1902 Necrologist Report
Transcribed and copyrighted February 26, 2001, by Lawrence B. Peet, Joliet, Illinois. Permission granted to copy for non-commercial use only. All in Italics and upper case surnames are added to or modified from the original by the transcriber.
1902 Old Settlers’ Association Necrology Report, (From the Joliet Daily Republican, Vol. X X X I I, No. 207, Page 1, Wednesday, September 3, 1902. Note: This report covers from September 1901 through August 1902.-L.B. Peet)
Grim Reaper Was Busy Last Year -Old Settlers Learn That Many Have Given Up Battle. – The Necrological Report – Largest Number of Deaths Last Year Since Association Was Formed – Ranks of Venerable Pioneers Are Thinning Out – List of Deaths. –
The old settlers’ reunion, which is being held in Joliet today is largely attended by the venerable pioneers from all sections of the county.
There are many vacant chairs this year, however, as the grim reaper has gathered more than twice as many in the past year as in any previous year since the organization was founded.
The following necrological report was read by W. W. STEVENS:
Mr. President and Members of the Association:
My report to you of the year just closed is a lengthy one, much more so than any that have preceded it. The grim reaper, Death, has been very busy in our ranks since last we met, and gathered a bountiful harvest, especially among the older of the early settlers of the
county. The number of deaths here recorded is more than double what it was six years ago, when I made my first report to you, while the number of deaths of those who came to the county sixty or more years ago is four times greater than it was then and the ages of those who have died the past year have increased accordingly.
There was one death that occurred last year that I did not learn of until after I had made my report.
Isaac H. KENNEY died at Waverly, Iowa, May 13, 1901, at the age of 78 years. He was a resident of Joliet at the breaking out of the civil war, and enlisted in Co. E, of the 100th regiment, and made a good soldier until ill health compelled his return again to private life.
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Those who have passed away since my last report are as follows:
(1901)
Sept. 5, Mrs. B. HAYDEN, of Monee, aged 69 years. She had been a resident there nearly all her life until ten years ago.
Sept. 6, Mrs. Sarah (DAHLER), widow of the late Herman DAHLER, of Manhattan, aged 78 years. A resident of the county 44 years.
Sept. 7, John MATHEWS, of Plainfield, aged 76 years. A resident there for 46 years.
Sept. 10, Jane (RUDD), wife of Rossiter RUDD, of Joliet, aged 58 years. A resident for more than 40 years.
Sept. 11, Robert POOR, of Joliet, aged 76 years. He was one of the pioneers of the county.
Sept. 16, Ella (LINK), wife of J. J. LINK, of Joliet, aged 49 years. She was a native of Joliet and always lived here.
Sept. 18, Moses G. DEMMOND, of Joliet, aged 70 years. He came to Joliet with his parents in 1839, and was a member of the association since the first reunion.
Sept. 20, Mathew HAAS, of Lockport, aged 61 years. He was one of that town’s oldest pioneers.
Sept. 20, Caspar BARNHARD, of Jackson, aged 71 years. He had been a resident of that town for nearly 50 years.
Sept. 22, Daniel ROBERTSON, of Joliet, aged 80 years. A resident of the county for quite 50 years.
Sept. 22, James H. BRIDGE, of Elwood, aged 62 years. A resident of the county 45 years.
Sept. 22, Michael WEBER, of Mokena, aged 72 years. He had been a resident of the county since 1854.
Sept. 23, August HUETTNER, of Joliet, aged 49 years. A citizen for nearly __ (possibly 40) years.
Sept. 25, Mrs. Elizabeth (FARLEY), widow of the late John FARLEY, of Joliet, aged 66 years. She had been a resident of the city 35 years.
Sept. 26, Mrs. Elizabeth A. (HAYWARD), widow of the late Richard HAYWARD, of Peotone, aged 56 years. She had lived in the county 40 years.
Sept. 27, Mrs. Anna (PETERS), wife of Fred PETERS, of Green Garden, aged 80 years. She had been a resident of the county more than 40 years.
Sept. 28, Jessie BALDWIN, of Joliet, aged 72 years. A resident of the county for nearly 50 years.
Oct. 1, Jacob BINZEN, of Joliet, aged 64 years. A resident of the county since he was a child.
Oct. 1, Edward TALBOT, of Joliet, aged 56 years. He was a native of the county.
Oct. 3, Michael C. McGRATH, of Joliet, aged 33 years. He was a native of the county.
Oct. 3, Felix INGOLDSBY, of Troy, aged 84 years. A resident of the town for 47 years.
Oct. 3, Mrs. Anna M. (FREDLI), wife of John FREDLI, of Symerton, aged 76 years. A resident of the county for more than 40 years.
