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Name City of Publication Publication Date Additional Information
Douglas, Ella Pontiac, IL 03/31/1941
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Other:
Maiden: Schartzer
Source: Pontiac Daily Leader
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Page: 3
Column: 6
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Douglas, George Elizabethtown, IL 08/02/1923
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Other: Mrs.
Maiden:
Source: Hardin County Independent
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Douglas, Hazel Mattoon, IL 01/21/1928
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Mattoon Daily Journal Gazette
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Page: 8
Column: 4
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Douglas, Jeanette LaGrange, IL 11/07/1987
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: LaGrange Suburban Life Citizen
Section: 3
Page: 6
Column: 5
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Douglas, Jesse B. Mattoon, IL 12/04/1940
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Maiden:
Source: Mattoon Daily Journal Gazette
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Page: 1
Column: 4
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Douglas, Jesse B. Mattoon, IL 12/05/1940
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Maiden:
Source: Mattoon Daily Journal Gazette
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Page: 14
Column: 7
Notes:
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Douglas, Jesse B. Mattoon, IL 12/05/1940
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Maiden:
Source: Mattoon Daily Journal Gazette
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Page: 7
Column: 2
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Douglas, Karen Bloomington, IL 10/05/1998
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Maiden:
Source: Bloomington Pantagraph
Section: A
Page: 5
Column: 1
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Douglas, Karen Bloomington, IL 10/05/1998
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Maiden:
Source: Bloomington Pantagraph
Section:
Page: A5
Column: 1
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Douglas, Mamie Chicago, IL 11/24/1901
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Chronicle
Section:
Page: 3
Column: 6
Notes: (a listing on Death List only)
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Douglas, Mamie Chicago, IL 03/16/1956
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago American
Section:
Page: 26
Column: 1
Notes: (a listing on Chicago Area Deaths only)
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Douglas, Marie Jacksonville, IL 01/11/1967
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Other:
Maiden: Finney
Source: Jacksonville Journal
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Page: 16
Column: 3
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Douglas, Marie Jacksonville, IL 04/12/1967
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Other:
Maiden: Finney
Source: Jacksonville Journal
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Page: 16
Column: 3
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Douglas, Marie Jacksonville, IL 04/12/1967
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Maiden: Finney
Source: Jacksonville Journal
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Page: 13
Column: 5
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Douglas, Mary Elizabeth Elizabethtown, IL 11/15/1923
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Maiden: Cook
Source: Hardin County Independent
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Douglas, N. M. Cuba, IL 01/18/1912
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Maiden:
Source: Cuba Journal
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Page: 1
Column: 4
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Douglas, Nettie Bluffs , IL 03/09/1906
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Maiden:
Source: Bluffs Times
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Page: 5
Column: 4
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Douglas, Robert Martin Springfield, IL 02/10/1917
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Register
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Page: 2
Column: 2
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Douglas, Robert Martin Chicago , IL 02/09/1917
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 11
Column: 6
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Douglas, Samuel O. Chicago , IL 12/27/1973
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 2A
Page: 18
Column: 3
Notes:
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Douglas, Samuel Chicago , IL 11/05/1941
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Daily News
Section:
Page: 33
Column: 4
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Douglas, Sarah Elizabethtown, IL 06/28/1928
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Other:
Maiden: Jenkins
Source: Hardin County Independent
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Douglas, Stephen A. Chicago , IL 06/04/1861
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 4
Column: 1
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Douglas, Stephen A. Jacksonville, IL 06/07/1861
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Maiden:
Source: Jacksonville Sentinel
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Notes: [Judge Douglas died at ten minutes before nine o'clock on the morning of Monday, June 3rd, 1861.]
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Douglas, Stephen A. Chicago , IL 06/06/1861
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 1
Column: 2
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Douglas, Stephen A. Chicago , IL 06/07/1861
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section:
Page: 4
Column: 1
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Douglas, Stephen A. Jacksonville, IL 06/04/1861
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Maiden:
Source: Jacksonville Sentinel
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Notes: editorial; [Judge Douglas died at ten minutes before nine o'clock on the morning of Monday, June 3rd, 1861.]
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Douglas, Stephen A. Springfield, IL 05/03/1939
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Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 1
Notes: [1861-1939; Grandson of the Illinois senator of the same name and rival of Abraham Lincoln died at Santa Barbara, California on Sunday April 30 at the home of a daughter Mrs. C. D. Reily.]
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Douglas, Thomas Elizabethtown, IL 07/15/1915
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Source: Hardin County Independent
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Douglas, Thomas Elizabethtown, IL 07/01/1915
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Source: Hardin County Independent
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Douglas, Thomas Jefferson Elizabethtown, IL 11/16/1922
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Source: Hardin County Independent
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Douglas, Thomas Jefferson Elizabethtown, IL 07/15/1915
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Maiden:
Source: Hardin County Independent
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 6
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Douglas, William A. Plano, IL 04/11/1934
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Kendall County News
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Page: 5
Column: 2
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Douglass, Emmett Lexington, IL 07/11/1968
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Lexington Unit Journal
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Page: 2
Column: 2
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Douglass, Everett P. Colfax, IL 05/21/1953
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Maiden:
Source: Colfax Press
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Douglass, H. Allen Springfield, IL 12/27/1943
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 6
Notes: [1859-1943; Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Grand Lodge of Illinois Knights of Pythias for 25 years (picture).]
