DEATH CERTIFICATE TRANSCRIPTIONS

INFORMATION FROM PULASKI COUNTY, ILLINOIS

DEATH CERTIFICATES

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NAME	BIRTH DATE	BIRTH PLACE	DEATH DATE	FATHER	MOTHER	INFORMANT	UNDER TAKER
Cora ANDERSON (Colored)	Apr. 15, 1884	Illinois	Oct. 22, 1918	Willis WASHINGTON	Rachel THOMPSON	Fred ANDERSON	W.A. GAUNT
Eliza ANDERSON (Negro)	Mar. 15, 1865	Clinton, Kentucky	Dec. 15, 1925	Joe GORE	Sarah ROSS	Henry ANDERSON	Ed B. GORE
Henry Wayland ANDERSON (Negro)	Nov. 12, 1934	Grand Chain, Illinois	Sep. 8, 1935	Fred HENDERSON	Ella BROOKS	Fred HENDERSON	N.W. WILSON
Leorga ANDERSON (Negro)	Nov. 17, 1915	Peppo, Mississippi	Nov. 6, 1940	Walter SPEARS	Lizzie WILLIAMS
Lizzie Belle ANDERSON (Black)	1898	Pulaski County, Illinois	Jul. 9, 1914	Henry Clay ANDERSON	Eliza GORE	Eliza GORE
Mattie ANDERSON (Negro)	May 11, 1873	Olmstead, Illinois	Jul 24, 1928	Richard TAPLEY	Martha RAY	John TAPLEY	Ed. B. GORE

Peter ANDERSON (Negro)	Dec 25, 1844	Don’t know	Feb. 12, 1935	Don’t know.	Moista GREENSBERRY	Fred ANDERSON	N.W. WILSON
Preston ANDERSON (Colored)	Jul 10, 1868	Olmstead, Illinois	March 21, 1939	Peter ANDERSON	Don’t Know	Eula ANDERSON (wife)	N. W. WILSON
Raymond ANDERSON (Negro)	Nov. 12, 1934	Grand Chain, Illinois	Apr. 6, 1935	Fred ANDERSON	Ella BROOKS	Fred ANDERSON	M.C. CLAY
Susia BAREFIELD (colored)	Aug. 10, 1897	Illinois	Apr. 12, 1923	C. WOOLFOLK	Nannie MCCLELLAND	C. WOOLFOLK	W.A. GAUNT
Thomas BAREFIELD (Colored)	Jul 2, 1845	Kentucky	Aug 22, 1929
Tremendry BAREFIELD (Colored)	Jan. 14, 1917	Illinois	Nov. 1, 1917	Rome BAREFIELD	Nancy FOREE	Mary SUTTON
Wm. Joseph BAUR (White)	Nov. 6, 1860	Ohio	Jul 1, 1928	Alois BAUR	Caroline MOSER	Adena WALLACE
Lula BENSON (Colored)	Nov. 25, 1914		Jun 29, 1923	Frank BENSON	Mary WOOLFOLK	B.C. CROSSLAND	W.A. GAUNT
Donald Oscar BRILEY (White)	Apr 21, 1930	Karnak, Illinois	Apr. 22, 1930	Willis BRILEY		Willis BRILEY	N.W. WILSON
Maggie ANDERSON-CHERRY (Negro)	Sep 7, 1896		Jul 12, 1924	Charles ANDERSON	Cora ANDERSON	John CHERRY	M.O. LEOLE
George CLARK (Colored	Sep. 16, 1871	Grenada, Mississippi	Mar 31, 1914	George CLARK	Harrett TUCKER	Sallie CLARK	Not Shown
Anna M. CLAYPOOL (Negro)	Nov. 8, 1894	Mound City, Illinois	Apr. 17 1934	Beverly JAMES	Mary JAMES
Anna M. CLAYPOOL Colored)	Aug. 18, 1926		Sep. 15, 1927	Jack CLAYPOOL	Oddia HENDERSON
Fannie Bell CLAYPOOL (Colored)	Feb 22, 1868	Tennessee	Mar. 25, 1932	Bob GORDON		Arthur CLAYPOOL	Boyd JAMES
Guy CLAYPOOL (Colored)	Dec. 31, 1924	Illinois	Sep. 5, 1925	Jack CLAYPOOL	Audra HENDERSON
Lewis CLAYPOOL (Colored)	Apr. 12, 1863	Kentucky	Oct. 24, 1918	John CLAYPOOL	Fannie CLAYPOOL		W.A. GAUNT
Luther Jr. CLAYPOOL (Colored)	Not Given	Karnak, Illinois	May 15, 1932	Arthur CLAYPOOL	Moses MCCLELLAND	Arthur CLAYPOOL	Fred SUTTON
Nannie Bell CLAYPOOL (Negro)	Feb. 15, 1923	Grand Chain, Illinois	Mar 31, 1942	Louis CLAYPOOL	Clatie
Robert CLAYPOOL (Negro)	Mar 27, 1934	Illinois	Nov. 15, 1934	Arthur CLAYPOOL	Maree MCCLELLAND	Arthur CLAYPOOL	Fred SUTTON
Callie CLEMONS (Colored)	1860	North Carolina	Apr. 5, 1922	John WILLIAMS	Charity MUSE	William CLEMONS	W.A. GAUNT
Lurleine CLEMONS (Black)	May 15, 1903	Mound City, Illinois	Nov. 25, 1932	Thomas CLEMONS	Maggie HUGHES
Parthenia CLEMONS (Colored)		Tennessee	Jun 10, 1915			MC CLEMONS
Robert CLEMONS (Negro)	1884	Mounds, Illinois	Nov. 25, 1932	Washington CLEMONS	Mandy REED
Thomas R. CLEMONS (Colored)	Jul. 25, 1882	Mound City, Illinois	Aug 9, 1926	Robert CLEMONS	Mary BRANHAM		G.O JAMES

