Death of Senator Robert Boal Fort
A long obituary for Senator Robert Boal Fort describes his public service, family lineage, and popular leadership in Illinois politics. Born 1867 in Lacon and died 1904 in Springfield of pneumonia after a brief illness. Fort’s career included mayor of Lacon, state senator, lieutenant governor candidate, and military service in the Spanish American War. Details cover his ancestry, education, marriage status, and scenes of his funeral with Governor Yates and military honors.
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Lacon
St John’s Hospital
Springfield
Ill
Robert Boalfort
Robert Boal Fort
Robert Boal
State Senate
Lincoln
United States
Fort
Greenbury L. Fort
Congress
16Th
First
Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
Chicamauga Park
Illinois Regiment
Senate Committee On
Robert B. Fort
Mra
Clara B. Fort
Ohio
Senator Fort
Washington
Exeter
N. H
Yates
Charles M. Tivney
Linda
Lavon
Death of Owen Doyle a respected Saratoga citizen
Obituary notes Owen Doyle born March 1, 1850 in Peoria County died May 10, 1904 aged 54. He moved to Saratoga area as a child and married Miranda C. Webber in 1881. Survived by widow four children and siblings. Funeral at Saratoga church with burial in slate vault. extensive local and distant attendance. tribute to his hospitality integrity and church service.
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Lacon
J. R. Stead
Robert Webber
Chilheothe
Peoria
Marshall County
Owen Doyle
Peoria County
Baratoga
Miranda C. Webber
Forrest
Dr Blough
Birch
Kelley
Martin
Owen Doyne
Obituary of Mrs J A Woolley Pioneer Illinois Resident
Mrs J A Woolley aged 87 years 10 months and 4 days died May 23 at her Green Street home. Born July 19 1816 in Philadelphia she married James A Woolley in 1836. Survived by three daughters Susannah Kate and Pricilla A Meier. Funeral at 2 30 p m at home with Rev D B McCown. interment Putnam Cemetery. Card of Thanks from Susannah Kate and Pricilla Meier.
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J. A. Woolley
Israel
Green Street
Martha Ann Williams
Philadelphia
James A. Woolley
Susannah
Susannah of ‘Lremont, N. J
Kate
Pricilla A
L. A. Meier
Illinois
Senachwine Township
Putnam County
Ill
William H
John Williams
Henry
Woolfe
Woolley
Katé
M. BE. Church
D. 8. McCown
Putnam Cemetery
Susannah Woolley
Kate Woolley
Pricilla A. Meier
Eddy Ketchum 1838 1901 A Good Man Passes
Eddy Ketchum was born January 10 1838 in Buey rus Crawford county Ohio and died May 6 1901 in Rantoul Illinois at age 66. He moved with his family to Illinois in 1852 living in Elm swood Peoria county and later Whitefield Marshall county. He married Orrel Doud in 1863 and settled in Henry county before moving to Rantoul Champaign county in 1877. He leaves a widow three sons Hal George Rex a daughter Ivy five brothers and one sister.
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Eddy Ketchum
Bueyrus
Crawford County
Ohio
Rantoul
Ill
Orrel Doud
Monmouth
Henry County
Champaign County
Hal
George
Rex
Ivy
Daniel
Eliphalet
Spencer
Sidney
Smith
Chester
Nebraska
Mra Charles Peck
Shepard, Ill
William McGee of Whitefield Dies After Peoria Trip
William McGee 65 of Whitefield died Tuesday after an operation at St Francis hospital in Peoria. His remains returned by train and were taken to his Whitefield home. Funeral held at Whitefield Corners M E Church at 10 a.m. He was a husband father neighbor and friend. The article also notes the death of Floyd Charles Ruggles two and a half years old in Joliet from diphtheria.
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William McGee
Whitefield
Peoria
St Francis Hospital
Keller
Miss McGee
Pearce
Whitefield Corners
M. E
Joliet
Floyd Charles
Charles A
Nellie B. Ruggles
Eli Albertson
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First Cavalry
Chicago and Alton
Rock Island
Sparland
Elbridge Buchanan
Willis Ford
John I. Thompson
Deacon Thomas
John Grieves
Jay Magoon
Epley Fischer
George Hutchins
Mallory
Pontiac Reformatory
Col Young
Chicago
May Sands
J.8. Cumming
M. BE
Congregational Church
Charles Boal
Ayres Boal
E. L. Buchanan
Frank Specht
R. J. Sand
Spainand
Lacan
Jesus
New Jerusalem
Golden City
Air Doyle
Methodist Church
Altho
Heaven
Earth
Saratoga |Ehurch
Thomas Moafer
Milan Holmes
Richard Kelley
Albert True
Will Smart
William Divelbias
N. J. Webber
A. H. Watt
Frank Webber
Edelstein
Frank Doyle
Cook
H.C. Birch
Andrew Kelley
Hanna City
Thomas Martin
la Prairie
Bella McAtee
Omo
Lacon Cemetery
Mororo
Republican
Daniels
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