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Douglass, Karen Florence LeRoy, IL 10/07/1998
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Maiden:
Source: LeRoy Journal
Section:
Page: 16
Column: 4
Notes:
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Douglass, Laura Alpha Jacksonville, IL 07/22/1935
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Other:
Maiden: Crenshaw
Source: Jacksonville Courier
Section:
Page: 12
Column: 3
Notes: [Born a slave; came to IL via underground railroad.]
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Douglass, Oram Bloomington, IL 01/22/1942
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Maiden:
Source: Bloomington Pantagraph
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Page: 5
Column: 2
Notes:
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Douglass, Salina Sumner, IL 12/31/1896
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Maiden: Richards
Source: Sumner Press
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Page: 1
Column: 4
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Douglass, Samuel C. Oquawka, IL 10/23/1889
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Maiden:
Source: Oquawka Spectator
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Doumel, Frank J. Chicago , IL 07/29/1981
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
Section: 4
Page: 9
Column: 4
Notes:
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Doumel, Petronila Chicago , IL 02/05/1936
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Maiden:
Source: Denni Hlasatel
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Page: 6
Column: 7
Notes:
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Douthit, Dora Newton , IL 09/18/1972
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Maiden:
Source: Newton Press
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Page: 1
Column: 3
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Douthit, Ira C. Lebanon, IL 05/03/1929
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Maiden:
Source: Lebanon Advertiser
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Page: 5
Column: 4
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Douthit, Jasper Lewis Shelbyville, IL 06/16/1927
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Maiden:
Source: Shelbyville Democrat
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Page: 4
Column: 3
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Douthit, Jasper Lewis Shelbyville, IL 06/16/1927
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Maiden:
Source: Shelbyville Democrat
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Douthit, John W. Newton , IL 01/27/1928
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Maiden:
Source: Newton Press
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Page: 8
Column: 2
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Dove, Perry Dekalb, IL 01/01/1908
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Maiden:
Source: DeKalb Chronicle
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Page: 5
Column: 4
Notes:
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Dove, William Springfield, IL 12/23/1941
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
Section:
Page: 14
Column: 1
Notes:
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Dovel, John H. Newton , IL 04/24/1900
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Maiden:
Source: Newton Press
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Page: 1
Column: 4
Notes:
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Dover, Benjamin F. Paxton, IL 02/01/1968
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Maiden:
Source: Paxton Record (w)
Section: 1
Page: 3
Column: 2
Notes:
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Dow, Benjamin Moweaqua, IL 12/21/1893
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Moweaqua Call Mail
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 1
Notes:
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Dow, Elsie S. Chicago, IL 10/31/1944
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Other: Dr.
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Sun
Section:
Page: 12
Column: 2
Notes: [18??-1944; Wheaton College faculty member for 53 years.]
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Dow, H. L. St. Charles, IL 04/21/1921
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Maiden:
Source: St. Charles Chronicle
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Page: 1
Column: 2
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Dow, John L. Toledo, IL 04/13/1911
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Maiden:
Source: The Toledo Demcorat
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Page: 4
Column: 4
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Dow, Mary Bates Pittsfield, IL 04/15/1936
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Maiden:
Source: Pike County Republican
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Page: 1
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Notes: [1846-1936; One of the pioneers of the western country. Her first husband Maje Bates was a hero of the Civil War. John G. Nicolay was her brother-in-law and she was a real granddaughter of the Revolution. ]
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Dow, Syrena D. Moweaqua, IL 10/11/1911
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Maiden:
Source: Moweaqua News
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Page: 1
Column: 3
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Dowd, Bernard F. Moweaqua, IL 12/21/1972
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Maiden:
Source: Moweaqua News
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Page: 1
Column: 5
Notes:
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Dowd, Emma Frances Moweaqua, IL 10/14/1942
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Moweaqua News
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 4
Notes:
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Dowd, Frank J. East St. Louis, IL 05/11/1972
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Maiden:
Source: Metro-East Journal
Section: A
Page: 2
Column: 1
Notes:
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Dowd, Leona Cahokia, IL 01/19/1988
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Maiden:
Source: Cahokia-Dupo Herald
Section:
Page: 10B
Column: 1
Notes:
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Dowd, Patricia Cahokia, IL 09/22/1992
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Maiden:
Source: Cahokia-Dupo Herald
Section:
Page: 2B
Column: 6
Notes:
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Dowd, William J. Moweaqua, IL 10/14/1942
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Maiden:
Source: Moweaqua News
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 5
Notes:
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Dowd, William Moweaqua, IL 01/08/1919
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Maiden:
Source: Moweaqua News
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 4
Notes:
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Dowd, William Moweaqua, IL 01/15/1919
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Maiden:
Source: Moweaqua News
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 3
Notes:
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Dowden, Laura Galesburg , IL 11/06/1969
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Galesburg Register Mail
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Page: 34
Column: 3
Notes:
Duplication Request
Dowdy, Ada M. Alton , IL 06/04/1992
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Alton Telegraph
Section: A
Page: 9
Column: 4
Notes:
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Dowel, Isaac Canton, IL 08/24/1882
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Maiden:
Source: Canton Register
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Page: 8
Column: 4
Notes:
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Dowell, Harlan Gerald McHenry, IL 05/18/1939
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: McHenry Plaindealer
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Page: 1
Column: 2
Notes:
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Dowell, Ida M. Springfield, IL 10/30/1947
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Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
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Page: 25
Column: 3
Notes:
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Dowell, M. Lowman Canton, IL 03/23/1911
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Maiden:
Source: Fulton County Ledger
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Page: 4
Column: 4
Notes:
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Dowell, Patsy Joan Shelbyville, IL 01/25/1933
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Maiden:
Source: Shelbyville Daily Union
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Page: 3
Column: 6
Notes:
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Dowell, Thomas F. Petersburg, IL 07/05/1884
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Other: Sr.
