1898 Necrologist Report

1898 Necrologist Report

Transcribed and copyrighted March 10, 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.

(1898 Old Settlers’ Association Necrology Report by W. W. Stevens as printed in the Joliet Daily Republican, Sept. 6, 1898, Transcribed by Lawrence B. Peet.)

Will County’s Ranks of Aged Pioneers — Have Been Thinned the Past Year By the Death of 170. — Those Who Have Gone Before — Placed on Record By W. W. Stevens, Necrologist of the Old Settlers’ Association of Will County – An Interesting Report Offered Today at the Meeting of the Society – Many Sad Details Are Recalled – The “Silent Majority.” —

At today’s meeting of the Will County Old Settlers’ Association, held in the Masonic Temple, the necrologist, W. W. STEVENS, submitted a report embracing the death list for the year. One hundred and seventy of the old pioneers have joined the silent majority since the last meeting of the association. The report is very ably compiled, and will, no doubt, be carefully preserved by the members. It is as follows:

Mr. President and members of the Association: Another year has rolled around and you are again assembled in annual reunion to exchange congratulations and to rehearse recollections of early struggles of pioneer life in this now thrifty and prosperous county.

The year just passed has been an eventful one in many ways. It has been particularly so to this association in the large number of those here recorded who have met with us in annual reunion for the last time. They have been our companions and neighbors for many, many years, but they have now faded from sight and left a void that time can never fill.

The list is a long one, much longer than any that has ever preceded it, and yet even in this I fear there are omissions – names that should be mentioned that were unknown to me, or whose residence in our midst has not been made known. Among the names here recorded are many who have long been our most cherished and worthy friends, whose presence was ever welcome to us, but who will hereafter be known only in memory.

One hundred and seventy have passed away since last we met, and of this number 21 have come to the county sixty years or more ago, 47 fifty years or more, and 66 forty years or more. The earliest settler to die during the year was Eli R. GOUGAR, who came to the county with his parents in 1831. The oldest person was Mrs. Sarah GATONS, of Joliet, who came here in 1844.

There is one thought connected with this report, and that is the large number of deaths that occur among the pioneers during the fall and early winter months – a fact that has prevailed as far back as I can trace. Thus thirteen died last September, twenty-six in October, twenty-one in November and sixteen in December – a total of seventy-six. In contrast the number of deaths recorded as occurring in the spring and early summer are, in March, eight; April, nine; May, seven, and June, six: total, thirty.

The first here recorded, to pass away during the year just closed, was Mrs. Nancy F. KELLY, who died in Kankakee, Sept. 5th (1897), aged 90 years. She was a native of Virginia but came to Will county with her husband, the late James W. KELLY, in 1834, and settled on the prairie in what is now Wesley township, where she lived until a few years ago.

Sept. 10th, Mrs. Alice RYAN, of Lockport, at the age of 86 years. She had been a resident of that town for upwards of 35 years.

Sept. 11th, Elizabeth (DOBSON), wife of Michael DOBSON, of Joliet, aged 70. She was a native of Leitram Parish, Ireland, but came to this country in 1847, and to Joliet in 1853 with her husband, where she had ever since resided.

Sept. 11th, Bernard DILLON, of Joliet, aged 68 years. He had been a resident of the town for over 50 years.

Sept. 12th, Mrs. Sarah GATONS, of Joliet, aged 94 years. She was the widow of the late John GATONS, of Troy township, where they had resided for many years. She had been a resident of the county since 1844.

Sept. 12th, Mrs. Catherine SMITH, widow of the late John W. SMITH, of Manhattan, aged 62. She had been a resident of the county for more than fifty years.

Sept. 15th, Henry SPANGLER, of Joliet, aged 60 years. He settled in Jackson township in 1857, and resided there until a few years ago when his duties as county treasurer called him to Joliet to live. He was often honored with offices of trust by his fellow citizens, all of which he filled with the strictest honesty and fidelity.