Oct. 6, Kittle (WHITE), widow of the late Thomas WHITE, of Manhattan, aged 74 years. She had been a resident there nearly 40 years.
Oct. 7, Joseph BRESSAL, of Lockport, aged 58 years. A resident there since but a youth.
Oct. 7, Mrs. M. WEINMAN, of Monee, aged 80 years. She came to the county in 1845.
Oct. 13, Isaac S. WATSON, of Joliet, aged 72 years. A resident here for nearly 50 years.
Oct. 16, Mrs. Helen JOY, of Mokena, aged 67 years. She was a native of Homer, this county.
Oct. 18, Mrs. Delia (O’BRIEN), widow of the late Timothy O’BRIEN, of Joliet, aged 70 years. A resident here for nearly 40 years.
Oct. 20, Mrs. Johanna (GINTER), wife of Ernest GINTER, of Peotone, aged 56 years. An old resident there.
Oct. 21, George HOUCK, of Beecher, aged 60 years. A resident there 34 years.
Oct. 23, Max ROSENWEIZ, of Joliet, aged 59 years. He had resided here 40 years.
Oct. 26, Mrs. Mary THORNE, of Lockport, aged 64 years. She was an old resident of the town.
Oct. 27, Mrs. Ellen (DUNN), widow of the late James DUNN, of Joliet, aged 80 years. She had been a resident of the county 60 years.
Oct. 28, John MORRISON, of Lockport, aged 57 years. He had been a resident there since he was a small child.
Oct. 28, Mrs. O. L. (BERRY), wife of J. B. BERRY, of Joliet, aged 60 years. She had been a resident of the county nearly 40 years.
Oct. 29, Mrs. Mary (MOSSMAN), widow of the late Frederick MOSSMAN, of Joliet, aged 81 years. She was an old resident here.
Oct. 31, Mrs. Rose (WEBER), widow of the late Henry WEBER, of Joliet, aged 74 years. An old resident here.
Nov. 1, Charles O. ZIPF, of Joliet, aged 41 years. He was a native of the city.
Nov. 2, Mrs. W. H. SMITH, of Joliet, aged 62 years. She was an old resident of the county.
Nov. 3, Samuel KNOWLTON, of Onarga, Ill., aged 80 years. He was for many years a well-known resident of this county.
Nov. 4, Francis M. FORD, of Chicago, aged 50 years. He was a well-known resident of Joliet 30 years ago.
Nov. 5, Joseph ROGERS, of Joliet, aged 90 years. He had resided in the county nearly 40 years.
Nov. 7, Mrs. Margaret (WERNER), widow of the late August WERNER, of Lockport, aged 67 years. She had lived there many years.
Nov. 10, Daniel BURNS, of Dupage township, aged 68 years. He was an old resident of the county.
Nov. 10, Christian WAGNER, of Joliet, aged 77 years, He had lived here 52 years.
Nov. 10, Adam WOOCK, of Lockport, aged 73 years. He was one of that town’s oldest residents.
Nov. 13, Levi P. HOLDEN, of Hampton, Iowa, aged 66 years. He formerly lived in Frankfort in this county, coming there with his parents in 1836, and residing there many years.
Nov. 16, Augustus EIB, of Jackson, aged 82 years. He had been a resident of that town since 1833.
Nov. 16, Mrs. Elizabeth (SEWARD), widow of the late Robert L. SEWARD, of Joliet, aged 81 years. She had been a resident of the county for 50 years.
Nov. 16, Charles A. JOHNSON, of Braidwood, aged 46 years. He was a native of Wilmington.
Nov. 18, David G. WHITSON, of Manhattan, aged 60 years. He had been a resident of the county nearly 40 years.
Nov. 20, Mrs. Mary T. (SCHREFFLER), widow of the late Samuel SCHREFFLER, of Joliet, aged 94 years. She had been a resident of the city 50 years.
Nov. 21, Wm. LYNK, of New Lenox, aged 77 years. He had been a resident of the town 50 years.
Nov. 21, Mrs. Mary (MERRILL), widow of the late George C. MERRILL, of Joliet, aged 75 years. She had lived here for more than half a century.
Nov. 21, James R. LETTS, of Webster City, Iowa, aged 72 years. Mr. Letts was formerly a well-known resident of Frankfort, coming there at an early date, and that was his home until 1883.
Nov. 22, John FUSS, of Joliet, aged 45 years. He was a native of New Lenox.
Nov. 22, John BEECHER, of Channahon, aged 46 years. He had lived there 40 years.
Nov. 26, Margaret Y. (GRAY), wife of George GRAY, of Joliet, aged 70 years. She had resided here since 1853.
