Macoupin County IL© Old Settlers' Memorial Roll,
Macoupin County Enquirer August 23, 1905
transcription copyrighted 2000-2006 Sue McMurry
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Old Settlers' Memorial Roll 1904-1905, MACOUPIN COUNTY ENQUIRER, August
23, 1905
(The list was presented by the secretary of an Old Settlers' Reunion held
the middle of August every year for some years.)
(Note: This list was in chronological order in the old newspaper. Here,
we have put the names in alphabetical order.)
| Last Name | First Name | Residence | Date/Death | Age |
| Adams | James W. | Barr | Nov. 13, 1904 | 57 |
| Adams | William | Shipman | Oct. 18, 1904 | 55 |
| Alford | Meshack T. | Palmyra | Apr. 28, 1904 | 76 |
| Ambrose | A. M. | Western Mound | Oct. 8, 1904 | 73 |
| Arras | Henry, Sr. | Barr | Jan. 2, 1905 | 71 |
| Ash | Sarah Ann | Cahokia | Aug. 20, 1904 | 81 |
| Ashford | Mary Jane | Plainview | Apr. 28, 1904 | 50 |
| Barnes | Henry C. | Honey Point | Mar. 12, 1904 | 70 |
| Beattie | John E. | Virden | July 29, 1904 | 75 |
| Benny | Jacob | Gillespie | July 7, 1904 | 75 |
| Bird | Eliza Ann | Carlinville | June 29, 1904 | 71 |
| Blauer | Verina | Honey Point | Nov. 11, 1904 | 66 |
| Blodget | Isabella Ann | Brighton | Nov. 22, 1904 | 70 |
| Bloome | Dina | Carlinville Twp | May 6, 1904 | 64 |
| Boehm | Conrad | Carlinville | June 23, 1904 | 70 |
| Boqua | Cordelia | Bunker Hill | July 26, 1904 | 64 |
| Bosomworth | Charles | Modesto | June 17, 1904 | 70 |
| Boulter | Almeda V. | Brighton | Oct. 2, 1904 | 72 |
| Boyd | Mary | Modesto | Feb. 5, 1904 | 73 |
| Breyman | Fred, Mrs. | Carlinville | Oct. 28, 1904 | 58 |
| Brown | John G. | North Palmyra | Feb. 2, 1904 | 69 |
| Buckles | James C. | Virden | Aug. 22, 1904 | 66 |
| Burkhardt | Gus | Mt. Olive | Dec. 17, 1904 | 82 |
| Camp | Lucy E. | Brighton | Jan. 9, 1905 | 52 |
| Cappell | John | County Farm | Apr. 15, 1904 | 55 |
| Cardo? | Catherine | County Farm | Apr. 25, 1904 | 100 |
| Carpenter | Moses | Shaw's Point | Apr. 4, 1904 | 70 |
| Charles | George | Shipman | June 20, 1904 | 71 |
| Chisholm | William | Carlinville | May 22, 1904 | 84 |
| Clark | Washington I. | Brighton | July 14, 1904 | 71 |
| Clemmons | John R. | Virden Twp | Jan. 27, 1904 | 83 |
| Coller | Christian | Staunton | Jan. 7, 1905 | 62 |
| Compton | Andrew J. | Palmyra | May 18, 1904 | 69 |
| Connors | Kate | Brighton Twp | Feb. 5, 1904 | 68 |
| Cotter | John E. | Brighton | Sept. 5, 1904 | |
| Cottingham | Susan | North Otter | Dec. 4, 1904 | 53 |
| Coultas | Jane M. | Virden | Feb. 13, 1904 | 65 |
| Coultas | Mary Elizabeth | Virden | Feb. 13, 1904 | 69 |
| Crowder | William | Nilwood | Sept. 15, 1904 | 83 |
| Culp | W. N. | Honey Point | Nov. 14, 1904 | 65 |
| Daley | Mary A. | Gillespie | Dec. 26, 1904 | 55 |
| Darhring | Conrad | Mt. Olive | Nov. 18, 1904 | 74 |
| Decker | William | Girard | Sept. 9, 1904 | 59 |
| Denby | Ann | Carlinville | Feb. 23, 1904 | 74 |
| Dey | Catherine M. | Bunker Hill | Feb. 14, 1904 | 59 |
