George H. Rakers
George H. Rakers, 63, died at his home, 1307 North Ninth street,
Sunday morning at 3:30. Death was the result of pneumonia.
Born in Germany, December 24, 1866, he came with his parents to America
when 8 years old and had since lived in Quincy. He was a carpenter by
trade and was employed by Buerkin and Buerkin. Surviving are the widow;
three sons, Louis, Herbert, and Melvin, of Quincy; four daughters, Mrs.
Helen Elan, of Decatur, Mrs. Herbert Wiewel, of Riverside, and Mrs. Vern
Zimmerman and Mrs. Roman Lubbe, of Quincy; four grandchildren, and two brothers,
Herman Rakers of Los Angeles, and John Rakers of Quincy.
Mr. Rakers was a member of St. John Catholic church; St. Andrew branch No. 54,
Western Catholic Union; the Prairie Benevolent Society; and Local No. 189, Carpenters union.
[Taken from the Quincy Herald Whig, Dec. 22, 1930, transcribed by Mindy]
Walter P. Randall
Herald-Whig, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
March 2, 1950
Kellerville Man Is Found Dead
Kellerville, Ill., March 2 - Walter Phillip Randall, farmer of near Kellerville, was found dead in the yard of
his home Wednesday afternoon by his wife, Bessie. An inquest will be held this morning at 10 in the Frey funeral
home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mr. Randall was born July 15, 1878 in Cass county, a son of Simeon and Elizabeth Randall. He was a member of the
Holiness church near Kellerville and the Modern Woodsmen of America. He has spent most of his life in the Kellerville
community with the exception of four years in Quincy, Ill.
He was married April 27, 1900 to Miss Queen Hanks who died in 1912. He was married to Miss Bessie Ward April 16,
1918.
Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Clause Kee, near Beverly, and Mrs. Walter Teaney of Quincy; a
foster daughter, Mrs. Teryon Schoch of Quincy; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was the last
of a family of seven children.
Herald-Whig, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
March 3, 1950
Walter P. Randall
Liberty, Ill, March 3 - Funeral services for Walter Phillip Randall, who was found dead early Wednesday afternoon
in the yard of his home near Kellerville, will be at 1 in the Frey funeral home here. Burial will be in Richland
Cemetery, near Ripley.
[Submitted by Sara Hemp]
Jacob Reichert
Jacob Reichert 2310 State street died Saturday morning at 12:15 o'clock
in his home following a week's illness. The son of Jacob and Magdaline Reichert, he was born August 25, 1860. On October 26,
1882, Mr. Reichert married Margaretha Meyer in Salem church. Surviving are four children, Charles, Grover, Carl and Mrs.
Irma Miller; two brothers; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Reichert was a member of the Luther Memorial church.
[Source: Quincy Herald Whig, Sunday, April 9, 1938 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Funeral Notices
Reichert – Funeral services for Jacob Reichert will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the Cosgrove funeral home in Payson.
Interment in Burton cemetery. Friends invited. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening and Tuesday until time of services.
[Source: Quincy Herald Whig, Sunday, April 9, 1938 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Marriage to Margaret Meyer Oct. 26, 1882, cert# 2384 by MG Louis Von Rague (Von Raque)
[Source: Marriages of Adams County, Illinois, 1876-1890, Vol. III]
Burton Cemetery
Jacob Reichert 1860-1939, Margaretha 1863-1943 Section 4
Charles A. 1883-1945 wife Maysie M. 1884-1962
[Source: Cemeteries of Adams County Vol II]
Ethan Arthur Richmond
Funeral Notice
RICHMOND – Funeral services for Ethan Arthur Richmond, 531 South 7th St., will be held Tuesday afternoon
at 2:00 o'clock in the Stormer Funeral Home, 413 South 8th St. Interment in Greenmount Cemetery. Friends invited.
Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening and Tuesday until time of services.
[Source: Quincy Herald Whig, Sunday, April 9, 1938 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Ethan A. Richmond born May 27, 1867 died Oct. 7 1938 aged 71yr, 4m, 10d
[Source: http://www.greenmountqcy.com/]
John Pratt Robbins
<ANOTHER
PIONEER OF ADAMS COUNTY GONE
DEATH OF JOHN P.
ROBBINS
Busy death continues to make rapid inroads in the ranks of
the early pioneers of Adams County. Within a comparatively short period
we have been called to announce the death of a Nichols, a Jansen, a
Keyes, a Hurlbut, and more recently a Bushnell, and now we have to add
to the list of honored dead the name of their compeer, and one of the
most venerable of their number, John P. Robbins, who died at his home in
Melrose Township, on Thursday evening last. John Pratt Robbins was born
in Sharon, New Hampshire, Dec 22, 1793, and was a little over 79 years
of age at his death. He grew up to manhood in New Ipswich in the same
state, where he married Miss Maria Safford, in the year 1816. With this
estimable lady he spent a long and happy life, her death, preceding his
by less than a year. Ten years later (in 1826) Mr. Robbins removed to
Troy, N.Y., and in 1829, with the remnant of a stock of goods left from
an unsuccessful venture in merchandising, he removed, to Quincy,
becoming the early friend and associate of Gov. John Wood. Willard Keyes
and other early pioneers of Adams county. Having disposed of his stock
of goods, he engaged in brick making, for a short time as the partner of
Mr. Anson Jeffs, with the ultimate design, however, of entering upon the
business of farming. He soon settled upon what is known as the Cherry
Grove Farm northeast of Broadway and Twenty-fourth streets, which had
been purchased for him by his mother, but was afterwards transferred to
him. It is a little remarkable that Mr. Robbins, who afterwards became
by dint of economy and hard toil one of the largest land holders in
Adams County, should have been compelled to devote the early years of
his life in this State to freeing himself from a load of indebtedness
incurred in consequence of pecuniary adversities in the East. Upon this
work, however, he entered with energy and determination, and with the
aid of his excellent wife, who entered with spirit and self denial into
all his plans, braving his the hardships of a western life, he finally
had the satisfaction of a complete triumph. It was in the face of such
toil as these that the foundation of his subsequent fortune was laid.
