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Name City of Publication Publication Date Additional Information
Ray, Robert R. Carrollton, IL 01/05/1962
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Source: Carrollton Gazette-Patriot
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Page: 1
Column: 4
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Ray, S. R. Decatur, IL 02/21/1941
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Other: Dr.
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Source: Decatur Herald
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Page: 3
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Notes: [1859-1941; First began practise of medicine more than 60 years ago. In June 1938 Millikin University honored the dean of central Illinois country doctors by conferring on him the degree of doctor of science. Macon County Medical Society presented to him a button for an emblem of a half century of service.]
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Ray, Sarah Chanderville, IL 09/25/1891
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Source: Sangamon Valley Times
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Page: 2
Column: 5
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Ray, Sarah Chandlerville, IL 09/25/1891
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Source: Sangamon Valley Times
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Page: 2
Column: 5
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Ray, Sylvester H. Petersburg, IL 11/25/1910
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Source: Petersburg Observer
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Ray, Velda D. Springfield, IL 05/06/1993
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Source: State Journal Register
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Page: 17
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Ray, Virgil Lowell Toledo, IL 02/15/1973
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Source: Toledo Democrat
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Page: 1
Column: 7
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Ray, W. R. Havana, IL 06/16/1979
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Source: Mason County Democrat
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Page: 7
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Ray, William Ava, IL 10/19/1928
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Source: Ava Citizen
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Ray, William W. Greenville, IL 06/25/1903
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Source: Greenville Advocate
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Page: 3
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Ray, Winefred V. Chicago, IL 05/01/1984
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Maiden: Trainor
Source: Chicago Sun Times
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Page: 74
Column: 6
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Rayborn, Harold Rock Island, IL 10/02/1995
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Source: Rock Island Argus
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Page: A5
Column: 1
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Rayburn, Ida B. Springfield, IL 08/07/1974
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Source: Illinois State Journal
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Page: 37
Column: 4
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Rayburn, Okey D. Genoa, IL 02/21/1958
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Source: Genoa Republican
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Page: 1
Column: 6
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Rayburn, William E. Bloomington, IL 09/05/1933
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Source: Bloomington Daily Pantagraph
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Page: 3
Column: 4
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Rayburn, William E. Bloomington, IL 09/08/1933
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Source: Bloomington Daily Pantagraph
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Page: 10
Column: 2
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Raycraft, Donald Bloomington, IL 12/13/1968
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Source: Bloomington Pantagraph
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Page: A-8
Column: 3
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Raycraft, Edward W. Bloomington, IL 04/05/1923
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Source: Bloomington Pantagraph
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Page: 7
Column: 3
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Raydl, Bozena Chicago, IL 10/07/1913
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Source: Denni Hlasatel
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Page: 3
Column: 6
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Raydl, Joseph Chicago, IL 09/27/1930
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Source: Denni Hlasatel
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Page: 4
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Rayle, Emily Danville, IL 02/18/1916
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Source: Danville Commercial-News
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Page: 10
Column: 3
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Raymond, Andrew J. Libertyville, IL 05/07/1915
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Source: Lake County Independent
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Raymond, Benjamin Wright Chicago, IL 04/06/1883
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Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 2
Column: 5
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Raymond, Clarence W. Chicago, IL 08/27/1944
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Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 18
Column: 7
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Raymond, Cora A. Chicago, IL 03/03/1953
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Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: F9
Column: 7
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Raymond, Frank Stewardson, IL 05/19/1921
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Source: Stewardson Clipper
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Page: 1
Column: 1
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Raymond, John V. Libertyville, IL 12/29/1949
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Source: Libertyville Independent
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Page: 9
Column: 4
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Raymond, John V. Chicago, IL 12/29/1949
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Source: Chicago Daily News
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Page: 32
Column: 8
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Raymond, Lovina Waukegan, IL 03/13/1915
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Source: Waukegan Daily Sun
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Page: 1,7
Column: 1,3
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Raymond, Mary Brandow Tonica, IL 12/17/1892
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Source: Tonica News
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Page: 4
Column: 2
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Raymond, William Alton, IL 02/08/1946
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Source: Alton Evening Telegraph
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Page: 10
