1904 Necrologist Report

1904 Necrologist Report

(Transcribed and copyrighted April 27, 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.)

(1904 Old Settlers’ Association of Will County, Necrology report, compiled by W. W. Stevens and printed in the Daily Republican, Joliet, Illinois, Thursday, September 1, 1904, transcribed by Lawrence B. Peet.)

Necrological Report — Mr. President, Members and Friends of the Association:

We are assembled this year in pleasant quarters in our annual reunion and under unusually favorable circumstances, and were it not for the painful reminder that this report brings you, of the many who have crossed over the dark river since last we met, the meeting might be one of unalloyed pleasure. But to journey to that bourne from whence none return is the inevitable fate of all living, and we bow in silence and submission to the fell decree.

In the report, I now place before you, will be found, perhaps, the name of some familiar friend – some playmate of your youthful days who has fought the last great battle of life and joined the silent majority, there to await your coming.

My report as usual is a long one, though not quite so lengthy as that of last year. It is necessarily incomplete for the reason that it is almost impossible to get the names of all who pass away. Friends of the deceased often aid me in procuring the necessary information, still some are missed, unavoidably so.

In my report of last year an error occurred that I now desire to correct Mrs. Mary E. PEARCE, who died at San Diego, Cal., April 17, 1903, was the widow of Samuel E. (PEARCE), instead of Wm. L. PEARCE, as stated in my report.

The following persons died before our last reunion, but the names came too late to be reported by me at that time.

April, 1903

Mrs. Barbara A. (RAUCK), wife of S. E. RAUCK, of Naperville, aged 71. She was formerly a resident of this county, coming here in the early ’40s, and this was here home for nearly half a century.

August, 1903

8. – Mrs. Isabelle McGILVERY, of Lockport, aged 80. She was a resident there for 60 years.

20. – Francis K. BATES, of Joliet, aged 34. He was a native here.

20. – Frank KAFRUN, of Braidwood, aged 54. He had lived there 34 years.

23. – Mrs. Engle BIESTERFELDT, of Crete, aged 72. She had lived there 36 years.

24. – Andrew P. SHARP, aged 78. He had been a resident of the county 37 years.

25. – Andrew P. JOHNSON, of Channahon, aged 61. He had lived there since he was a young man.

25. – Mrs. Frances HAUSSER, of Joliet, aged 71. She was the widow of the late S. P. HAUSSER, of this city, and had lived here since 1848.

26. – Col. Chas. M. HAMMOND, of Santa Monica, Cal., aged 79. He was formerly a resident of this city, coming here at the breaking out of the civil war in which he enlisted. At its close he returned here, and this was his home for 20 years.

27. – Mrs. Nellie SCHEIDT, of Joliet. She was 44 years old and was born and raised in Joliet.

27. – Mrs. Ann FLOOD, of Joliet, aged 85. She was a resident here for many years.

29. – Martin DWYER, of Joliet, aged 66. He had lived here since he was a boy.

30. – S. C. STARNS, of Oak Park, Ill., aged 76. He was formerly a resident of this city, coming here in 1858.

31. – Mrs. Mary (KELLY), widow of the late William KELLY, of Jackson, aged 85. She had resided there many years.

Those who have died since last we met are as follows:

September, 1903.

1. – Edwin A. NATTINGER, of Ottawa, Ill., aged 57. Many years ago, he was the editor of the Republican in this city.

1. – Martin FUHRMAN, of Joliet, aged 70. A resident here for half a century.

2. – Mrs. Grace (COLEMAN), wife of Albert H. COLEMAN, of this city, aged 33. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sumner WHITMORE, of Channahon, and was born in that town.

2. – Mrs. Dorothea MEIER, of Crete, aged 81. She was the widow of the late Wm. MEIER, of that town, and had lived there 38 years.

2. – Joseph LEISER, of Lockport, aged 83. Deceased was one of the pioneers of the county.

3. – Mrs. Bridget (SMITH), widow of the late Patrick SMITH, of Joliet, aged 76. She had lived here 48 years.

4. – Mrs. Frances HAUSSER, of Joliet, aged 70. A resident here for 40 years.

5. – Mrs. Johanna SONNENBERG, of Joliet, aged 71. An old resident here for many years.

5. – Edward GUNN, of Joliet, aged 71. He had been a resident here for nearly half a century.

5. – Mrs. Katherine (SNYDER), wife of Benj. SNYDER, of Joliet, aged 74. She had been a resident of the city for the past 50 years.

5. – Mrs. Catherine (BREENE), wife of Kyran BREENE, of Jackson, aged 65. She had lived in the county 45 years.

6. – Mrs. Charles L. BARRETT, of Sommes, Ala., aged 61. She was formerly a resident of Joliet, and this was her home for many years.

8. – Donald McVICKERS, of Braidwood, aged 49. He had lived there since he was a child.

9. – Mrs. Mattie WHITSON, of Manhattan, aged 36. She was a native of the county.

11. – Mrs. Margaret NAIRN, of Plainfield, aged 68. She had lived there 37 years.

15. – Frederick G. HARRIS, of Joliet, aged 70. He formerly lived in Lockport, coming there with his parents when but a boy.

17. – Mrs. Sophia G. NOCKE, of Crete, aged 46. She was a native there.

20. – Andrew J. WADSWORTH, of Lockport, aged 73. He was an old pioneer of that town.

20. – Peleg CROSS, of Joliet, aged 82. He was an old time resident of New Lenox, coming there about 1860.

20. – James A. WHITE, of Chicago, aged 39. He was a native of Wilmington and this county was his home until a few years ago.