Nov. 26, Henry WESTPHAL, of Joliet, aged 57 years. He came here more than 30 years ago.
Nov. 26, Daniel C. HEMPHILL, of Jackson, aged 71 years. He had lived there since 1834.
Nov. 27, Mrs. Luella (NICHOLSON), wife of A. C. NICHOLSON, of Lockport, aged 71 years. She was an old resident of the county.
Nov. 28, Mrs. Sarah GARDNER, of Joliet, aged 60 years. She had lived in the county for 40 years.
Nov. 29, Mrs. Susan (SERVER), widow of the late Andrew SERVER, of Joliet, aged 70 years. She had been a resident of the county nearly all her life.
Nov. 29, Mrs. Louisa (BARHYTE), wife of Nicholas BARHYTE, of Joliet, aged 66 years. She had been a resident of the county 60 years.
Dec. 1, Fred H. REIBLING, of Joliet, aged 62 years. He was an old resident here.
Dec. 2. Mrs. Dorcas A. (NOBLES), wife of Elisha NOBLES, of Joliet, aged 82 years. A resident of the county since 1840.
Dec. 2, Mrs. Elizabeth FLYNN, of Wilmington, aged 70 years. She had resided there for more than 30 years.
Dec. 2, Mrs. Nancy (POWELL), widow of the late M. A. POWELL. Of Homer, aged 87 years. She came to Will county in 1839.
Dec. 2, James A. MORSE, of New Hope, Cal., aged 82 years. He was formerly a resident of Homer, in this county, coming there in 1844. Mr. Morse was a brother of Curtis MORSE, Esq., chairman of the executive committee of this association.
Dec. 3, Mrs. J. PFAFF, of Monee, aged 77 years. She had lived in that vicinity for nearly 50 years.
Dec. 7, Mrs. Sarah A. (BELWARD), widow of the late John BELWARD, of Manhattan, aged 85 years. A resident of that vicinity for 60 years.
Dec. 7, Frank HAVILAND, of Joliet, aged 61 years. He had been a resident here since 1865.
Dec. 10, Mrs. Catherine (MURRY), wife of Patrick MURRY, of Joliet, aged 73 years. She had been a resident here for the past 40 years.
Dec. 10, J. H. JANSEN, of Chicago, aged 68 years. He was a resident of Green Garden in the early ’50’s.
Dec. 14, John O’CONNELL, of Joliet, aged 65 years. He had resided here over 30 years.
Dec. 18, Mrs. Ellen (McGURK), widow of the late John McGURK, of Joliet, aged 67 years. A resident here for more than 40 years.
Dec. 18, Mrs. Adelaide BARRETT, of New Lenox, aged 56 years. She was the daughter of the late Geo. VAN DUSER, and a native of that town.
Dec. 19, Charles SCHOOP, of Joliet, aged 62 years. A resident for 40 years.
Dec. 21, Mrs. Matilda Y. WOODCOCK, of Manhattan, aged 81 years. A resident of the town since 1857.
Dec. 22, John WEISS, of Joliet, aged 82 years. A resident here for more than 50 years.
Dec. 25, Patrick WALSH, of Joliet, aged 58 years. A resident here for 33 years.
Dec. 26, Wm. POLHAMUS, of Chicago, aged 76 years. He was an old resident of this city.
Dec. 28, Robert BRUTON, of Joliet, aged 66 years. An old resident here, and a soldier in the civil war.
Dec. 28, Mrs. Eunice E. (KILMER), wife of Reuben KILMER, aged 63 years. She was a native of this county.
Dec. 28, William CLARK, of Joliet, aged 60 years. He had been a resident here 37 years.
Dec. 29, Patrick CASTELLO, of Naperville, Ill., aged 85 years. He was for many years a well-known resident of this county.
Dec. 30, P. J. LAWLOR, of Joliet, aged 82 years. He was an old resident of the county.
(1902)
Jan. 1, Mrs. Henry GROSS, of Joliet, aged 45 years. She was a native of the county.
Jan. 4, James F. MURPHY, of Joliet, aged 65 years. He had lived here for half a century.
Jan. 4, Daniel B. REID, of Grand Junction, Ia., aged 95 years. He was formerly a resident of this county, coming here in 1844.
Jan. 4, Samuel W. NORTON, of Lemont, aged 72 years. He formerly lived in Lockport, coming there with his parents in 1836.
Jan. 4, Charles W. GEIST, of Plainfield, aged 63 years. He was a member of the 100th Illinois regiment in the civil war, and had resided in this county over 40 years.
Jan. 6, Eugene ROBERTSON, of Chino, Cal., aged 50 years. He was formerly a resident of the town of Plainfield, coming there with his parents when but a child.
