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Obituary
of Elizabeth WADE (FORTH), Macoupin County Illinois ©1999
Patricia
A. Crouse
Name of Deceased: (FORTH)
WADE, Elizabeth
Name of Newspaper: Macoupin County Enquirer, Page
5,
Column
1
Date of Obituary: December 14, 1898
Obituary: {Chesterfield} The grim reaper Death made his
appearance
in our little village again last Friday morning and laid claim
to a
loving
wife and mother who has long resided here. Elizabeth FORTH
was
born
in Kentucky Feb. 7, 1852, but came to this vicinity at an
early age and
has since resided here. In 1873 she was married to H.D. WADE
and
the union was blest with eleven children, seven of whom,
survive her.
She
was a devoted wife and mother and their home life was made
cheerful by
her constant love and care. Her husband and children, her aged
mother
and
her brothers and sisters who survive her all have the deepest
and
heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement and
their
only
consolation is the knowledge that she has entered that eternal
rest
free
from all sorrow and pain. Funeral services were held in the
M.E. church
on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock conducted by Rev. REED
after
which
the remains were laid away to rest in the Loomis Cemetery.
Obituary
of Hamilton Duke WADE, Macoupin County Illinois ©1999
Submitted by:
Patricia
A. Crouse
Name of Deceased: WADE,
Hamilton
Duke
Name of Newspaper: Macoupin County Enquirer
Date of Obituary: July 30, 1919
Obituary: Hamilton Duke WADE was born in
Butterville,
Allen
County, Ky, May 2. 1835. In the year 1859 he was married to
Miss Mary CARPENTER.
To this union three children were born, namely, Lindsy A., of
Chesterfield;
Levi F., who died in Bowling Green, Ky. in 1913 and Haney who
died in
infancy.
Mr. WADE enlisted in Company A. 52nd Kentucky
Regiment, Mounted
Infantry, Union army in August, 1863 and was mustered out in
February,
1865. His wife died May 9, 1864. He was again married December
2, 1868
to Miss Frances CAMPBELL. To this second union one
child was
born,
which died in infancy. His second wife died November 9, 1870.
He was
married
the third time to Miss Amanda Elizabeth FORTH, March
6, 1873,
and
to this union children were born, namely Miss Fannie ELIDGE
of
Chambersburg,
Charles E. of Chesterfield, Samuel H. of Bird township, Finis
of
Chesterfield,
Mrs. D.A. SHARKS of Medora, Mrs. Rosa SHARKS
of
Chesterfield,
Mrs. Mayme FENTON, of Bird township, Claude, Clarence,
Bartley
and
Hattie, who died in infancy. He came to Chesterfield in 1851.
His third
wife died December 9, 1898. He resided in Chesterfield till
January of
this year, since which time he has resided in Jerseyville and
Medora.
He
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. B. A. SHARK in
Medora,
July
23, at the age of 84 years, 2 months and 21 days. Besides his
children
he leaves 30 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and a host
of
relatives
and friends. The funeral was held at the M.E. church at
Chesterfield,
Friday
morning, July 25, at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. H. M. ELLIS.
Interment in Loomis cemetery. The pallbearers were
John DAMS,
W.R. TAPSCOTT, Charles LYONS, James DOYLAND,
A.P.
PEEBLES and Charles E. WILSON. Six of his
grandchildren
were
flower bearers. Those from a distance were miss Fannie ELEDGE
and
son of Chambersburg, and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. MINTON of
Carlinville.
CARD OF THANKS We extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who
so
kindly
assisted us in any way during the sickness, death and burial
of our
father.
CHILDREN OF H.D. WADE
(Corrections of names in
obituary:
Mrs. D.A. SHARKS should be Mrs. D.A. SPARKS;
Mrs. Rosa SHARKS should be Mrs. Rose SPARKS;
Mrs. B.A. SHARKS should be Mrs. D.A. SPARKS.
Hamilton Duke WADE was my g-grandfather and Mrs.
Rose SPARKS
my grandmother. Submitted by: Patricia A. Crouse)
Obituary
of
Edward W. WALTON, Macoupin County Illinois ©2002 Submitted
by: Chris
Grove Surgis
Name of Deceased: WALTON,
Edward W.
Name of Newspaper: Daily Enquirer
Date of Obituary: 2-8-1911
Obituary: Edward W. WALTON, an old
resident of
this
county and a highly respected citizen, died at his home at
Miles
Station,
Brighton Township, at 5:15 p.m. Monday. He was a retired
farmer and a
prominent
man in his home community. Mr. WALTON was 77 years of
age. He
was
born in Monroe County, this state. At the outbreak of the
Civil war he
enlisted in Company A, 130th Regt. Illinois Vol. Infantry and
during
his
long term of service, which terminated August 7, 1865, he was
never
either
captured or wounded, although he participated in fifteen
engagements
and
on many other occasions was in great danger. He took part in
the siege
of Vicksburg, Spanish Fort, Sabine Cross Roads and Cane River
and was
with
the Red River expedition. His wife was also a native of Monroe
county,
and seven children were born to them, among these being Dr.
John Edward
WALTON, a prominent physician of Medora.
Obituary
of
Hampton Wm. WALL, Senator, Macoupin County Illinois ©2006
Crystal
Jensen
Name of Deceased: WALL,
Sen.
Hampton Wm.
Name of Newspaper: Edwardsville Intelligencer
Date of Obituary: August 19, 1898
Obituary: Hampton Wm. Wall was born in Macoupin Co,
Nov 10,
1831.
At the age of 4 years he went to live with his
Grandfather, Talmachus CAMP,
remaining until he was 16, when he bagan the battle of
life on his own
responsibility. The advantages he had for acquiring an
education were
the
same as those enjoyed by boys generally throughout the
west 40 years
ago.
He received the elements of an education in an old log
school house,
the
first in Staunton Township. In 1852 he married Mary E. ROSEBERRY,
her death occured in 1855. From youth he exercised
economy. His
grandfather
gave him 40 acres of land and thus he had a little capital
on which to
begin operations. On December 18, 1856 he married Sarah I.
ROSEBERRY,
a sister of his first wife. After this, he moved to
Madison County,
where
he purchased a farm. On part of his land he laid out the
town of New
Hampton,
now Worden, and was its' first postmaster. In 1866 he
disposed of his
interests
at New Hampton, and returned to Staunton and engaged in
business. In
1874
he opened up the first bank in Staunton. On April 6, 1879
his wife
died.
In 1876 he was elected to the legislature and in 1878 was
re-elected.
In
1880 he was again married, this time to Martha SCROGGINS.
