Death of Senator Robert Fort Prompts Mourning Across Illinois
The life of Senator Robert Boal Fort of Lacon and Springfield is remembered in a lengthy notice detailing his political career from mayor to state senator and lieutenant governor candidate. He died at St John’s Hospital Springfield May 21 1904 of pneumonia after a brief illness, with elaborate military and religious ceremonies marking his funeral.
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Lavon
St John's Hospital
Springfield
Robert Boal ‘Fort
Senantor
Robert Boal Fort
Fort
Greenbury L. Fort
Congress
Lacon
16Th
First
Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
Chicamanuga Park
Flowne
Leutenant
Illinois
Hite
Venerable Mother Mrs J A Woolley Dies at 87
Mrs J A Woolley aged 87 years 10 months 4 days died Monday May 23 at Meon Green Street. Born Philadelphia July 10 1816 she married James A Woolley in 1836 and moved to Illinois in 1848 with eight children, three surviving daughters Miss Susannah Fremont NJ Miss Kate and Mrs Pricilla A Meier. Funeral at McCown house with interment at Put ORM.
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J. A. Woolley
Israel
Meon Green Street
Martha Ann Williams
Philadelphia
James A. Woolley
Susannah
Fremont
N. J
Kate
Pricilla A
L.A. Meier
Illinois
Senachwine Township
Puttnam County
Ill
William H
John Williams
Henry
Mra Woolley
Fuvalld
Mrs Woolley
M. Sk. Church
McCown
Put- Orm
Thanke-Smtany
Ore
Susannah Voley
Pricilla A. Meier
Eddy Ketchum a Pioneer of Illinois Dead at 66
Eddy Ketchum born Bucy Ohio January 10 1838 died Rantoul Illinois May 6 190s aged 66 years four months six days He moved with family to Illinois in 1862 lived in Elmwood Peoria county whitefield Marshall county and Henry county before settling in Khautoul Champaign county He married Orrel Doud of Monmouth in 1868 and left a widow three sons Hal George Rex a daughter Ivy five brothers and one sister Mrs Charles Peck of Shepard Illinois He was remembered as a good man and a great student by his family and friends.
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Creat
Awven Doyle
Peoria County
Saratoga
Ried
Miranda C. Webver
Forrest
Blough
Peoria
Eddy Ketchum
Bucy
Run
Crawford County
Ohio
Rantoul
Ill
Bre Ketchum
Illinnia
Elmwood
Marshall County
Whitefield
Mr Ketchum
Orrel Doud
Monmouth
Henry County
Khautoul
Champaign County
Hal
George
Rex
Ivy
Daniel
Eliphalet Spencer
Ridney
Smith
Center
Nebraska
Alster
Charles Peck
Shepard, II
Deaths: William McGee of Whitefield
William McGee died Tuesday morning after an operation at St Francis hospital in Peoria. Remains reached Whitefield aboard the afternoon train and were taken to his home. His daughter visited the hospital but he died unconscious without recognition. Funeral held at Whitefield Corners M E Church at 10 a m. He was 65, leaving orphaned children and many mourners. Also noted is Floyd Charles Ruggles, age two years nine months, son of Charles A and Nelile B Ruggles, who died May 20 in Joliet of diphtheria. The Republican extends sympathy.
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Fieet Cavalry
Chicago
Altog
Peora
Rock Island
Spurland
May Sands
Springfeld
Yates Avescurt
Peoria
Arere
J. 8. Cusyming
M. B. Citizen
J. R Stead
Congregational Church
Mra
D Thompson
J. W. Kores
Georgia Ford
Noel
Benator Fort
Lacau
Wiliam McGee
Whitefield
St Francis Hospital
and R Keller
Miss McGee
Whitefield Corners
M.E
Joliet
Floyd Charles
Charles A
Nelile B. Ruggles
Grand von
Eli Albertson
Eorfow
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Robert B. Fort
Aton Greenbury
Clara B. Fort
Senator Fort
Washington
Exeter
Spen
Wilnees
Epator Fort Tes
Yates
Charles M
Hingis Cavalry
Lacey
Boarland
Charles Boal
Ayres Boal
BE. L. Buchanan
Frank Specht
R. J. Land
E. L. Buchanan
Rock Taland
Sparland
Acon
B. W. Wright
J. W. Graff
David Lester
Fred W. Potter
Henry G
Marshall
Tuaemucb
Fendo
Jesus
New Jerusalem
Golden City
Doyle
Methodiat Church
Golden
Heaven
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Hfe
Els
Ife
Thomas Movier
Milan Holmes
Richard Kelley
Albert True
Whi Smart
William Divelblas
N. J. Webber
C. H. Watt
Frank Webber
Edelstein
Frank Doyle
Cook
A. C. Birch
Andrew Kelley
Hanna City
Thomas Martin
la Prafite
Biya McAvee
Birch
Kelley
Martin
Owen Doyar
Lacon Cemetery
Republican
Daniels
Knokororororomo
Edby Ketchum
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