Sept. 16th, Dudley FOLLANSBEE, of Joliet, aged 69 years. He was a native of New Hampshire but removed to Joliet in 1869 and had since resided here.

Sept. 18th, Frank NOLAN, of Joliet, aged 83. He died at the home of his son in Chicago, but he had resided in Joliet for at least 40 years.

Sept. 20th, Mrs. Sarah C. McINTOSH, wife of Alex. McINTOSH, of Joliet, aged 60 years. She was born in Curtisville, Mass., and came to Joliet in 1857. She taught school here for two years. She was elected county superintendent of schools in 1873 and filled the office with much ability. Deceased was librarian of the Joliet public library at the time of her death.

Sept. 22nd, Simon HAUSSER, of Joliet, aged 78. Deceased came to Joliet in July, 1847, from his native place in Bavaria, and had since resided here.

Sept. 22nd, Matthew CONFREY, of Lockport, aged 61 years. He came to Lockport more than 30 years ago, and that town has since been his residence.

Sept. 30th, Miss Caroline G. MORRISSEY, of Joliet. She was a daughter of the late James MORRISSEY and a native of Joliet. (No age given. -L. B. Peet) (1897)

Oct. 2d, Matthew KICKLES at the St. Joseph’s hospital in this city, aged 74. Deceased was an old resident of Channahon, who had removed there in 1852.

Oct. 3d, John H. FURLONG, of Joliet, aged 37. He was born in Joliet and had always resided here.

Oct. 4th, Mrs. Maria Anna VOELKERS, of Joliet, aged 72 years. She was the widow of the late John VOELKERS and had been a resident here for nearly 50 years.

Oct. 4th, Mary FELTER, of Joliet, aged 77. She was the widow of the late John FELTER, of Joliet, and had been a resident of the town for 40 years. She came from Germany.

Oct. 8th, John McFADDEN, Sr., of Joliet, aged 73. He had been a resident of the city since 1849.

Oct. 9th, Thomas A. DILLON, of Chicago, aged 50. He was a native of Troy township, and a younger son of Esquire DILLON, one of that town’s earliest settlers.

Oct. 10th, William DANCER, of Kirkland, Ind., aged 78 years. He came to Illinois in 1835, and lived for several years in what was then known as Yankee settlement in Homer township, but afterwards removed to Kirkland.

Oct. 11th, Mrs. Caroline (LOTT), widow of the late Jacob LOTT, of Joliet, aged 69. She had been a resident of the county for at least 40 years.

Oct. 11th, Mrs. Maria BISSELL, widow of the late A. A. BISSELL, aged 57, for many years a resident of this city. She died at the home of her daughter on Irving Park avenue, Chicago.

Oct. 11th, Ira WILLIAMS, at his home in Chicago, aged 66 years. He was an old and well-known resident of Lockport.

Oct. 12th, Richard HODGSON, of Clinton, Iowa, aged 79. He was a native of England, but came to Joliet in 1846, and lived here until some ten years ago, when he removed to Iowa. Deceased was a mill-wright and built the old Malcolm mill in the southern part of the city.

Oct. 12th, John COSS, of Channahon, aged 78 years. He had resided in the township for more than 50 years and was a man highly respected.

Oct. 13th, Wm. A. JORDAN, of Daytona, Fla., at the home of his son on Western avenue in this city, aged 68 years. He came to Plainfield in 1847 and resided there for many years. He was a worthy, upright citizen.

Oct. 13th, Frank THEILER, of Joliet, aged 60 years. He was an old resident here.

Oct. 14th, Mrs. Martha A. WELTS, widow of the late Geo. WELTS, of Lockport, aged 44 years. She was born in Plainfield, but had resided in Iowa for several years.

Oct. 14th, Mrs. Ellen CONFREY, of Joliet, aged 85 years. She was the widow of the late Matthew CONFREY, whose death is recorded on the 22nd of the previous month.

