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Abstracts of Marriage, Death, and Estate Notices
from The Oquawka Spectator, Henderson County, Ill. 1848-1852,
by Ruth A. Hutchinson

Index | Abbreviations | Forward | Copyright Notice
Death & Estate Notices: Foreward & Page 1 - 2 | Page 3 - 5 | Page 6 - 9 | Page 10 - 12
Page 13 - 15 | Page 16 - 18 | Page 19 - 20

DEATH and ESTATE NOTICES

 31 May 1848


BLACK, Mrs Addison (no date -in article about cholera and deaths that occurred from this)
 16 May 1849


BREWER, Jesse Estate Notice -Sale of Real Estate
Branson Brewer, Admr
 25 July 1849


BREWER, Holeman 6 April 1849 in Oquawka
 11 Apr 1849


BRILEY, Martin Estate Notice - Claims
Samuel Babcock, Admr
 19 July 1848


BRIMHALL, Andrew
inf s/o Samuel Brimhall
25 Aug 1849; southeast of Oquawka
 29 Aug 1849


BROWNLETT, James Estate Notice- Claims; Mercer Co
J C Pepper, Admr
 26 Mar 1851


BUCHANON (child) (no date) "child of Mr Buchanon"; of cholera
 23 May 1849


CALHOUN, David C Estate Notice - Claims
B D Ellett, Admr
 13 Feb 1850


CALHOUN, Adelia Hubbell
y d/o Mrs H G Calhoun
26 Aug 1850; at Keithsburg ae 3y 10m 15d
 11 Sept 1850


CAMPBELL, Mrs Jane 9 Jan 1851; at residence of son, James Campbell of Hutchinson's Grove; ae 61y 3m 15d; was one of 1st settlers of Warren Co; memb of Seceder ch for many years
 16 Jan 1851


Campbell, Isaola E
inf d/o Dr A Campbell
24 August 1851
 10 Sept 1851


CAROTHERS, Andrew Estate Notice - Claims
John Carothers, Admr
 12 Feb 1848


CATLlN, Elon Estate Notice - James F Martin, Admr
 26 Feb 1848


CATLlN, Cromwell Estate Notice - Claims
Seymour Catlin, Admr
 26 Dec 1849


CHAFFEE, Alemlia C
y d/o Jas C & Lucy A
19 March 1851 ae 1y 1m 13d
 26 Mar 1851


CHAPIN, Ebenezer, Jr 3 Dec 1850; in Calif
 12 Feb 1851


CHlCKERlNG, Jabez
inf s/o Joseph & Emeline
28 Apr 1848, in Oquawka
 3 May 1848


COGHlLL, Benjamin
s/o B C Coghill
9 May 1851 ae 15y
 14 May 1851


CONGER, Enoch 9 June 1849, at residence of son-in-law, R T Pence
 13 June 1849
 Estate Notice - Claims
Eunice Conger, Admrx
 8 Aug 1849


CONGER, Horace
of Jackson Co, Ia
28 May 1850; (a letter to Editor states he was with wagon train to Calif; place is not given but the group "crossed Green river in Ore on June 6"
 25 Sept 1850


CONNERS, Beers Estate Notice -Claims; Mercer Co
Wm B Conners, Admr
 24 Dec 1851


COOK, David L
s/o Lucius Cook
26 Sept 1851; at residence of his father; ae 18y


COWAN, James 7 May 1851; nr Jack's Mill; ae 43y leaves large family
 14 May 1851
 Estate Notice - Claims
Susan Cowan, Admrx
 15 Oct 1851


CRANE William Q 23 June 1850 near Maysville, Ca, at house of bro-in-law, R McQueen; of typhold fever; formerly of Henderson Co; ae 25y 10m
 18 Sept 1850


CRANE, _____
(Possibly same as above)
(Letter to Editor concerning the men who left to go to Calif in the spring, states: "In crossing the desert, Quinn & Crane were attacked by something like the cholera and died about 24 hours afterward".)
 25 Dec 1850


CROWNOVER, Mrs Elizabeth 3 June 1849; at her residence; ae 63y; she emigrated to Henderson Co several years ago from Pa, as a widow with a large family of children; memb of Presby church 30y
 13 June 1849
 Estate Notice -Claims; Robert Crownover & John S Peasley Admrs
 12 Sept 1849


DAVENPORT, Samuel 9 Feb 1850; nr Oquawka; ae "about" 28y
 13 Feb 1840


DAVIS, Mary
w/o David W Davis
26 November 1851
 10 Dec 1851


DAVIS, Samuel H 19? June 1849; at Peoria, Ill; of cholera; ae 57y; he was a newspaper man all his life, and Had owned papers in Alexandria and Winchester, VA: Wheeling; Belmont, Iowa Terr & Peoria, Ill
 27 June 1849




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