In
1889
he was elected Illinois State Senator. He leaves a mother,
age 86
years,
a wife, 5 daughters and 3 sons, besides a number of
grandchildren. The
funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon, when
very
impressive
addresses were delivered by J.P. CHARLES of
Staunton; Rev.
A.W.
CLAXON, pastor of the Baptist Church of Bunker Hill; and
Rev. S.L. STIVER,
also of Bunker Hill. The remains were laid to rest in the
Staunton
City
Cemetery. The funeral procession was one of the
largest ever seen
in
Staunton. == Note: Hampton Wm. Wall was murdered, near
Staunton, 16 Aug
1898.
Obituary of John WAPPLER, Macoupin County Illinois ©2002 Submitted by: Doug Mitchell
Name of Deceased: WAPPLER,
John
Name of Newspaper: Staunton Star Times
Date of Obituary: July 25, 1913
Obituary: JOHN AUGUST WAPPLER, age 27
years, two
months,
and eighteen days, while at the home of his uncle, Mr.
Henry HUNSINGER
in the north part of his city, was stricken with heart
trouble last
Sunday
evening and died from the attack. He was the son of John WAPPLER,
who now lives in Venice, and his mother is a daughter of
Mrs. E.D. HUNSINGER,
a respected lady living in this city for many years. Mrs.
WAPPLER
and her son lived with her mother Mrs. HUNSINGER.
John WAPPLER,
at age seven years, had a hard attack of typhoid fever
that seemed to
affect
his mind and heart: his body grew, but his mind remained
as a boy of
seven
years. These spells marked his life after the illness and
many times
relatives
thought that he would die in these spells. He survived
many of these
ordeals
until the one last Sunday evening proved the last. At the
home of Lewis
HOYLE, in the same yard with Henry HUNSINGER,
John, in
company
with the two sons of Henry HUNSINGER, were eating
mulberries
and
playing about in the yard, when suddenly and without
warning, he
pitched
backward, falling in a faint as the relatives supposed.
After a short
time
it was seen that the faint was nothing less than death,
and relatives
immediately
summoned a doctor who confirmed their fears in this line.
He was
entirely
harmless and his affliction sat heavily on his relatives,
who dearly
loved
this child-man, and he was capable of doing errands and
chores, thus
being
quite a help and consolation to the parent and relatives.
An inquest
was
held over the remains and the verdict was to the effect
that John WAPPLER
died of natural causes in one of the faints to which
he was
accustomed.
The funeral was held from the residence to Zion Lutheran
Church on last
Tuesday at 2:30 pm. Rev. J.G.F. KLEINHANS
officiating.
Interment
was in the city cemetery. Many relatives attended
the obsequies.
Obituary of Henry WARD, Macoupin County Illinois ©2002 Submitted by: Chris Grove-Surgis
Name of Deceased: WARD,
Henry
Name of Newspaper: Macoupin County Enquirer
Date of Obituary: February 13, 1899
Obituary: Died on February 8th, little Henry
WARD, son of
Wm. WARD, deceased.
Obituary of William WARD, Macoupin County Illinois ©2001 Submitted by: Sue Raffurty McMurry
Name of Deceased: WARD,
WILLIAM
Name of Newspaper: The Daily Enquirer,
Carlinville,
IL
Date of Obituary: February 28, 1899
Obituary: Died at Chesterfield, Il., Feb 13, 1899,
William WARD,
aged 67 years, 5 months and 20 days. Monday night at 10
o'clock another
of the Chesterfield aged and respected farmers passed
away. An active
life
is closed, a face familiar to all will be seen no more in
this busy
world
of ours. Mr. WARD's illness was very short. He was
taken ill on
Monday 3 a.m. and died 10 p.m. the same day. Dr. CROUCH
of
Chesterfield,
was hastily summoned and all that medical aid could do was
done but all
in vain. He passed away as peacefully as though falling
into natural
sleep.
William WARD was born in Yorkshire, England,
August 24, 1832.
He
was the oldest son and began hard work at a very young
age. He worked
for
the small sum of sixpence (12 cents) a day. He was one
among the best
of
farmers in England. He came to this country at the age of
25, hired out
for two years and saved a small sum of money. After this
he was united
in marriage to Miss Mary PEARSON, Sept. 6, 1860.
Seven children
were the fruits of their union, five now surviving,
namely, Alice WARD,
Robt. W. WARD, Hannah LOVELESS, Helen MORTON
and
Willie
H. WARD. Mr. WARD settled on a piece of
land 2 1/2
miles
north of Chesterfield and remained there until the time of
his death.
Mr.
WARD was a hardworking man, never content only when
at work. The
funeral occurred at his home, Rev. REED
officiating. A most
impressive
sermon was spoken for the benefit of the living. Mr. WARD
was
laid
to rest in the Smith cemetery on a piece of ground
he bought
himself
some 4 1/2 years ago and had it nicely arranged for
himself and family.
Mr. WARD was a good moral man and tried hard to
have something
for
his children to live on after his death. He leaves to
mourn his loss, a
wife, five children, two brothers, two sisters and a host
of friends.
"Keep
thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues
of life."
Prov. 4:23 Guard me, Savior, by thy power, Guard me in the
trying hour;
Let thy unremitting care Save me from the lurking snare.
R.W.W.
Obituary of Forest Elmo WATERS, Macoupin County Illinois ©2002 Submitted by: Chris Grove-Surgis
Name of Deceased: WATERS,
Forest Elmo
Name of Newspaper: Daily Enquirer
Date of Obituary: June 27, 1911
Obituary: Forest Elmo WATERS, the two month's
old child
of
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie W. WATERS of Shipman, was found
dead in his
bed
about 4 o'clock Monday morning. As the child apparently had
not been
ill
and no doctor had been attending the coroner was called and an
inquest
was held Monday, at which the cause of the child's death was
found to
be
heart trouble. The child was born on April 21, 1911, and has
been in
good
health. The boy appeared to be in normal condition Sunday, and
was put
to bed about 8 o'clock as usual. Between eleven and twelve
o'clock the
mother stated that the child woke up and was very restless.
Mrs. WATERS
dropped off to sleep and about 4 o'clock woke up and found the
child
dead.
Mrs. Eva WILKINSON, one of the neighbors, was called
in, who at
the coroner's inquest testified that she found the child stiff
and
cold.
The verdict of the jury was that the child came to its death
about 2
o'clock
Monday morning, caused from heart failure.