Oct. 15th, David DARR, of Plainfield, aged 62 years. He had lived in that town for 52 years. He served for three years in the war of the rebellion and was a good soldier.

Oct. 16th, Mrs. Mary C. WEBB, wife of E. H. WEBB, of Denver, Col., aged 46 years. She was the daughter of the late Geo. N. CHITTENDEN, of Plainfield, and came to that town with her parents when a small child.

Oct. 17th, Killian WEIDENBACH, of Peotone, aged 70 years. Deceased came to the county when a young man.

Oct. 20th, Mrs. Carrie SCHEIK, wife of George SCHEIK, of Joliet, aged 36 years. She was a native of the city, having been born here in April 1861.

Oct. 22d, George EDER, of Joliet, aged 57 years. Deceased enlisted in the war of the rebellion from this city and served until its close.

Oct. 23d, Mr. Frederick COLLINS, of Homer, aged 85 years. Deceased was the oldest resident of the township at the time of his death, having come there in 1833.

Oct. 23rd, Miss Anne DOBSON, of Joliet, aged 46 years. She had lived here over 40 years.

Oct. 24th, Daniel WARD, of Lockport, aged 66 years. He had been a resident of the town over 60 years.

Oct. 29th, Mrs. Hannah Buel TYRON, widow of the late Geo. TYRON, of Channahon, aged 68 years. She had been a resident of the town for 62 years.

Oct. 30th, Mrs. S. L. ROBERTS, widow of the late Luman ROBERTS, of Lockport, aged 69 years. She had resided in Lockport since 1850.

(1897)

Nov. 3d, Mrs. Elizabeth HURLBUT, widow of the late Henry HURLBUT, of Joliet, aged 64 years. She had been a resident of Joliet for more than 40 years.

Nov. 5th, Mrs. Mary SCHALL, wife of Edward SCHALL, of Lockport, aged 37 years. She was a native of the town and had always lived there.

Nov. 5th, Major Mansfield YOUNG, of Joliet, aged 67 years. He was born in New York city, but came to Will county with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John YOUNG, and settled in the town of Manhattan in 1849.

Nov. 5th, Mrs. Robert CLOW, of Wheatland, aged 72. She had been a resident of the county for the past 50 years.

Nov. 6th, Judge Edmund S. HOLBROOK, of Chicago, aged 81 years. He was formerly a prominent citizen of Joliet and practiced law here for several years, but removed to Chicago some 25 years ago.

Nov. 8th, Mr. J. C. McMILLEN, of Los Angeles, Cal., aged 65 years. He was an early settler in Joliet, but several years ago removed to California.

Nov. 8th, Mrs. Elizabeth KARR, of Manhattan, aged 86 years. She was one of the earliest settlers and a woman highly respected.

Nov. 8th, Mrs. John McGOWAN at Bourbonnais, Ill., aged 80 years. She was a resident of Wilton township in this county for over 40 years.

Nov. 8th, Bradford FISH, of Lockport, aged 72. He settled in Lockport when a young man and had ever since resided there. He was wholly blind for 32 years before his death.

Nov. 9th, Mrs. Ruth RICHARDS, widow of the late E. S. RICHARDS, of Crete, aged 64. She was a native of New York, but came to eastern Will county when quite young and that has since been her home.

Nov. 9th, James P. HEMPHILL, of Elwood, aged 67 years. He had been a resident of Jackson township for fifty years.

Nov. 10th, Frank BUSH, of Joliet, aged 69 years. He has been a resident of Joliet since 1854.

Nov. 14th, John MILLER, of Crete, aged 73. He was a native of Scotland, but came to Illinois when a young man and settled in Crete.

Nov. 16th, James SOWDEN, of Plainfield, at the aged (sic.) of 83 years. He had been a resident of the town for 51 years.

Nov. 17th, Jacob HELBIG, of Lockport, died in Bavaria, Germany, aged 72 years. He was a resident of Lockport for more than 40 years.