Column: 5
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Raynor, Frances Gillespie, IL 10/31/1934
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Source: Gillespie News
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Page: 1
Column: 6
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Raynor, Robert Gillespie, IL 04/05/1933
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Source: Gillespie News
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Raysay, Rufus N. Springfield, IL 11/12/1894
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Source: Illinois State Journal
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Page: 4
Column: 1
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Razdik, Frantiska Chicago, IL 11/03/1929
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Source: Denni Hlasatel
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Page: 3
Column: 6
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Razdik, Pavel Chicago, IL 08/21/1943
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Source: Denni Hlasatel
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Page: 5
Column: 4
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Rea, Bessie Pauline Roodhouse, IL 10/02/1924
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Source: Roodhouse Record
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Page: 6
Column: 3
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Rea, Inez C. Belleville, IL 11/12/1954
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Source: Belleville Advocate
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Page: 13
Column: 2
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Rea, Inez C. Belleville, IL 11/11/1954
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Source: Belleville Advocate
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Page: 2
Column: 5
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Rea, John Benton Litchfield, IL 02/27/1922
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Source: Litchfield News-Herald
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Rea, John P. Benton, IL 07/13/1964
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Source: Benton Evening News
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Page: 1
Column: 1
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Rea, Norma K. Benton, IL 12/02/1942
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Source: Benton Evening News
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Page: 1
Column: 3
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Rea, Sarah Rantoul, IL 11/19/1909
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Source: Rantoul Press
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Page: 1
Column: 4
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Rea, William A. Benton, IL 09/16/1904
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Source: Benton Republican
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Page: 1
Column: 4
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Rea, Wilson Benton, IL 08/19/1853
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Source: Benton Standard
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Page: 2
Column: 5(M-5)
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Read, Charles F. Rockford, IL 03/11/1946
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Source: Rockford Register-Republic
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Page: 17
Column: 5
Notes: [1876-1946; Managing officer of Elgin State Hospital.]
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Read, George Washington Lincoln, IL 09/11/1916
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Source: Lincoln Courier-Herald
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Page: 1
Column: 7
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Read, Helen Batavia, IL 01/06/1916
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Source: Batavia Herald
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Page: 1
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Read, Jean Marie Chicago, IL 11/28/1943
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Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 24
Column: 7
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Read, Lafayette Fairfield, IL 10/17/1889
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Maiden:
Source: Wayne County Record
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Page: 8
Column: 2
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Read, Lafayette Fairfield, IL 10/31/1889
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Source: Wayne County Press
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Page: 1
Column: 1
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Read, Newton S. Jacksonville, IL 11/30/1942
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Source: Jacksonville Courier
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Page: 3
Column: 4
Notes: [????-1942; Chandlerville pioneer. Biographical and historical article.]
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Read, Opie Springfield, IL 11/02/1939
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Source: Illinois State Register
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Page: 1
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Notes: [????-1939; Last of pioneer American authors.]
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Read, Philander Mt. Carmel, IL 06/24/1932
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Source: Mt. Carmel Republican-Register
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Page: 2
Column: 2
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Read, Philander Mt. Carmel, IL 06/21/1932
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Source: Mt. Carmel Republican-Register
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Page: 1
Column: 8
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Read, Philander Mt. Carmel, IL 06/22/1932
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Maiden:
Source: Mt. Carmel Republican-Register
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Page: 1
Column: 8
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Read, Warren Olney, IL 12/09/1939
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Maiden:
Source: Olney Daily Times
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Page: 4
Column: 4
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Read , William Shelbyville, IL 06/25/1894
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Source: Shelbyville Democrat
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Page: 8
Column: 3
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Reading, William McCune Taylorville, IL 06/03/1909
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Source: Taylorville Breeze
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Page: 8
Column: 4
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Readnour, Samuel Danville, IL 05/13/1896
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Maiden:
Source: Danville Daily News
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Page: 2
Column: 4
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Ready, Alberta Effingham, IL 04/06/1932
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Maiden: Chamberlain
Source: Effingham Daily Record
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Page: 1
Column: 3
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Reagan, Charles A. Rock Island, IL 12/21/1942
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Source: Rock Island Argus
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Page: 1
Column: 2
Notes: [1888-1942; Rock Island labor leader.]
