Wayne County Illinois

Will Index Book C

1861-1950

Compiled by Betty Ann Butler Beeson

 

NOTE: Betty Beeson has given me, Laurie Selpien written permission to copy her book!

 

Introduction

By

Betty Beeson

You will notice that the WILLS began with book C. There is no A or B books. Apparently they were destroyed during the fire. The earliest WILL was dated 10 March 1851 and was by Edward West. The next one was in 1852. These were the only ones in the 1850’s. You will find some in the 1860’s and 1870’s. There were several WILLS recorded by non-residents of Wayne County, Illinois. I did not include when WILLS were probated, just when they were written. The index is in alphabetical sequence not alphabetical order because of the page numbers.

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Name

Page #

Date

ALEXANDER, George M.

49-50

28 Jan 1887

ALEXANDER, Mary C.

46

2 Sept 1879

ALLISON, Samuel

55

30 May 1877

ATTEBERRY, Nathan

86

1 July 1887

ATTEBERRY, Rebecca J.

100

5 Feb 1890

ACKLEY, Hezekiah

155

24 April 1889

ANDERSON, Stephen

234

29 March 1897

ALEXANDER, Nicholas C.

221-252

3 Dec 1897

ADAMS, R. D.

266-67-97

22 Dec 1899

ATTEBERRY, A. K.

304

2 May 1900

ANDERSON, I. S.

358

16 March 1906

ALLEN, Joseph

470

6 Nov 1907

ARMSTRONG, Alexander

495-496

13 march 1908

ANDERSON, N. C.

501

3 July 1912

AKE, W. C.

550

18 Dec 1918

BORAH, John C.

12

22 June 1876

BEST, Benjamin F.

116-117

26 Jan 1888

BRANCH, Phebe

136

16 Dec 1890

BARR, Abraham

141-142

28 July 1891

BROWN, John

151

15 July 1890

BROWN, Nathaniel G.

163

22 July 1890

BURROUGHS, Edward

172

18 July 1891

BILLINGTON, Jesse P.

183

1 Jan 1879

BULL, Ephraim

185

7 Nov 1892

BOWLDS, Wm. P.

190

11 Nov 1893

BORAH, N. Nelson

200

15 Nov 1892

BRINKER, Peter

208

1 Dec 1892

BLACK, Edwards S.

272-297

1 Jan 1901

BORAH, Abyrams S.

276

23 Feb 1901

BARRICKMAN, Wm. S.

298-299

18 Jan 1900

BAUMBERGER, John

324

15 Sept 1903

BOWLDS, John N.

325-326

9 Jan 1903

BEST, Augustus H.

341

24 Dec 1904

BRISTOW, James C

352

8 July 1905

BLACKLEY, Alexander

375

10 Apr 1903

Beckel, Michael

378

13 Jan 1903

BEARD, Eliza Jane

396

1 Aug 1901

Bradshaw, James W.

429

14 May 1900

BEHYMER, Mary A.

434

24 March 1909

BROCK, Isaac T.

438-439

27 Jan 1904

BUMP, Eliza H.

476-488

9 July 1900

BALL, John H.

502-503

9 Jan 1913

BORLAND, Joseph

519

4 March 1910

BURTON, William

523

15 Apr 1911

BESTOW, Waterman

538

4 Dec 1913

BULL, Samuel

567

23 Nov 1912

CREWS, Barton R.

3

20 Sept 1880

CARTER, John R.

5

2 Oct 1886

CREWS, Mathew

8-9

18 May 1861

COLVIN, Amos

14

9 Sept 1879

CLEMENTS, Robert M.

30-31

10 June 1874

CANNON, Jesse

28-29

7 Jan 1875

COOK, Lorenzo P.

60-61

29 Sept 1886

CUNNINGHAM, Johnson

70-71-72

1 Sept 1875

CREWS, Samantha V.

81-82-83

18 Aug 1888

CREWS, Nancy

83-85

9 Apr 1888

CAMPBELL, R. H.

88-89

10 July 1888

CLARK, Elmer E.

95-96

7 Apr 1889

COOK, Prudence

105-6, 7, 8

30 Apr 1885

CARSON, William

109- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15

6 July 1886

CORRY, Elias C.

144-145

27 July 1889

CISNE, Elizabeth Ann

169-170

4 Feb 1893

CLEVINGER, Daniel H.

173

2 Aug 1893

CRASK, James

176-177

5 Feb 1879

CAMPBELL, William

178-179

27 Dec 1881

COX, Margaret

180-181

12 Jan 1894

CRUM, Amanda J.

229

15 Feb 1897

CUNNINGHAM, James

240

28 Feb 1894

CULLISON, Ann

91- 2- 3- 4

1 March 1876

CATO, Rosetta

255

16 May 1899

COOKE, Fannie R.

221-251

25 Feb 1899

CREIGHTON, Betsy

278-287

13 Feb 1901

CREWS, John A.

282-283

4 March 1901

CARIENS, Flo

307

31 Aug 1900

CARIENS, Julia

350

22 July 1902

CHASE, Elias H.