Nov. 18th, Capt. Camden KNIGHT, of Custer Park, at the age of 67 years. He was captain of a company during the late civil war in Gen. Custer’s famous cavalry brigade and made a good soldier. He came to the county in 1848.

Nov. 23d, Albert L. ROBERTSON, of Joliet, aged 51 years, a native of Plainfield. His sad death, while on his way to California, is remembered by all.

Nov. 23d, Peter FREDERICK, of Joliet, at the age of 65 years. He had been a resident of the township for over forty years.

Nov. 24th, Mrs. Mary Jane BARNES, widow of the late Matthew BARNES, of Jackson township, at the age of 69 years. She lived in the county over 40 years.

Nov. 25th, Mrs. Mary A. PRITCHARD, wife of John PRITCHARD, of Joliet, aged 72 years. She came to Joliet in 1836 with her parents and lived here for a while, when (sic.) she went away, but returned in 1848 and this has since been her home.

Nov. 27th, Mrs. Beulah DENTON, wife of Isreal DENTON, of Joliet, aged 29 years. She was born and raised in this city and was an excellent, worthy woman.

(1897)

Dec. 1st, Mrs. Marietta (WARD), wife of Geo. H. WARD, of Joliet, aged 69 years. She came from New York state with her parents in 1835 and they settled in Manhattan, and she had ever since resided in yhe county. A noble, Christian woman has gone to her great reward.

Dec. 2d, Mrs. Fannie LAMB, wife of Capt. A. C. LAMB, died at the home of her daughter, in Austin, Ill., at the age of 66 years. She was for many years a well-known resident of Lockport.

Dec. 4th, S. S. CHAMBERLIN, of Lockport, aged 80 years. Deceased came to Will county in 1833 with his parents from Monroe county, N. Y., where he was born in 1817. They settled at the head of Hickory creek grove, in New Lenox township. In 1844 he went to Lockport and had ever since resided there.

Dec. 5th, Austin D. SEARLES, of Seward, Kendall county, aged 70 years. Mr. Searles came to Illinois in 1851 (possibly 1854), from Summitt, Ohio, and settled in Plainfield where he remained several years.

Dec. 7th, Isaac NEAL, of Essex, Kankakee county, aged 62. He was a native of England, but came to Will county with his parents when quite young. He lived in Wilmington many years.

Dec. 10th, Mrs. Johanna (HAYDEN), widow of the late Patrick HAYDEN, of Joliet, aged (illegible, possibly 6 _ ) years. She had been a resident of the city for 45 years.

Dec. 11th, Thomas ALLEN, of Glencoe, near Chicago, aged 87 years. Mr. Allen was an old resident of Joliet. He came here in 1836 and resided here many years. He was a brother of the late Edmund ALLEN, of Wilmington, a man of sterling integrity and upright character.

Dec. 12th, Mrs. Louisa DEUTSCH, at her home in Chicago, aged 67 years. She was formerly a well-known resident of Joliet, having removed here with her parents when a small child.

Dec. 12th, Mrs. Clarissa E. (DEMMOND), wife of William C. DEMMOND, of Joliet, aged 68 years. She was one of the oldest settlers of the county, having come here with her parents in 1832. They first settled in the town of Homer, but came to Joliet in 1836.

Dec. 17th, Nelson SMITH, of New Lenox, aged 77 years. He had been a resident of that town for over 50 years.

Dec. 17th, Mrs. Mary A. (SANGER), wife of Henry A. SANGER, formerly of Joliet, aged 53 years. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. TONNER, of Joliet, and had been a resident of the county since 1851.

Dec. 19th, Charles McCANNA, of Joliet, aged 76 years. He had been a resident of Joliet for 41 years.

Dec. 20th, Mrs. Hannah C. (HALEY), widow of the late Thomas HALEY, of Manhattan, aged 83 years. She had been a resident of the county since 1851.

Dec. 20th, Theodore PFAFF, of Joliet, aged 65 years. He had resided in the county 41 years.