Obituary of Minnie KORTUM WATERS, Macoupin County Illinois (c)2002 Submitted by: Barbara Hitch
Name of Deceased: WATERS, Minnie KORTUM
Name of Newspaper: Bunker Hill Gazette
Date of Obituary: March 20, 1941
Obituary: Mrs. Minnie WATERS Brought Here
For Burial Mrs. Minnie KORTUM WATERS, 84,
of St. Louis, a resident of Bunker Hill some thirty years
ago, was brought here for burial in the family lot in the
city cemetery last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. WATERS,
a widow of the late Thomas WATERS, died at 2:10
p.m.., Monday, March 10, at her home in St. Louis. Mrs. WATERS
was a daughter of the late L. H. KORTUM, who will
be remembered by older residents as a local carpenter. The
family resided in the house now owned by Mrs. Anna NOEL.
Surviving are one daughter, Adele WATERS, and a
sister, Louise KORTUM, both of St. Louis.
Obituary of Sarah Caroline WEED (CHERRY), Macoupin County Illinois (c) 2010 Submitted by: Kay Stein
Name of Deceased: WEED, Sarah Caroline (CHERRY)Obituary of Sarah Caroline WEED (CHERRY), Macoupin County Illinois (c) 2011 Submitted by: Kay Stein
Name of Deceased: WEED, Sarah Caroline (CHERRY)Name of
Deceased: WEISE
/ WIESE, William
Name of Newspaper: Carlinville
Democrat
Date of Obituary: September 8,
1892
Obituary: Wm WEISE, of this
city, met with an accident
which
resulted in his death Thursday evening. He
was engaged in watering a
cow
when it is supposed the board upon which he
was standing gave way,
precipitating
him into the well. His family missed
him but thought he had come
up to the square. When he did not appear the
next morning a search was
made and the body found in the well. The
deceased way a native of
Germany,
but had been in this country about 35 years,
and had for many years
been
a resident of this city. He was 74 years of
age at the time of his
death,
and leaves a wife at home and six married
children, two boys and four
girls,
to mourn his loss. Funeral services were
held Sunday at 2 o'clock p.m.
at the Lutheran church.
Obituary
of Wm
WELLENBRINK, Macoupin County Illinois
©2010 Submitted by: Sharon
Buethner
Name of
Deceased: WELLENBRINK,
Wm
Name of Newspaper: Mt Olive Herald
Date of Obituary: November 17, 1900,
p. 1, col. 1
Obituary: Called to the Reward
Wm. WELLENBRINK, one of Mt. Olive's
most respected citizens,
died Monday (12 Nov) evening shortly after 6
o'clock , of dropsy, aged
68 years and 13 days.
He was born in Borgholzbausen, Germany,
October 30th, 1832 and came to
this country about 45 years ago, settling
down in St. Louis, where he
was united in marriage to Wilhelmina BUSCHMAN.
He conducted a
business there for several years and in 1877
came to this city. He
joined the firm of Keiser-Niemeyer
Mercantile Co. as a partner
and was an active member of the firm until
last spring, when he turned
his interest over to his son, Henry, he
himself withdrawing from active
business to rest from his life of labor and
to spend the rest of his
days in leisure.
Until several months ago he seemed to be
strong and well, and no one
even thought that he would pass away so
soon, but the dread disease,
dropsy, took hold of his system, and about a
month ago he was forced to
his bed, from which he no more arose. His
death was peaceful, his
spirit quietly leaving the mortal body for
the realm beyond, with his
wife and children around him. His son,
William, who resides in Kansas,
had been notified of his father's condition
, and arrived here about
two weeks ago, and remained at his father's
bedside until the end.
The deceased was a thorough business man,
upright in all his dealings,
and was respected by all who knew him. He
was a true friend, always
ready to do a favor or to help where it was
needed, and many are those
[one line not readable - dark line on the
copy] - yet determined manner
won him the respect of his business
associates, and during his entire
business careers worked in perfect harmony
with all concerned.
The funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. ABEL conducting
a short service at the residence of the
deceased, whereupon the remains
were taken to the Immanuels Church, of which
the deceased had been a
faithful member of many years, where Rev. ABEL
held an
impressive funeral sermon. During the
service nearly all the business
houses were closed, honoring his memory, and
a large concourse of
friends attended to pay their last respect,
showing in what high esteem
he was held. The firm of Keiser-Niemeyer
Merc. Co. remained
closed from Wednesday noon until Friday
morning.
He expressed the wish shortly before his
death that we be buried in St.
Louis, and the remains remained in the
church until the next morning,
when they were taken to St. Louis for
burial, accompanied by a large
number of relatives and friends.
The following gentleman acted as
pall-bearers: C. J. KEISER, W.
NIEMEYER, A. NIEMEYER, Fred DROSTE,
Herman DROSTE,
Charles KUENETH, Eugene KUENETH
and Theo. H. KOCH.
His body was laid to rest in the St.
Peters cemetery in St.
Louis.
He leaves a wife and two sons, and also two
sisters to mourn him,
besides a large number of friends.
Obituary
of Wilhelmine
WELLENBRINK, Macoupin County Illinois ©2010
Submitted by: Sharon
Buethner
Name of
Deceased: WELLENBRINK,
Wilhelmine
Name of Newspaper: Mt Olive Herald
Date of Obituary: November 26, 1937
Obituary:VENERABLE LADY DIED WEDNESDAY EVE.
Mrs. Wilhelmine WELLENBRINK, Mt. Olive's
oldestresident, was
called by the angle of death
Wednesday evening at 10:30 o’clock at her home.
She reached the advanced age of 93 years, 8 months
and 28 days.
Six weeks ago she fell down the steps at her home, suffering
injuries which caused her to be taken to the Litchfield
hospital, but
from
which she apparently was recovering. She
returned home from the hospital two weeks ago, and her host
of friends
hoped
for a complete recovery, but she grew steadily weaker, until
death
called her
Wednesday.
She was a widow of the late Wm. WELLENBRINK, and
lived in
this city for more than half a century.Surviving are two
sons, Henry
and William, both of whom have
made their
home with her.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 12 o'clock
noon at the Droste-Carleton Chapel
in
this city, with Rev. E. WIDENHOEFER officiating.
The remains will be laid to rest in St.
Peters's Cemetery in St. Louis at 3 p.m. A more
detailed obituary
will be published next week.
Mt. Olive Herald, Friday, December 3, 1937, p.
1
Mrs. Wellenbrink Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. WilhelmineWELLENBRINK, the
oldest resident of this city, who died at her home last
Wednesday evening, at the age of 93 years, 8 months and 28
days, were held in the Droste-Carleton Chapel in this city
Saturday at noon, the Rev. E. WIDENHOEFER, pastor of
the Immanuel Lutheran Church, officiating. Mrs. August JAECK
and Mrs. Wm. SCHEIWE rendered a vocal selection.