355-356

16 Jan 1906

CUNNINGHAM, Archibald

425

3 June 1905

CALVIN, Edward & Eliza Jane

443-444

24 June 1907

CURRY, Jacob L.

447

24 Jan 1910

CUNNINGHAM, James F.

457

2 Oct 1908

CAMPBELL, John B.

458

15 June 1910

COOPER, Josephine

459

12 Jan 1910

CLARK, Joel

462-463

14 Sept 1905

COUGHENOUR, Wilson

496-497

8 Dec 1910

COFFEY, W. W.

520

14 Aug 1911

CREWS, David

524

25 May 1914

CARTER, William H.

536

15 Dec 1906

CALDWELL, Margaret J.

559

21 Dec 1910

DAVIS, Millicent

98

14 Jan 1887

DULY, James M.

186-187

12 Sept 1892

DUKE, Mahlon M.

354

12 Jan 1904

DIXON, Martha

386-387

3 Apr 1907

DRISCOLL, Julia F.

388-389

20 Jan 1905

DAVIS, Benjamin

421-422

17 July 1908

DRAKE, William B.

460

23 Sept 1909

DUNAHEE, Cyrus J.

517

8 Aug 1913

DRAPER, Mary F.

534

4 Dec 1912

DICKEY, Thomas West

548- 549

12 May 1908

EATON, George, Sr.

143-144

_Jan 1887

EGBERT, D. F.

150

21 Sept 1891

EDWARDS, Townsend

188

3 June 1893

EGBERT, David

258-295

17 July 1897

EVANS, Ellis

320-321

9 June 1903

ENDSLEY, Katie

422-423

20 July 1908

ELLIS, R. D.

540- 541

2 April 1914

FITZGERREL, Isaac

77

15 June 1885

FRAIM, John M.

134-135

11 march 1890

FRESHE, Louis

194-195

27 Feb 1894

FORBES, Wm. J.

228

1 Feb 1897

FITCH, Ann

293

29 Nov 1893

FOX, Wm. B.

318-319

13 May 1903

FELIX, David K.

335

8 Feb 1896

FOREBAKER, George W.

363

21 June 1906

FRY, William

430

9 June 1908

FORTH, Levi

489-490

8 Jan 1912

FIELDS, James

500

26 May 1911

FLANDERS, Hiram

504

28 Sept 1907

FRAZIER, Joseph

531-532

9 Feb 1903

GAMMONS, Levy B.

24-25

12 Dec 1870

GEAN, Hardy

41

5 April 1875

GRAHAM, Aaron

54

12 March 1887

GASTON, Ira C.

117

10 Aug 1889

GREGORY, Matilda

148-149

10 May 1881

GREEN, Thomas P.

248-249

______1881

GARDNER, Milan A.

254

23 Feb 1899

GREATHOUSE, Martha

274

1 Dec 1900

GROVE, William L.

328-330

1 Oct 1903

GALIHER, E. M.

353

17 Nov 1905

GASTON, Amanda

404-405

3 Nov 1907

GREGORY, James W.

427

27 July 1908

GURLEY, Henry M.

516-517

17 Oct 1913

GREGG, Marion

518

26 Sept 1907

GASTON, Fannie M.

521

3 Dec 1909

GASH, H. B.

533

18 July 1914

GRAVES, Sallie F.

539

9 Dec 1914

GREGORY, Albert

581

7 Sept 1915

HILLIARD, George

22-23

18 Dec 1867

HAND, Isaac H.

40

30 Nov 1852

HODGES, William R.

36- 7- 8- 9

14 April 1866

HARRIS, Phebe R.

122- 23- 24

30 Sept 1878

HENTHORN, Henry

158- 59- 60

9 June 1888

HOWARD, James W.

162

27 may 1892

HOOVER, Samuel N.

202

9 Nov 1894

HARPER, Charlotte T.

241-259

23 Aug 1897

HOBART, Thomas M.

279

23 Jan 1901

HILL, Robert H.

339

24 Oct 1904

HAYWARD, Robert

412

21 Dec 1899

HADLEY, Phebe A.

455

10 Apr 1906

HOLLER, William

461

6 Jan 1910

HILLIARD, James W.

474

11 June 1910

HARGRAVES, Alney

525-526

25 Dec 1913

HILL, S. M.

555-556

20 Aug 1914

JONES, John

76

17 Sept 1887

JONES, John

154

28 Sept 1886

JACKSON, Roley

52

31 July 1877

JONES, Benjamin S.

214-215

7 May 1895

JONES, Paul

292

16 May 1881

JELLY, John S.

303

29 March 1902

JONES, Mary P.

351

22 July 1905

JAMES, Ellen

433

18 may 1907

JESSOP, Robert N.

551

19 Aug 1915

KNOWLES, Richard

47-48

1 May 1880

KING, R. R.

125- 26- 27

14 June 1869

KAUBLE, Daniel

128-129

18 Aug 1888

KAST, George