Dec. 22d, Conrad TATGE, of Chicago, aged 70. He was one of the early settlers of the town of Crete, having removed there in 1851. He was elected circuit clerk in 1868 and held the office eight years.

Dec. 29th, Dean F. BATTLES, of Joliet, aged 72 years. He had been a resident of the city for more than 30 years.

(1898)

Jan. 1st, William SMITH, of Nashville, Tenn., aged 57 years. Deceased was a son of the late Col. Wm. SMITH and was born in Joliet. He removed to Nashville in 1862 and had since resided here (sic.) an honored and worthy citizen.

Jan. 3d, Michael GLEASON, of Chicago, aged 86 years. Deceased was an old resident of Lockport.

Jan. 7th, Mrs. Adele FASSETT, of Washington D. C. Deceased was formerly a resident of Joliet. She came here with her mother and sisters in 1841, and remained here several years.

Jan. 8th, Dr. O. W. MOON, of Lockport, aged 57 years. Dr. Moon was a native of Rochester, N. Y., but came to Lockport with his parents in 1855, He was an honorable, worthy citizen.

Jan. 12th, Mrs. Wilhelmina HARTUNG, aged 64. She was the widow of the late Joseph HARTUNG, and had been a resident here for 40 years or more.

Jan. 14th, Christian FAUT, of Elwood, aged 80. He had been a resident of the county since 1854.

Jan. 19th, Mrs. FLETCHER, wife of Allison FLETCHER, of Peotone, aged 61 years. She went to Peotone in 1858 and had since resided there.

Jan. 23d, Wm. LYNN, of Pasadena, Cal., aged 80 years. Deceased was a well known resident of Lockport many years ago.

Jan. 23d, Florence A. (MUNGER), widow of the late Charles E. MUNGER, of Chicago, aged 68 years. Mrs. Munger came to Joliet from Rutland, Vt., in 1854, and resided here for many years.

Jan. 23d, Mrs. Ruth H. (YOUNG), widow of the late Major Mansfield YOUNG, of Joliet, aged 38 years. She was a native of Joliet and lived here for most of her life.

Jan. 24th, Carl ARBEITER, of Plainfield, aged 70. He had been a resident of the town since 1865.

Jan. 25th, Mrs. Jessie B. CANNADAY, wife of Silas CANNADAY, of Channahon, aged 35 years. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli BUSH, of Wilmington, and a native of the county.

Jan. 28th, Mrs. E. P. FARLEY, of Lockport, aged 74 years. Deceased was the widow of the late E. P. FARLEY of that town and had resided there since 1863.

Jan. 30th, Mrs. Elizabeth S. NAIRN, of Wilmington, aged 51 years. She came to the county with her parents in 1868.

Jan. 30th, Mrs. Orpha A. HAYWARD, wife of T. C. HAYWARD, of Lockport, aged 78 years. She had been a resident of the town since the fall of 1835 – 62 years.

(1898)

Feb. 2d, Mrs. Marion A. (HAVILAND), wife of Frank HAVILAND, of Joliet, aged 58 years. She was a native of New York, but came to the county in 1854.

Feb. 8th, James BLACK, of Joliet, aged 61 years. He had been a resident of the city since 1870.

Feb. 9th, Isaac NOBES, of Lockport, aged 77 years. He had been a resident of the county for more than 50 years.

Feb. 9th, Rev. John MEYER, of Peotone, aged 70 years. A resident of the town since 1855.

Feb. 10th, Mrs. Rachael (SPLANGLER, I suspect: SPANGLER , — L. B. Peet), widow of the late Henry SPLANGLER, of Joliet, aged 62 years. She had resided in the county over 40 years.

Feb. 11th, Mrs. Samuel FEWTRELL, of Joliet, aged 62 years. She had lived in Joliet since 1868.

Feb. 13th, Michael LASSER, of Joliet, aged 75 years. He had been a resident of the county for 52 years.