Jan. 7, Henrietta S. (CARPENTER), widow of the late Henry S. CARPENTER, of Joliet, aged 68 years. A resident of the county for nearly 60 years.
Jan. 7, Mrs. Harvey W. WARNER, formerly of Lockport, aged 80 years. She came to Lockport with her parents in 1833.
Jan. 9, Mrs. Catherine ULLRICH, of Green Garden, aged 74 years. She was an old time resident of the town.
Jan. 12, Charles GORHAM, of Lockport, aged 65 years. Forty years ago he was a well-known resident of Joliet.
Jan. 13, Wm. UNMACK, of Joliet, aged 78 years. A resident of the town for 40 years.
Jan. 17, H. H. MEYER, of Peotone, aged 79 years. He had lived there nearly 50 years.
Jan. 19, Mrs. Carrie D. (BROWN), wife of Joseph BROWN, of Lockport, aged 51 years. She had lived in the town nearly all her life.
Jan. 19, Mrs. Louise (McDONALD), wife of J. S. McDONALD, of Lockport, aged 66 years. She had been a resident of the county for nearly 60 years.
Jan. 21, B. C. KORNMEYER, of Joliet, aged 84 years. He was one of the oldest residents of that town.
Jan. 26, John STRONG, of Joliet, aged 40 years. He had lived here since he was a small child.
Jan. 26, Mrs. Frederick MICHAELIS, of Lockport, aged 66 years. A resident there for more than 30 years.
Jan. 27, John DEININGER, of Wilton, aged 82 years. He had lived there since 1864.
Jan. 28, Mrs. Catherine GIBLIN, of Joliet, aged 80 years. She was an old resident here.
Jan. 29, John MASON, of Joliet, aged 60 years. A resident here for nearly 40 years.
Jan. 29, John GIBLIN, of Joliet, aged 75 years. A resident here for 47 years.
Jan. 31, John THURSTON, of Lockport, aged 85 years. He had been a resident of that town for nearly 60 years.
Jan. 31, George RIX, of Mokena, aged 97 years. He was an old settler of the county.
Jan. 31, Charles RYAN, of Webster, Iowa, aged 63 years. He formerly lived in Lockport, coming there with his parents in 1846.
Feb. 1, Mrs. Margaret (MACK), widow of the late Joseph MACK, of Joliet, aged 92 years. She had lived here since 1857.
Feb. 3, Wm. P. BISDELL, of Cleveland, O., aged 84 years. He was for many years a resident of this city, coming here some 40 years ago.
Feb. 5, A. G. NOEL, of Joliet, aged 93 years. A resident of this town since 1848.
Feb. 6, Seneca McCLAUGHRY, of Homer, aged 76 years. He was an old resident of that township.
Feb. 6, James EAGAN, of Joliet, aged 60 years. A resident here since 1848.
Feb. 7, E. C. HAGAR, of Joliet, aged 56 years. He was a native of the county.
Feb. 10, Wm. VAN HORNE, of Browning, Mo., aged 68 years. He was formerly a resident of Frankfort township, coming there when quite small and living there many years.
Feb. 11, John SHUTTS, of Englewood, Ill., aged 52 years. He was a son of the late John SHUTTS, of Joliet, and came here with his parents in 1855, living here until a few years ago.
Feb. 14, P. H. McSHERRY, of Joliet, aged 52 years. He had lived here since 1867.
Feb. 15, Wm. H. MARSHALL, of Troy township, aged 80 years. He had been a resident of the county for nearly 50 years.
Feb. 19, Mrs. Elizabeth SCHOFIELD, of Plainfield, aged 84 years. She had been a resident of the county for 50 years.
Feb. 21, John J. CHIDSEY, of Joliet, aged 67 years. A resident here for more than 40 years.
Feb. 22, John H. WEEKS, of Lockport, aged 72 years. He was one of the vice presidents of this association.
Feb. 27, Capt. Anson PATTERSON, of Lake, Ind., aged 72 years. He was a son of the late Joseph PATTERSON, of Joliet, and came here with his father’s family in 1847 and lived here many years.
Feb. 27, Mrs. Hulda (BROOKMAN), wife of Henry BROOKMAN, of Monee, aged 54 years. She had been a resident of the county for more than 30 years.
Feb. 27, Mrs. Nancy A. ROBINSON, of Joliet, aged 88 years. She was the widow of the late John H. ROBINSON, of this town, and had been a resident for nearly 60 years.
March 1, Edward E. COLLINS, of Joliet, aged 46 years. He was a native of the county.
March 1, Charles COTTELL, of Joliet, aged 93 years. He was an old resident of the county.
