Backward Articles, 1908-1917
Beecher Herald
Beecher, Will County, IL
Submitted by Karen S. Rowe, Dec 2002
A Beecher Herald issue (date unknown) posted an article called BACKWARD. This is a listing of hundreds of chronological vital statistics and other interesting items for Beecher, IL and surrounding areas. Each section is alphabetized by surname. The # in parenthesis is number of items found for that person in that section. The date in the BACKWARD issue is the issue date for each item. Names are spelled as they are in newspaper issue.
Actual images from the newspaper articles are found beneath the headings with the surname index.
For More Information: Old State Capitol, Newspaper/Microfilm Department, Springfield, IL 62701-1507
| 1908 Charles Adolph William Bahlman, Goodnow Fred Becker Charles Beckman, Ch. Hgts. George Beckwith George Beseke William Bielfeldt William S. Bielfeldt, Thornton Philip Bischmann, Monee Henry Block Sr. Claus Boller H. W. Boltman, Crookston, MN (2) Alvina Boyens William Boyens Anna Brands Beate Brauer Minnie Buck Thomas Clark Edwin Claus Herman Claus Henry Clausing Frank Darling Alvina Deneke C. B. Eskilson Joachim Fick Louis Fick William Fischer Lydia Frahm Edward Grages Henry Graves, Petersburg Mrs. S. Gross C. J. Hack Sophia Hack, Peotone Henry Hagemeister, Fort Wayne, IN Marie Hagemeister John Harms Emma Hartman Lydia Hasenjaeger Robert Heldt William Hendriks Herman Henken, Carey, IL |
1908 continued Louise Hepp Alvina Huenerberg Fred Hinze Sr. H. G. Hinze Frank Hunte Ludwig Hunte Ludwig Hunte (Mrs.) M. A. Judy Thomas Kane Mary Kirchhoff Emma Klein, Ch. Hgts. Margaret Klemme Jacob Kraft John Kurth John Lawrence J. F. Leising Alvina Lemke Emma Lohman John Lohman Fred Martin Anna Matis Fred Matthias Herman Menke George Meyer Dr. Miley Hans Miller W. F. Myrick Emma Nottorf Ferdinand Oberheide Fred Oehlerking Diedrich Ohlenkamp Caroline Oldenburg Louise Oldenburg William Ostermeyer Jesse Pauls Christ L. Piel Christ Piel Rudolph Pomrehn Mrs. Henry Rascher Henry Rascher Orva Robeson, Goodenow |
1908 continued William Rump R. J. Salzman Herman Schmaedeke John Schultz, Madison, WI William Schultz Emma Schutte Fred Schutte Sr., Homewood Conrad Schweer Carl Seggebruch Fred Seitz Henry Seitz Adolph Siefker Frank Siems Edna Stade Ludwig Stade Henry Starbeck Louis Steben Henry Stolzenbach Fred Tegtmeyer Mrs. Theede Herman Torno Ida Triem Henry Voltmeer Dr. Voorhis Rebecca Von Engeln Fred Voshage William Wehling Henry Wehmhoefer Fred Wehrman Herman Wilke Gustav Wilkening Lydia Wilkening John Wille Walter Wilson Louise Wolkow Matilde Wolkow |
| 1909 Charles Adolph Emma Apking H. F. Bahlman Elizabeth Becker Christ H. Behrens Rev. D. Biermann Judge Campbell Louise Deerking Judge Dibell William H. Dieck August Ehrhardt Fred Erickson Mrs. Fette W. S. Graham Henry Hack Judge Hooper Frank Hunte (2) Louise Hussman Emil Klein Emil Koch Henry Kramer Leo H. Leising, St. Joseph, MI William Meyer Amanda Ohlenkamp Herman Ruger William Ruwaldt Robert Salzman Steve Schaeftlein Sophia Schluntz Henry Schmaedeke Maria Schweer Helen Selk Fred Sennholtz Thomas Smith, Crystal Lake Henry Tegtmeyer R. H. Wegert Henry Wehmhoefer Tillie Wehmhoefer Fred Wehrhan William Westphall Alta A. Wilson, St. Joseph, MI |