Feb. 23d, William MORSE, of Sebastopol, Cal., aged 70 years. Deceased came to Will county in 1846 and resided here 36 years, removing to California in 1852.

Feb. 23d, Mrs. Elizabeth J. (CONNELL), wife of F. H. CONNELL, aged 50 years, formerly of Joliet. Deceased was a native of Vermont, but came to Illinois with her parents when a child. She was a woman of rare virtues and highly respected in the community.

Feb. 26th, Mrs. Jacob BOWERS, of Joliet, aged 86 years. Deceased was an old settler of Channahon, having removed there over 50 years ago.

Feb. 26th, J. M. BROWN, of Chicago, aged 77 years. Deceased was for many years a well known resident of Joliet.

Feb. 26th, John WHITE, of Joliet, aged 65 years. Deceased came here 50 years ago.

Feb. 27th, Orlando R. MOORE, of Webster City, Iowa, aged 82 years. Deceased was for more than 40 years a resident of this city.

(1898)

March 5th, Adam WILHELMI, of Joliet township, aged 73. He had been a resident of the town for 42 years.

March 8th, Henry E. SCHROEDER, of Peotone, aged 33 years. He was born in Monee, in this county.

March 10th, W. E. CLIFFORD, of Evanston, aged 58 years. He was born in this county April 19, 1835, and was superintendent of schools in Joliet for several years in the early sixties.

March 12th, Thomas L. WALSH, of Joliet, aged 51 years. He was a native of Wexford county, Ireland, but came with his parents to Joliet in 1860, and had ever since resided here.

March 13th, Mrs. Patrick TULLY, of Wilton township, aged 60 years. She was an old resident of the township.

March 13th, George BRAINARD, of Joliet, aged 80 years. Deceased had resided here over 30 years.

March 15th, Henry THIEL, of Manhattan, aged 68 years. He had been a resident of the county since 1858.

March 17th, Mrs. Lydia (McGINNIS), wife of John McGinnis, formerly of Joliet, aged 6_ (possibly 61) years. Deceased was the daughter of the late Governor MATTESON, and was born in Joliet.

March 18th, Charles M. HENSSGEN, of Joliet, aged 52 years. Deceased came to the county in 1870.

March 21st, Henry F. ELLIOTT, of Lincoln, Ill., aged 66 years. Deceased was a resident and business man in Joliet some 40 years ago.

(1898)

April 3rd, Robert L. EASTERBROOKS, of Everett, Wash., aged 35 years. Deceased was the youngest son of the late Laban EASTERBROOKS, of Monee, and was born in that village in 1863. He lost his life by the avalanche in Chilkoot Pass, Alaska on the above date.

April 3rd, Mrs. Mary N. KIRKHAM, wife of John KIRKHAM, of Lockport. She was born in England and came to this county in 1856.

April 4th, John J. GLEASON, aged 31 years. He was a native of this city.

April 8th, Mrs. F. M. ROBBINS, of Napa City, Cal., aged 66 years. (possibly 65 years, 86 years or 85 years). Deceased was a daughter of the late M. K. BROWNSON, of Joliet, and came to the county with her parents in 1840.

April 9th, Mrs. Mary WAGNER, widow of the late Conrad WAGNER, of Channahon, aged 76 years. She formerly lived in Lockport, and was an old resident of the county.

April 10th, Mrs. Kittie RUPLEY, wife of Abram RUPLEY, of Plattsmouth, Neb., aged 48 years. Deceased was a daughter of J. F. LOTZ, of Lockport, and was a resident of that town for many years.

April 14th, J. H. KERCHIVAL, of Oakland, Cal., aged 62 years. Deceased was born on the Kerchival farm, near this city, but has resided in California since 1867.

April 15th, Thomas COLE, of Storm Lake, Iowa, aged 74 years. Deceased was a resident of Manhattan township for 32 years, having settled there in 1851.