20. – Richard PLATT, of Lockport, aged 83. He came there in 1851.

20. – Mrs. Margaret (ROBERTSON), relict of the late Robert Robertson, of Joliet, aged 85. This had been her home since 1863.

21. – Fred FIDDYMENT, of Plainfield, aged 64. He came to the county when but a small boy.

21. – Mrs. Patrick MARTIN, of Wilmington, aged 69. She had lived there 35 years.

22. – Mrs. Olive M. MORSE, of Homer, aged nearly 64. She was the wife of Curtis MORSE, chairman of the Executive Committee of this Association, and sister of W. H. LANFEAR, also one of the Executive Committee.

22. – Mrs. Susan P. SHARP, of Wilmington, aged 53. She was a native of the county.

23. – Carl RUPPERT, of Crete, aged 73. He had lived there about 50 years.

23. – Mrs. Annie QUINK, of Joliet, aged 41. She was a native of the county.

24. John GATONS, of Troy, aged 70. He came there 57 years ago.

27. Mrs. Mary (WATKINS), widow of the late Benj. WATKINS, of Peotone, aged 58. She had lived there since she was a child.

28. – John LYONS, of Colorado Springs, Colo., aged 72. He was formerly a well-known citizen of Joliet, having lived here many years.

29. – Mrs. Sophia H. KNAPP, of Channahon, aged 83. She had lived there for more than 40 years.

30. – Ferdinand TEICH, of Peotone, aged 63. He had lived there 35 years.

30. – Peter RIDDEN, of Elwood, aged 84. He was an old resident of that vicinity, having lived there 53 years.

October, 1903

1. – John FEEHAN, of Joliet, aged 49. He was a native of the county.

2. – Charles HOLTZ, of Beecher, aged 66 years. He was one of the oldest of the old settlers of eastern Will county.

2. – Miss Sarah CLOW, of Wheatland, aged 79. She had lived in that vicinity 59 years.

3. – Charles CHAXEL, of Joliet, aged 54. He came to the county 33 years ago.

3. – Harvey B. PORTER, of Channahon, aged 43. He had lived there 37 years.

3. – Mrs. Mary DAHLEM, of Joliet, aged 60. She was the widow of the late Gerhard DAHLEM and had lived in this vicinity many years.

4. – Mrs. Eliza (KOLSTEDT), of Monee, aged 61. She had lived in that vicinity for 48 years.

5. – Wm. O’BRIEN, of Joliet, aged 58. This had been his home since 1865.

5. – W. H. ADAMS, of Oakland, Cal., aged 61. He was a member of the 20th Illinois Regiment in the civil war and was born in Joliet.

6. – Geo. GRAY, of Joliet, aged 77. He was an old settler of this county of a half century standing.

6. – W. H. VANDER BOGART, of Wilmington, aged 70. He was a member of the 20th Illinois Regiment in the civil war and made a good soldier. He had lived there since 1841.

6. – C. A. WILDER, of Troy, aged 40. He was born there.

8. – Mrs. Anna THEILER, of Troy, aged 63. She had lived there 46 years.

9. – Peter BECKER, of Joliet, aged 60. This had been his home for 35 years.

12. – Mrs. Mary (O’CALLAGHAN), wife of Wm. O’CALLAGHAN, of Joliet, aged 59. She had lived here 40 years.

14. – John C. HAYDEN, of Manhattan, aged 65. He had lived in that vicinity 40 years.

17. – Orrin S. PORTER, of Joliet, aged 84. He had lived in the county 50 years.

19. – R. E. GOODELL, of Denver, Colo., aged 78. He formerly lived in Joliet, coming here when quite young, and this was his home for many years.

21. – Patrick MAHER, of Joliet, aged 62. He had lived here 50 years.

22. – Mrs. Sadie THOMPSON, of Elwood, aged 61. She had been a resident of the county for 43 years.

23. – Frank M. BURGER, of Joliet, aged 48. He came here when but 5 years old, and this had since been his home.

24. – Mrs. Mary V. FISH, of Joliet, aged 74. She was the widow of the late Henry FISH, and had lived here since 1838.

26. – Mrs. Mary J. (CHANDLER), widow of the late Henry D. CHANDLER, of Joliet, aged 75. She had lived in the county 40 years.

27. – Martin RYAN, of Joliet, aged 75. This had been his residence for 36 years.

27. – John P. SARGENT, of Custer Park, aged 73. He had lived in that vicinity 57 years.

28. – Wm. GRAVES, of Wilton, aged 60. That had been his home since he was a child.

30. – Mrs. Ann (COLE), wife of Richard COLE, of Manhattan, aged 76. That had been her home since 1854.

November, 1903

3. – Mrs. Eliza S. PHILLIP, of Oak Park, Ill., aged 88. She formerly lived in Frankfort, coming there some 35 years ago. And that was her home for many years.

3. – Mrs. Artimisia MELCHOIR, of Joliet, aged 49. A native of the county.

5. – James CONNELL, of Minooka, Ill., aged 71. He formerly resided in Troy township, coming there in 1851, and that was his home until a few years ago.

6. – Mrs. Margaret PAUL, of Joliet, aged 40. A resident here since she was a small child.

7. – Mrs. Bridget (McHUGH), wife of Patrick McHUGH, of Joliet, aged 59. She had lived here 45 years.

7. – Wm. HALFELDT, of Monee, aged 71. He had resided there 47 years.

8. – Ed. G. ROCKEY, of Joliet, aged 39. He was a native of the city.

9. – Mrs. Anna S. DUNNAWAY, of Joliet, aged 52. She was a native of the county.

