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Name City of Publication Publication Date Additional Information
Raffety, Anne Springfield, IL 09/11/1937
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Source: Illinois State Register
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Page: 2
Column: 6
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Raffety, T. B. Carrollton, IL 03/18/1892
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Other: Mrs.
Maiden:
Source: Carrollton Gazette
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Page: 5
Column: 1
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Raffety, Viane Carrollton, IL 02/14/1902
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Other: Mrs.
Maiden:
Source: Carrollton Gazette
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 3
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Rafter, Theresa Mary Chicago, IL 02/23/2004
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 4
Page: 11
Column: 1
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Raftery, Lulu Pittsfield, IL 02/27/1957
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Pittsfield Democrat Times
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Page: 1
Column: 4
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Ragan, Clarence B. Rockford, IL 10/29/1977
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Rockford Register-Star
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Page: B16
Column: 5
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Ragen, Herschel Carlyle, IL 03/10/1976
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Carlyle Union Banner
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Page: 24
Column: 1
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Ragen, Joseph Edward Joliet , IL 09/23/1971
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Maiden:
Source: Joliet Herald-News
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Page: 1
Column: 7
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Ragen, Joseph Edward Joliet , IL 09/23/1971
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Joliet Herald-News
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Page: 14
Column: 1
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Ragen, Joseph Edward Carlyle, IL 09/29/1971
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Carlyle Union Banner
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Page: 1
Column: 1
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Ragen, Joseph Edward Chicago, IL 09/23/1971
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 2
Page: 14
Column: 1
Notes: [Long time warden of Joliet and Stateville prison.]
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Ragen, William Centralia, IL 09/11/1944
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Maiden:
Source: Centralia Sentinel
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Page: 1
Column: 2
Notes: [1866-1944; Former sheriff and county judge of Clinton County. Father of Joseph E. Ragen Warden of Stateville Penitentiary.]
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Ragland, Isaac Monroe Greenville, IL 04/28/1919
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Maiden:
Source: Greenville Advocate
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Ragless, Louisa Havana, IL 10/10/1947
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Maiden: Zeeck
Source: Mason County Democrat
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Raglione, Mary Chicago, IL 12/03/1973
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Daily News
Section:
Page: 38
Column: 7
Notes:
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Ragone, Rocko Melrose Park, IL 08/07/1958
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Proviso Star Sentinel
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Page: 20
Column: 4
Notes:
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Ragsdale, James H. Hillsboro, IL 11/28/1946
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Hillsboro Montgomery News
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Page: 1
Column: 1
Notes: [1873-1946; Former Montgomery County judge.]
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Ragsdale, Minnie Taylorville, IL 04/28/1979
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Taylorville Breeze Courier
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Page: 7
Column: 2
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Ragsdale, Thomas Taylorville, IL 05/17/1957
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Taylorville Breeze Courier
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 7
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Rahill, Margaret Chicago, IL 10/18/2001
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 3
Page: 13
Column: 5
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Rahn, Herman Alton, IL 12/01/1945
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Other: Rev.
Maiden:
Source: Alton Telegraph
Section:
Page: 10
Column: 1
Notes: [1863-1945; 55 years Evangelical pastor in Missouri and at Ursa O'Fallon Edwardsville and Moro in Illinois.]
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Rahn, Matilda Saybrook, IL 07/17/1918
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Saybrook Gazette
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Page: 5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rahn, Owen Audley Beardstown, IL 11/23/1956
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Beardstown Illinoian-Star
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 4
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Rahn, Sarah Beardstown, IL 02/20/1968
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Beardstown Illinoian-Star
Section:
Page: 6
Column: 3
Notes:
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Rahtz, Gustav Chicago, IL 10/17/1995
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 2
Page: 11
Column: 1
Notes:
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Raikes, T. J. Springfield, IL 01/15/1951
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 2
Notes: [1884-1951; Menard County Sheriff.]
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Railey, S. Camp Point, IL 08/11/1881
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Camp Point Journal
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Page: 5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Railey, W. Quincy, IL 08/14/1930
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Quincy Herald Whig
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Page: 14
Column: 4
Notes:
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Railsback, Sarah Elizabeth Clinton, IL 03/22/1923
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Clinton Daily Public
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Page: 1
Column: 3
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Railsback, William Benjamin Decatur, IL 05/28/1927
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Decatur Herald
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Page: 3
Column: 8
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Railsback, William Benjamin Decatur, IL 05/27/1927
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Decatur Herald
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Page: 3
Column: 6
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Railton, Ann Chicago, IL 05/06/1896
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 6
Notes:
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Raiman, Frantisek Chicago, IL 02/13/1916
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
Section:
Page: 2
Column: 6
Notes:
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Raiman, Josefa Chicago, IL 04/11/1955
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Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
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Page: 5
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Rainbold, Lillian Peach Belleville, IL 03/20/1993
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Belleville News Democrat
Section:
Page: 2B
Column: 3
Notes:
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Rainer, Sam Elizabethtown, IL 05/21/1908
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Other: Mrs.