March 2, Nicholas MARTI, sr., of Frankfort, aged 77 years. Had been a resident of the county for 50 years.
March 2, Mrs. Emiline H. WICKES, of Elwood, aged 85 years. She had lived there for more than 30 years.
March 5, Johnathan DENNIS, of Peotone, aged 83 years. He had been a resident of the county for nearly 50 years.
March 7, Capt. Leroy A. BAKER, of Wilmington, aged 67 years. He had been a resident there for more than 40 years.
March 8, Theodore DOERING, of Beecher, aged 65 years. He had been a resident there 34 years.
March 10, Bridget (LONG), widow of the late Michael LONG, of Channahon, aged 92 years. She had been a resident of the county for 62 years.
March 12, Mrs. Moritz LUSTIG, of Crete, aged 86 years. She had lived there since 1847.
March 12, Thomas J. SADLER, of Joliet, aged 70 years. He had been a resident of the county 65 years.
March 14, Mrs. Harriett LOUTHAIN, of Joliet, aged 83 years. She was the widow of the late Charles F. LOUTHAIN, and was a pioneer of the county.
March 14, George BENNITT, of Plainfield, aged 84 years. He had lived in the town 48 years.
March 15, John G. BRINKERHOFF, of Dixon, Cal., aged 74 years. He was one of the pioneers of this county, coming here with his parents in 1837.
March 18, Christian LEUPOLD, of Jackson township, aged 91 years. He had been a resident there for 51 years.
March 18, Jonathan WARREN, of Deseim, Ill., aged 83 years. He was for many years a resident of the county.
March 20, Mrs. Joseph KAIN, of Braidwood, aged 45 years. She had been a resident of the town for more than 30 years.
March 21, George W. BEDFORD, of Joliet, aged 51 years. He had lived in the county for 50 years.
March 22, Mrs. Anne (HALEY), widow of the late John HALEY, of Joliet, aged 75 years. She had lived here for half a century.
March 24, Mrs. Ann J. (HOLCOMB), wife of C. D. HOLCOMB, of Alto Pass, Ill., aged 68 years. She was formerly a resident of Lockport, coming here with her parents in 1838, and living there many years.
March 24, Mrs. Effie N. (WHITLOCK), wife of Grant C. WHITLOCK, of Blue Island, Ill., aged 39 years. She was a native of Wilton, and lived there 21 years.
March 25, Mrs. Ellen McCANN, of Lockport, aged 85 years. She was the widow of the late Francis McCANN, and a pioneer of that town.
March 25, Thomas McHUGH, of Lockport, aged 65 years. An old resident of the county.
March 26, Michael LAWLOR, of Manhattan, aged 65 years. A resident of the county for more than 40 years.
March 28, John MAUE of Mokena, aged 44 years. He was a native of that village.
March 29, Wm. H. ZARLEY, of Joliet, aged 65 years. He was a native of the town and had always lived here. He was the secretary of this association for several years.
April 2, Timothy KANE, of Odell, Ill., aged 76 years. He was an old resident of Reed township, coming there in 1856.
April 2, Mrs. Lucy ELLENWOOD, of Elwood, aged 75 years. An old resident of the county.
April 5, Mrs. Mary M. (DEININGER), wife of John DEININGER, of Peotone, aged 42 years. She was a native of the town of Wilmington.
April 6, Mrs. Elizabeth (DAVIS), wife of Henry DAVIS, of Jackson, aged 52 years. She had been a resident there since she was a small child.
April 7, Mathias BETTENDORF, of Lockport, aged 80 years. He was one of the oldest of the old settlers of that town.
April 8, Royal S. PERRY, of Gilroy, Cal., aged 62 years. He was in the early 60’s a resident of Joliet and enlisted as a drummer boy in Co. G. of the 100th regiment for the civil war.
April 10, Mrs. L. D. FLANDERS, of Joliet, aged 81 years. She was an old resident of Wilmington.
April 10, Christian EISENBRANT, of iet, aged 74 years. A resident here for 40 years.
April 10; Christian EISEBRANT, of Green Garden, aged 46 years. He was a native of the county. (Note: the above two names are recorded exactly this way. The “iet” is at the beginning of a line and assumed by the transcriber to be “Joliet,” because of the use of the word “here” in the next sentence. L. B. Peet)
April 13, Mrs. Johanna O’BRIEN, of Troy township, aged 78 years. A resident there for 50 years.
April 15, Mrs. Marie CLARK, of Lockport, aged 84 years. She had lived there 50 years.
April 15, Mrs. Annie (BANNON), wife of M. E. BANNON, of Joliet, aged 51 years. She was a resident of this city for 45 years.