10. – Mrs. Sophia COUNTRYMAN, of Plainfield, aged 90. She settled there in 1841.

11. – Henry HORDKOPF, of Crete, aged 53. He was a native of the county.

11. – Mrs. Sarah C. LINEBARGER, of Elwood, aged 75 years. She had lived in the county since 1848.

12. – Oliver SIMMONS, of Petrolia, Onterio, aged 70. He was formerly a well-known resident of Will county, coming here with his parents in 1845.

12. – Mrs. Regina FLEISNER, of Mokena, aged 79. That had been her home for 52 years.

17. – N. Holmes WILSON, of Joliet, aged 59. A native here.

17. – Mrs. Harriet E. ROWE, of Plainfield, aged 47. A native of the town.

17. – Mrs. Kate O’BRIEN, of Lockport, aged 59. A resident there for 33 years.

20. – Mrs. Mary ROBB, of Joliet, aged 45. She was born in the county.

22 – John C. BATES, of Braidwood, aged 54. He was a native of the county.

22. – George REED, of Lockport, aged 83. He had lived in that vicinity since 1846.

23. – Mrs. Mary A. EASTON, of Wilmington, aged 56. She had lived in the county since she was 20 years old.

23. – Jacob ENGLES, of Monee, aged 65. A resident of that vicinity for 50 years.

24. – James DELANEY, of Manhattan, aged 75. He had lived there over 40 years.

25. – Joseph PATTERSON, of Joliet, aged 70. This had been his home since 1847.

28. – Charles H. MERRILL, of Wilmington, aged 85. He had lived in that vicinity for 60 years.

27. – Mrs. Mary N. (DeWITT), wife of John DeWITT, of Montreal, aged 61. She was born in Lockport, and lived there until 12 years ago.

29. – Mrs. Katie (WYLIE), wife of Wm. WYLIE, of Plainfield, aged 66. She had lived in that vicinity since she was quite young.

29. – Mrs. Mary F. (CREWS), widow of the late Rev. Hooper CREWS, of Denver, aged 84. Mr. and Mrs. Crews were residents of Joliet in the early ’60s. He was chaplain of the 100th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers.

29. – Mrs. Elizabeth NILES, of Joliet, aged 55. She had lived here since 1870.

30. – James S. GOODMAN, of Crete, aged 46. He had lived in that vicinity for 35 years.

30. – Ezra D. RICHARDS, of Joliet, aged 50. He was a native of the city.

December, 1903

2. – Norman HAZELTON, of Wesley township, aged 84. He settled there in 1854.

2. – Mrs. Eleanor (McELHEARNE), widow of the late Daniel B. McELHEARNE, of Joliet, aged 80. She had lived here nearly 60 years.

7. – Mrs. Johanna (JURR), widow of the late Henry JURR, of Joliet, aged 69. They came to this county in 1864.

7. – Mrs. Christina THIEL, of Manhattan, aged 60. That had been her home for 39 years.

8. – Mrs. Sarah L. (WHITELY), wife of Robert WHITELY, of Lockport, aged 72. She had been a resident of the town since 1858.

10. – Mrs. Sarah E. SMITH, of New Lenox, aged 81. She had lived in that vicinity since 1835.

11. – Wm. T. NELSON, of Chicago, aged 86. He was formerly a well-known resident of Florence township, having lived there at least 50 years.

11. Mrs. Frederika ENGLEMAN, of Frankfort, aged 83. That had been her home for 40 years.

11. – Geo. H. WARD, of Joliet, aged 76. He had lived here since 1856.

13. – Chas. J. SAYLOR, of Joliet, aged 37. He was a native of this city.

17. – Mrs. Carrie E. (DEMART), wife of Frank W. DEMART, of Joliet, aged 33. She was born in this city.

18. – Michael BROPHY, of Joliet, aged 81. He came here in 1857.

18. – Mrs. Mary (BRODERICK), widow of the late Thos. BRODERICK, of Joliet, aged 86. She had been a resident here for 40 years.

20. – Mrs. Henriette (SCHLIMM), wife of J. W. SCHLIMM, of Joliet, aged 78. She had lived here since 1853.

21. – Mrs. Mary E. (JONSTONE), wife of Howard JONSTONE, of Wamego, Kas., aged 58. She was a native of Joliet, and this was her home until a few years ago.

22. – Frederick NOCHE, of Crete, aged 84. A resident of that vicinity since 1844.

22. – Chas. KNUDSON, of Mokena, aged 77. He had lived there 43 years.

23. – Sylvester M. KISSER, of Homer, aged 46. He was a native of the county.

24. – Henry COLE, of Crete, aged 63. A native of the county.

24. – Mrs. Sophia BLACK, of Frankfort, aged 61. She had lived there nearly 40 years.

24. – Peter MOGG was born April 18, 1826, and died at Ogdensburg, N. Y., in December, 1903. He was a brother of Mrs. Sarah STARR, of this city, and formerly lived in Monee, coming there in 1856.

24. – Mrs. Eliza HILL, of Joliet, aged 92. A resident here for 33 years.

24. – Wm. M. CLOW, of Wheatland, aged 53. He was a native of the town.

26. – Mrs. Margaret E. FITZGERALD, of Joliet, age 62. She had lived here 45 years.

29. – Mrs. Sarah ALLOTT, of Wilmington, aged 84. She had lived in that vicinity for more than 40 years.

29. – John KAVANAGH, of Holstein, Iowa, aged nearly 70. He was an old time resident of this city.

January, 1904

2. – Samuel DOLPH, of Joliet, aged 71. He had lived here 35 years.