Maiden: Baker
Source: Elizabethtown Independent
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Rainer, Sam Elizabethtown, IL 05/28/1908
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Other: Mrs.
Maiden: Baker
Source: Elizabethtown Independent
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Raines, Charlotte H. Ottawa, IL 12/23/1971
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Maiden: Halloway
Source: Ottawa Daily Times
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Page: 2
Column: 7
Notes:
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Raines, Joseph Mt. Vernon , IL 03/12/1921
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Mt. Vernon Register-News
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Page: 4
Column: 2
Notes:
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Raines, Nancy Centralia, IL 09/23/1943
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Centralia Sentinel
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Page: 11
Column: 3
Notes:
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Raines, William B. Centralia, IL 04/10/1945
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Centralia Sentinel
Section:
Page: 2
Column: 5
Notes:
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Rainey, Commodore Perry Decatur, IL 06/17/1918
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Decatur Review
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Page: 9
Column: 6
Notes:
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Rainey, Everrett A. Macomb, IL 01/19/1957
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Macomb Journal
Section:
Page: 2
Column: 6
Notes:
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Rainey, George W. Hillsboro, IL 05/04/1942
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Hillsboro Montgomery News
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Page: 1
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Notes: [1861-1942; Retired farmer of Hillsboro Township.]
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Rainey, George Washington Macomb, IL 01/10/1947
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Maiden:
Source: Macomb Daily Journal
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Page: 2
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rainey, Hattie Macomb, IL 01/25/1941
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Maiden: Gossage
Source: Macomb Journal
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Page: 2
Column: 6
Notes:
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Rainey, Hattie Galesburg, IL 01/25/1941
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Other:
Maiden: Gossage
Source: Galesburg Register Mail
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Page: 5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rainey, Henry T. Carrollton, IL 08/23/1934
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Maiden:
Source: Carrollton Patriot
Section:
Page: 1
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Notes: [1860-1934; Speaker of the House in United States Congress. Greatly beloved by the nation.]
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Rainey, James Peoria, IL 11/18/1986
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Maiden:
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Section:
Page: D-5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rainey, Jane E. Belleville, IL 06/04/1897
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Belleville Weekly Advocate
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Page: 5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rainey, Jefferson Belleville, IL 09/08/1905
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Belleville Weekly Advocate
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rainey, Joseph Marion, IL 04/21/1921
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Maiden:
Source: Marion Republican
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Page: 1
Column: 5
Notes:
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Rainey, Joseph Marion, IL 04/21/1921
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Maiden:
Source: Marion Republican
Section:
Page: 8
Column: 1
Notes:
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Rainey, Lucinda C. Decatur, IL 03/03/1914
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Decatur Review
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Page: 12
Column: 3
Notes:
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Rainey, Tressie G. Greenville, IL 09/23/1975
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Greenville Advocate
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Page: 12
Column: 3
Notes:
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Rains, James Carrollton, IL 10/04/1873
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Maiden:
Source: Carrollton Gazette
Section:
Page: 2
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rains, Lula Golconda, IL 10/11/1951
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Maiden: Ledbetter
Source: Golconda Herald Enterprise
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Page: 4
Column: 2
Notes:
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Rains, Margaret Carrollton, IL 05/15/1891
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Maiden:
Source: Carrollton Gazette
Section:
Page: 8
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rains, Richard Carterville, IL 01/02/1948
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Carterville Herald
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 6
Notes:
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Rains, Ulysses E. Peoria, IL 09/03/1965
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Section:
Page: B-5
Column: 2
Notes:
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Rains, Willis Golconda, IL 07/10/1941
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Maiden:
Source: Golconda Herald-Enterprise
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Page: 5
Column: 5
Notes:
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Rains, Willis Golconda, IL 07/10/1941
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Maiden:
Source: Golconda Herald-Enterprise
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 6
Notes:
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Rainwater, Lois Fairfield, IL 07/27/1952
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Maiden:
Source: Wayne County Press
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 5
Notes:
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Raisch, Carolina Rock Island, IL 10/25/1905
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Rock Island Argus
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 2
Notes:
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Raistrick, Albert Peoria, IL 05/02/1950
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Peoria Journal Transcript
Section:
Page: B-5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Raistrick, Sarah Angeline Peoria, IL 01/15/1970
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Other:
Maiden: Swords
Source: Peoria Journal Star
Section:
Page: A-4
Column: 3
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Rajdl, Frantisek Chicago, IL 10/05/1926
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Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
