Gallatin and Saline County Illinois Funeral Home Records

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Smith and Edwards Funeral Home Records 1924-1971 (Gallatin County)
Typed and indexed by Mary Douglas Brimm 2002

ALLYN , HOMER NEW HAVEN FARMER MARRIED B 2 DEC 1892 POSEY CO, IND D 13 NOV 1936 NEW HAVEN CAU TYPHOID FEVER AGE 43Y 11M 11D, F CHARLES L. ALLYN B POSEYCO, IND , M MARSHA MILLS B POSEY CO, IND FUN SUN 15 NOV AT NEW HAVEN M.E. CHURCH BUR ASBURY CEM, WIFE RUTH CLARK ALLYN. (PAGE 73)

COUSER, CARL ROBERT Ridgway, IL, laborer single b 9 Dec 1942 Gal,Co,d 22 May 1967, Pearce Hosp Eldorado, Hodkins Disease age 24 yrs, f. CARL COUSER, m ALICE MILLS, fun Wed 24 at St Joseph Church, bur St Joseph Cem (page 246)

DOWNEN, ARCHIE - NEW HAVEN IL FARM LABORER, SINGLE, B 3 NOV 1898 NEW HAVEN, IL., D TUES 20 DEC. 1966 PEARCE HOSP., AGE 68Y F WILLIAM DOWNEN, M BERNETTA LAMBBATH, FUN THUR 22 DEC AT SMITH AND EDWARDS, BUR UNION RIDGE CEM MENTIONED NETTIE SISK

DOWNEN, BARBARA ANNA RIDGWAY TWP., HOUSEWIFE, MARRIED, B 4 NOV 1856, GAL CO IL ., D 22 JULY 1936 AT EARNEST DOWNEN RES., AGE 79Y 8M 18D ,. F WILLIAM KINSALL, M MATILDA HARRELL, FUN FRI 24 JULY AT ASBURY CHURCH., HUS WILLIAM J DOWNEN, MENTIONED HARRELL K DOWNEN, CARL DOWNEN, WILLIAM E DOWNEN AND BARNEY DOWNEN (PAGE 70)

DOWNEN, BARNETTA NEW HAVEN HOUSEWIFE WIDOWED B 16 JUNE 1859 POSEY CO, IND D 27 DEC 1943 RES CAU BURNES FELL AGAINST ROOM HEATER, AGE 84Y 4M 24D F DAVID LAWBATH OR LAMBBATH B POSEY CO, IND D, M SARAH SIMPSON, FUN 31 DEC AT NEW HAVEN METHODIST CHURCH, BUR UNION RIDGE CEM ,. MENTIONED ARCHIE DOWNEN AND NELLIE SISK

DOWNEN, BLANCHE BERNEDA, ASBURY TWP B 7 MAR 1924, GAL CO, IL D 4 MAY 1935 RES, CAU ACUTE NEPHRITIS AGE 11Y 1M 27D, F HARRY DOWNEN, B WHITE CO, IL , M LAURA EDITH HILL B GAL CO, IL FUN MON 6 MAY AT COTTONWOOD CHURCH BUR OAK GROVE CEM. (PAGE 62)

MILLS, CARSON- UNION RIDGE, farmer, married, b 28 Dec, 1897 d, 4 May, 1938 Anna State Hospital, Anna, Il., Cause. General Paralysis of the insane, age 48y 4m 6d., Father Felix Mills, Mother not given, Funeral Fri 6 May at union Ridge Church, Bur Union Ridge Cem, Wife Madeline Mills Page 83

MILLS, FRONIA - RIDGWAY, HOUSEKEEPER, WIDOWED, B 2 JAN 1861 GAL CO, D 8 FEB 1943, LIGTHNER HOSP, HARRISBURG, IL AGE 82Y 1M 6D, F JOHN A. CRAWFORD B GAL CO, M MARY KANADY B GAL CO, FUN WED 10 FEB AT RIDGWAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUR CAMP GROUND CEM, HUS EDGAR MILLS ( PAGE 117)

MILLS, SARAH Eldorado, Il and St Louis , homemaker, widowed, b 3 Feb 1868 Posy Co, Ind, d 10 Nov 1952 St Louis, Mo cause heart and kidney disease age 84 yrs , f Issac Murphy, m Adijah Gwaltney, fun Wed 12 Nov at Old Cotton Church, bur Old cotton Cem, Hus FELIX MILLS. (PAGE 184)