During the past few years Mr. Robbins has lived a quiet and retired life
on his farm immediately adjoining this city. Between three and four
years ago (in June 1859) he was visited with an attack of partial
paralysis of the right side, which also affected his powers of speech.
From this he never wholly recovered, but has been subject from time to
time to renewed attacks which often left him very much prostrated. Much
of the time, however, he has been able to ride about, and though unable
to communicate readily with strangers, to those most intimately
acquainted with him, he evinced much of his accustomed interest in
current events and his peculiar keenness of perception. For a few weeks
past Mr. Robbins' condition has been a source of more than ordinary
solicitude to his friends. The anxieties growing out of the trials based
upon the application for the appointment of a Conservator of his estate
and the annoyances connected therewith undoubtedly preyed upon his mind,
if they did not absolutely hasten his end. A few weeks ago, under the
care of his attending physician, Dr. Amery, he seemed to be getting
along favorably with strong hopes on the part of his friends of his
ultimate recovery of the power of speech. About the time of the last
trial which resulted in a change of Conservators, he was seized with an
epileptic fit, from which he failed to rally with his usual promptness.
He sank gradually but quietly until the end was reached at ten o'clock
on Thursday evening last. Mr. Robbins was the father of five children,
of whom only two survive. These are Mary Ann, the wife of the Hon. I. N.
Morris, and his youngest daughter, Maria R., wife of Dr. R. C.
Rutherford, under whose care the last years of his life have been spent.
The others were Harriet Winslow – first the wife of the late Gen.
Frierson, and afterwards of Calvin A. Warren, Esq., of this city – and
Ruth Maria and Hannah Rebecca, both of whom died in childhood. Mr.
Robbins was a man of great strength of character, and far more than
ordinary intelligence with a taste for metaphysical investigation and
disruption. He was in his leisure an extensive and appreciative reader,
and evinced great, familiarity with the better class of writers. Those
most intimately acquainted with him say that during the past few years,
his religious opinions, which were originally somewhat inclined to
skepticism, have undergone a change, and that his views, as expressed in
the midst of his own sufferings, and the sorrows attendant upon the loss
of his wife, were of the clearest and most gratifying character.
[
Transcribed from The Quincy Daily Whig, Monday, August 05, 1872
submitted by Debbie Gibson]
David Junior Rogan
David J. Rogan
David Junior Rogan, 57, of 726 N.
Sixth, died at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday (March 11, 1980) in St. Mary
Hospital, where he had been a patient for one day.
Mr. Rogan was born March 25, 1922, in
Chicago, a son of David and Gertrude Norwood Rogan. He married Ora
Lee Bell Robbins, Feb. 24, 1947. He was a World War II Army veteran,
member of the First Baptist Church and employed as a shoe dyer for a
store in St. Louis.
Surviving are his wife; a son Arthur
Bryson Rogan of Des Moines, Iowa, two daughters Mrs. Diane L.
Starling and Mrs. Jerry (Donna) Wilkerson, both of Rock Island, two
brothers, Rudolph Rogan of Colorado Springs, Colo and Donald of Fort
Riley, Kan., and three grandchilden.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and a brother.
Services will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday in Duker Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. O? L. Sisk.
Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery.
[Quincy Herald Whig
submitted by Debbie Gibson]
Bernard Roling
Bernard Roling of the South Side, a Well-known Cooper, at rest after a
residence here of 55 years.
Bernard Roling, of 531 Jefferson street, died last evening at 5:15 o'clock
after a ten year invalidism. He was born in Germany, May 20, 1820, and had
lived in this city for over a half century, 55 years. He was a cooper by trade
and worked at it up to fifteen years ago when he retired. He was quite well
known on the South Side, and was one of the city's oldest residents. He leaves
a wife and two sons, Henry J., of this city and Frank J., of Salisbury, Missouri.
[Transcribed by Mindy]
Henry George Ruebbelke
WOMAN DIED IN JACKSONVILLE
Mrs. Maria Saloome Schiele, nee
Baschong died at the insane hospital
in Jacksonville Saturday, after an illness
of only a few months. The body
was shipped to Quincy and taken to
the undertaking parlors of Herman
Stormer, from which place the interment
will take place.
She was born in Freistadt Baden,
Germany, Nov 22, 1835, and was aged
75 years, 3 months and 3 days, she
was married in 1857 to John Jacob
Schiele, who died May 25 1901. She
came to America with her family in
1882 and came directly to Quincy. After
living here for several years she removed
to Maryland, where she made
her home with her son until last September,
when she returned to this
city, where she resided until she became
sick with nervous trouble and was removed to the hospital at Jacksonville.