Maiden:
Source: Petersburg Observer
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Page: 3
Column: 6
Notes:
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Dowhower, David Pontiac, IL 10/30/1922
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Maiden:
Source: Pontiac Leader
Section:
Page: 5
Column: 6
Notes:
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Dowhower, Herbert B. Pontiac, IL 06/17/1922
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Maiden:
Source: Pontiac Daily Leader
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 3
Notes:
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Dowhower, Laura Pontiac, IL 11/18/1930
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Pontiac Leader
Section:
Page: 3
Column: 4
Notes: (Mrs. David)
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Dowland, Mary Carlinville, IL 06/21/1888
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Maiden:
Source: Carlinville Democrat
Section:
Page: 4
Column: 5
Notes:
Duplication Request
Dowler, Minnie F. Hindsboro, IL 11/08/1945
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Hindsboro News
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 3
Notes:
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Dowler, Rita Beardstown, IL 02/06/1963
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Other:
Maiden: Skiles
Source: Beardstown Illinoian-Star
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Page: 7
Column: 4
Notes:
Duplication Request
Dowling, Bess Paris, IL 02/07/1957
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Other:
Maiden: Barr
Source: Paris Beacon-News
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Page: 9
Column: 5
Notes:
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Dowling, Dennis Hanks Charleston, IL 05/06/1936
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Charleston Daily News
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Page: 1
Column: 2
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Dowling, Edward J. Chenoa, IL 12/21/1939
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Maiden:
Source: Chenoa Clipper Times
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Page: 1
Column: 5
Notes:
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Dowling, John Chicago , IL 09/21/1903
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 12
Column: 1
Notes:
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Dowling, John Chenoa, IL 04/04/1935
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Maiden:
Source: Chenoa Clipper Times
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 6
Notes:
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Dowling, Llewellyn Granite City, IL 04/12/1921
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Maiden:
Source: Granite City Press Record
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Page: 1
Column: 1
Notes:
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Dowling, Martin Chicago , IL 02/27/1936
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Chicago Daily News
Section:
Page: 29
Column: 5
Notes:
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Dowling, Michael Jacksonville, IL 12/11/1925
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Jacksonville Courier
Section:
Page: 4
Column: 4
Notes:
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Dowling, Michael Jacksonville, IL 12/12/1925
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Jacksonville Courier
Section:
Page: 4
Column: 5
Notes:
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Dowling, Rhode Murrayville, IL 01/27/1928
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Murrayville Tribune
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Page: 3
Column: 2
Notes:
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Dowling, Ruth Margaret Charleston, IL 02/29/1972
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Charleston Times-Courier
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Page: 3
Column: 1
Notes:
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Dowling, Sarah Jane Charleston, IL 03/25/1907
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Other:
Maiden: Hanks
Source: Charleston Daily Courier
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 4
Notes: (Mrs. Thomas Shephard)
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Dowling, William Paris, IL 07/07/1948
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Other: Mrs.
Maiden:
Source: Paris Beacon-News
Section:
Page: 9
Column: 2
Notes:
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Dowllar, Elizabeth Jane Springfield, IL 10/11/1946
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
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Page: 17
Column: 2
Notes:
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Dowllar, John Andrew Springfield, IL 03/21/1952
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
Section:
Page: 40
Column: 7
Notes:
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Dowllar, John Robert Springfield, IL 12/26/1955
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: State Journal Register
Section:
Page: 29
Column: 7
Notes:
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Dowllar, John Robert Springfield, IL 12/27/1955
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: State Journal Register
Section:
Page: 13
Column: 5
Notes:
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Dowllar, John Andrew Springfield, IL 03/21/1952
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Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
Section:
Page: 1
Column: 1
Notes:
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Dowllar, John Andrew Springfield, IL 03/21/1952
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
Section:
Page: 26
Column: 5
Notes:
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Dowllar, John Andrew Springfield, IL 03/22/1952
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Other:
Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
Section:
Page: 10
Column: 6
Notes:
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