Mrs. Wellenbrink was one of the charter members of
the Ladies Aid of Immanuel Lutheran Chuch, organized 53
years ago. The members of the Aid attended the services in a
body. The two remaining charter members, Mrs. Mary PAHDE
and Mrs. Mary MONKE, were among those in attendance.
The deceased was in good health and was active, being able
to look after the duties of taking care of her home,
although nearing the century mark in the journey of life,
until the accident six weeks ago, when she fell down the
stairway at her home.
She was born in Westphalia, Germany, Feb. 26, 1844, coming
to this country in 1865 and making her home in St. Louis. In
1866 she was united in marriage to Casper BUSCHMANN,
who died several years later. Two sons were born to this
union. In 1869 she married Wm. WELLENBRINK, and in
1877 the family moved to Mt. Olive, Mr. WELLENBRINK
being associated with the Keiser-Niemeyer Merc. Co. until
death called him in 1900.
Besides her sons, Henry and William, who resided with her,
she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Caroline SCHEER,
of St. Louis.
The remains were taken to St. Louis, were they were laid to
rest in St. Peters Cemetery.
xx Married in St. Louis, Missouri -- Wilhelm WELLENBRINK
and Mrs. K. W. BUSCHMANN on 12 Oct 1869.
Obituary
of William WELLENBRINK, Macoupin County Illinois ©2010
Submitted by: Sharon
Buethner
Name of
Deceased: WELLENBRINK,
William
Name of Newspaper: Mt Olive Herald
Date of Obituary: Friday, December 2, 1949, p. 1
Obituary:Wm. WELLENBRINK, Aged Resident, Was Called
to Final Rest
William WELLENBRINK, a resident of this city for
many years, was called by death Monday at 1:15 p.m. at the
Litchfield hospital, where he had been a patient since last
Friday.
Mr. WELLENBRINK was born in St. Louis, MO., on Nov.
15, 1869, thus reaching the advanced age of 80 years and 13
days.
The WELLENBRINK family came to this city about 65
years ago. Mr. and Mrs. William WELLENBRINK, Sr.,
preceded their son in death. A brother, Henry WELLENBRINK
died in January 1948.
With the exception of a few years spent in Arkansas, Mr. WELLENBRINK
resided here practically his entire lifetime in the
homestead on Second North and Walnut streets. Prior to
retirement, he followed the vocation of tinsmithing.
He was not married. The only survivor is a cousin, William NIEDERLUECKE
of St. Louis.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning at 11:00
o'clock at Becker & Son Funeral Home, under direction of
the Droste Funeral service. Rev. Louis Purcell
officiated.
Following the final rites, the body was taken to St. Louis
for interment in St. Peter's cemetery. Casket
bearers were Arthur GEHNER, Otto MARBURGER,
Ervin DROSTE, Atty., Elmer DROSTE, Robert REMMERT,
Fred PAHDE and William SASSMANNSHAUSEN.
xxxxxxx
Note: The sons, William and Henry WELLENBRINK were
the sons of Casper BUSCHMANN, first husband of K.
Wilhelmina [NIEDERLUECKE] WELLENBRINK, but
both took their Step-father's name. This is verified in the
Biographical Sketches of the Leading Citizens of Macoupin
County, Illinois, 1904, William WELLENBRINK.
Obituary
of Sarah A. WESTBROOK / WESBROOK (TOSH), Macoupin
County Illinois
©2008
Submitted by: Rick Doty
Name of Deceased:
WESTBROOK
/ WESBROOK,
Sarah
A. (TOSH)
Name of Newspaper: Litchfield News Herald
Date of Obituary: 15
Oct 1915
Obituary: Mrs. Sarah A. WESTBROOK Mrs. Ike , wife
of Wilburn WESTBROOK
died at her home five miles east of Litchfield in North
Litchfield
township
yesterday afternoon at 3:22 o'clock. Mrs. WESTBROOK
was 51
years,
6 months and 17 days old at the time of her death. Sarah A
TOSH
was born in Macoupin county April 1864. She was united in
marriage in
1880
at St.Louis, to Wilburn WESTBROOK. To this union
were born
eleven
children, four of whom have preceded Mrs. WESTBROOK
in death.
The
deceased is survived by her husband, three sons, Fred,
Henry and Lee WESTBROOK,
who reside at home; four daughters, Mrs. Bertha KLEPPER,
who
lives in
North
Litchfield township, Mrs. Marie CALHOUN of Chicago
and Lida
and
Hazel WESTBROOK RANDLE
of this city; one
sister; five
brothers and five grandchildren. Funeral services
will
be held at the Honey Bend Baptist church at 10 o'clock
Sunday
afternoon,
conducted by Rev.William DOBBS. {wife of Milburn WESBROOK,
daughter of Cornelius O.B. & Sarah J. DANLEY TOSH}
Obituary
of Weye Henry WEYEN, Macoupin County Illinois (c)2006
Chris Grove
Surgis
Name of Deceased: WEYEN,
Weye Henry
Name of Newspaper: Macoupin County Enquirer
Date of Obituary: 2-8-1933
Obituary: WEYEN, Weye Henry D 2-6-1933 printed
2-8-1933 Macoupin
County Enquirer W. Henry WEYEN, aged 39, well
known farmer of
Cahokia
township, died at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon, Feb. 6, at
the Macoupin
Hospital
following a few days illness with influenza and
pneumonia. He was taken
to the hospital Sunday morning from his home, northeast
of Gillespie.
Descendent
was the son of John and Hannah CORDUM WEYEN
of
Gillespie
and for a number of years had been engaged in farming.
He was active in
Farm Bureau work in the county and was one of the most
successful
farmers
and stock feeders in the community. He was united in
marriage with Miss
Helen FRANKE, Nov. 2, 1921, who with two sons
and two daughters
survive. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John WEYEN,
two sisters, Mrs. Russell HOEHN and Miss Hilda WEYEN,
of
Gillespie.
Obituary of
Mrs.
Anna WHALEN Macoupin County Illinois © 2000 Nancy
Janusweski
Name
of Deceased: WHALEN,
Mrs. Anna
Name of Newspaper: Illinois State
Journal
Date of Obituary: February 24,
1929
Obituary: Girard, Feb. 23 -- Mrs.
