Schuyler County Illinois Genealogy
Obituary of Etta BrownHinderer Click on the newspaper obituary {above} tosubmit your obituaries. Returnto Obituaries Index C-D Returnto Schuyler County Obituaries Main Index Returnto Death Index Returnto Home Page Copyright 2006-2007 Judi Gilker; all rights reserved.
Lung, Marlow, Walker, & others Obituaries Donated By: Chester H. Neff Jonas B. Lung (Obituary, unidentified newspaper, September 1879) “Died at his residence in Clayton, Adams Co., Ill., Sept. 19, 1879 in his 82nd year, Mr. Jonas Lung. He came to Schuyler about 1836. He first owned the McMaster farm on the Frederick road now occupied by Mr. Malcomsom. Afterwards he bought the farm now owned by Mr. Fred Nell and for many years was the principal support of ME Church in that neighborhood where Lung’s Chapel has been and will be for years to come. A standing memorial to … Read more
An indexed page with a list of Schuyler County, Illinois ancestors linking to their obituaries submitted by their descendants. Surnames M-N. This page is for Schuyler ILGenWeb site.
MiscellaneousArticles fromTheSchuyler Citizen Our SchuylerBoys Abroad Copyright 2003 Robin Petersen;all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercial use of the informationcontained in these pages is strictly prohibited without prior permission.If copied, this copyright must appear with the information. Returnto The Schuyler Citizen index
ExcerptsfromTheSchuyler Citizen MiscellaneousArticles December21, 1871 December28, 1871 January4, 1872 January11, 1872 January25, 1872 February1, 1872 February8, 1872 February15, 1872 February22, 1872 February29, 1872 March7, 1872 March14, 1872 April4, 1872 April11, 1872 April,25, 1872 May30, 1872 June20, 1872 June27, 1872 September5, 1872 Copyright 1999-2003 Robin L.W. Petersen; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercial useof the information contained in these pages is strictly prohibited withoutprior permission. If copied, this copyright must appear with the information. Return to SchuylerCounty Main Page
OurCalifornia BoysWhatBecame of Them… Samuel W. Boring TheRushville Times, July 30, 1903Tiredof Life At EightySamuelW. Boring An Old Schuylerite, Commits Suicide at San Jose, Cal. SamuelW. Boring, known to many of the old residents of Schuyler,committedsuicide at San Jose, Cal. on July 12th. Mr. Boring went toCaliforniain 1849 when the discovery of gold started the Illinoissettlerswestward. He was accompanied by John McNeeley, Wm. Louden, DickStevensonand Edward Boring. Mr. Boring did well in the west and becamewealthyand a power in politics. He last visited Rushville about twentyyearsago. The following account of his death was taken from the … Read more
SchuylerCounty, IllinoisOurCalifornia Boys1849 The SchuylerCitizenWednesday, March 2, 1859 Names of emigrantswho left Schuyler County in 1849 for California, as furnished by J. D.Manlove, Esq., leader of the Company. The company left Rushvilleon the 1st of April and reached Feather river on 22d October. John Blackford John McNeilly SamuelBoring John G. McHatton Wm. Brickman Elisha Moore John Brickman L. F. Moran Jacob Brickman Thomas McCowan Barton Carrick Augustus Peters Chas. Crampton Marcellus Price Dr. Clarkson Clay Rodgers Samuel Clarkson Abram Ryan William Clarkson Jackson Reno Stoel [?] Cady Mr. Rook James Doyle Mrs. Rook Simon Doyle Thomas Silvers Francis … Read more
SchuylerCounty, IllinoisOurCalifornia Boys1850 The SchuylerCitizenTuesday, March 8, 1859 List of persons who leftSchuyler County for California by the Overland Route, in 1850. Benj. Appelgate Isaac Asbury Mathew Asbury John Baxter James Broadas Daniel Brown John Barnaby Daniel Berry James Biggs Nathan Brooks Henry Brittal William Burnsides Basil Boen — Bowers Robert Barnaby Andrew Blackley Robert Boyd Thomas Binckley Roslin Bryant — Berry & wife Caleb Cunningham John D. Corrie Mac Colt Washington Curty — Curty Mrs. Carter & dau Henry Coniga Benjamin Colt Eramus Cady H. Cady — Cram — Carr Con. Cameron Stephen Chipman John Coffee Reuben Cady … Read more
AlexanderMcCombs FamilyObituaries Submittedby Janice McCombs [email protected] FirstGeneration AstoriaArgus, October 14, 1920 Alexander McCombs another highly respected Browning citizen, died at hishome Saturday evening, death being due to heart failure. Mr. McCombs had suffered from heart trouble for a number of years. Fridayhe walked to the barn, a short distance from his residence, where he fell.He was assisted to the house and immediately took to his bed. His two sons,Reese and Taylor who were in the room with him Saturday evening, steppedout for a few minutes and on their return found their father dying. Mr. McCombs was born in Ohio, … Read more
SchuylerCounty and the California Gold Rush Our CaliforniaBoys – 1849 OurCalifornia Boys – 1850 Preparing forCalifornia The ManloveDiaries California GoldRush Experiences Return to SchuylerCounty Main Page