | -- | 08 Feb 1883 |
WILSON, Isaac G. | - | - | 11 Jun 1891 |
WILSON, Jamie | 17 | -- | 14 Nov 1889 |
WILSON, John | - | - | 22 Oct 1874 |
WILSON, Minnie | - | - | 05 Nov 1891 |
WILSON, Miss | -- | -- | 08 Jul 1880 |
WILSON, Mrs. Charles | - | 31 May 1894 | 31 May 1894 |
WILSON, Mrs. Otis | - | - | 06 Jun 1878 |
WILSON, Mrs. Silas | -- | -- | 15 Feb 1883 |
WILSON, Samuel | - | 30 Jun 1894 | 5 Jul 1894 |
WILSON, Sarah | 55 | 16 Nov 1871 | 30 Nov 1871 |
WILSON, Silas | 75 | 16 Sep 1890 | 18 Sep/25 Sep 1890 |
WINCH, Walter | -- | -- | 20 Jun 1889 |
WIND, Anna M. | 45 | 08 Nov 1889 | 14 Nov 1889 |
WINGATE, Ella (Huffman) | - | - | 21 May 1891 |
WINKIE, — [son of John] | 6 | - | 08 May 1890 |
WINKIE, Charlie | -- | -- | 08 Jan 1885 |
WINN, — [child] | - | - | 24 Dec 1879 |
WINSLOW, C.W. | - | - | 01 Feb 1865 |
WINTERS, — [dau. of James] | - | - | 18 Jun 1891 |
WINTERS, Martha (Millard) | 81 | 12 Mar 1863 | 18 Mar 1863 |
WITT, Lucy | 71 | 01 Mar 1874 | 12 Mar 1874 |
WITTENMEYER, W. | - | 04 Jan 1879 | 09 Jan 1879 |
WODELL, Dora E. | 3 | 08 Jan 1864 | 13 Jan 1864 |
WODELL, George | - | - | 10 Oct 1867 |
WOLCK, Mrs. Chas. | - | - | 20 Sep 1894 |
WOLFE, John | -- | -- | 14 Jul 1881 |
WOLFE, Loesa | -- | 21 Aug 1883 | 30 Aug 1883 |
WOLLAVER, Mrs. P. N. | 45 | - | 25 Feb/03 Mar 1892 |
WOLLENBERG, Mrs. | -- | -- | 30 Mar 1882 |
WONZER, Lottie | - | - | 01 May 1879 |
WOOD, — [infant child] | - | - | 30 Jul 1874 |
WOOD, Albert | - | 19 Sep 1890 | 25 Sep 1890 |
WOOD, Charles | - | - | 17 May 1894 |
WOOD, Florence | 11 | 22 Jun 1885 | 25 Jun 1885 |
WOOD, John | 58 | 05 Feb 1863 | 18 Feb 1863 |
WOOD, Mr. | 94 | - | 24 Apr 1879 |
WOODARD, Lewis M. | 77 | 16 Mar 1891 | 19 Mar 1891 |
WOODARD, Maggie (Kenailly) | - | - | 04 Dec 1890 |
WOODS, H.E. | - | - | 03 Dec 1874 |
WOODWORTH, — [son of Will] | 8 | - | 5 Dec 1894 |
WOODWORTH, Dr. | - | 06 Sep 1879 | 18 Sep 1879 |
WOOLWORTH, Libbie (Cutting) | 49 | 16 Dec 1892 | 22 Dec 1892 |
WOOSTER, Mrs. J.C. | - | - | 05 May 1892 |
WOOSTER, Ruth (Johonnett) | 73 | 20 Mar 1874 | 26 Mar 1874 |
WORTHINGTON, Mrs. John | - | - | 07 Jan 1892 |
WRAY, — [son of John] | - | 08 May 1870 | 19 May 1870 |
WRAY, Ella Loraine (Gibbs) | - | 25 Feb 1875 | 11 Mar/25 Mar 1875 |
WRAY, Guy | -- | -- | 16 Sep 1886 |
WRAY, Thos. | - | 15 Jan 1866 | 25 Jan 1866 |
WRAY, William | 77 | 19 Oct 1894 | 25 Oct 1894 |
WRIGHT, -- | 6 wk. | - | 07 Apr 1892 |
WRIGHT, B.F. | 68 | 25 Jan 1879 | 30 Jan 1879 |
WRIGHT, Cora E. (Irwin) | 27 | 21 Dec 1875 | 23 Dec 1875 |
WRIGHT, Israel | 80 | -- | 05 May 1881 |
WRIGHT, James | 62 | -- | 12 May 1881 |
WRIGHT, Mrs. B.F. | -- | 23 Jun 1886 | 24 Jun 1886 |
WRIGHT, Mrs. Lucinda | 57 | 14 May 1863 | 27 May 1863 |
WRIGHT, R.C. | -- | -- | 11 Nov 1886 |
WYLIE, Clarissa | 11 | 14 Mar 1863 | 25 Mar 1863 |
WYMAN, -- | - | - | 11 Aug 1892 |
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.