Anna WHALEN 85 years,
1
month and 28 days old, died at her home
Tuesday morning after an
illness
of several months. Descendent was born
Dec. 28, 1844 in Queens County,
Ireland. Her husband (Peter) preceded her
in death Nov. 18, 1917. She
had
lived in Girard more than sixty years.
Survived by two sons, Peter of
Canon
City, Colo., and Patrick, at home; four
daughters Mrs. John FINNERTY,
St. Louis, Mo; Mrs. Sarah SAMSAG
of Streator, Mrs. Pearl COVERDILL,
of Girard; four children preceded her in
death. Twenty-two
grandchildren
and six great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held
at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Catholic
Church, Rev. Father KENNEY
of
Virden officiating. Interment in Girard
cemetery.
Obituary of Leo WHALEN Macoupin County Illinois (c)2000 Submitted by: Nancy Janusweski
Name
of Deceased: WHALEN,
Leo
Name of Newspaper: Macoupin County
Enquirer
Date of Obituary: December 23,
1925
Obituary: DEATH OF LEO WHALEN - Leo WHALEN
died
Wednesday
evening at his home in Springfield after an
illness of several years
duration.
He was aged 34 years. The family were formerly
residents of this city
and
he was for several years engaged in the cigar
business. He was a
veteran
of the World War. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Katherine WHALEN
and two sisters - Misses Catherine and Theresa
WHALEN, all of
Springfield.
The body was brought to this city and funeral
services were held Friday
morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Mary's church,
Rev. Father HENESY
conducting same. Interment was in Calvary
cemetery.
Obituary
of
Mary Ann WHALEN, Macoupin County Illinois ©
2004 Submitted
by:
Michael McGough
Name
of Deceased: WHALEN,
Mary Ann
Name of Newspaper: Girard
Gazette
Date of Obituary: March 1934
Obituary: Taken from Girard Gazette
03/1934: Funeral
Services
for Mary Ann WHALEN Held in Girard Monday
Morning Funeral Services
for Miss Mary Ann WHALEN were held in
St. Patrick's Church,
Girard,
at 9:00 o'clock, Monday morning, Rev. D. L. SCULLY,
Pastor,
officiating.
Interment was in St. Martin's cemetery,
Farmersville. She was
the
daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth WHALEN,
and was born in
Jerseyville
September 1, 1958. She has been a member of
the Catholic Church all her
life, and has made her home in Girard for
about 40 years. She died at
the
home of her brother Dan WHALEN, in
Girard Saturday. She is
survived
by two brothers, Dan and Thomas of Girard; a
half- brother, Joe WHALEN
of Litchfield; a half-sister, Mrs. Sarah CRABTREE
of Raymond,
several
nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
Pallbearers were Neil SPRAGUE,
John FROMMAE, Leo WHALEN, Dan
SHERIDAN, Howard SHERIDAN,
Virgil GLUR.
Obituary of
Mary
Anne WHALEN Macoupin County Illinois ©2000
Submitted by: Nancy
Janusweski
Name
of Deceased: WHALEN,
Mary Anne
Name of Newspaper: Illinois State
Journal
Date of Obituary: November 24,
1927
Obituary: Virden, Nov. 23 -- Funeral
services for Mrs. Mary Anne
WHALEN, aged 74 years, 9 months and 22
days, who died Tuesday
afternoon
at her home in this city, will be held at 9:30
a.m. Friday at St.
Catherine's
church. Rev. Father KENNY officiating.
Interment will be in Virden
cemetery. Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Byron WILSON,
St.
Louis, and Miss Alice WHALEN, Virden,
and two sons, Mike T.,
Pawnee,
and Thomas of this city.
Obituary of Michael WHALEN Macoupin County Illinois ©2000 Nancy Janusweski
Name
of Deceased: WHALEN,
Michael
Name of Newspaper: Illinois State
Journal, Springfield,
Illinois
Date of Obituary: December 15,
1900
Obituary: CRUSHED BY FALLING SLATE Gas
Inspector of the Greenridge
Mine
at Girard Meets Instant Death Girard, Dec.
14 - (Special) - Michael
WHALEN, gas inspector of the Greenridge
mine, was crushed to
death
this morning by falling slate. His body was
buried beneath a mass of
slate
and coal. WHALEN went into the mine
about 3 o'clock in the
morning
to make his usual inspections for gases. He
did not return to the
surface
at 6 o'clock and the engineer became alarmed.
By that time the miners
began
arriving at the shaft and a cage load was sent
down. The searching part
fond the mangled remains in the twelfth room
they visited. It is
supposed
he tapped the roof of the room with a hammer
and as the coal was loose,
it fell upon him. WHALEN was 40 years
old. A widow and five
children
survive him. (Note: Michael WHALEN was
the 2nd child of Patrick
and Anna BRADY WHALEN. He was
born in New York City.
His
wife was Katherine DRURY WHALEN.
His children were
Francis
P., Michael Leo, Mary Therese, Ella C., and
Catherine.)
Obituary of
Arthur
C. WHEELER, Macoupin County Illinois ©2001
Submitted by: Sue Raffurty
McMurry
Name
of Deceased: WHEELER,
Arthur C.
Name of Newspaper: Macoupin
County Enquirer, Carlinville,
IL
Date of Obituary: February 23,
1927
Obituary: Arthur C. WHEELER
passed away at the home of
his
daughter, Mrs. Fred WYLDER, in
Carlinville, Ill., at 11:15
a.m.,
Wednesday, February 16, 1927. His illness
extended over a period of
several
months. At times he seemed to improve, and
finally consented to go to
Carlinville
from his home, so as to be under the best of
care, but he gradually
grew
weaker until he passed away at the age of 67
years and two months. Mr.
WHEELER was born in Bird township,
Macoupin county, Dec. 16,
1859.
He was a son of William and Mary WHEELER.
On April 20, 1882 he
was
married to Dora Francis JACKSON of
Scott county. In his early
life,
he united with the Shiloh Baptist church,
March 6, 1876, always
remaining
a devoted member. Spending his active years in
farming, upon the death
of his father he became owner of the old home,
from which he will be
very
much missed by his neighbors and friends.
Surviving him are his wife,
Francis;
one daughter, Mrs. Pearl WYLDER; her
husband and two
grandchildren,
Florence and Irene. There were many relatives
from out of town who came
to be present at the funeral. From Missouri
came John WHEELER,
of
Clinton; Mrs. Elma BARE of St. James,
and her two sons, Chester
and Jesse of St. Louis; from Granite City, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles V. COTTER,
Osmey COTTER, and Beal COTTER;
from White Hall, Mrs.
Clark
SMITH; and Mr. and Mrs. Cruse FISCHER
of Easton, Ill.