1909 continued – 1910 Myrtle Allis, Momence Chas. W. Bartels Amanda Bergmeier John Boyens Rev. A. W. Brauer, Worden, IL (2) Louise Busse A. B. Dede, Danville Wilhelmine Facklam, Goodenow Emma Fick Lena Guritz Conrad Hartman Frank Hartman Emma Jessen Emil Kiedasch Charles Krapf John F. Lange Minnie Lemke Herman Matson Mary Moennix, Klassville Henry Moyer August Pralle Mrs. August Pralle, Chicago John Rosenbock Christ Salzman, Thornton Ernst Schultz, Momence Herman Selk Emil Sennholtz, Chicago (2) Ella Siefker Lydia Sievens, Worden, IL Jacob Springer, Chicago Ludwig Stade Mary Stock Fred Thoms Ed Wassman Henry Wolkow |
1910 Alma Alexander William Arfman William H. Braedemeier Fred Brands Rev. Carl Brauer F. G. Cloidt Ferdinand Engelking Henry Hack Minnie Hagemeister, Chicago John Harms Fred Hartman Fred Haseman Barbara Hepp Hans Heucke Emil C. Hinze, Chicago Fred Hunte Frank Hunte Eva Houck Henry Kappmeier Carl Koenning Emil Koenning Esther Korthauer, Blue Island John Korthauer, Blue Island A. J. Longtin Amanda Matthias Conrad Matthias Ernst Miller, Eagle Lake F. Oberheide Jr. Conrad Ohlendorf William Piner Conrad Riechers Charles Ruge Sophia Riechert R. G. Salzman Amanda Selk Herman Stadt Fred Stolzenbach Emma Struve Dr. Van Voorhis Julia Ann Van Voorhis, Fairdale Herman Von Engeln Fred Wehrman Paul Wiegand Hon. Fred Wilke |
| 1910 continued – 1911 Minnie Batterman, Crown Pt. Fred Bernhard Henry Bisping, Joliet Henry Ferd Borges Sr. Clara Bruns George Dewey, Grant Park August Fette Harry Fields, Ch. Hgts. W. T. Gallagher, Blue Island Albert Haseman Alma Haseman Louise Hibbing Paul Hinze, Jacksonville William Huenerburg T. H. Iglehart Louisa Kappmeier, Oelwein, IA Dena Kenning Conrad Lages Amond Lattz Mrs. Fred Luckow Albert Meyer Ida Moldenhauer, Joliet Sophia Oberloh Sophia Ohlenkamp Louise Piepenbrink Jack Purcell, Kankakee Edward Rehborg Yetta Schultz Clarence Sodeman George Sodeman William Stolzenbach Arthur Struve Chas. Wehling Ella Wilkening Ella Wille, Jacksonville Theodore Wille, Crown Pt. |
1911 Gevert Arfmann H. F. Balgeman, Petersburg Henry Balgeman, Petersburg H. W. Bockelman Alma Deeke Minnie Fick Mrs. Louise Guritz, Kankakee Ed Hack Fred W. Haemker Emil Harnisch Christ Hasenjaeger John Hein, Ch. Hgts. Hulda Hibbing Rev. John Horton (2) Sophia Kregel William Kuhlman Minnie Kutemeier, Ch. Hgts. Fred Lange Amond Lattz Mrs. H. S. Lyons, Joliet Benjamin Maas Clara Matthias Alvina Meyer Louis Meyer Ernest Milow Anna Moldenhauer, Chicago John Mueller Mary Mueller Hans Henry Nottorf Edward Piepenbrink Rev. Richard Piehler, Eagle Lake Chas. Saffrahn, Chicago R. G. Salzman Frank Scheiwe Ed Schultz Henry Seitz Clara Selk Catherine Small Mrs. Martin Steege, Crete Laura Volandt H. H. Wegert Clara Wilke Wilke Anna Wolkow Henry Wolkow |
1911 continued – 1912 Josephine Apking George Batterman Fred Bermann Bertha Boicken Amanda Brenker Anna Echoff Herman Echoff Fred Engelking Elizabeth Frohreich, Goodland, IN Rev. Galbraith, Goodland, IN L. F. Going August Graff Henry Heldt Jr. Lillian Heldt W. F. Hinze Rev. John Horton (2) Fred Hunte Anna Jansen, Milford Albert Kieper Ida Lindemann Simon Mason Herman Matson Kenneth Mervel Matson Diedrich Ohlenkamp Rudolph Pecht Louis Pralle Fred Pries, Chicago Mrs. Henry Rhode Anna Schroeder John Selk Emilie Senholtz John G. Siemsen (2) Louis Stade D. J. Stevens John Stolzenback, Milford Henry Tatge Fred Wilkening Sr. Wilhelm Wilkening |
| 1912 Alice Baker Ella Batterman George Becker Arnold Boicken William Boicken Amanda Brenker Olive Burchard, Watseka Fred Deneke Chauncey L. Dubridge, Sollitt Mrs. Arthur Ehrhardt, Valparaiso, IN August Ehrhardt Dr. Harold W. Freeman, Watseka Frank Hack Emil Harding Etta Gloom Silvester Gross Henry Hattendorf John Horton (2) H. E. Kammann Louis Kirchhoff Carl Koenning Mrs. Anna Maria Kraft Carl Lange Henry Langreder Henry Luecke Mrs. William Meyer Mary Ohlenkamp Lillie Piel John Henry Piepenbrink Lydia Piepenbrink Mrs. Dorothea Reineke Martin Rotermund Tillie Schaefer William Selk Jr. Minnie Seitz Louis Siefker, Chicago Lizzie Stolzenbach Ella Tatge Ferdinand Teske Frieda Voigts Henry Voigts Herman Wehrman Louis Wolkow |
