Octavia Alexander Johnson, daughter of Allen and Lucy B. Alexander, was born in Brown county in August 1843, and died February 14, 1927, in Jacksonville, in his hospital where she was a patient for many years.
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Source: February 21, 1907 Rushville Times Burnside, William H. — William H. Burnside was born in Schuyler County, Illinois, July 3, 1847, and died at his home near Mt. Sterling, Illinois, Feb. 14, 1907, aged 59 years, 7 months, and 27 days. He spent most of his life in Schuyler county where he was extensively
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Democrat Messinger Sat May 24, 1879 Mr. Sewell Gerrish, whom we made mention of in our last as being quite sick, died at his residence last Sunday morning, May 18, at seven o’clock. He has resided upon the farm of which he was an occupant at the time of his demise for forty years. The
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William F. L. Holtkamp, son of Rev. and Christine Telljohn Holtkamp, was born in Debois [Dubois] county, Indiana December 20, 1863, and passed away May 7, 1946 in Quincy, Illinois, at the age of 82 years, four months and 17 days. He was married to Miss Frances Neeland in 1910. She preceded him in death.
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Obituary (I have the clipping, but newspaper unknown) Thomas Jefferson McWane was born at Massie’s Mill, Nelson county, Virginia on the 17th of January, 1838. At the time of his death, December 18, 1930, he had reached the venerable age of 92 years, 11 months and 1 day. He was of Scotch-Irish descent, one of
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Neosho Times, April 7th, 1887 A Sad Death Wellington Benton, an old and esteemed gentleman of Neosho and Neosho township was accidentally shot and instantly killed on Thursday evening at about 6PM. He had been out hunting with his son, Dr. Benton and J. M. Pardy in the Dr.’s spring wagon and a driver was
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Violet M. Test Mt. Sterling, Illinois: Violet M. Test age 94 of Jacksonville, Illinois and formerly of Mt. Sterling passed away at 3:40 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2006 at Prairie Village Health Care Center in Jacksonville. She was born December 2, 1911 in Brown County, Illinois the daughter of Frank M. and Priscilla Worthington Bond.
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Brown County Democrat Saturday, March 6, 1880 Died at Ripley, Feb. 29th, 1880 of Lung fever, Timothy D. Benton, in the 48th year of his age. T. D. Benton was a native of Brown County, having been born at Ripley and spending the greater part of his life in the immediate vicinity of his birth.
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Richard “Dick” Orr, 71, of Perry died at 9:38 p.m. Sunday, Oct 1, 2000, in St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Born April 18, 1929, in Fairmount Township in Pike County, he was a son of Russell and Mary Eliza Noble Orr. He married Jackie Elledge on Jan. 7, 1951, in Pittsfield. She survives. Mr.
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