The
officiating minister was Rev. B. F. DRAKE
of Palmyra, Ill.
Card
of Thanks: We
wish
to
express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation
to our neighbors and
friends
for their kindness during the sickness and
death of our husband and
father.
Mrs. Arthur WHEELER. Mr. and
Mrs. Fred WYLDER and
family.
Obituary
of
Ellen WHEELER, Mrs., Macoupin County
Illinois ©2006 Chris Grove
Surgis
Name of Deceased:
WHEELER,
Ellen
Name of Newspaper: Illinois State
Journal
Date of Obituary: 2-14-1928
Obituary: Ellen Wheeler Illinois State
Journal Tues. 2-14-1928
pg
10 Special to The State Journal Scottsville,
Feb. 12 Funeral Services
for
Mrs. Ellen WHEELER, who died last
Tuesday were held at 1‘clock
Thursday
at the Christian church at Scottsville. Rev.
Mr. Symons, pastor of the
M. E. church, officiating. Interment was made
at Hartland cemetery.
Pallbearers were H. D. Feely, Reccy Goodballot,
G. S. Owens,
Curt Ambrose, T. L. Redfern,
Ray Woolfolk, The
flowers
were carried hy Mrs. Janie Feely, Mrs.
Ethel Clausen,
Mrs.
June Butler and Mrs. Fannie Edwards.
Obituary
of Elmer E. WHEELER, Macoupin County
Illinois ©2002 Submitted by:
Chris
Grove-Surgis
Name
of Deceased: WHEELER,
Elmer E.
Name of Newspaper: Daily Enquirer
Date of Obituary: November 24,
1913
Obituary: The funeral of Elmer E. WHEELER
was held in
the
Baptist church in this city, Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The church
was not large enough to hold the friends who
gathered to pay their last
tribute of respect and the many who came from
Chesterfield with the
remains,
made a long funeral procession. The services
at the church were
conducted
by Rev. Euclid E. RODGERS, of
Springfield, and Rev. H. A.
COTTON
of Chesterfield. The latter gave the prayer
and read the scripture and
a short sketch of the life of Mr. WHEELER
and Dr. RODGERS
delivered a beautiful sermon on death. Mrs. COUCH
of
Chesterfield,
Miss BROWN and Messrs. W. A. CHALLACOMBE
and L. E. ROSS
of this city former (formed) a quartet that
sang Mr. WHEELER'S favorite
hymns. The interment was made in the city
cemetery, the Knights
of Pythias lodge of Chesterfield having charge
of the services. Their
number
was augmented by many Knights of this city.
Obituary
of John WHEELER, Macoupin County Illinois 17
June 1998 ©1998
Submitted
by: Mary Ann Kaylor
Name
of Deceased: WHEELER,
John
Name of Newspaper: Possibly
Carlinville?
Date of Obituary: July 1895
Obituary: JOHN WHEELER: Died at 11:45
P.M. July 3rd, 1895 at his
home in Bird Township. John WHEELER
was 88 yrs, 9 months, 27
days
old. Grandfather WHEELER as he was
familiarly called, first saw
the light of day Sept 6, 1806 in Mason County,
Kentucky. He was raised
on a farm and when he grew to manhood, he
chose that profession for a
livelihood
and continued in that pursuit during his life.
He lived in Ohio a short
time, afterwards in Indiana. In the year 1832
he started on a tour of
inspection
through Illinois on horseback and went as far
as Pike county. On August
28, 1828, he and Miss Mary CAMERER, a
native of Kentucky were
joined
in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony and they
journeyed down the stream of
life
for nearly 67 years. His wife still survives
him, though is quite
feeble
being about 3 years his senior. In the year
1833, he and his wife moved
to Greene Co. Illinois and in the spring he
entered land in what is now
Bird Township, Macoupin County, built a
residence thereon, moved
thither
and lived on that farm until he passed 61
years. In those days, there
were
no railroads, and the majority of settlers
located near streams of
water
where they could boat their products and stock
to market. He, having
passed
through Macoupin County on his way to Greene
County, near the Illinois
river, noticed that Macoupin soil seemed to
suit his fancy better than
any. He had then consequently concluded to
come back and cast his lot
here.
He at once began to thrive. He hauled his
surplus grain to Alton to
sell,
also drove his stock to market and did most of
his trading there, while
on those trips. It took about 3 days, on an
average to make the round
trip
in a wagon, and it took about one week on a
average, to drive stock to
that point, dispose of them (of course they
had to wait until the stock
had been slaughtered to sell them) and to
return home. We have heard
him
say often his brothers would joke with him
about having to haul his
grain
and drive his cattle so far to market. While
they and his father who
lived
in Pike Co. near the IL River could make
several loads each day to the
boat landing on the IL River and besides get
all the fish they desired
with but little trouble. He replied that it
was very inconvenient to
get
his surplus stock and grain to market, but as
for fish he would want to
go see his brothers and father occasionally
and would bring back a
barrelful
of fish with him. For a number of years after
he settled in he county
game
was in great abundance, was here more
especially deer and turkeys of
which
he was fond. He always had venison and turkey
when they were to be
found.
He was the eldest of his fathers family of 7
children and he outlived
all
of them except his youngest sister, Mrs. Betty
JACKSON of
Glascow,
Illinois. He has 3 sons and 2 daughters
living, 2 daughters having died
while living in Indiana. He has about 75
grandchildren and Great
Grandchildren
and all of them had a kind word for "Grandad"
as he was always
kind and affectionate to them. He never had
any political aspirations,
and was a Democrat of the Andrew JACKSON
type and cast his
first
vote for him in the fall of 1828 and ever
since made it a special point
to attend every election. He was an
industrious, progressive,
prosperous
farmer caring very little for what is termed
style, but always wanted
something
good and substantial. he owned a good farm and
had given the most of
his
children each a good farm. He had but little
book learning though
possessed
good common sense, sound judgment and
indomitable progression,
disposition,
treating everyone as he wished to be treated,
had but few enemies if
any,
and it seemed as if everyone honored and
respected him. He was a
healthy
robust man until recent years when his sight
became dim and his
strength
began to fail, which prevented him from doing
any work, and this seemed
to worry him more than all else. Mon. a. m.
July 1, 1895, he became
quite
sick, went to bed and gradually grew worse
until a few minutes before
midnight
on Wednesday night at which time he breathed
his last. The remains were
taken to Shiloh Grave Yard on Friday,
amongst one of the
largest
congregations we have witnessed at a Funeral
and a great number of them
were old people. The Surviving children are:
William WHEELER,
Carlinville,
Illinois Marion WHEELER, Hettick,
Illinois Calvin WHEELER,
Greenfield, Illinois Hulda WHEELER STEWART,
Hettick, Illinois
Barbara
RIBBLE, Hettick, Illinois.