April 22nd, Mrs. Eliza ROBINSON, widow of the late James ROBINSON, of Peotone, aged 60 years. She had been a resident of the county since 1864.

April 24th, E. H. WEBB, of Denver, Col., aged 65 years. Mr. Webb was a well known citizen of Joliet some 35 years ago.

(1898)

May 1st, David KELLY, of Carson City, Mich., aged 82 years. Deceased was a resident of Joliet before the war and was captain of Co. K, 100th Reg. Ill. Vol.

May 6th, Wm. CULVER, of Joliet, aged 40 years. He was a native of this city and had always lived here.

May 8th, Conrad WANNEMACHER, of Frankfort township, aged 80 years. He came to Frankfort in 1848.

May 19th, Wm. DOUGLASS, of Joliet, aged 71 years. He had been a resident of the county since 1865.

May 21st, Frederica BROWN, of Joliet, aged 80 years. She had resided here over 30 years.

May 22nd, Geo. VAN DUSER, of New Lenox, aged 82 years. He had been a resident of that town for 62 years, having removed there in June 1836. He was one of the sturdy yeomanry of the land and a man highly respected.

May 23rd, Louis LEMBKE, of Frankfort, aged 71 years. He had been a resident of the county since 1853.

May 24th, Capt. John F. CLEGHORN, at Denver, Col., aged 63 years. Captain Cleghorn was a resident of Joliet at the breaking out of the civil war and enlisted in the 20th Ill. Reg. He made a brave soldier.

(1898)

June 4th, Phoebe Ann (NORTON), widow of the late Judge Jessie O. NORTON, of Chicago, aged 84 years. Deceased came to Joliet with her husband in 1839 and they resided here until 1866, when they removed to Chicago. She was an earnest Christian woman.

June 17th, William WOODCOCK, aged 74 years. He resided in Joliet since 1853.

June 18th, Mrs. Louise (BUDLONG), wife of Joseph BUDLONG, of Chicago, aged 33 years. She was a daughter of Mrs. John KLEMME and was born in Joliet.

June 20th, Charles QUACKENBUSH, of Humbolt, Neb., aged 83 years. Deceased was a resident of this county for many years, having removed here in 1841. He went to Nebraska in 1873.

June 20th, William B. KERR, of Joliet, aged 68. Deceased was a soldier in the late civil war and has been a resident of the city for many years.

June 30th, William C. MATTER, of Joliet, aged 35 years. Deceased was a native of this city.

(1898)

July 1st, Warren HAWLEY, of Lockport, aged 86 years. He went to Lockport in the autumn of 1835 and lived there ever since.

July 1st, Mrs. Nancy FERGUSON, of Plainfield, aged 72 years. She had been a resident of the town for nearly 50 years.

July 1st, Mrs. Kate RAFTER (possibly RATTER), of Plainfield, aged 62 years. She had resided in Plainfield 40 years.

July 1st, Dr. Harry W. DANFORTH, aged 39 years. Mr. Danforth was born in Joliet in 1859 and was a son of the late Dr. Willis DANFORTH, of this city. He was killed by Spanish guerillas near Santiago, Cuba.

July 2d, Mrs. Louise F. McCAUSLAND, widow of the late Wm. McCAUSLAND, of Joliet, aged 93 years. She was one of oldest settlers.

July 3d, Mrs. Sarah H. McCOWAN, of Joliet, aged 61 years. She had been a resident of the county since 1845, living the most of the time in Channahon.

July 6th, Anton WERLIN, of Joliet, aged 92 years. A resident of the county since 1850.

July 8th, Miles SEAHILL, of Joliet, aged 84 years. He came to Joliet in 1856 and has since resided here.

July 13th, Mrs. Carrie A. MERWIN, of Joliet, aged 63 years. She had been a resident of the county for nearly 50 years.

July 16th, Thomas M. CREEVY, of Joliet, aged 50 years. Deceased was born on Bluff street in this city and had always lived here.