3. – Samuel D. FOOT, of Joliet, aged 69, He had lived here 50 years.

3. – Mrs. Emma J. (HILL), wife of Wm. HILL, of Troy township, aged 47. She was a native of that town.

4. – Mrs. Geo. WEEKS, of Joliet, aged 63. She was a native of the county.

4. – Wm. F. MILLER, of Manhattan, aged 83. He settled in Jackson township in 1857.

7. – Patrick ARDAGH, of Channahon, aged 80. That had been his home for 46 years.

7. – Elijah JOHNSON, of Kankakee, aged 94. He formerly lived in this county, settling in Homer in 1837, and that was his home until a few years ago.

7. – Mrs. Martha L. (KENNISTON), of Wilton, wife of Jerry KENNISTON, aged 64. She had lived there since quite young.

9. – Edward MURPHY, of Joliet, aged 87. He was an old resident here.

12. – Mrs. Maggie (FIDDYMENT), wife of Daniel FIDDYMENT, of Lockport. Aged 75. She was an old resident of that town.

12. – Mrs. Mary J. GAGE, of New Lenox, aged 87. She had lived there since 1857.

15. – Mrs. Charlotte (SHAFER), wife of Christian SHAFER, of Plainfield, aged 53. She had lived there since 1856.

17. – Miss Mary VAN HORNE, of Montreal, Can., aged 52. She was born in Joliet on the spot where the theater now stands.

17. – Lucas AMEN, of Plainfield, aged 65. He had lived in that vicinity 50 years.

17. – A. C. CUTLER, of Joliet, aged 76. He came to the county in 1844.

17. – Mrs. Peter SWANSON, of Manhattan, aged 63. She was an old resident of the town.

20. – Conrad BOOKMEYER, of Frankfort, aged 78. He came there in 1861.

22. Mrs. Jane (EIB), widow of the late Augustus EIB, of Jackson, aged 75. She came to the town in 1851.

23. – Miss Sadie ZARLEY, of Joliet, aged 33. She was a native of the city.

24. – Alva M. KETTERING, at Soldiers’ Home , Quincy, Ill., aged 78. He was an old resident of Homer township.

25. – John ALLMAN, of Monee, aged 44. He was born in the county.

26. – Mrs. Sophia ENGEL, of Crete, aged 49. That had been her home since she was a child.

26. – John C. HENDRICKS, of Chicago, aged 55. He was a native of Joliet.

28. – Perry DODGE, of Faust Ranch, Cal., aged 75. He was a pioneer of Homer township, and lived there many years.

30. – James B. BARNETT, of Chicago, aged 46. He was a native of Lockport.

30. – John SCHWAB, of Joliet, aged 70. He came here in 1870.

February, 1904

1. – Wm. HORON, of Joliet, aged 46.* He was a native of the town.

1. – Mrs. Maria J. (MACGREGOR), Widow of the late Geo. R. MacGREGOR, of Joliet, aged 72. She came here in 1838, and this was her home until 1866, when she went to Chicago, to make her home with her sister, the late Mrs. ELWOOD, but returned here in 1902.

1. – Mrs. Margaret WILSON, of Joliet, aged 76. She had lived here 40 years.

3. – Miss Margaret DALEY, of Joliet, aged 35. She was a native of the city.

3. – Wm. SINGLETON, of Florence township, aged 77. He had been a resident of the county since 1851.

5. – Michael MURPHY, of Joliet, aged 79. He called Joliet his home before 1864.

5. – Mrs. Wm. NELSON, of Florence township, aged 75. She was an old resident of that part of the county.

5. – Mrs. Margaret (HENSCHEN), wife of August HENSCHEN, of Joliet, aged 70. This has been her home for about 50 years.

6. – Wm. TRAINOR, of Custer Park, aged 69. A resident there for 42 years.

8. – Wm. SCROGGINS, of Wilmington, aged 72. He came there in 1838.

8. – Delilah M. FAWLEY, of Joliet, aged 45. A native here.

10. – Mrs. Lucretta (OLNEY), Wife of C. C. OLNEY, of Sacramento, Cal., aged 61. She was formerly a well known resident of Joliet, coming here in the early 60s.

11. – Mrs. Elizabeth (DETHLEFS), wife of Geo. DETHLEFS, of Peotone, aged 65. She had lived there since she was 4 years old.

11. – Chas. McPARTLIN, of Joliet, aged 86. A citizen here for more than 50 years.

11. – Mrs. Timothy RYAN, of Lockport, aged 65. A resident there for many years.

12. – Rev. Dr. Clinton LOCKE, of Chicago, aged 74. He was formerly in charge of Christ Episcopal church in Joliet, coming here in 1856 and remaining until July, 1859.

12. – David W. CASTLE, of Joliet, aged 58. He had lived here 35 years.

13. – Mrs. John DALY, of Lockport, aged 82. A resident there for half a century.

15. – Livonia L. (RUDD), relict of the late Borak RUDD, of Joliet, aged 86. She came here in 1838, and this has ever since been her home.

15. – Mrs. Ann (O’BRIEN), widow of the late Wm. O’BRIEN, of Joliet, aged 72. This has been her home for 50 years.

15. – Chas. DOTY, of Plainfield, aged 40. A native of the county.

15. – Mrs. Mary W. (FERRELL), wife of Joseph FERRELL, of Channahon, aged 83. She was an old resident of that vicinity.

16. – Morgan H. TOWNE, of Joliet, aged 54. He had lived here for 36 years.

18. – Mrs. Amarilla BOND, of Plainfield, aged 78. She had lived in that vicinity for 65 years.