Obituary
of Mary WHITLOCK (ABNEY), Macoupin County
Illinois ©1999 James
I.Johnston
Name
of Deceased: WHITLOCK,,
Mary ( ABNEY)
Name of Newspaper: Annandale
Advocate, Annandale,
Minnesota,
Date of Obituary: December 12,
1912
Obituary: Mary was born near Carlton,
Macoupin Co., Illinois,
on
the 16th of October, 1829. She was united in
marriage to Mr. Ervin WHITLOCK
on April 30th, 1849, in Quincy, Illinois. At
the close of the Civil War
they removed to Minnesota, settling in
Corinna. About seven years ago
they
removed to Annandale, where they have since
resided. The infirmities of
age leaving them no longer able to care for
each other as formerly,
they
made their home with their daughter, Mrs.
George WALTERS, at
whose
residence she died on Tuesday evening,
December 3rd, 1912, having
reached
the advanced age of 83 years, 1 month, and 18
days. Mr. and Mrs. WHITLOCK
had the unusual privilege of spending nearly
64 years of happy wedded
life
together. To them were born seven children, of
whom three survive. She
leaves to mourn her loss, her devoted husband
and the following
children:
Mrs. Clara PHILO, of St. Cloud, Mrs.
George WALTERS, of
Annandale,
and Mr. H. L. WHITLOCK of Washburn,
North Dakota. She also
leaves
a sister, Mrs. Martha WOOD of Quincy,
Illinois, who is seven
years
older. In addition to these there are also 25
grandchildren and 33
great-grandchildren.
The funeral services were held at her late
home and from the Advent
Christian
Church on Thursday, December 5th, 1912
conducted by the pastor of the
church,
Elder A. E. BLOOM, assisted by Pastor
J. M. BURNS of
the
M. E. Church. Notwithstanding the inclemency
of the weather, a goodly
number
attended the services. The floral offerings
were very nice. She was
laid
to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery, in hope
of eternal life, waiting
for
the return of the Savior in whom she had put
her trust. [A poem
followed].
Obituary
of Isabelle SHIPLEY WIGGINS, Macoupin County
Illinois ©1999 Submitted
by: Mary Jansma
Name
of Deceased: WIGGINS,
Isabelle
Name of Newspaper: Unknown
Date of Obituary: December 1927
Obituary: Isabelle, daughter of Thomas
and Phebe SHIPLEY,
was born at Stanford, Ky., Jan. 14, 1845, and
died at the home of her
daughter,
Mrs. Arthur WALDEN near Carlinville,
Ill., Dec. 3, 1927, aged
82
years, 10 months and 19 days. She was married
to Robert WIGGINS
in 1880. She was converted at the Buchanon
school house 50 years ago
uniting
with the Baptist church of which faith she
continued faithful, being a
member of the Hettick Baptist church at the
time of her death. The
husband,
two sons and one daughter preceded her in
death. One daughter, Mrs.
Arthur
WALDEN survives her. "Aunt Belle" as
all knew her, was
of a large family of which only two remain.
Jas. SHIPLEY of
Palmyra
and Samuel of Mattoon. She was of a kind and
loving disposition making
lasting friends of all she came in contact
with. She leaves the above
mentioned
relatives to mourn their loss with many other
friends. Funeral Services
were held at Concord church, Tuesday, Dec.
6th, conducted by Rev. Wm. ENGLAND
followed by interment in the Weller
Cemetery near by. Cards of
Thanks:
We wish to express our deep appreciation and,
gratitude to out friends
and neighbors for their many acts of kindness
to us in our bereavement
in loss of mother and sister. Mrs. Arthur WALDEN
and Family
James
SHIPLEY and Family.
Obituary
of Charles Thomas WILLIAMS, Macoupin
County Illinois ©2010 Submitted
by: Sharon Buenther
Name
of Deceased: WILLIAMS,
Charles Thomas
Name of Newspaper:Mt. Olive Herald
Date of Obituary:April 12, 1940, p.
1, Col. 6 [10 years ago?]
Obituary: Death Calls Thos. WILLIAMS
Thos. WILLIAMS, residing in the
Carlsburg suburb of Mt. Olive, passed away
at the family residence Thursday
afternoon, at the age of 64 years, 3
months and 14 days. He is well known,
having been a resident here for a long
number of years, and is survived by his
wife and family of grown children. The
funeral services will be conducted Sunday
afternoon at 1:30 at the residence and at
2:00 o'clock at the M. E. Church.
Additional information: Charles Thomas WILLIAMS
was a stable boy at age 9. and a mine
runner at 9. He spoke four languages. He
was the Grandfather of Russ STODDARD.
This information was given in the book,
"Remembering Mt. Olive", April 1993. Date
of Death: 11 April 1929, Buried Union
Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Macoupin
Co., IL Wife: Married October 17, 1885
Madison Co., IL to Margaret Elizabeth WIDOWFIELD
[b. Feb 1863 England, d. 9 June 1933
Litchfield, Montgomery Co., IL; Buried: Union
Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Macoupin
Co., IL Children: Charles T., Edgar,
Florence E. [Mrs. David William STODDARD],
Arthur, Lillie, John, Katherine, Robert,
and Clarence.
Obituary
of
Jeremiah WILLIAMSON, Macoupin County
Illinois (c)2006 Gloria
Frazier
Name of Deceased: WILLIAMSON, Jeremiah
"Jerry"
Name of Newspaper: Carlinville
Democrat p 4, c 3 News Items and
Girard Gazette
Date of Obituary: Thurs.
1-27-1887
Obituary: Carlinville
Democrat, Thursday Jan 27, 1887
"Died, at his home a few miles west of
this city, on
Saturday. Uncle Jerry WILLIAMSON,
of apoplexy. The deceased was
father of Mrs. Joseph CHRISTOPHER,
of this city. His wife has
been
lying very low for several weeks past
at the residence of her daughter
in this city and her death has been
expected for some time. Mr. WILLIAMSON
was quite active for a man of his age,
frequently walking from his home
to this city and returning the same
day without scarcely stopping to
rest,
which is remarkable for a man upwards
of 80 years of age. On last
Saturday
he walked to this city to see his
wife, who was lying then almost at
death's
door, without a thought entering his
mind that he would precede his
beloved
companion to the grave. He caught a
severe cold after returning home,
and
this with the apoplexy caused his
death. His remains were brought to
Girard
cemetery for burial."
