Adams County Illinois Obituaries

There are hundreds of obituaries available on this Adams County website. We also have links to other websites where Adams County obituaries can be found. The information below may help you find the obituary you need. Index of Transcribed Obituaries Index of Obituary...

Adams County Index of Transcribed Obituaries

These “obituaries” of Adams County residents have been transcribed from various newspapers. Some are only death listings, while others are newspaper articles that report a death. The length of obituaries has changed over time… so some of these will...

The Obituary Extract Index of Adams County Illinois

The Obituary Index is a project of Adams County ILGenWeb. The earliest obituaries indexed here are from 1851. The information in the index includes: Surname, First Name, Middle Name, Other Surnames, Age, Place of Death, Date of Death, Date of Obituary and Newspaper....

Obituary – William Hendry

Death of Mr. Hendry It is our painful duty to record the death of the Hon. William Hendry, a representative in the lower House of the Legislature, from the county of Adams. He died on Tuesday night after a short illness. Source: Quincy Whig, January 6,...

Obituary – Mrs Lewis

The Daily Herald, Chicago IL Aug 10, 1901 Mrs. Lewis, aged 115 years, died at Quincy. Note: A search of census records did not reveal her first name. Ed. Source: The Daily Herald, Chicago, Aug 10, 1901

Obituary – Inez Crawford Toomay

Funeral services for Inez Crawford Toomay, wife of the Rev. John Barron Toomay, former widely-known Ontarian and sister of Hugh H. Crawford, 205 Princeton street, who died Saturday [16 Oct] night at her home in Claremont at the age of 58 years, were conducted...

Obituary – John Adams Lewis

John Adams Lewis, World War I veteran and long time Etiwanda district resident, succumbed to a sudden heart attack yesterday at his home in Langham avenue. He was 58 years of age. A native of Milford, Ill., Mr. Lewis came to California 35 years ago and had resided in...

Obituary – John Stoll

Death of John Stoll Mr. John Stoll died yesterday morning at 7:30 o’clock at his home, 303 South Fourth street. Deceased was born in Philadelphia on July 30, 1829, and came to Quincy in 1857. He married Miss Martha M. Kimball on December 16, 1863, and she and...

Obituary – Josephine Herring

MRS. HERRING PASSED AWAY DIED AT HER HOME, 1215 HAMPSHIRE STREET, THIS MORNING AT 10:30 Mrs. Josephine Herring, of 1215 Hampshire street succumbed to bronchitis this morning at 10:30 o’clock her present illness being of one week’s duration. Deceased was...