19. – Aaron E. JACKSON, of Wesley township, aged 52. He was a native of the county.

19. – Mrs. Sophia OPELT, of Joliet, aged 79. She had lived in this vicinity for 40 years.

19. – Mrs. Mary BOLAN, of Joliet, aged 72. A resident here since 1867.

19. – Christian J. RUTHENBECK, of Joliet, aged 42. He was a native of the county.

19. – Mrs. Elijah JOHNSON, of Kankakee, aged 84. When young she was a resident of Homer, and a charter member of the Baptist church in Hadley in 1834.

19. – Edmund DIBBLE, of Joliet, aged 65. A resident in the county for nearly 50 years. He was a soldier in the civil war and a good one.

20. – Chas. F. PAGE, of Joliet, aged 54. He was a native of the county.

20. – Mrs. Dorothy (MOCK), wife of John MOCK, of Joliet, aged 74, She had lived here 50 years.

20. – Mrs. Wilhelmine SEITZ, of Washington township, aged 73. A resident there for 50 years.

21. – Anthony RUPERT, of Joliet, aged 77. A resident of this vicinity for 45 years.

23. – 23. Mrs. Eliza (ROBINSON), widow of the late Alfred ROBINSON, of Crete, aged 75. She was one of the oldest residents of eastern Will County.

23. – Mrs. Mary (McSHANE), widow of the late John McSHANE, of Joliet, aged 80. This had been her home since 1848.

23. – Mrs. L. S. PARKER, of Lockport, aged 78. She had lived there nearly all her life.

24. – Mrs. Katherine CRUDDEN, of Lockport, aged 73. That had been her home since childhood.

25. — Henry H. BRIDGES, of Joliet, aged 65. He was an old resident at Jackson township, and a soldier in the civil war.

25. Mrs. Kate L. QUIGLEY, of Wilton, aged 40. She was a native of the county.

26. – Norman Rodgers, of Everett, Wash., aged 52. He was a former resident of Jackson township, coming here with his parents in 1854, and that was his home until grown to manhood.

26. – Hunter SIMMONS, of Cherokee, Iowa, aged 91. He was formerly a well known resident of this county, coming here in 1844, and this was his home for 22 years.

27. – A. K. KNAPP, of Minooka, aged 67. He was formerly a well known citizen of this county, coming here soon after the civil war.

28. – Mrs. MARVIN, of Lockport, aged 70. She had lived in that vicinity 36 years.

28. – H. J. SAWYER, of Joliet, aged 79. He came to the state in 1863 and to Joliet in 1870.

29. – Henry TIMM, of Joliet, aged 64. He had lived in the county since he was 12 years old.

March, 1904

1. – Mrs. Geo. SAYRE, of Peotone, aged 68. She was one of the pioneers of eastern Will county.

5. – Mrs. Matilda (BROCKMAN), wife of Henry BROCKMAN, of Green Garden, aged 39. She was born in that town.

6. – Loyal W. REED, of Joliet, aged 60. He came to thee county in 1856. In 1863 he enlisted in Co. E of the 141st Ill. Infantry, in the civil war.

8. – Charles F. SNYDER, of Chicago, aged 68. He was an old resident of this county and a veteran of the civil war.

8. – Mrs. Elizabeth (SELTZER), wife of H. W. SELTZER, of Manhattan, aged 67. She had been a resident of the county for 50 years.

8. – Mrs. Katherine (MARTIN), wife of Owen MARTIN, of Joliet, aged 68. She had lived in the county 49 years.

8. – Mrs. Sabina D. (MILLER), wife of Robert B. MILLER, of Crete, aged 68. She was a native of that town.

9. – Miss Alice BARHYTE, of Channahon, aged 47. She was a native of the town.

10. – Mrs. Mary (KELLY), wife of Frank KELLY, of Joliet, aged 61. She had lived here many years.

10. – Alexander TROTTER, of Coal City, Ill., aged 76. He was an old resident of Wilmington, coming there at an early day, and that was his home for many years.

11. – Leonard KREPPES, of Joliet, aged 63. He came here in 1870.

12. – Mrs. Emily R. (BOYLAN), wife of A. W. BOYLAN, of Animosa, Iowa, but formerly of this county, where she was a native.

12. – W. D. B. LINN, of Joliet, aged 71. He was formerly a well known resident of Manhattan, coming there in 1858.

12. – Mrs. Elizabeth O’CONNOR, of Troy township, aged 80. She had lived there for nearly 40 years.

12. – Mrs. Constantina GOETZ, of Beecher, aged 62. She was an old resident of that village.

12. – Harry RATHBUN, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, aged 43. He was a native of this county, and here grew to manhood.

13. – Stephen HANFORD, of Wesley, aged 76. An old resident there.

13. – Miss Hope HARRIS, of Peotone, aged 72. She came to the county in early childhood.

13. – Martin McGOWAN, of Joliet, aged 61. He was an old resident of the county.

14. – Mrs. Anna M. (TREAT), wife of L. C. TREAT, of Joliet, aged 43. She had lived here since she was one year old.

15. John C. COWING, of Peotone, aged 70. He was the first permanent white settler in that town.

16. – Mrs. Mary (McCARTHY), widow of the late Maurice McCARTHY, of Joliet, aged 71. She had lived here for more than 50 years.

17. – Mrs. Bridget MANLEY, of Lockport, aged 85. She was one of the oldest of the old residents of that town.

17. – Mrs. Elizabeth M. REED, of Joliet, aged 74. She had lived in this vicinity 45 years.