She is survived by two sons, two daughters
and five grandchildren.
[The Quincy Daily Journal, Dec 6, 1918 - transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
George Edward Rust
Lima, Ill., Jan. 30 – George Edward Rust died in his home in Lima Friday. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Rust and
was born in Mendon, September 21, 1863. He was married to Miss Minnie E. Brown, November 22, 1893. A daughter Edith Lucille
Rust, preceded her father in death.
Four daughters, Mrs. Beulah Wright of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mrs. Margaret Floria of Quincy, Mrs. Georgia Hunsaker of Hollywood
Cal., and Miss Helen Rust of Chicago, survive. Two grandchildren, Richard Floria and Edith Lucille Wright, a sister,
Mrs. Sam Ketchum of Loraine, also survive.
Funeral Services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Lima Methodist church with the Rev. Williams
officiating. Burial will be in the Mendon cemetery.
[Source: Quincy Herald Whig, Saturday, Jan. 30, 1932 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Mendon Cemetery
George E. Lot #5
Mary E. Aug. 24, 1867 – Dec. 12, 1958 Lot #5
Edith Lucille Nov. 6, 1897 – July 31, 1913 Lot #5
[Source: Cemeteries of Adams County, Vol III]
Mary E. Rust
Mrs. Mary E. Rust Dies in California
Word has been received here by Mrs. Lawrence Appenbrink, 1725 Ohio, of the death of her
aunt, Mrs. Mary E. Rust, 91, early Friday in Sacramento, Cal.
Mrs. Rust, formerly of 504 North Seventh, went to California three years ago to make her
home with a daughter, Mrs. Jack Lyon, and died Friday morning at 6 in the Lyon home.
A daughter of Capt. William J. and Elizabeth Hyatt Brown, she was born Aug. 24, 1867,
in Mendon. She was married Nov. 26, 1893, to George Rust, who died 27 years ago.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Beulah Wright of Kalamazoo, Mich., Mrs. Margaret
Florea of Dixon, Mrs. George Hunsaker of Glendale, Cal., and Mrs. Lyon of Sacramento;
three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A daughter, Edith, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Rust was the last survivor of her family and was preceded in death by five brothers and a sister.
The body is being returned to Quincy for funeral services, and burial will be in Mendon
[Source: Quincy Herald Whig, Sunday, Dec. 14, 1958 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Mendon Cemetery
George E. Sept. 21, 1863-Jan. 29, 1932 Lot #5
Mary E. Aug. 24, 1867 – Dec. 12, 1958 Lot #5
Edith Lucille Nov. 6, 1897 – July 31, 1913 Lot #5
also in the same lot are the Brown family
Sarah E. Brown 1869-1911
Alexander S. 1868-1914
William J. 1840-1900, Capt. D 118 Reg Ill Vol Inf
Elizabeth C. 1845-1925
Clarence M. 1875-1934
Maud 1879-1973
Nelson D. Hadley Oct. 9, 1859 – Aug. 27, 1902
there are more Brown's in Lot 6
[Source: Cemeteries of Adams County, Vol III]
Ellen E, Salmon
Mrs. Ellen E. Salmon, aged 86, died at St. Vincent's home at 6:30 o'clock
Saturday night of complications, after being bedfast ten days.
Decedent was born in Nicholas county, Ky., on May 28, 1828, her maiden name being Miss Ellen Callaway.
She was married to the late I. H. Salmon on December 25, 1845. She was a member of the Methodist church,
and a charter member of the Alpha chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Golden Rule lodge, Daughters of Rebekah,
also claimed her as a member, and she was known and respected in a large circle of friends. She had made her
home here since coming here with her husband in 1864. Two sons, L. W. Salmon and E. C. Salmon, both of this city,
survive their mother.
[Source: Quincy Daily Journal, Mar. 29, 1915, Pg. 3, - Transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
[Note:Woodland Cemetery Vol III shows Mrs. Salmon buried in Block 13 Lot 79]
Earl Schermerhorn
IS DEAD IN TEXAS
Earl Schermerhorn, son of Mrs. G. H. Brink, passed away Saturday.
Earl Schermerhorn, aged 11 years, son of Mrs. G. H. Brink, died at the home of the family near Herford, Texas,
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, according to a telegram received by J. H. VandenBoom, on whose farm the family
lived. Besides the mother, the child is survived by a sister, Mary aged 14 years, and a brother, Edwin Schermerhorn,
aged 18 years, of Chicago, and the step-father. Arrangements will be made for the funeral in Quincy as soon as the
brother arrives from Chicago. The family is well known in Quincy, as this was their home until several years ago.
Source: The Quincy Daily Journal, Mon. May 14, 1917, Pg. 7, transcribed by Debbie Gibson
Isabelle (Miller) Schermerhorn
MRS. SCHERMERHORN
IS BURIED IN QUINCY
Former Well Known Quincy Woman is Buried Thursday in Woodland Cemetery.