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Reagan, Mary Carlyle, IL 05/14/1891
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Maiden: O'Neill
Source: Carlyle Constitution & Union
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Page: 3
Column: 1
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Reagan, Mary Carlyle, IL 05/13/1891
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Source: Carlyle Union Banner
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Page: 1
Column: 2
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Reagan, Nelle Dixon, IL 07/26/1962
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Source: Dixon Evening Telegraph
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Page: 1
Column: 1
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Reagan, Nellie Chicago, IL 05/02/1946
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Daily News
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Page: 34
Column: 4
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Reagan, Nellie Chicago, IL 05/02/1946
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Maiden:
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 34
Column: 8
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Reak, Henry C. Elizabethtown, IL 08/12/1915
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Maiden:
Source: Hardin County Independent
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Reak, Henry C. Elizabethtown, IL 07/29/1915
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Source: Hardin County Independent
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Reak, Rebecca J. Elizabethtown, IL 01/15/1924
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Source: Hardin County Independent
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Reaktenwalt, Louis Mackinaw, IL 01/30/1919
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Source: Mackinaw Enterprise-Gazette
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Page: 1
Column: 2
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Real, Ada Chicago, IL 02/09/1937
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Source: Chicago Daily News
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Page: 29
Column: 5
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Real, Leroy Patrick Nauvoo, IL 07/11/1923
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Maiden:
Source: Nauvoo Independent
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Page: 1
Column: 5
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Real, Leroy Patrick Carthage, IL 07/18/1923
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Source: Carthage Republican
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Page: 3
Column: 3
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Ream, Mary E. A. Chicago, IL 09/29/1922
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Source: Chicago Tribune
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Page: 21
Column: 8
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Reamer, Jerald Anderson Carlinville, IL 10/15/1981
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Source: Macoupin County Enquirer
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Page: 3
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Reams, Essie Champaign, IL 09/30/1975
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Source: Champaign News Gazette
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Page: 8
Column: 5
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Reams, Eva May Mattoon, IL 03/23/1951
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Maiden: Claybaugh
Source: Mattoon Daily Journal Gazette
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Page: 1
Column: 2
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Reams, H. Metropolis, IL 10/18/1945
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Source: Metropolis News
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Page: 3
Column: 5
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Reams, H. Metropolis, IL 10/25/1945
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Source: Metropolis News
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Page: 5
Column: 4
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Reanis, Isham T. Greenville, IL 08/15/1961
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Source: Greenville Advocate
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Page: 2
Column: 1
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Rearden, James S. Cairo, IL 06/12/1909
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Source: Cairo Citizen
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Page: 1
Column: 2
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Reardon, Frances Lillian Chicago, IL 03/02/1928
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Source: Chicago Daily News
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Page: 51
Column: 4
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Reardon, George Chicago, IL 01/02/1940
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Source: Chicago Daily News
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Page: 26
Column: 2
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Reardon, John E. Waukegan, IL 12/14/1949
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Source: Waukegan News-Sun
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Page: 1
Column: 3
Notes: [1879-1949; Waukegan civic and educational leader (picture).]
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Reardon, Marie Cecelia Chicago, IL 03/01/1917
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Maiden: Byrne
Source: Chicago Daily News
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Page: 19
Column: 8
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Reardon, Owen Jacksonville, IL 01/13/1923
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Source: Jacksonville Journal
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Page: 4
Column: 5
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Reardon, Patrick Joliet, IL 10/10/1893
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Source: Joliet Daily Times
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Rearick, George F. Danville, IL 11/23/1949
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Source: Danville Commercial-News
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Page: 1
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Notes: [1863-1949; Dean of Vermilion County bar; Danville mayor during World War I and former city attorney and corporation counsel (picture).]
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Reason, Wilmer B. (W.B.) McLeansboro, IL 04/12/1973
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Source: McLeansboro Times-Leader
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Page: 1
Column: 4
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Reasoner, Matthew Alton, IL 06/21/1947
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Source: Alton Telegraph
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Page: 1,2
Column: 4,6
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Reasons, Charles Eldorado, IL 12/05/1950
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Source: Eldorado Daily Journal
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Page: 1
Column: 3
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Reaugh, Edith Olney, IL 01/15/1931
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Maiden:
Source: Olney Advocate
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Page: 4
Column: 2
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Reaugh, Sprague Fairfield, IL 02/02/1940
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Maiden:
Source: Wayne County Record
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Page: 7
Column: 4
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Reaveley, Mary Springfield, IL 11/21/1893
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Maiden:
Source: Illinois State Journal
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Page: 8
Column: 1
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Reaves, Sarah Edwardsville, IL 01/18/1905
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Source: Edwardsville Intelligencer
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Page: 3
Column: 2
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Reaves, Sarah Edwardsville, IL 01/11/1905
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Source: Edwardsville Intelligencer
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Page: 4
Column: 3
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Reaves, Wesley Edwardsville, IL 05/20/1903
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Source: Edwardsville Intelligencer
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Page: 3
Column: 4
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Reavill, Fred A. Carmi, IL 05/04/1939
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Source: Carmi Democrat-Tribune
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Page: 1
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Notes: [1888-1939; Had been in State legislature since 1934. Prior to being representative had been prominent in Crawford County affairs.]
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Reavis, Ed Cerro Gordo, IL 08/31/1922
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Source: Cerro Gordo News
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Page: 1
Column: 3
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