1912 continued – 1913 Stephen Ayers, Joliet Louise Becker Lena Brands Henry Claus Fred Clausing Marie Deneke Fred Erickson, Oak Forest Ed Grages Albert Hack Edmund C. Hack, Chicago Frank Hack Herman Hack William J. Hinze Roy Katchen, Valparaiso, IN Liza Karin Johnson, Joliet Joseph F. Leising, Buffalo, NY William Lutterman Miss Mason, Valparaiso, IN Frank E. Metcalf, Riverdale, KS Edwin Meyer Emil Meyer Fany Elliott Miller, Oak Park Henry Oestmann Claus Paulsen Mrs. Albert Pomrehn Corda Pearl Prewett Henry Riechers H. B. Ruge Rosina Russell Henry Scheiwe Fred Schutte Margaret Schwartz, Chicago Hilda Selk Vice President Sherman, Utica, NY Oscar Snyder, Ch. Hgts. Daniel Pomerey Taylor, Oak Park August Teske Mrs. Fred Voshage Mollie Wehrman F. H. Wilke (2) |
1913 Mrs. Henry Bernhard H. W. Bockelman Orville Boderius William Boderius Henry Bohnsack Rev. A. H. Brauer Bernhardt Budda Norman Buechler, Woodlawn William Claus Henry F. Duensing Louise Franzen, Bensenville Rev. L. J. F. Going, Bensenville W. S. Graham Henry Haacke Henry Harmening Mrs. John Haseman Dr. Henry H. C. Heuck, Bridgeman, MI Anna Hinze Elenore Homann Mrs. M. A. Judy, West Lebannon, IN Emil Klein William Koch John Lange Carl Lindeman Henry Mueller Anna Oldenburg Mrs. Henry Oldenburg Mary Piel Albert Pomrehn William Rowe H. B. Ruge Herman Ruge Irwin D. Ruge Clara A. Rust Joachim Ruwadt Anna Senholtz Mrs. Herbert W. Tabbitt, Kankakee Henry Tatge Rose Warnecke, Woodlawn Rose Wassman Alice Wehrman Amanda Wehrman John C. Werner Fred Wilke, Indianapolis Minnie Williams, Bridgman, MI Martha Zenk |
| 1913 continued – 1914 Robert Behrens Philip Bischman, Monee Mrs. Louisa Block Amanda Bunte Orvis J. Clapsaddle, Sollitt Frank Dudly, Brunswick Gustav Erickson John George Goetz, Crete Mrs. Wendula Hinze Frank Hunte Henry Hunte John Husman, Crete John Kammermann, Grant Park Fred Koelling Peter Klassen, Brunswick Albert J. Kramer, Grant Park Chas. Kuhlman, Maywood Mrs. Minnie Kurth, West Pullman Harry Lages Henry Lages Effie Lohman James W. Martin, Joliet Malinda Matthias (2) William Meyer Paris M. Myrick, Crete Frieda Nottorf Martin Oldenburg Alma Schweppe Louis Seitz Mrs. Fred Unruh, Grant Park Elizabeth Wehmhoefer Mrs. August Wiechen, Peotone Otto Yaeger, Ch. Hgts. |
1914 H. F. Bahlman Jeanette Bardwick August Batterman Fred Bernhard Katherine Bothfuhr, Great Falls, MT Fred Brenker William Buhr Frank Bunte Thos. Clark Jos. Daver August Ehrhardt Henry Hack Fred Hartman F. E. Heldt William Herlitz Emma Huenerberg Frank Hunte Carl Klemme Ida Koelling Otto Koelling Henry Kuersten Oscar Kuersten, Ch. Hgts. Clara Langebartels Edna Langreder Adolph Maurer Chris Mueller Albert Ohlendorf Ida Ohlendorf Henry Ohlendorf, Black Walnut William Ohlenkamp Conrad Ostermeyer John Paulsen Alice Rascher J. J. Rascher Clara Riechers William Ristenpart Henry Ruhr August Rump Edward Rust Harry Schmeckpepper Fred Schmedike, Ch. Hghts. William Siefker Ida Stade, Ch. Hgts. D. J. Steevens Amanda Tatge Mrs. William Triphatin Anna Voshage Fred Wehrman William Wiechen Henry Wille, Ch. Hgts. Augusta Wolkow |