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Page: 3
Column: 5
Notes:
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Rajkowski, Joseph Chicago, IL 01/19/1957
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 2
Page: 7
Column: 8
Notes:
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Rajnys, Louis Chicago, IL 08/16/1969
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 4, 5
Notes:
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Rajnys, Louis Chicago, IL 09/03/1961
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 1
Notes: obituary Umrti column found page 2 column 2
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Rajspis, James Chicago, IL 01/28/1905
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Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
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Page: 2
Column: 6
Notes:
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Rak, Catherine Chicago , IL 03/27/1952
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Other:
Maiden: Czarny
Source: Dziennik Chicagoski
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Page: 6
Column: 6
Notes:
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Rak, Catherine Chicago, IL 03/26/1952
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Maiden: Czarny
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 2
Page: 10
Column: 7
Notes:
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Raker, James Cecil Canton, IL 12/12/1940
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Maiden:
Source: Canton Ledger
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Page: 10
Column: 3
Notes:
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Raker, James Cecil Canton, IL 12/13/1940
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Maiden:
Source: Canton Ledger
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Page: 9
Column: 8
Notes:
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Raker, James Cecil Canton, IL 12/16/1940
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Maiden:
Source: Canton Ledger
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 1
Notes:
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Rakers, George H. Quincy, IL 12/22/1930
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Quincy Herald Whig
Section:
Page: 12,10
Column: 5,1
Notes:
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Rakers, John Quincy, IL 01/23/1945
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Other: Happy Jack
Maiden:
Source: Quincy Herald Whig
Section:
Page: 10
Column: 6
Notes:
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Rakosnik, Alzbeta Chicago, IL 05/29/1921
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Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
Section:
Page: 3
Column: 3
Notes:
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Rakousky, Frank Chicago, IL 02/04/1936
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
Section:
Page: 3
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rakow, Daisy Violet Elgin, IL 11/28/1970
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Elgin Courier-News
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Page: 22
Column: 3
Notes:
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Rakowski, John Chicago, IL 02/25/1969
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 1-A
Page: 11
Column: 4
Notes:
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Rakowsky, Frank P. Chicago, IL 01/03/1982
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 3
Page: 19
Column: 5
Notes:
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Ralph, Addie Elizabethtown, IL 09/08/1921
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Maiden: Mellon
Source: Hardin County Independent
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Ralph, Cora Elizabethtown, IL 04/02/1908
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Maiden: Patton
Source: Elizabethtown Independent
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Ralph, Emma Camp Point, IL 06/26/1907
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Maiden:
Source: Camp Point Journal
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Page: 8
Column: 5
Notes:
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Ralph, Herbert Springfield, IL 07/26/1981
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: State Journal Register
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Page: 28
Column: 3
Notes:
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Ralph, James G. Aurora, IL 12/21/1911
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Aurora Beacon
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Page: 15
Column: 7
Notes:
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Ralph, Mary A. Mendota, IL 01/19/1871
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Mendota Bulletin
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 5
Notes:
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Ralph, Michael Chicago, IL 04/29/1898
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Daily News
Section:
Page: 12
Column: 6
Notes:
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Ralph, Sarah A. Chicago, IL 08/07/1901
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Daily News
Section:
Page: 11
Column: 5
Notes:
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Ralph, Thomas Quincy, IL 06/02/1944
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Quincy Herald Whig
Section:
Page: 11,12
Column: 1,7
Notes:
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Ralph, William W. Hennepin, IL 03/24/1915
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Maiden:
Source: Putnam County Record
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Page: 1
Column: 4
Notes:
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Ralph, William Elizabethtown, IL 04/08/1926
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Hardin County Independent
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Ralph, William W. Chicago, IL 03/13/1915
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Daily News
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Page: 17
Column: 3
Notes:
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Ralph, William Elizabethtown, IL 05/13/1926
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Maiden:
Source: Hardin County Independent
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Ralston, Ada C. Jacksonville, IL 02/05/1955
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Other:
Maiden: Brown
Source: Jacksonville Journal
Section:
Page: 12
Column: 7
Notes:
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Ralston, Ada C. White Hall, IL 02/11/1955
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Other:
Maiden: Brown
Source: White Hall Register Republican
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 3
Notes:
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Ralston, Carey Curtis White Hall, IL 01/11/1952
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: White Hall Register Republican
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 5
Notes:
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Ralston, Carl O. Alton, IL 01/05/1976
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Alton Telegraph
Section:
Page: B-7
Column: 5
Notes:
Duplication Request

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