18. – Mrs. Mary A. (VAN AUKEN), wife of Thomas B. VAN AUKEN, of Joliet, aged 48. This had been her home since she was six years old.

19. – Henry AKIN, of Fort Collins, Colo., aged 83. He was one of the early settlers of Joliet and lived here many years.

20. – Mrs. Rosalie SIEDOW, of Joliet, aged 73. This had been her home for many years.

21. – Wm. RAINWORTH, of Wilmington, aged 41. He was a native of the county.

21. – Mrs. Catherine BEGLEY, of Lockport, aged 70. She was one of the pioneers of that town.

22. – Jacob Y. DEWITZ, of Peotone, aged 72. A resident there since 1859.

23. – Gilliam BARTHOF, of Plainfield, aged 76. He was one of the old pioneers of the town.

23. – James M. GRIDLEY, of Will township. He came to the county in 1850 and lived here 36 years.

24. – Leander GERIOX, of Will township, aged 57. He had lived there since he was a small child.

24. – Suel P. CARTER, of Joliet, aged 83 years. This has been his home since 1862.

24. Wm. P. BROWN, of Joliet, aged 35. He was a native of the county.

26. John MOCK, of Joliet, aged 72. A resident here for 50 years.*

26. – Mrs. Jennie BUTTERFIELD, of Wesley township, aged 39. She was a native of the town.

27. – Gen. T. O. OSBORN, of Chicago, aged 72. He was a veteran of the civil war and for several years a well known resident of this city.

27. – Mrs. Susan HOMERDING, of Homer, aged 80. A resident of the county for nearly 50 years.

27. – Patrick WALDRON, of Braidwood, aged 95. He had lived in that vicinity 40 years.

28. – Mrs. Katherine M. KAVANAUGH, of Jackson, aged 37. She was a native of the town.

30. – G. N. MARVIN, formerly of Will county, aged 89. He formerly resided in Plainfield, and that was his home for many years.

31. – Geo. W. FOUSER, of Joliet, aged 73. He had lived in the county since 1854.

31. – Miss Catherine DUNNE, of Channahon, aged 53 years. She was a native of the county.

31. – Mrs. G. BERNHARD, of Crete, aged 63. She was one of the old residents of eastern Will county.

April, 1904

1. – Mrs. Ellen (WELCH), wife of M. WELCH, of Wesley, aged 62. She had lived in the town since she was 8 years old.

2. – Mrs. Francelia (BORDWELL), wife of D. S. BORDWELL, of Crete, aged 65. She was one of the pioneers of eastern Will county.

3. – Mrs. Mary A. (WATKINS), widow of the late Morgan WATKINS, of Joliet, aged 85. She had lived in the county for more than 50 years.

4. – Andrew DILMAN, of Joliet, aged 77. He had been a resident of the county for 48 years.

4. – Hamilton A. DEAN, of Hoopeston, Ill., aged 81. He was formerly a resident of Crete, coming there in 1845, and residing there till 1851.

5. – Timothy KINNEY, of Joliet, aged 95. He had been a resident of the county 45 years.

5. – Mrs. Adeline (HAGER), widow of the late Jonathan HAGER, of Plainfield, aged 77. She had been a resident of the town for 60 years.

5. – Mrs. Jennie R. DICKERMAN, of Joliet, aged 48. She had lived here 40 years.

6. – Chas. E. HIRSCH, of Mokena, aged 66. He had lived there since he was quite young.

6. – Mrs. Bridget NEEDHAM, of Braidwood, aged 71. An old resident there.

11. – Mrs. Ann J. (NEWTON), widow of the late Wm. H. NEWTON, of Crete, aged 73. She lived in the county over 40 years.

11. – Mrs. Lucinda D. LUCE, of Joliet, aged 76. This has been her home for many years.

12. Mrs. Esther C. CON, of Braidwood, aged 64. That had been her home since 1865.

12. – Henry DETERS, of Monee, aged 85. He had lived there for nearly 50 years.

13. – Mrs. Nancy M. BROWN, of Joliet, aged 69. An old resident here.

14. – John LENNON, of Chicago, aged 42. He was a native of this city.

14. – Joseph B. MILLS, of Channahon, aged 81. A resident there for 40 years.

14. – Mrs. Jane A. (TILLOTSON), widow of the late Franklin TILLOTSON, of Crete, aged 76. She had lived in that vicinity since 1865.

17. Fred RELF, of Jackson, aged 76. He had lived there for 52 years.

17. – Mrs. Mary STADE, of Beecher, aged 41. She was a native of the county.

19. – E. D. CONLEY, of Joliet, aged 59. He had been a resident of the county since he was 5 years old. He was a soldier in the civil war and did good service.

19. – Mrs. Cynthia (ROWLEY), widow of the late Hiram ROWLEY, formerly of Will county, aged 87. She came to the county some 50 years ago.

20. – Frederick William KREIMEIER, of Jackson, aged 75. He had lived there since 1856.

20. – Mrs. Mary (LYNCH), widow of the late Patrick LYNCH, of Joliet, aged 85. This had been her home for 51 years.*

21. – Lambert H. DETERS, of Beecher, aged 85. A resident of the county for 65 years.*

21. – Wm. L. MUSSMAN, of Grant Park, Ill., aged 72. He was an early settler of Crete, coming there when but 19 years old, and that was his home for many years.

23. – Joseph D. FERRELL, of Channahon, aged 81. He was one of the oldest of the old residents of that town.

26. – James H. LUMLEY, of Plainfield, aged 79. A resident there for 57 years.