1914 continued – 1915 Chas. Adolph Geo. Affolder, St. Augustine, FL Mrs. Dorothy Amelung Dorothy Baumgartner William Becker Ida Bergum, Crookston, MN Henry Bernhard Arnold Boltman, Crookston, MN Anna Boyens Christ Braemer, Goodenow Jacob Deutch Mrs. Ellen Graham, Whiting, IN Carl Hack, Ch. Hgts. (2) Rosie Hack, Ch. Hgts. Paul Heidebreck Ernest Hinze, Kankakee Gustav Hoff Rudolph Klocksieben Emil Kurth Mrs. Margis, Chicago Henry Meyer William Paul, Gary, IN Carol Emily Ruge Emil Ruge O. V. Robinson Mrs. Chas. Saffratin, Chicago George Schaeftlein Her. Schmedpepper, Crete Emma Schmidt Fred Smith George W. Smith Elisie Stogentine, Gary, IN Erna Triphahn Henry Thaves, West Pulman Fred Wehrman, Sr. (2) |
| 1915 continued – 1916 Missing several entries bad copy at top of page. Chas. Adolph Paul Adolph Raymond Adolph Charlie Ahrens, Roseland Bahlman John H. Bahlman, Eagle Lake Clifford Albert Batterman Fred Batterman, Chicago George Batterman Nora Baumgartner, Roseland Edward Becker Mrs. Mary Becker Joseph Berg Fred Bernhard (2) Carl Beseke Ed Boecker Alma Boicken Rev. A H. Brauer Justine Brenker Thos. Clark Mrs. Jos. Cloidt, Sollitt August Colby, Waukegan Oscar Conrad Charles Cook Harmon H. Crabtree, Ch. Hgts. Hazel Darling Herman Deeke, Waukegan Julius Echtlerling, Brunswick Louis Engelking Emilia Frahm William Froherick Rev. L. Going, Alberta, Canada Emil Grages Henry Grages W. S. Graham Mary Guritz Mrs. Christine Hahn Henry Hahn Laura Hamann, Grant Park William C. Hamann Jr. Justine Hartman Ernest Heldt Sr. Caroline Hinz, HInsdale Postmaster Hinze Frank Hunte Emil Klein John Knuth Sr. Sophia Kregel |
1915 continued – 1916 continued Minnie Kurth Richard Kurth, Grant Park Henry Lattz Mary Lutterman Ruth Matson, Ch. Hgts. Henry Matthias (2) Herman Matthias Adolph Meyer Otto Meyer Mrs. Amos Most??? Mrs. Conrad Ohlendorf Minnie Oldenburg Mrs. William Oldenberg John Paulsen Martin Peters Piehler John Piepenbrink Heinrich Herman Plagge Pomrehn Rose Rademacher William Ristenpart Herman Ruge William Rump, Gary, IN Henry Scheiwe Mrs. Edward Schmidt Mrs. Fred Schmidt Emil Selk Ernest Sell? Amanda Senholtz Henry Soda Harry Stade, Hinsdale Ida Stade Edward Stadt William Steben J. V. Steger, Steger D. J. Stevens Mrs. William Struve Mrs. William Trubach Carrie Van Eden, Gary, IN Dr. Van Voorhis Peter Weberly???, Wausan???, WI Clara Wehmhoefer Werner William Wiggenhauser Fred Wilkening, Eagle Lake Mrs. William Wilkening Amelia Wille |
1916 continued – 1917 Missing several entries bad copy at top of page. Alma Albers Raymond Adolph Ed Apking Helen Apking H. F. Bahlman William Baumgartner Herman Bernhard, Los Angeles, CA Martin Bernhard Grover Bielfeldt, Momence W. Bockelman Glen Boicken William Boicken Fred C. Boltman, Crookston, MN Mrs. Sophia Clausing Arnold Dohmeyer Ferdinand Engelking Arnold Grages Marvin Graham Christ Hasenjaeger, Goodenow Clara Hoppenstedt William Hunte, Rutland, MN Thomas Klug, Steger Herman Kuester Herman Kurth Friederich Langebartels Elsie Lindemann Anna Loitz Henry Matthias, Blue Island John Miller Sr. Arthur Nargis Conrad Ostermeyer Ethel Per???, Joliet Christ Pfingston, Grant Park Henry Poppe Fred Riechers Clara Ruge, Ch. Hgts. Irwin Ruge, Ch. Hgts. Willliam Rump William Russell Esther A. Sawyer, Crookston, MN Joachim Schluntz Frieda May Siemsen Thos. Smith Alfred Stade G. A. Tatge Dr. Van Voorhis Herman Wehling Minnie Wehrman |
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Is there a database of obituaries at your paper? I found listings for my great grandparents in these “Backward” articles and am searching for more information. “Jacob Kraft” died Feb. 9, 1908 and his wife Anna Marie Kraft died August 2, 1912.