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Most Recent Updates 2006 Updates
November 2007
Cemeteries
Surnames
- Brush
- Ellis
- Faulkner
- Johnson
- Lacey
- Lane
- Marshall
- McMillin
- Teney
October 2007
Cemeteries
Directories
Newspaper Articles
- Pemberton Lynching, 1875
- Snicarte Murder, 1874
Schools
- A class photo with the students idenified for Bath School in 1909 has been added
Surnames
- Beckwith
- Beselbech
- Devermann
- Diercker
- Houston
- Jones
- Keith
- Leithoff
- Martin
- Nehmelman/Nehmelmann
- Osing
- Prettyman
- Speilker
- Van Etten
August 2007
Cemeteries
- Kilbourne Cemetery now has a complete listing, with photos for about 200 of the stones. More photos will be added as time permits
- Mason City Cemetery has a photo added for James & Phoebe Hull
Death Certificates
Historic Places--Photos & Postcards
- Mason City, First Christian Church in 1952
- Mason City, Presbyterian Church
- Mason City Street Scene, 1940's
- Mason City, New Commercial Hotel, ca.1915
- Mason City, West on Chestnut Street, 2 views
- Mason City, Business Section
- Mason City, Odd Fellows Building
- Mason City, Federal Refrigerating Plant
- Mason City, Main Street Looking South
- Mason City, East Side School
- Mason City, West Side School
- Mason City, Community High School
- Forest City, Looking West on Main Street
- Forest City, Rear of Downtown Stores
- Forest City, South Residential District
- Forest City, Union No. 1 School
- Forest City Grade School
- Forest City, Unidentified Church
- Havana Historic Water Tower
- Havana, Wagon Brigde
- Havana, Methodist Church
- Havana, Dissman Motel, 2 photos
- Havana, Chautauqua Headquarters
- Quiver Beach, Passenger Launch
- Quiver Beach, Beachside Pavillion
- Manito, Mason Street Looking East
- Manito, Threshing Crew
Military
Obituaries
- Adkins, J. Carroll
- Beekman, Bernard
- Bishop, Mabel
- Brown, Alvin
- Carlock, Larry
- Carlock, Raymond
- Davis, Carlyle
- Davis, Gladys
- DeWitt, May
- Quick, Joan
- Ritchey, William
- Robertson, Alice
- Robertson, Wayne
- Ruggles, Henry C. (funeral card)
- Ruggles, Henry Clay (funeral card)
- Ruggles, General J.M. (funeral card)
- Ruggles, May Webb
- Ruggles, Roger
Schools
- Photo of Union No. 1 School, near Forest City
- Photo of Forest City Grade School
Surnames
June 2007
Cemeteries
Military
- World War II Dead & Missing
- Discharge papers for George Dengler
- Discharge papers for Edward Walker
Schools
Surnames
- Ashurst
- Bell
- Blunt
- Bradshaw
- Coddington
- Denman
- DeWalt
- Dorrell
- Finch
- Goben
- Hibbets/Hibbett(s)
- Hibbert
- Hobbs
- Koch
- Lane
- Miller
- Sarff
- Scholes
- Schoonover
- Summers
- Thompson
- Trent
- Whitehead
- Williams
May 2007
Biographies
-Added to the 1894 "Portrait & Biographical Record of Tazewell & Mason Counties"
- England, Azirah
- Keith, Frederick
All Mason Co biographies for this book are now online
Cemeteries
For these cemeteries, I have added links to the obituaries (when available) to each name
Histories
- The Mason County chapters of the 1902 "Pioneers of Menard & Mason Counties" are complete. As there are many names of early residents scattered through the book, but no every-name index, I have added a search engine that will search just this book
Newspaper Articles
A new section on the website, with these articles to start it off:
- Big Grove/Hiawatha Cemetery, 1957
- Knox School
- McMasters-Stone Wedding, 1880
- Elopement of Gallagher & White, 1891
- Stabbing by William Elmer, 1875
- Two Boys Drowned, 1906
- Suspicious Death of Edwin Tigar
- George Soote Shooting, 1913
- Murder of Mr. & Mrs. John Becker, 1916
- General Harrison's Outing, 1893
- Land Owner's Organization, 1908
- Flooding at Havana, 1902
- Earthquake in Illinois, 1909
- Mason City Business, 1880
- Thanksgiving, 1880
- Amphibian Exhibit at Havana, 1890
- Doyle Family Feud Expected, 1910
- Trout Hatching at Havana
Obituaries
- Melton, Julia
- Thomas, Dora
- Wilcox, Susan
- Wright, Joseph
- Wright, Nancy
April 2007
Cemeteries
Census & Mortality
Histories
Added to the 1876 "Centennial History of Mason County":
- Title page
- Preface
- Introductory
- Historical Events
- Sketch of the Early History of Illinois
- Forests of Illinois
- Illinois River and its Tributaries
- Sangamon River and its Tributaries
- Productions of Illinois
- Early Efforts at Fruit Growing
- Meteorological
- Mason City, History of
- Benevolent Orders
- Newspapers of Mason County
- Railroads of Mason County
- Educational
- County Poor Farm
- Military History
- Conclusion-The Pioneer
Surnames
- Halley
- Hill
- Holly
- Hull
- Ruple
- Smith
March 2007
Cemeteries
Obituaries
- Ainsworth, Daniel
- Belville, Beulah
- Carlock, Carroll Sr.
- Carlock, Ronald
- Cooper, Mildred
- Cooper, Tony
- Curless, Bessie
- Edlin, Harold
- Hopping, Robert
- Lippert, Dudley
- Long, Joey
- Martin, Russell
- McMillan, Frances
- Padgett, Fred
February 2007
Cemeteries
- Bethel Cemetery has been added, with a complete listing online, plus photos for about half the listing. More photos are available, and will be added as time permits
- 83 new photos added 2-4-07
- 39 new photos added 2-6-07
- 47 new photos added 2-26-07
January 2007
- The 1917 Farmers' Directory is complete. This gives a listing of farmers in Mason County, and includes the names of their wife and children, address, year they came to the county, if they own or rent their land, how many acres, landlord name if applicable, and if they owned a telephone, automobile or tractor
Obituaries
Bailey, Melvin
Bell, Eileen
Bell, Gilbert
Blessman, Lyman
Eshelman, Eileem
Friend, Hilda
Friedrich, Harold
Jones, Kenneth
Jones, Paul
Hammerlund, Mildred
Hillard, Leila
Kelly, Donna
Nance, Otho
Prentice, Isaac
Prentice, Rosa
Reeder, Henry
Scarcliff, Lila
Siltman, Carl
Siltman, Catherine
Siltman, Ernestine
Siltman, Wilson
Siltman, Woodrow
Toland, Clyde
Toland, Floyd C.
Toland, Floyd E.
Toland, Helen
Vanlandingham, George
Vaughn, Effie
Vaughn, Julius
Walker, Margaret
Wallace, Rachel
Wilcox, Harvey
Wilcox, Samuel
Wilcox, Susan
Wilcox, William
Funeral Cards
- Barrett, Maxine
- Evans, Francis
- Ruggles, May
- Webb, Thomas
- White, Edward
- White, Mary
Death Records
Death Certificate Images:
- Crafton, Dollie
- Crafton, Lee
- Crafton, Thomas
- Evans, Chloe
- Evans, John
The Death Records Index covering 1916-1950 is now online
Schools
Class photos have been added for:
- Anderson School (3 photos)
- Saidora School
- Mason Co 8th Grade
Surnames
- Cackley
- Feagans/Figgens
- Feild/Field
- Hubbard
- Hyde
- Pound(s)
- Richards
- Ruggles
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