The body of Mrs. Isabelle Schermerhorn, who died in Chicago, Sunday, arrived
in Quincy, Tuesday night. She was buried in the family plot in Woodland cemetery
by the side of her husband, Major John H. Schermerhorn, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Schermerhorn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller were among the early pioneers
of Quincy, having come here in 1838. Mrs. Schermerhorn lived here until twenty years
ago when she went to Chicago and had lived at 1536 Glenlake avenue in that city since
that time. She was born February 13, 1837 and was 85 years of age at the time of her death.
Her husband, Major John H. Schermerhorn built the Q. M. and P. railroad through Quincy and
surveyed land in this vicinity.
Mrs. Schermerhorn's father, Edwin Miller, operated a general store at Fourth and Hampshire
street for a number of years before the Civil war.
Mrs. Schermerhorn is survived by one son, H. M. Schermerhorn and one daughter, Mrs. T. P.
Mulhern, both of Chicago, three grandsons, Edwin, of Kansas City, Charles B. Schermerhorn,
of Chicago and John Grigsby of Chicago. She also leaves two sisters, Emma Byerly, of East St.
Louis, and Katherine Cornish, of Germantown, Pa. She was a member of the Baptist church in Quincy.
[Source: Quincy Daily Herald, June 30, 1922, transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Mary Agnes Schermerhorn
Mary Agnes Schermerhorn
News has reached Quincy of the death of Miss Mary Agnes Schermerhorn which occurred in Chicago
Monday Morning at 8:45. She was 15 years old and the only daughter of the late Cornelius and Mary
Schermerhorn. Mr. Schermerhorn was for years in charge of a restaurant here. There are left to mourn
her untimely death, the widowed mother and one brother, also a number of other relatives who live in
Chicago. The family home was for many years in Quincy and there are many friends here who will sympathize
deeply with them in their loss.
Source: The Quincy Daily Journal, Wed. Nov. 27, 1918, transcribed by Debbie Gibson
Maria Saloome Schiele (nee Baschong)
WOMAN DIED IN JACKSONVILLE
Mrs. Maria Saloome Schiele, nee
Baschong died at the insane hospital
in Jacksonville Saturday, after an illness
of only a few months. The body
was shipped to Quincy and taken to
the undertaking parlors of Herman
Stormer, from which place the interment
will take place.
She was born in Freistadt Baden,
Germany, Nov 22, 1835, and was aged
75 years, 3 months and 3 days, she
was married in 1857 to John Jacob
Schiele, who died May 25 1901. She
came to America with her family in
1882 and came directly to Quincy. After
living here for several years she removed
to Maryland, where she made her home with her son until last September,
when she returned to this
city, where she resided until she became
sick with nervous trouble and was removed to the hospital at Jacksonville.
She is survived by two sons, two daughters
and five grandchildren.
[The Quincy Daily Journal,
Feb 27, 1911 - transcribed by Scott Markley, JR.]
William J. Schmitt
Date of Obit: Sept. 21, 2006
Submitter's Name: Candi H.
MEREDOSIA, Ill. —William J. Schmitt, 83, of Peoria, formerly of Springfield and Meredosia, died Sept. 12, 2006,
in OSF St. Francis Hospital, Peoria. Private services will be held in Oakland Cemetery. The Schaefer-Cody Funeral
Home, Meredosia, is handling arrangements.
[Newspaper Name: Quincy Herald-Whig]
Lloyd L. "Fat" Schmitt
Obituary Text: Lloyd L. "Fat" Schmitt, 74, of 2542 Cedar died April 19, 2006, in Blessing Hospital. Services
will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation
will be 4:30-7 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Blessing Cancer Center.
[Newspaper
Name: Quincy Herald-Whig, Apr. 22, 2006 - submitted by Candi H.]
Amelia Schneider
Mrs. Amelia Schneider, a resident of Adams county eighty years, sixty-six of them having been
spent in Quincy, and widely known on the South Side, died in her home 508 Adams street, Thursday night at 10:30. She had been ill five weeks and
bedfast since last Sunday.
Mrs. Schneider was born in Marion county, Missouri, February 11, 1847, a daughter of Ferdinand and Elizabeth Schreacke, pioneer residents of
that section. The family came to Quincy when Mrs. Schneider was eight years old, walking across the frozen river. There were no bridges at that
time and ferry service was impossible because of the river being frozen over.
Mrs. Schneider was married to Joseph Schneider in St. Anthony church on November 12, 1868, moved to Quincy and started housekeeping in the
house in which she died. Mr. Schneider died April 20, 1901. Surviving are a son, George F. Schneider, Quincy; five daughters, Mrs. Bertha
Goodman, LaFayette, Ind., Mrs. Phloma Heckenkamp, Mrs. Clara Strothoff, and Mrs. Grace Teague, Quincy, and Miss Chloe Schneider, at home;
twelve grandchildren; three great grandchildren, and a brother, Boniface Schreacke, Quincy, Mrs. Schneider was a member of the Altar society
of St. Mary church, St. Vincent Home society, and St. Mary Hospital society. She attended St. Mary church sixty-six years.
[Source: The Quincy Herald Whig, May 4, 1934 - Transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Amanda Schnur
Mrs. Amanda Schnur, 90, died Sunday
night at 12 o'clock in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Grant Irwin, 233 South
Eleventh street, where she had lived eleven years. She became ill at the home
of a daughter, Mrs. John Andrew, in Longmont, Colo., six weeks ago, and was
soon afterwards brought to Quincy.