26. – Mrs. Harriet (RICHARDS), relict of the late Dr. Charles Richards, of Joliet, aged 69. She came to Joliet nearly 45 years ago. This was her home until a few years ago.

26. – James H. SMILEY, of Plainfield, aged 80. He was vice president of the Association and had lived there for half a century.

26. – Miss Ella SCHEIBE, of Lockport, aged 45. She was a native of that town.

26. – Mrs. Henry NETTLES, of Englewood, aged 66. She was formerly a well known resident of Frankfort, coming there at an early day.

28. – John McALOON, of Joliet, aged 43. He was born in the county.

29. – Levi PIERCE, of Morris, Ill., aged 82. He formerly lived in Joliet, coming here when quite a young man and this was his home for several years.

29. – Ed. H. BOWEN, of Valley Center, Kan., aged 60. He was formerly a well known resident of this county.

30. – Mrs. Harriet C. (YOUNG), widow of the late Wm. G. YOUNG, aged 75. This had been her home for half a century.

30. – Christian KUESTER, of Monee, aged 78. A resident there since 1863.

May, 1904

2. – Thompson MACKEY, of Manhattan, aged 80. He had lived in that vicinity since 1862.

3. – Orin R. HAMLIN, of Joliet, aged 63. A resident of the county since 1865.

3. – Mrs. Louisa ENDERS, of Mokena, aged 79. She had lived there 52 years.

4. – Mrs. Mary (RIDGE), wife of Wm. RIDGE, of Joliet, aged 61. She came to the county in early childhood with her parents and was for many years a resident of Channahon.

6. – Mrs. Mary (MASON), widow of the late John MASON, of Joliet, aged 63. She had lived here for 36 years.

6. – Francis HARVEY, of Joliet, aged 71. This had been his home since 1870.

8. – Mrs. Maria B. (SCHROEDER), wife of F. C. SCHROEDER, of Peotone, aged 70. She had lived there since 1860.

9. – Mrs. Florence BARTLOW, formerly of Joliet, aged 61. She was a well known resident of this city many years ago.

10. – Frederick HOESTER, of Washington township, aged 66. He had lived there 42 years.

11. – Daniel QUINN, of Wilmington, aged 48. He was a native of that town.

11. – Henry YOUNG, formerly a well known resident of Plainfield, aged 73.

14. – Mrs. Mary K. (ENGLISH), widow of the late John ENGLISH, of Braidwood, aged 67. She had lived there since 1869.

15. – Mrs. Theresa (HIERHOLZER), of Joliet, aged 79. She had lived here 52 years.

15. – Mrs. Sarah (SCHWARZ), wife of Leonard SCHWARZ, of Joliet, aged 42. She was a native of the town of Manhattan.

17. – Thos. KIRMAN, of Lockport, aged 74. He had lived there about 35 years.

18. – H. A. GORHAM, of Joliet, aged 71. An old resident of the county.

19. – Mrs. Mary B. (ADAMS), widow of the late M. L. ADAMS. Of Joliet, aged 77. This had been her home since 1843.

19. – Henry DIEHL, of Frankfort, aged 65. He came there at an early age and has always lived in that vicinity.

20. – Mrs. Letitia (BUTTS), wife of Rev. John BUTTS, of Lake City, Mich., aged 47. She was a daughter of Rev. Ralph CRAWFORD and was born in the town of Wilton.

20. – Mrs. Elizabeth WILLIAMS, of Joliet, aged 79. She had lived there 44 years.

24. – Cryon PECKHARDT, of Wesley, aged 80. A resident of the country for 47 years.

26. – John ELMUND, of Pullman, Ill., aged 86. He was one of the pioneers of Mokena and lived there until 20 years ago.

30. – Mrs. Magdeline (STEPHEN), wife of Michael STEPHEN, of Troy township, aged 70. She had lived in the county nearly 50 years.

30. – Charles McCLOSKEY, of Wilton, aged 75. That had been his home for 40 years.

June, 1904

1. – Mrs. Katharina (SONNEBORN), widow of the late Geo. SONNEBORN, of Monee, aged 81. That had been her home since 1861.

2. – Mrs. Mary A. (MATHER), widow of the late Saml. E. MATHER, of Joliet, aged 75. She came to the county with her parents when but a child of 5 years.

2. – Mrs. Thomas COLE, of Manhattan, aged 83. That had been her home for 40 years.

5. – Byron G. WARNER, of Wilmington, aged 60. He came there as a child in 1849.

7. – Augustus HERBERT, of Grant Park, Ill., aged 75. He was the pioneer settler of Monee, coming there in 1856, and there was his home for nearly 30 years.

7. – Martin MURPHY, of Joliet, aged 65. He had lived here since childhood.

14. – Charles W. MUNN, of Joliet, aged 55. He had lived in the county since he was but a child.

17. John PESTER, of Manhattan, aged 72. That had been his home for 46 years.

17. Mrs. Rose REINBOLD, of Joliet, aged 75. She had been a resident of the city for 55 years.

17. – Mrs. F. M. (VANDERHOOF), relict of the late Levi VANDERHOOF, of Joliet, aged 73. This had been her home for 52 years.

20. – Lucus AMEN, of Plainfield, aged 58. A resident there for 40 years.

22. – Mrs. Jas. COLLINS, of Joliet, aged 70. She had resided here many years.

22. – Abraham MUNGER, of Green Garden, aged 77. He had lived in the county 50 years.

23. – Patrick TIERNEY, of Troy township, aged 86. He had lived there 50 years.

23. – Mrs. Louise (WALSH), wife of T. F. WALSH, of Lockport, aged 37. She was a native of the county.