July 22d, Charles M. KING, of Joliet, aged 55 years. Deceased was a veteran of the war of the rebellion and came to the county soon after its termination.

July 22d, Mrs. Dorthea GOTTSCHAIG, of Joliet, aged 74 years. She had been a resident of Joliet since 1854.

July 24th, Mrs. Elizabeth LINTON, of Wesley, aged 78 years. She came from Park county, Ind., in 1862, and settled in the town where she died. Her husband, Henry LINTON, died in 1864.

July 24th, Mrs. Elizabeth SEWARD, widow of the late Calvin SEWARD, formerly of Joliet township, aged 85 years. She came to the county 50 years ago.

July 26th, Eli R. GOUGAR, aged 67 years. He was the son of the late Wm. GOUGAR, Sr., of New Lenox, and came to the county as an infant in 1831, being the earliest resident of the county who was deceased during the past year.

(1898)

Aug. 1st, Mrs. Margaret FAUST, widow of the late George FAUST, of Wheatland township, aged 74 years. She was an old resident of that township.

Aug. 3d, Patrick ARMSTRONG, of Joliet, aged 50 years. He was a resident of the county since 1850.

Aug. 13th, Capt. John S. PHELPS, of Chicago, aged 56 years. Capt. Phelps was a member of the 34th Illinois regiment during the civil war and came to Joliet soon after its close. He was for several years editor of the Republican in this city.

Aug. 18th, Norman BOVEE, of Joliet, aged 57 years. He had been a resident of the county since childhood.

Aug. 19th, L. L. STEPHENSON, of Lockport, aged 65 years. Deceased was an old resident of Wilmington.

Aug. 21st, Frank SHIELDS, of Wilmington, aged 64 years. He went to Wilmington in 1857, and that town has since been his home. He was a man highly respected and esteemed in that community.

Aug. 22d, Jeremiah MAHONEY, of Joliet, aged 83 years. He came here from his birthplace in Ireland in 1837, and this has since been his home.

Aug. 22d, Anna L. BARNETT, of Chicago, aged 53 years. She was the laughter of the late George and Ann BARNETT, of Homer township, and removed there with her parents when but a small child.

Aug. 22d, Mrs. W. S. WRIGHT, widow of the late Col. James WRIGHT, of Lockport, aged 80 years. She was among the earliest settlers of that town and was a lady highly respected in that community.

Aug. 23d, Mrs. Anna HOUCK, wife of George G. HOUCK, of Joliet, aged 65 years. Deceased has been a resident of the city for 45 years and was a highly esteemed Christian woman.

Aug. 28th, Mrs. S. A. ANDERSON, widow of the late Samuel ANDERSON, of Lockport. Aged 80 years. She (w)as an old resident of that town.

Aug. 28th August SOLDERMANN, of Homer township, aged 78 years. He had resided in the town for 40 years.

Aug. 30th Richard FURLONG, of Joliet, aged 66 years. He had been a resident of the city 43 years.

Aug. 30th, Thomas VARLEY, of Wheatland township, aged 74 years. Deceased was a native of England, came settled in the township where he had ever since resided.

Aug. 30th, Mrs. Ellen LARKIN, widow of the late John LARKIN, of Joliet, aged 80 years. She had resided in Joliet since 1855.

Aug. 31st, A. K. HYLAND, of Joliet, aged 58 years. He was a native of Roxbury, Vt, and came to Will county with his parents in 1844.

The last on the list is the name of Lorenz REITZ, who died in Joliet, Sept. 2d, aged 48 years. He was a native of Germany, but came to this county with his parents when but four years of age and had ever since lived in our midst. He was a man of exemplary character and highly respected by all.

This my friends, closes the sad duty of reporting to you the names of those who have gone before, and although they are gone from earth, yet may we earnestly hope and believe that they are not lost to us forever, but that when the time shall come and our names are here recorded that we shall have joined them in a better land.

W. W. STEVENS,Necrologist.