Mrs. Schnur was born in Burton Township and had been a lifelong resident of
Adams County. The husband, John Schnur died nineteen years ago. A daughter,
Mrs. Alma Proctor died a year ago.
Surviving are three daughtesr, Mrs. Grant Irwin of Quincy, Mrs. John Andrew
of Longmont, Colo., and Mrs. J.S. Hogge of Marshall, MO., a son John F. Schnur
of Quincy. (I'm sorry but the rest of the obit was cut off by accident.)
[Taken from the Quincy Herald Whig, Dec. 22, 1930, transcribed by Mindy]
Conrad H. Schroeder
Conrad H. Schroeder, 88, of 1635 Payson died Tuesday
night at 9:20 in Blessing hospital, where he had been a patient 10 days.
Mr. Schroeder was born in Adams county. Oct. 4, 1878, a son of Conrad and Mary Tolle Schroeder. He attended St. Joseph Catholic
church in Palmyra, Mo.
A retired farmer, Mr. Schroeder moved to Quincy seven years ago. And had resided with a nephew. Arthur Schroeder of 1615 Payson avenue.
He formerly farmed near Taylor, Mo.
Surviving are a brother, Joseph Schroeder of Route 5: a sister Miss Elizabeth L. Schroeder of Quincy, and three nephews. He was preceded in
death by three brothers, Barney Schroeder, Henry C. Schroeder and William Schroeder, and a sister Mrs. Josephine Mary Schneider.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8:15 in the Duker funeral home and at 9 in St. Joseph Catholic church in Palmyra, with Msgr.
Herbert Farischon officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph cemetery.
[Source: The Quincy Herald Whig, Apr. 25, 1967 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Elizabeth Schroeder
Miss Elizabeth Lucy Schroeder, 92, of 635 Payson, died Thursday (June 17, 1976) at 6:45 a.m., in the home of a nephew (sic), G.
Art Schroeder, with whom she had made her home since 1960.
Miss Schroeder was born Nov. 14 1892, in Quincy, a daughter of Conrad and Mary Tolle Schroeder. She lived in Taylor, Mo., until
returning to Quincy in 1960. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Palmyra, Mo., before coming to Quincy and was a member
of St. Peter Catholic Church here.
Her only known survivor is the nephew. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Barney, Conrad H., Joseph, Henry C., and
William Schroeder, and a sister, Mrs. Josephine Mary Schroeder.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 8 a. m. in Duker Funeral Home at 9 in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Palmyra. The Rev.
Edward J. Donohoe will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
[Source: The Quincy Herald Whig, June 17, 1976 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Joseph Schroeder
Joseph Schroeder, 87, formerly of Route 5, Melrose Township, died Thursday
(May 10, 1973) at 10:10 a. m. in the Hall Nursing where he had been a patient since April 7.
Mr. Schroeder was born in Taylor, Mo., Sept. 8, 1885, a son of Conrad and Mary Timpe Schroeder. He married Elizabeth Tooley in
Paducah, Ky., Nov. 27, 1922. She died April 1, 1973. He was a member of St. Anthony catholic Church.
Surviving is a great nephew, Carl E. Schroeder of Quincy, reared by the Schroeders; a sister Miss Elizabeth Schroeder of Quincy
and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, six children in infancy: a sister, Mrs. Josephine Schneider, and three brothers, Henry,
Conrad and Barney.
The Duker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Source: The Quincy Herald Whig, Mar. 23, 1930 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Josephine Schroeder
Miss Josephine Schroeder
Funeral services for Miss Josephine Schroeder were held at the residence, 625 ½ Monroe street, at 8:30 o'clock, Monday morning and in St.
Mary's Catholic church at 8 o'clock. Burial was in St. Boniface cemetery. The Rev. Frederick A. Niebling conducted services at the church and the cemetery.
Pallbearers were Herman Halle, Edward Holtschlag, Frank Fox, Robert Venverloth, Charles King and Oscar Lu____.
[Source: The Quincy Herald Whig, Mon. Oct. 11, 1926 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Elizabeth (Daniels) Smith Sellars
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon, November 15, 1947 at Quincy for Mrs. Elizabeth
Sellars of 210 Kentucky Avenue. Burial was in a Quincy Cemetery. Mrs. Sellars passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 13, 1947 at Blessing
Hospital. She was first married to George Smith in Pittsfield, November 10, 1892. He died many years ago and in 1929 Mrs. Smith was married to
King Sellars of New Canton. He also preceded her in death, as did three sons and a daughter. Surviving are a son, Henry Smith of Camp Point; two
brothers, Warren Daniels of Pittsfield and Charles Daniels of New Canton, Missouri; and two sisters, Mrs. Dema Gordon of Barry and Mrs. Fred
Winking of Keokuk Iowa.
[Source: From the The Barry Adage 19 November 1947 - submitted by Chirstine Walters]
F. M. Simmons
RESIDENT OF ILLINOIS FOUR SCORE YEARS WAS PROMINENT IN ELLINGTON TOWNSHIP.
F. M. Simmons of 1111 Lind street died yesterday morning at Blessing hospital from the injury and shock sustained when he fell several weeks
ago and fractured his left hip. Mr. Simmons was nearly 84 years old and his age made him unable to survive the injury.