| Dickie | David | Gillespie | Aug. 27, 1904 | 63 |
| Dilliard | Luke | Dorchester | Apr. 5, 1904 | 82 |
| Dohler | Christina | Shaw's Point | July 15, 1904 | 60 |
| Drum | Hiram | Modesto | Nov. 26, 1904 | 64 |
| Eismann | August | Mt. Olive | Sept. 22, 1904 | 60 |
| Etter | Henry, Mrs. | Palmyra | Feb. 14, 1904 | 80 |
| Ewig | Mary | Mt. Olive | July 19, 1904 | 64 |
| Ewing | Narcissus | Virden | Mar. 31, 1904 | 72 |
| Fahrenkrog | Sophia | Mt. Olive | Oct. 26, 1904 | 70 |
| Feyen | Henry | Gillespie | Jan. 27, 1904 | 64 |
| Fink | Caroline | Medora | Mar. 29, 1904 | 80 |
| Fletcher | Alice | Nilwood | Jan. 15, 1904 | 83 |
| Flori | Helena, Mrs. | Alton | Oct. 31, 1904 | 85 |
| Folkors | Reiner C. | Gillespie | Sept. 3, 1904 | 60 |
| Freeman | Honora | Shipman | Jan. 27, 1904 | 80 |
| George | Mary Speer | Staunton | Mar. 7, 1904 | 81 |
| Gibson | Elizabeth Leer | North Otter | Feb. 26, 1904 | 58 |
| Gibson | Elizabeth N. | South Otter | Feb. 27, 1904 | 69 |
| Gifford | Mary | Brighton | Aug. 23, 1904 | 82 |
| Gosch? Gooch? | Thomas, Sr. | Bunker Hill | Feb. 7, 1904 | 64 |
| Gracey | Sarah Ann | North Palmyra | May 19, 1904 | 69 |
| Graham | J. R., Mrs. | Carlinville | June 2, 1904 | 50 |
| Graham | Sophia M. | Carlinville | Dec. 13, 1904 | 76 |
| Green | Virginia T. | Shipman | Mar. 14, 1904 | 79 |
| Grizzle | Matilda A. | Chesterfield | Sept. 14, 1904 | 78 |
| Guizwiller | Joseph | Virden | Oct. 10, 1904 | 62 |
| Gwin | Robert | Carlinville | Apr. 11, 1904 | 87 |
| Hall | James H. | Barr | Sept. 15, 1904 | 75 |
| Hall | Lafayette T. | Nilwood | May 3, 1904 | 60 |
| Harlan | George, Mrs. | Chesterfield | Dec. 9, 1904 | 72 |
| Harris | James R. | Nilwood | Aug. 14, 1904 | 67 |
| Hart | John | Virden | Oct. 8, 1904 | 60 |
| Hartnett | Thomas | County Farm | July 29, 1904 | 70 |
| Haster | Frederick W. | Girard | Oct. 24, 1904 | 61 |
| Hause | Michael | Carlinville Twp | Jan. 16, 1904 | 74 |
| Hausen | Jacob | Mt. Olive | Sept. 10, 1904 | 68 |
| Haycraft | John R. | Plainview | Feb. 8, 1904 | 73 |
| Hays | James L. | Bunker Hill | May 14, 1904 | 51 |
| Heiken | George | Barr | Dec. 26, 1904 | 60 |
| Heinemeier | Christopher | Carlinville | Feb. 15, 1904 | 78 |
| Heinz | Herman | Staunton | Jan. 10, 1905 | 66 |
| Heinz | Johanna | Carlinville | Dec. 6, 1904 | 78 |
| Heinz | Peter | Carlinville | May 6, 1904 | 78 |
| Hemann | Ernest | Staunton | Feb. 27, 1904 | 71 |
| Hemann | Minnie | Staunton | Feb. 21, 1904 | 76 |
| Hilton | Thomas | Bunker Hill | Apr. 12, 1904 | 79 |
| Hinckle | Joseph H. | Barr | July 6, 1904 | 69 |
| Hinckle | Mrs. | Barr | June 20, 1904 | 82 |
| Hoben | Catherine | Carlinville | Aug. 28, 1904 | 69 |
| Holden | Jane M. | Hornsby | Apr. 2, 1904 | 75 |
| Hovey | Prudence L. | Carlinville | Feb. 1, 1904 | 80 |
| Hudson | Elizabeth | Chesterfield | Oct. 31, 1904 | 74 |
| Hudspeth | Samuel M. | Medora | Dec. 30, 1904 | 69 |
| Hutchinson | Elizabeth M. | Brighton | May 9, 1904 | 60 |
| Jackson | William A. | Virden | Dec. 19, 1904 | 73 |