RIDLEY, HOMER LESTER, NEW HAVEN , DAY LABOR, SINGLE, B 20 SEPT 1908, NEW HAVEN, IL , D 20 SEPT 1930, NEW HAVEN, CAU PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AGE 22Y 0M 0D, F JOHN RIDLEY, B POSEY CO, IND, M ARVILLA DILLARD B GAL. CO, FUN 21 SEPT AT NEW HAVEN BUR OLD COTTONWOOD,CEM (PAGE 33)

SMITH, LEWIS RIDGWAY ,IL ., B&O R.R. MARRIED B 8 FEB 1884, IL ., D 16 APRIL 1940 HIS RESIDENCE CAU BRIGHTS DISEASE AGE 56Y 2M 8D, F CHRISTOPHER D SMITH B BOSTON OHIO M R. AGNES ROLLMAN B GAL CO, IL FUN WED 17 APRIL AT RIDGWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, BUR JACKSON WIFE MINNIE SMITH

SMITH, MINNIE MAY RIDGWAY, IL HOMEMAKER, WIDOWED B 14 JAN., 1892 RIDGWAY, IL D 13 APRIL 1956 FERRELL HOSP., AGE 64Y ., F WILLIAM AMBROSE., M REBECCA CAUSEY, FUN SUN 15 APRIL AT METHODIST CHURCH, BUR JACKSON CEM HUS LEWIS SMITH MENTIONED FLORENCE PITTMAN

Martin Funeral Home Records (Eldorado, Saline County)

CRUNK, WALTER: BORN 31 JUL 1880, GALLATIN CO, IL, LIVED. ELDORADO, DIED 16 FEB 1949, AGE 69, CAUSE HEART ATTACK, BURIED OLD COTTONWOOD CEM. FATHER ROBERT CRUNK, BORN POSEY CO, IN, MOTHER MARY BELL, BORN GALLATIN CO, IL SPOUSE BESSIE

Martin Funeral Book, Part 2 1917-1924, Page 32 (Eldorado, Saline County)

Allyn, Mary E. b. 18 Nov 1838 NY, l Eld., d. 18 Nov 1918, cau. senillty, bur. Mt Vernon, Indiana Father Victor E. T. Chalis. b. France , Mother Matilda Humphrey, b. NY Page 28

Mills, Miss, d. 22 June 1920 Page 49

Mills, Oscar Gordon, b. 20 July 1918, Eld, d. 20 Sept 1919, bur Wolf Creek., F. Gordon Mills, b. Ky, M. Mamie Cox. b Il. Page 40

Millspaugh, Sarah b. 13 Feb 1852, lived. Galatia, Il d. 7 Jan 1919. ,Father James Black b south Carolina, Mother Anna Giles b. South Carolina.

Ramsey, Nancy G.., b 1857, l. Jefferson Ar. d. 21 Feb 1920, shipped in for burial. Douglas Cem., F. William D. Clary. M. Mary A. Young. spouse Robert L. Ramsey. b. Posey, Co, IN. Page 45

Other Funeral Home Records Saline County, Illinois

BARTON(?) age 16 yrs Eldorado died 7 aug 1913 cause T.B. buried Crawford cem father CHARLES BARTON

Funkhouser, Mimi. b. 4 Nov 1884 Gallatin co. Lived. Eldorado, D.1 Sep 1980. bur. Cottonwood. spouse William Otto Funkhouser (d 29 jul 1973) Father Jonathan Dillard, Mother Dicy Ann Harris.

King, L.M. born 17 Mar 1878, Cottonwood, Il. lived in Eldorado, died 23 June 1955, buried Jackson com. father Charles King, Mother Jane Harrington, spouse, Carrie (note: this was Levert King)

MILLS. (?) AGE 5 MO Eldorado died 26 aug 1910 cause bowel consumption buried Wolf Creek Cem charge to Wavey Mills

Mills, Elsinira Born 10 Apr 1853 lived Eldorado Died 2 June 1935 bur Wolf Creek, Father John Johnson Born KY, Born M. Martha Price

MILLS, HERMAN A. age 2yrs 4days lived Eldorado died 22 May 1909 cause spine trouble buried wolf creek cem father WILLIAM MILLS

MILLS, JOE (child of) age 1 day Eldorado died 2 Dec 1912 buried wolf creek cem

Mills, Robert Wesley, B 7 Feb 1875 Lived in Eldorado Died 16 Mar 1937 Cause rock fall F A.R. Mills Born Ky, M Elmira Johnson B KY occ miner spouse Blanche Mills

WOOLSEY, JOHN, age 52 years, lived Harrisburg died 9 nov 1912 cause carbolic acid posion buried Ramsey cem., Ridgway, Il occupation teamster



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