Mr. Simmons was born in Kentucky, August 30, 1832, and lived with his family on a farm in Ellington township, six miles north of Quincy. For
the last seven years he had lived in town. His wife died a year ago last April. Mr. Simmons, who was one of the best known old residents of
Ellington township, was a member of the Methodist church and was highly esteemed by all who know him.
He is survived by four children, two sons, John T. Simmons, living on the old home place in Ellington, and C. C. Simmons, of Ursa, and two daughters,
Mrs. Lizzie Ackley, of 1111 Lind street, and Mrs. Mattie Leake of Ellington. He leaves 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
[Transcribed by Kayla
Markley - Source: The Quincy Daily Journal, Jul 6, 1916, Pg. 10]
Mary Ann Simmons
MRS. F.W. SIMMONS GOES TO REWARD
SUCCUMBED LAST NIGHT TO ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA—WAS WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED WOMAN.
Mrs. Mary Ann Simmons, beloved wife of F. M. Simmons, of 1111 Lind street, died last night at 11 o'clock after am illness with pneumonia, which had kept her bedfast for ten days. News of her death comes as a severe blow to her hundreds of friends, who, during the course of her period of residence, extending over several years, had come to know her well and esteem her greatly.
The decedent was born in Ursa township on August 13, 1839, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claiborne Campbell, pioneer residents of the county. She was married on May 5, 1861, to F. M. Simmons and to this union four children were born. All are living, they being, Mrs. Lizzie Ackley of O'Fallon, Mo.: Charles Simmons of Ursa; John Simmons of Ellington, and Mrs. Matty Leake of Ellington.
Two sisters, Mrs. M. Fooks of Maywood, Mo., and Mrs. F. M. Smith of Carthage, Ill., and one brother, John Campbell, of Telluride, Cal. Two half-brothers, James and George Mulligan, also survive.
The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made, but will be announced later.
[Transcribed by Kayla
Markley - Source: The Quincy Whig, Apr. 11, 1915 Pg. 8]
Mrs. Mary Ann Simmons.
Mrs. Mary Ann Simmons died Saturday night at 11 o'clock at her home, 1111 Lind street, after an illness of some time, of pneumonia. She was the wife of F. M. Simmons, and was well known by many in this city.
Decedent was born in Ursa township, August 13, 1839, and was a daughter of Claiborne Campbell, an early pioneer. Her maiden name was Rachel Nelson Campbell, and she was married in Ursa to F. M. Simmons, on May 5, 1861. She lived in Ellington township from her marriage until seven years ago, when she moved to Quincy, where she had made her home since. She was a prominent member of the Methodist Protestant church in Ellington for more than 40 years.
Surviving this most estimable woman are her husband, two sons, John, of Ellington, and Charles, of Ursa; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Ackley, of O'Fallon, Mo., and Mrs. Mattie Leake, of Ellington township; two sisters, Mrs. F. M. Smith, of Carthage, and Mrs. J. M. Fooks, of Maywood, Mo.; one brother, John Campbell, of Telluride, Colo.; two half-brothers, James Mulligan, of Spokane, Wash., and George Mulligan, of Ursa, and 12 grandchildren.
The funeral took place this afternoon at 1 o'clock at the residence, 1111 Lind street. Rev. N. M. Rigg preached the funeral sermon, and the interment took place at Woodland cemetery.
[Transcribed by Kayla
Markley - Source: The Quincy Journal, Apr. 12, 1915 Pg. 3]
Henderson Smith
At Quincy, Ill., Henderson Smith died. He was 119 years of age and married his second
wife at the age of 90. He was a confirmed tobacco-user and a life-long democrat. He was known as the lone fisherman,
having fished in the Mississippi every season since the settlement of the country. He saw Washington several times,
and at one time, was in the employ of the "father of his country." He was the oldest citizen of the State
having been born in Virginia on New Year's Day, 1774.
[Transcribed by Debbie
Gibson - Source: The Quincy Daily Journal, Aug 7, 1912]
Mary L. Smith (Berblinger)
Mary L. Smith, 79, of Decatur, died Saturday (March 14, 2009) at her residence. Mary was born on Dec. 26, 1929, in Quincy,
the daughter of Fred and Grace Clifford Berblinger. She married Robert W. Smith on Feb. 19, 1949, in Quincy and he died on Oct.
6, 1995, Mary was a seamstress for Andrea Sewing Factory, a member of Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church and the Seamstress Local
Union. She is survived by her two daughters, Kathy Holsapple and husband, Roger, of Ellijay, Ga., and Diana Garver of Decatur; a
sister, Mildred Hull of Quincy; grandchildren, Trenia Compton and husband, Windell, Roger Holsapple Jr. and wife, Vickie, Stephanie
Burgener and husband, Matt, Kristin Garver, Chad Smith, Garrett Garver and Robin Smith; great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Destiny and
Levi Compton, Lauren and Mallory Burgener, Roger, Kayla, Camden and Alex Holsapple, Lexie Smith and Colin Smith. Mary was preceded
in death by her parents; husband Robert; one son, Robert W. Smith Jr., and two brothers, Fred and Orville and one sister, Dorothy
Sisk. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church in Decatur. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery at Decatur.
VISITATION: 5-8 p.m. Monday at Dawson and Wikoff Funeral Home in Mount Zion. MEMORIALS: Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church. ARRANGEMENTS:
Dawson and Wikoff Funeral Home, Mount Zion.