April 16, Mrs. Laura A. (HARTSHORN), wife of Horatio HARTSHORN, of Joliet, aged 71 years. She had lived here since 1867.
April 16, Mrs. Cynthia L. (HIGINBOTHAM), wife of Charles S. HIGINBOTHAM of Elgin, aged 53 years. She was a resident of New Lenox 32 years ago.
(Note: possible error in the spelling of “HIGGENBOTHAM.” L. B. Peet)
April 19, Mrs. Bridget ATKINS, of Joliet, aged 92 years. She was an old resident of the county.
April 21, Mrs. David BELL, of Florence, aged 65 years. A resident there for more than 40 years.
April 21, Mrs. Josephine (WAGNER), widow of the late Martin WAGNER, of Joliet, aged 71 years. She was an old resident here.
April 22, Mrs. Ellen E. (STILES), wife of Rev. D. M. STILES, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, aged 46 years. She was a native of Lockport.
April 22, Mrs. Minerva C. (DOW), widow of the late A. Z. DOW, of Lockport, aged 70 years. She was a resident there for 51 years.
April 22, Anthony BOHLE, of Lockport, aged 76 years. He had lived there 45 years.
April 22, Mrs. Ella (NOONAN), wife of Dennis NOONAN, of Lockport, aged 48 years. She had lived there since early childhood.
April 27, Mrs. James RICHARDS of Joliet, aged 64 years. She came here 32 years ago.
April 27, Mrs. Ida D. (WHITING), wife of A. A. WHITING, of Kansas City, Mo., aged 48 years. She was the daughter of the late Capt. George R. DYER, and was born in Plainfield.
April 28, Mrs. Matilda E. (NIVER), wife of George E. NIVER, of Joliet, aged 42 years. She came to the county when but a small child.
April 28, Alfred ROEBUCK, of Lockport, aged 72 years. He had lived there for half a century.
April 30, Lawrence BURKE, of Lockport, aged 44 years. He was a native of that town.
April 30, Mrs. Jane (DIXON), widow of the late Jerry DIXON, of Braidwood, aged 80 years. A resident of the county for 41 years.
May 1, Mrs. Margaret GARDNER, of Joliet, aged 87 years. She was an old settler of the county.
May 1, Mrs. Eliza (WAMPFER), wife of Christ WAMPFER, of Joliet, aged 52 years. She came here 32 years ago.
May 1, Christian F. ALBRECHT, of Joliet, aged 58 years. He had lived here 33 years.
May 1, Mrs. Matilda GREEN, of Joliet, aged 52 years. A resident here for 46 years.
May 2, Bernard SCHAHILL, of Joliet, aged 44 years. He was a native of this city.
May 2, Mrs. Mary QUINN, of Chicago, aged 80 years. She was an old resident of Lockport, having lived there many years.
May 2, Mrs. Annie (ARMSTRONG), wife of P. ARMSTRONG, of Peotone, aged 75 years. She had lived in the town 66 years.
May 3, Marcus L. SMITH, of Daytona, Fla., aged 72 years. He was formerly a well-known resident of Plainfield, where he came to live 55 years ago. He left there for Florida in 1878.
May 4, Catherine (PASOLD), widow of the late Christian PASOLD, of Joliet, aged 85 years. She came here 41 years ago.
May 5, Henry SCHACHT, of Mokena, aged 70 years. A resident of the town since 1857.
May 5, Mrs. Lucilla E. (WHITSON), wife of John H. WHITSON, of Manhattan, aged 59 years. A resident of the county 41 years.
May 6. Mrs. Priscilla (OLDEN), widow of the late George OLDEN, of Joliet, aged 71 years. An old resident of the city.
May 6, Joseph H. HARTER, of Joliet, aged 73 years. A resident of the county for more than 40 years.
May 7, Miss Helen L. MESSENGER, of Joliet, aged 55 years. She was a native of Homer township.
May 8, Mrs. J. FIDAY, of Joliet, aged 74 years. A resident of the city 52 years.
May 10, George KILMER, of Joliet, aged 90 years. A resident here since 1847.
May 11, Capt. George BEZ, of Wilmington, aged 69 years. He was the Captain of Co. C, 100th Ill. Vol., in the civil war and made a good soldier, enlisting from Joliet. He was a native of the town of Frankfort.
May 12, Wm. PETERS, of Green Garden, aged 37 years. He was a native of the town.
May 12, Henry EICH, of Frankfort. Aged 52 years. A resident of the county since early childhood.
May 13, Mrs. Annie (PALMER), wife of Ephraim PALMER, of Jackson, aged 45 years. She had lived in the county since childhood.