| Johnson | Hala | Virden | Sept. 3, 1904 | 50 |
| Johnson | John B. | Cahokia | May 17, 1904 | 65 |
| Jones | Moses | Brighton | Sept. 28, 1904 | 82 |
| Lauck | Henry | Brighton | Aug. 1, 1904 | 74 |
| Leucht | Henry | Mt. Olive | Jan. 8, 1905 | 60 |
| Lich | John | Staunton | Mar. 31, 1904 | 76 |
| Loges | Hannah | Brushy Mound | May 24, 1904 | 74 |
| Loveless | Mary A. | Honey Point | May 18, 1904 | 53 |
| Lovell | John B. | Carlinville | Jan. 15, 1904 | 79 |
| Lumpkin | Elzina | Carlinville | Aug. 22, 1904 | 67 |
| Lutger | John W. | Jan. 8, 1905 | 72 | |
| Macotich | Mike | Mt. Olive | Feb. 10, 1904 | 55 |
| Malone | Lucinda | Scottville | Apr. 14, 1904 | 54 |
| Mangan | Patrick | Carlinville | Dec. 29, 1904 | 68 |
| Marsden | George H. | Virden | Apr. 30, 1904 | 51 |
| McCann | Unity Agnes | Bunker Hill | July 3, 1904 | 72 |
| McIndade | Anna | Virden | May 8, 1904 | 75 |
| McKenzie | Elizabeth S. | Girard | Dec. 10, 1904 | 56 |
| McKenzie | Louise | Hilyard | Aug. 1, 1904 | 75 |
| McPherson | Jennie | Bunker Hill | Mar. 22, 1904 | 63 |
| McPherson | John B. | Bunker Hill | Mar. 28, 1904 | 66 |
| Merritt | Mary | Girard | Mar. 18, 1904 | 72 |
| Mitchell | Ann | Staunton | Feb. 9, 1904 | 81 |
| Moore | Shelby | South Palmyra | Feb. 13, 1904 | 65 |
| Morfoot | William | Bird Twp | May 13, 1904 | 72 |
| Morris | Mary | Mar. 2, 1904 | 80 | |
| Narra | Morritz | Bunker Hill | Oct. 14, 1904 | 79 |
| Nevins | John L. | Modesto | May 15, 1904 | 63 |
| Niemeyer | Nina | Mt. Olive | Oct. 11, 1904 | 54 |
| O'Brien | Bridget | Dorchester | May 13, 1904 | 75 |
| O'Donnell | John | Brighton | Nov. 24, 1904 | 99 |
| Ogg | Alfred C. | Scottville | Nov. 12, 1904 | 52 |
| O'Leary | Timothy | County Farm | Apr. 10, 1904 | 70 |
| Panhorst | Fred | Staunton | Jan. 9, 1905 | 50 |
| Panska | Anton | Mt. Olive | May 19, 1904 | 57 |
| Pearson | Asheway | Bunker Hill | June 6, 1904 | 72 |
| Pelchel | Johanna | Brighton | Apr. 25, 1904 | 68 |
| Pelchel | Rosalie | Brighton | Oct. 19, 1904 | 60 |
| Pfortner | William | Carlinville | Sept. 22, 1904 | 73 |
| Phelps | Catherine W. | Carlinville | Jan. 13, 1905 | 83 |
| Pollett | Emelia | Virden | June 24, 1904 | 56 |
| Poszwinski | August | Carlinville | Mar. 29, 1904 | 85 |
| Prange | John H. | Mt. Olive | Dec. 30, 1904 | 83 |
| Rae | Thomas A. | Virden | Jan. 20, 1904 | 75 |
| Ray | Benjamin P. | Modesto | Aug. 30, 1904 | 77 |
| Reader | Alfred | Shipman | Nov. 2, 1904 | 67 |
| Richards | Jeremiah | South Otter | Nov. 6, 1904 | 71 |
| Richardson | John | Medora | Sept. 23, 1904 | 84 |
| Richie | Eli W. | Palmyra | Aug. 14, 1904 | 69 |
| Robertson | Brice | Dorchester Twp | Mar. 1, 1904 | 76 |
| Robinson | Hugh | Gillespie | July 15, 1904 | 70 |
| Robinson | Lucinda F. | Hilyard Twp | June 28, 1904 | 67 |
| Ronchetti | Madelina | Benld | May 15, 1904 | 50 |
| Rummer | Louis | Mt. Olive | May 28, 1904 | 55 |
| Sacre | Jeremiah | Carlinville | Jan. 7, 1905 | 60 |
| Samples | William R. | North Otter | June 14, 1904 | 60? |