[The Quincy Herald Whig, Mar. 16, 2009 - submitted by Charla Weisenburger]
Roscoe M. Smith<
Roscoe M. Smith, 88, formerly of 1616 Madison, died at 7:15 a.m.
Saturday (Oct. 8, 1977) in the Grandview Nursing Home in Camp Point. (Adams Co) He was born on Aug. 12, 1889, in Columbus, Ill, (Adams Co) the
son of Charles H. and Rebecca I. Henning Smith. He married Adah Adelle Hough on Dec. 18, 1912. She died on Feb. 5, 1825. He married again on
Sept. 23, 1929, to Bessie Bradshaw. She survives. He was a creamery foreman in Clevenger's General Store in Clayton before moving to Quincy in
1927. He was employed by the Gross-Hokamp coal company. Before his retirement he worked as an assessor for the City of Quincy. He is survived by
a son, Elvin M. Smith of San Diego, Calif,; two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Grace) Chifari of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Carroll (Mildred) Crews of Fulton,
Mo.; three brothers, Stanley C. of Urbana, Dick of Golden and Chester of Clayton; a sister, Mrs. Henry (Dorothy) Garner of Tampa, Fla.; three
step-children, Mrs. Georgia Dunker of Quincy, Mrs. Myrtle Roberts of Denver, Colo. and Dallas Bradshaw of Cedaridge, Colo.; six grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the
Hansen-Spear Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Riggs will officiate and burial will be in the Clayton South Side Cemetery.
[CONTRIBUTED by Virginia Gorton Bonne - Newspaper not identified.]
Elsie Snowden<
Word announcing the death of Miss Elsie Snowden,
daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Jacob Snowden, has been received by Quincy friends. Miss Snowden, a former resident of Quincy, died
Monday evening at the residence in Chicago following an operation. She was born in Quincy and was 34 years of age. With her
parents she moved to Chicago ten years ago. The funeral was held from the residence this morning, with burial in Calvary
cemetery, East Chicago.
[The Quincy Daily Journal, Aug 7, 1912 - transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Frank Sonnet
FRANK SONNET PASSES AWAY,
WELL KNOWN GERMAN RESIDENT,
ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR, DIED AT 12:20
O'CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING
Heart Trouble Was Cause of Death – Was 67 Years Old, and Had
Lived in Quincy for 45 Years –
Was Baker by Trade, and Conducted Bakery and Confectionery Here Years Ago.
Frank Sonnet, one of the city's best known German residents, passed to his reward yesterday morning,
at 12:20 o'clock, after an illness of several months, with grip and a complication of other diseases.
He was taken seriously ill with heart trouble last Tuesday morning, and failed rapidly, his death
resulting at 12:20 Sunday morning at his home, 626 Oak street.
Decedent was born in Schoneneberg, Germany, on January 24, 1848, and had just passed his sixty-seventh
birthday anniversary. He came to this country when a young man, and after living for a short time at
various places, came to Quincy, and started a bakery and confectionery, he having learned the trade of
baker in the Fatherland. For a time his shop was at 604 Maine street, and he being one of the leading
bakers of the city in the early days. Later he sold his bakery and went into the restaurant business
with William Cunnane, in which he was engaged for five years, retiring from active business life in 1898.
In 1901, Mr. Sonnet was elected city treasurer and town collector, and served two years. He was elected county treasurer in 1902,
and his term expired in 1906. He was active in politics, and he was respected and esteemed by all who know him. Since 1906 had been
assistant supervisor of Town of Quincy. His wife, formerly Miss Christina Mast, survives him, but there are no children.
He was a devout member, and a trustee of the St. Boniface church, and was a prominent member of the St. Nicholas branch, No. 1,
Western Catholic Union. He was also prominent in the ranks of the Quincy council, Knights of Columbus, and was a director of the
St. Aloysius Orphan's society. He was a director of the Graceland cemetery.
His death will leave a vacancy in the board of supervisors, which will be filled by appointment when the members meet next week.
He had two years left to serve as assistant supervisor.
The funeral of the late Frank Sonnet will be held Wednesday morning, at 8:30
o'clock, from the late residence, 626 Oak Street, and at 9 o'clock from the St. Boniface Catholic church. Interment will take place
in St. Boniface cemetery. Friends are invited to attend.
[transcribed by Debbie Gibson, The Quincy Daily Journal, Feb. 22, 1915, Page 7]
Frank Sparks
Liberty, Ill., July 23 – Funeral services for Frank Sparks,
former Kingston resident, will be held Monday afternoon at 2 in the Union chapel at Kingston cemetery.
Mr. Sparks, 85, died Saturday morning at 5:30 in Hillcrest sanatorium , near Quincy. He entered the sanatorium
Tuesday. For the past two years he had been a resident of the Adams county home. He was a farmer and a painter
during his active life.
A son of Leander and Elizabeth Elwood Sparks, he was born April 16, 1865, at Kingston, a member of a family of
11 children. He was a member of the Methodist church. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Belle Gallaher of
Quincy, and several nieces and nephews.
[Source: Quincy Herald Whig, Sunday, July 23, 1950 – transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
Helen Louise Spindler
DIES HOUR AFTER ENTERING HOSPITAL
Helen Louise Spindler Succumbs to Typhoid Fever – Lived at St. Aloysius Orphan's Home.