May 14, Mrs. Ana (HOGAN), wife of Michael HOGAN, of Lockport, aged 99 years. She had been a resident of the town for the past 60 years.
May 16, George FELL, of Peotone, aged 60 years. He had lived in that town 60 years.
May 18, Sarah A. (SHENK), widow of the late Michael SHENK, of Braidwood, aged 79 years. She had lived there 44 years.
May 19, Miss Margaret MACKIN, of Lockport, aged 47 years. She was a native of the town.
May 20, Mrs. Ann GOWRAN, of Joliet, aged 67 years. She was the widow of the late John GOWRAN, and had lived here 36 years.
May 21, Thomas CUNNINGHAM, of Joliet, aged 58 years. He had lived here more than 40 years.
May 22, James K. P. INGERSOLL, of Joliet, aged 58 years. He was a native of Joliet.
May 24, Samuel C. CAMP, of Wilmington, aged 73 years. A resident of the county for nearly 50 years.
May 28, Miss Clara GRUNDY, of Plainfield, aged 38 years. She was a native of the county.
May 29, Capt. C. A. HILL, of Joliet, aged 68 years. He came to the county in 1854, and this has been his home since that time. He enlisted in the 8th Ill. Cavalry, in 1862, and served his country with fidelity.
May 30, David FREW, of Braidwood, aged 62 years. He had lived in the county since 1866.
June 1, Mrs. Margaret (MACKIN), wife of John MACKIN, of Lockport, aged 74 years. She had lived in that town since 1855.
June 5, John C. ROHE, of Wells, Minn., aged 87 years. He was a well-known resident of Crete 40 years ago.
June 6, Mrs. Rosa HUART, of Peotone, aged 68 years. She was an old resident of the town.
June 8, Dr. Newton P. HOLDEN, of Detroit, aged 82 years. He formerly settled in Frankfort, in this county, coming there in 1836, and living there many years.
June 9, Mrs. Lena MILLER, of Lockport, aged 84 years. She had lived there nearly 40 years.
June 9, Wm. JOHNSON, of Chicago, aged 46 years. He was a native of Channahon and lived there many years.
June 14, Abner ROYCE, of Dupage, aged 76 years. He had been a resident there for 67 years.
June 14, Mrs. Amanda (BEEBE), relict of the late A. W. BEEBE, of Joliet, aged 56 years. She was an old resident of New Lenox.
June 15, Phillip FARLEY, of Joliet, aged 55 years. He had lived in Joliet over 40 years.
June 15, David SINNOTT, of Wilmington, aged 74 years. He was an old resident of that part of the county.
June 16, Miss Mary SOWDEN, of Joliet, aged 93 years. She had lived in the county 68 years, 50 years of which she lived in Plainfield.
June 16, John Adam MEYER, of Troy, aged 68 years. He had lived there some 40 years.
June 17, Adolph SCHUISO, of Monee, aged 76 years. He had lived in the county 50 years.
June 21, Thomas E. RYAN, of Lockport, aged 61 years. He had lived there 55 years.
June 22, Mary M. (O’BRIEN), wife of Richard O’BRIEN, of Joliet, aged 62 years. She had lived here since quite young.
June 23, Peter BOHLANDER, of Monee, aged 78 years. He had lived in the county more than 40 years.
June 25, Elias KLINGER, of Manhattan, aged 82 years. He had been a resident of the town nearly 40 years.
June 27, Mrs. Hattie (BRAINARD), wife of Col. W. B. BRAINARD, of Chicago, aged 53 years. She formerly lived in Joliet, coming here when she was but a small child.
June 27, Mrs. Helen (ARMHURST), wife of Jacob ARMHURST, of Joliet, aged 42 years. She had lived in the county 40 years.
July 1, Leonard K. FLANDERS, of Montrose, Minn., aged 83 years. He formerly lived in Plainfield, this county, coming here in 1835, and remained here until 1860.
July 1, Sarah (KINNEY), wife of John KINNEY, of Jackson, aged 68 years. She had lived in the county more than 40 years.
July 1, Daniel KENNELLY, of Joliet, aged 91 years. He had lived here 67 years.
July 2, Jullius D. FITCH, of Joliet, aged 77 years. He had lived here many years.
July 3, Simon MILLER of Chicago, aged 68 years. He was formerly a well-known and prominent citizen of Monee, for many years.
July 4, Mrs. Elizabeth DUNCAN, of Joliet, aged 73 years. She came here nearly 40 years ago, and this was her home.
July 4, Mrs. Henry BURNS, of Crete, aged 73 years. She was one of the oldest of the early settlers of eastern Will county.
July 5, Elisha SLY, of Lockport, aged 80 years. He was a resident there for 50 years.