Girard Gazette, Jan 27, 1887, Thurs,
p4, c3 under headline "Local
and Other" "Jerry WILLIAMSON,
one of the oldest citizens
of South Otter died there on Saturday
??can't make out blurry word and
was buried in Girard cemetery on
Sunday afternoon. He had attained the
age of eighty-four years, leaving
behind an eighty-three old widow and
children to mourn over his departure."
Girard Gazette, Jan 27, 1887, p4, c4
"North Otter" "Jerry
WILLIAMSON died Saturday
morning at about half past seven
o'clock
and was buried in Girard cemetery
Sunday. He was one of the oldest
settlers
of Macoupin county."
Obituary
of
H. H. WILLOUGHBY, Macoupin County
Illinois (c)2008 Cindy Leonard
Name
of Deceased: WILLOUGHBY, H. H.
Name of Newspaper: Staunton
Star-Times
Date of Obituary: Thursday, May
31, 1951 - Page 1 & 5
Obituary: H. H. WILLOUGHBY
Funeral Services Were Held Friday
Funeral services for H. H. WILLOUGHBY,
retired Staunton attorney, were held
Friday afternoon at the Huntman
Funeral Home in our city, with Rev. J.
T. FINNAN, pastor of the
Staunton Baptist church, officiating.
Interment was in Memorial Park
cemetery. The casket bearers
were Atty. Paul H. BALDING,
Albert KEHNAST, Tony SAFKO,
William SCHULTZ, W. H. BIRD
and C. W. WEIS. Practically
all of the members of the Macoupin
County Bar Association were in
attendance as well as many other
friends from this part of the state.
Atty. WILLOUGHBY passed away
Tuesday evening of last week,
following a brief illness. He was aged
85 years, 3 months and 12 days.
H. H. WILLOUGHBY was born on
Feb. 19, 1866 near Summerfield, St.
Clair County, a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. WILLOUGHBY. He
spent his boyhood in that vicinity.
His father passed away when he was 18,
but he completed a course at the
Central Normal College at Danville,
Ind., after which he taught school in
Nokomis for two years. He then
accepted an appointment as deputy
sheriff of Montgomery County, serving
four years, during which time he also
studied law in the office of Judge
Thomas JETT in Hillsboro. In
1897 he was admitted to the bar, and
in 1898 he opened a law office in
Granite City, the first in that newly
established city. In 1910 Atty.
Willoughby came to Staunton, opening
an office for the practice of his
profession, which he continued until a
few years ago, when he turned over his
practice to Atty. Paul H. Balding.
Atty. WILLOUGHBY was active in
Republican politics and was favored by
appointment to the state arbitration
board, holding this position for
several years. In 1925 he was elected
mayor of Staunton and served for two
years. For a number of years he served
as Republican committeeman from
Staunton precinct 1 and from 1928 to
1930 served as county chairman.
Mr. WILLOUGHBY was thrice
married. In 1897 he married Miss Ruth
SHARP, who died in 1901. To
this union, one son, Harold WILLOUGHBY
was born, the young man meeting his
death in an accident while employed as
a news photographer for the Miami
(Fla.) News. In 1907 Mr. WILLOUGHBY
married Miss Hattie BIRD of Staunton,
who died on March 2, 1947. On January
12, 1949, he married Mrs. Edna HUSSMAN
of Nokomis, who survives.
Atty. H. H. WILLOUGHBY was
widely known, having friends
throughout this part of the country,
as well as in Florida, where he
usually spent his winters. Until about
a year prior to his death he was an
ardent fisherman, making many trips
both north and south to follow the
sport. During his active years he
maintained a keen interest in the
affairs of the community, and gave
much time and effort to matters which
tended to improve conditions in
Staunton and vicinity. The community
has lost another one of its
substantial citizens, and Harry WILLOUGHBY
will long be remembered by all who
knew him.
Obituary of Price WILSON, Macoupin County Illinois (c)2002 Submitted by: Chris Grove Surgis
Name of Deceased: WILSON, Price
Name of Newspaper: Daily Enquirer
Date of Obituary: June 27, 1911
Obituary: A Well Known Resident Passed
Away Saturday Night at
1:45
o'clock Mr. Lusk WILSON, a well known
and aged citizen of this
city
passed away Saturday night at 10:45 o'clock
aged 74 years 7 months and
11 days. Death was the result of old age.
Deceased has been a resident
of this city for a number of years, and for 35
years was sexton of Elmwood
cemetery. On a account of poor health he
was forced to resign a few
years ago., since which time he has been very
feeble. The loss of his
son
a few months ago is also thought to has
shortened his days. The funeral
services were held at 1:30 Monday afternoon at
the residence on Union
avenue,
Rev. W. H. GRONER officiating.
Obituary of Charles WILTON, Macoupin County Illinois (c)2001 Submitted by: Sue Raffurty McMurry
Name of Deceased: WILTON, Charles
Name of Newspaper: Carlinville
Democrat, Carlinville, IL
Date of Obituary: September 23, 1943
Obituary:Charles WILTON, 82, of
Chesterfield, died Sept. 13th, at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Arthur LEE in
Lubbock, Texas. Decedent was a son of George
and Harriet PALMER WILTON and was born
in Westonsoyland(?), Summersetshire, England,
Nov. 10, 1859. He came to this country when a
boy of 12 years, arriving July 11, 1871, with
his parents, who were early pioneer settlers
of Macoupin county. He was one of a family of
ten children. The family first settled on a
farm near Blackburn bridge south of
Chesterfield where decedent attended the rural
schools. Mr. WILTON was united in
marriage with Clara V. DUCKELS on Nov.
4, 1896. His wife preceded him in death July
4, 1912. To them were born two children, a
daughter, Beatrice, wife of Arthur LEE
of Texas, and a son Myron who died July 3,
1927. In early life Mr. WILTON united
with the Methodist church at Chesterfield,
remaining a member until his death. He engaged
in farming and for many years dealt in the
grain business at the Chesterfield elevator.
He retired a number of years ago. Besides his
daughter, Mr. WILTON is survived by
one grandchild, Claribel LEE, of
Lubbock, Texas and one sister, Mrs. Lillie CLOWER,
of Salem, Oregon. His deceased sisters and
brothers are William, John, Sydney, Richard
and Edwin WILTON, Flora ROBINSON,
Augusta LOWIS
and Sabina BROWN. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon from the United
church in Chesterfield, Rev. HENDERSON
officiating. Interment was in Keller
cemetery.
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