Helen Louise Spindler, eleven year old daughter of Henry Spindler, died at St. Mary's hospital
yesterday afternoon one hour after reaching that institution.
The girl, who has lived at the St. Aloysius Orphan's Home for the past five years, has been
suffering with a slight attack of typhoid fever for the last two weeks. Yesterday she took a
sudden turn for the worse and was taken to the hospital at 3 o'clock. She died at 4:15.
The child was born in Quincy, January 7, 1903. She is survived by her father, a twin sister, Louise,
who also lives at the orphanage, two step-brothers, Harry and George Konefes, both of Quincy, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Meyer, her grandmother.
The funeral arrangements have not been completed yet.
[transcribed by Debbie Gibson, The Quincy Whig, Nov. 21, 1914, Page 10]
Caroline Stauterman
With the passing of Mrs. Caroline Stauterman, there died one of the county's best
known, and most loved women. She was popular in a large circle every acquaintance being a friend. “The death took place at her home in
Melrose township, near Burlington, at 5:30 o'clock Saturday night of a complication of diseases, and old age.
Her maiden name was Miss Caroline File, and she was born in Wurtemberg, Germany. April 2, 1829. She lived in the Fatherland until she was
24 years of age, when she came to America, and directed to Quincy. She saw many changes in this vicinity in her 62 years of residence in the county.
On March 6, 1856, she was married to Peter Stauterman, and 11 children were born to this union, three of whom died in infancy. The husband, also ,
has passed away, and one daughter, Carrie, the former dying 27 years ago. The surviving children are three daughters and four sons, whose names
follow: Mrs. Rosie Stauterman of Moberly, Mo.; Lizzie and Clara Stauterman of Melrose; William and Edward of Centralia, Mo.; and Peter and George of Melrose.
Decadent was a good Christian mother, and a consistent member of the Methodist church. Her life is a monument to her Christian character, and her
many admirable traits of character, and her death has saddened many homes. The funeral will be held tomorrow.
[Source: The Quincy Daily Journal, May 10, 1915, Pg. 5 - Transcribed by Stephanie]
[note: from Debbie Gibson - Mrs. Stauterman is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Quincy, IL, source: Woodland Cemetery Vol II 1846-1990. Mr. Stauterman is also buried there 1827-1887]
ALLEN WAYNE STOUT
Visitation for the family of Allen Wayne Stout of Foley , Mo. , formerly of Elsberry , Mo. was held from 5-8 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Allen, 15, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 as a result of a single vehicle accident on Pike Road 202 north of Elsberry.
He was born Dec. 29, 1990 in Quincy to Richard Guy and Jennifer Kathleen Smith Stout. For the past few months,
Allen lived with his maternal grandmother, Rita Coleman of Foley and attended Winfield R-4 Schools as a freshman.
Survivors include his mother, Jennifer Taylor of Elsberry; his father, Richard G. Stout of Rockport; and one sister,
Jessica Taylor of Elsberry; his maternal grandmother, Rita Coleman of Foley; his paternal grandparents, Edward
and Lynne Stout of Paynesville, Mo.; his great grandparents, Rose Coleman of Foley, and Velda Barnes of Rockport;
several aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. Memorials may be made to the family of Allen Stout
in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 South Fifth Street , Elsberry , Mo 63343 .
[Submitted by Christine Walters]
Barbara Strunk
Mrs. Barbara Strunk, widow of the late Henry Strunk, died in
her home, 1006 Vine Street, at 9:10 o'clock Sunday morning of
old age. She was ill one month. Her husband has been dead about
thirty years.
Mrs. Strunk was born in Bavaria, Germany December 17, 1828.
She resided in Quincy about fifty-seven years and was one of
the first members of St. John's Catholic Church in this city.
She is survived by four daughters, twenty grandchildren and
eleven great-grandchildren. The daughters are Mrs. John Hoffman
of Detroit, MI., Mrs. Henry Strunk of Quincy, Mrs. John Dunker
of this city, and Mrs. Joseph Vandenboom of Kansas City, MO.
Funeral Notice is given elsewhere in the Herald.
[Taken from the Quincy Herald, August 4, 1919, Transcribed by Mindy]
Eliza S. Swisher
Eliza Swisher
The Schuyler Citizen June 27, 1872
We learn from Mr. Solomon Swisher of the sudden death
of his sister-in-law at Clayton, last week. She was at
a grave yard where the friends had just buried a neighbor,
and going to return, went to get in the wagon, fell down
suddenly, and expired. This lady was apparently in good
health, and we are thus forcibly reminded that “In the
midst of life we are in death.” The friends have our sympathy.
[transcribed by Sara Hemp]
The Quincy Daily Herald – Aug 16, 1872 Page 1
Eliza S. Swisher
In Concord Township, Ill., June 12th, 1872, Mrs. Eliza S. Swisher, wife of Robert Swisher, aged 24 years and 11 months.
Mrs. Swisher left home in the morning to attend the funeral of one of her neighbors. While at the cemetery she fell down and expired. She appeared to be enjoying good health. The deceased was a member of the Christian Church and lived a pious life, and we trust has gone home to heaven. She leaves a kind husband and a sweet little babe _____.
[transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
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