July 6, George M. HOLDEN, of Chicago, aged 72 years. He came to Will county with his parents in 1836, and liver (sic.) here for many years.
July 9, Eugene C. BROWN, of Joliet, aged 41 years. He was a antive (sic.) of this city.
July 10, Charles A. BARRETT, of Joliet, aged 43 years. He was a native here.
July 11, Dr. Granville S. THOMAS, of Chicago, aged 75 years. Dr. Thomas formerly lived in Joliet. He came here in 1857, and this was his home for many years.
July 12, Henry SCHRAEDER, of Joliet, aged 86 years. He had lived here since 1851.
July 13, Annie (McGRATH), widow of the late James McGRATH, of Joliet, aged 71 years. She came here when quite young, and this has since been her home.
July 13, Mrs. Hannah (BODE), widow of the late George BODE, of Monee, aged 70 years. She went to Monee to live some 40 years ago.
July 18, Mrs. Mary (TUCK), widow of the late Wm. TUCK, of New Lenox, aged 85 years. She had lived in the county nearly 50 years.
July 19, John BAGNELL, of Joliet, aged 62 years. He had lived here 40 years.
July 23, Mrs. Elizabeth (KOPMAN), wife of Herman KOPMAN, of Monee, aged 68 years. She had lived there since 1870.
July 27, Ansel H. MERWIN, of Joliet, aged 76 years. He had lived in the county since 1854.
July 27, C. D. HOLCOMB, of North Alto, Ill., aged 81 years. He was formerly a well-known resident of Lockport, coming there when a young man, and that was his home for many years.
July 29, Mrs. Mary DURSTON, of Manhattan, aged 72 years. She had lived there 34 years.
August 5, John PROCTOR, of Braidwood, aged 81 years. He was one of the oldest of Braidwood’s older citizens.
Aug. 5, Dr. Joseph F. LENNON, of Joliet, aged 36 years. He was a native of this city.
Aug. 7, Rossiter RUDD, of Joliet, aged 62 years. He came here with his parents when but one year old.
Aug. 7, W. C. DEMMOND, of Joliet, aged 75 years. He had lived here 66 years.
August 9, John CROUCH, of Plainfield, aged 70 years. He came to the county 40 years ago, and was a soldier in the civil war.
August 14, Mrs. Harriet M. (CAGWIN), widow of the late Orville D. CAGWIN, of Joliet, aged 80 years. She came to the county 67 years ago.
August 17, Wm. P. HEWITT, of Wilmington, aged 86 years. An old resident of the county.
August 20, Mrs. Anna E. (SMITH), widow of the late Israel D. SMITH, of Joliet, aged 75 years. She had lived here 42 years.
August 20, Mrs. Sarah (BROWN), widow of the late Charles BROWN, of Plainfield, aged 72 years. She had lived in the county 60 years.
August 20, Wm. KING, of Naperville, aged 73 years. He was formerly a citizen of Dupage, in this county, coming here in 1852, and living there till 1870.
August 22, Mrs. Sarah HALLOCK, of Joliet, aged 79 years. She came here nearly 60 years ago.
August 24, Mrs. Catherine PECK, of Joliet, aged 80 years. She was the widow of the late Ferdinand PECK, of Plainfield, 64 years ago.
August 25, John LEY, of Troy township, aged 79 years. He had lived in that town 46 years.
August 26, Mrs. Mary B. (RICE), wife of Dr. N. B. RICE, of Chicago, aged 60 years. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. D. BROWN, of Joliet, and came here with her parents in 1844, and this was her home until 1870.
August 27, Daniel E. HEWES, of Crete, aged 72 years. He came there with his father 66 years ago and that has since been his home.
The above list contains the names of 270 persons who have passed away since we last met. Of this number 28 were natives of this county: the oldest being Capt. Geo. BEZ, of Wilmington, who was born in Frankfort township 69 years ago; 208 of the deceased came to the county 40 or more years ago; 95, 50 or more years ago and 35, 60 years; 173 had attained the age of 60 years; 132, 70 years; 59, 80 years, and 13, 90 years or more. Mrs. Anna HOGAN, of Lockport, was the oldest person to die in the county during the year, being 99 years old; and Daniel B. REID was the next oldest, being 95 years old. Of the deaths the past year, 151 were males, and 119 females.
During the six years that I have served as your necrologist I have reported the names of 1253 persons who have died during that time.; 435 of this large number had lived or came to the county 50 years or more ago, and 160 had come to the county 60 or more years ago; 321 had attained the age of 80 or more years. Of the whole number 747 were males and 506 were females.
W. W. STEVENS,Necrologist.