| Schmolski | Caterine | Bunker Hill | Apr. 19, 1904 | 72 |
| Schuette | Caroline | Staunton | Nov. 24, 1904 | 84 |
| Schultz | Johnson F. | Plainview | Feb. 28, 1904 | 62 |
| Schum | Julius | Carlinville | Nov. 14, 1904 | 71 |
| Scott | John W. | Scottville | Nov. 18, 1904 | 77 |
| Scott | Martha | Brushy Mound | July 19, 1904 | 80 |
| Searles | Hester | Chesterfield | Feb. 21, 1904 | 51 |
| Shalper | John F. | Carlinville | Mar. 29, 1904 | 64 |
| Shea | Patrick | County Farm | Nov. 22, 1904 | 66 |
| Shutt | Jacob A. | Virden | May 10, 1904 | 70 |
| Simmermaker | George | Gillespie Twp | Apr. 6, 1904 | 72 |
| Simpson | John A. | Palmyra | July 27, 1904 | 75 |
| Skeen | Margaret | North Palmyra | May 15, 1904 | 75 |
| Smith | Irvin | Jan. 9, 1905 | 72 | |
| Smith | Jessie H., Dr. | Honey Point | June 26, 1904 | 79 |
| Smith | Mary | Shaw's Point | May 1, 1904 | 81 |
| Smithpot | Frederick, Sr. | Shipman | Feb. 26, 1904 | 79 |
| Snook | Martha | Hornsby | Feb. 18, 1904 | 73 |
| Soapes | Margaret J. | Staunton | May 31, 1904 | 64 |
| Spencer | Sarah R. | Dorchester | Jan. 14, 1905 | 67 |
| Stead | Mary A. | Girard | Jan. 27, 1904 | 74 |
| Steinmeyer | Minnie | South Otter | Dec. 14, 1904 | 75 |
| Steinmeyer | Wm. Henry | Carlinville | May 23, 1904 | 83 |
| Stillahn | August | Staunton | Sept. 23, 1904 | 94 |
| Strate | Henry | Palmyra | Dec. 23, 1904 | 72 |
| Stutzman | Barbara | Girard | Dec. 18, 1904 | 64 |
| Stutzman | Samuel W. | Girard | Mar. 22, 1904 | 69 |
| Taggart | Tennessee V. | Carlinville | Feb. 12, 1904 | 76 |
| Tankersly | Elizabeth | Bunker Hill | Apr. 19, 1904 | 71 |
| Thompson | Alexander | Palmyra | Jan. 5, 1905 | 73 |
| Thompson | G. W. | North Palmyra | Aug. 9, 1904 | 69 |
| Thompson | Sarah Ann | Honey Point | Jan. 30, 1904 | 80 |
| Towse | Louise, Mrs. | Chesterfield | Nov. 23, 1904 | 63 |
| Tucker | Sarah Jane | North Palmyra | Sept. 24, 1904 | 64 |
| Tullis | Nancy Ann | Brighton | Oct. 17, 1904 | 53 |
| Vandack | Frank | Gillespie | Dec. 7, 1904 | 53 |
| Vankirk | Mary A. | Carlinville | Dec. 16, 1904 | 88 |
| Vaughn | Erastus | South Otter | June 21, 1904 | 62 |
| Walsh | William | Chesterfield | Feb. 5, 1904 | 70 |
| Warner | Isabella A. | Challacombe | Dec. 24, 1904 | 56 |
| Waters | Catherine | Carlinville | Aug. 10, 1904 | 66 |
| Weaver | John D. | Carlinville | Apr. 20, 1904 | 77 |
| Webster | E. E., Dr. | St. Louis | Oct. 26, 1904 | 82 |
| Wefelselp | Fritz | Mt. Olive | Sept. 8, 1904 | 71 |
| Weidener | Christmuth | Bunker Hill | Apr. 23, 1904 | 75 |
| White | Cyrene H. | Palmyra | Aug. 27, 1904 | 73 |
| Wieck | Henry J. | Staunton | Oct. 29, 1904 | 62 |
| Wilhite | Verinda M. | Hornsby | Apr. 13, 1904 | 92 |
| Williams | Martha J. | North Otter | Sept. 24, 1904 | 72 |
| Wilson | Emaline | Carlinville | June 19, 1904 | 55 |
| Wines | Catherine | Shipman | Sept. 25, 1904 | 68 |
| Winsel | Henry | Brighton | July 13, 1904 | 53 |
| Workman | William | Mt. Olive | Jan. 21, 1904 | 52 |
| Yoakley | Edymeon B. | North Otter | Feb. 3, 1904 | 82 |