24. – Joseph PY, of Joliet, aged 68. A resident here for nearly 50 years.

27. – Noah WHITLEY, of Lockport, aged 52. He went there in 1855 and that had since been his home.

July, 1904

1. – Edward F. KOERNER, of Joliet, aged 55. This had been his home for 51 years.

2. – Mrs. Mary J. (BOYNTON), widow of the late Geo. W. BOYNTON, of Wilton, aged 78. She had lived there since 1865.

3. – Joseph DAROSS, of Joliet, aged 82. He had been a resident here for 50 years.

5. – John DAMES, Sr., of Joliet, aged 87. This had been his home for almost 57 years.

7. – John SCHLOTHAUER, of Monee, aged 71. He was one of the oldest of the residents of that town.

9. – Mrs. H. KNUTH, of Monee, aged 89. She was a resident there for many years.

9. – Michael SULLIVAN, of Lockport, aged 83. He was one of the oldest and best known citizens of that town.

12. – Mrs. Isabel (BARRETT), wifeof David D. BARRETT, of Joliet, aged 41. She was a native of the town of Wilmington.

18. – Mrs. John HARMENING, of Adison, Ill., aged 69. She was an old resident of Crete, coming there more than 50 years ago, and that was her home until 18 years ago.

18. – Mrs. Addie BURT, of Toledo, O., aged 57. She was the daughter of the late Desire WADE, of this city, and was born here.

19. – Mrs. Catherine (HORAN), wife of James HORAN, of Joliet, aged 71. She came to the county in 1854, and here had since been her home.

20. – Daniel N. BARBER, of Tiskilwa, Ill., aged 83. He was an early settler of Plainfield and lived there many years.

21. – Mrs. Margaret Ann KING, nee IVERS, of Boone, Ia., aged 66. She was born in the town of Frankfort, in this county.

26. – Geo. KIESLING, of Joliet, aged 85. He was one of the oldest of the old settlers of Joliet.

27. – John PRIES, of Peotone, aged 90. He was one of the oldest residents of that part of the county.

28. – Mrs. Casper BAHLER, of Joliet, aged 77. She was a pioneer of the city of at least 50 years.

29. – Henry F. FETE, of Beecher, aged 52. He had lived there since he was a year old.

30. – Geo. W. REED, of Manhattan, aged 85. He had lived in that vicinity for 40 years.

August, 1904

1. – Mrs. John LONG, of Wilmington, aged 72. She was an old resident of the town.

2. H. A. KLEIN, of Monee, aged 67. He had lived there for more than half a century.

3. – Mrs. Johanna RAVENHAGEN, of Manhattan, aged 71. She was an old resident of that vicinity.

7. – August GLADE, Sr., of Manhattan, aged 83. He was one of the oldest of the old settlers of that town.

9. – Mrs. J. C. BRISBANE, of New Lenox, nee Emma WILLIS. She had lived there about 40 years.

9. – H. S. STANLEY, of Florence, aged 75 years. An old settler there.

10. – John J. MARX, of Lockport, aged 70. He was one of the oldest of Lockport’s old settlers.

11. – Mrs. Jane (MOGG), widow of the late Peter MOGG, of Albany, N. Y., aged 76. They were well known residents of Monee, in this county, many years ago.

17. – Fayette B. SHAW, of Joliet, aged 87. He came here in 1854.

18. – Mortimer A. FLACK, of Joliet, aged 79. He had lived here 60 years.

19. – Geo. WARD, of Wilmington, aged 75. He had lived there 40 years.

21. – Nelson BILSAND, of Joliet, aged 78. He had lived in the county 70 years.

22. – Miss Elizabeth PRIOR, of Lockport, aged 52. She was a daughter of the late Michael PRIOR, of that town, and was born and had always lived here.

23. – Mrs. Jeanette M. LYON, of Joliet, aged 95. She had lived in the county since 1850.

23. – Mrs. Phebe (FELLOWS), widow of Geo. FELLOWS, aged 86. She came there nearly 70 years ago.

24. – Mrs. J. F. PASOLD, of Joliet, aged 53. She had lived here since she was a child.

As a summary of the above report, I would say that the list contains the names of 360 old settlers and pioneers who have passed away and who have not been previously reported. Of this number, 296 had lived here 40 or more years or came to the county that long ago; and 49, 60 years or more. 273 had attained the age of 60 years or more; 192, 70 years or more; 76, 80 years or more, and 11 had reached or passed the 90-year mark. The oldest persons among the pioneers to die during the year were Timothy KINNEY, of Joliet, who died April 5th; Patrick WHALEN, of Braidwood, who died March 27th, and Mrs. Jeanette M. LYON, of Joliet who died August 23rd, each of them being 95 years of age. There are 56 native born citizens who have died during the year. Of these Mrs. Sabina D. MILLER, of Crete, who died March 8, aged 68 years, and who had always lived there, and Mrs. Margaret Ann KING, of Boone, Iowa, who died July 21st, at the age of 66, who was born and grew to womanhood in Frankfort, were the oldest.

During the 8 years that I have served as your necrologist, I have reported the names of 1995 who have passed away during that time, and of this number 626 had reached or passed the age of 80 years, and 76, 90 years. 256 of the number had lived here 60 years or came here at least 60 years ago, and 18, 70 years.

W. W. STEVENS,Necrologist.

* (Marked with an asterisk indicates that, that part of the transcription was compared with the Joliet News, Thursday September 1, 1904, printing of the necrology report, for clarification of dates, ages, and names, where the microfilm of the Republican was illegible — L. B. Peet)