Tomie CLEMONS (Colored)	Jan. 12, 1924	Illinoia	Mar. 23, 1925	Tom CLEMONS, Sr.	Bulah ANDERSON	Fred ANDERSON	Fred ANDERSON
Bell CROSSLAND (Black)	About 1865	Tennessee	Apr 1, 1933	Henry WINSTON	America LOVE	John CROSSLAND	N.W. WILSON
Manervia CROSSLAND (Colored)		Kentucky	Jul. 8, 1923	John CROSSLAND	Belle NORSTON	John CROSSLAND	E.D. RUFFIN
Ruby CROSSLAND (Negro)	Oct 19, 1918	Karnak, Illinois	Jun. 18, 1934	Benton CROSSLAND	Mary WOOLFOLK	Mrs. Dave BAREFIELD	N.W. WILSON
Thomas CROSSLAND (Colored)	Oct. 22, 1880	Kentucky	May 18, 1918	John D. CROSSLAND	Belle WINSTON	John Crossland	W.A. GAUNT
Mattie GORDON		Pulaski County, Illinoi	April 21, 1915	Andrew THOMAS	Polly TAPLEY	Andrew THOMAS
Catherine GREENBERRY (Colored)	Nov. 16, 1867	Hickman, Kentucky	April 17, 1929	Dempsy BYRD	Catherine BIRD	Ome M. COCHRAN	Boyd JAMES
Halley S. GREENSBERRY (Black)	Jan. 8, 1880	Arkansas	Jan 19, 1939	Edward GREENBERRY	Catharine BYRD
Lude GREENBERRY (Black)	Mar 24, 1883	Grand Chain, Illinois	Apr 10, 1930	Ed Greenberry	Catherine BYRD	Hattie GREENSBERRY	G.N. BOYD
Hugh Patrick HAGARTY (White)	Apr 8, 1860	Hamilton, Illinois	May 23, 1932	John HAGARTY	Ellen RAFFERTY	C.M. HAGARTY	G.A. JAMES
Priscilla HENDERSON (Colored)	Jan. 27, 1920	Kentucky	Jan. 27, 1920	Henry HENDERSON	Lucy PENN		W.A. JAMES

Alien HODGE (Colored)	Feb. 27, 1906	Kentucky	May 9, 1920	Charles HODGE	L.V. ROBINSON		M.O. COLES
John HODGE	1867	Tennessee	Jul 22, 1919	No Record	No Record	Mable CROSSLAND	Not Legible
Hattie JOHNSON (Colored)	Jan 19, 1896	Pulaski County, Illinois	Jan 6, 1928	Gus EWING	Emma LIALL	Bennie JOHNSON	W.H. ALDRED
Thomas MASSIE	May 7, 1859	Hollow Rock, Tennessee	Nov 11, 1945
Joe MATHIS (Colored)	Sep. 5, 1900	Grand Chain, Illinois	Mar 31, 1929	Joe MATHIS	Ellen BYRD	Witt MCCLELLAND

Bessie MCCLELLAND (Colored)	Aug 14,	Halswood, Kentucky	May 20, 1921	John CROSSLAND	Belle WINSTED	John CROSSLAND	E.D. RUFFIN
Ellen MCCLELLAND (Negro)	Jun. 8, 1869	Kentucky	Mar 24, 1941	Don’t Know	Lucy BOYED	Witt MCCLELLAND	N.W. WILSON
Flossie MCCLELLAND (Colored)	Jan 30, 1920	Illinois	Dec 30, 1922	Odie MCCLELLAND	Martha GARDNER	Martha MCCLELLAND	G.A. JAMES
Lena MCCLELLAND (Colored)	Feb. 13, 1874	Tennessee	Jul 20, 1917	Louis HODGE	DK	Witt MCCLELLAND	W.A. GAUNT
Luther MCCLELLAND (Colored)	Nov. 11, 1928	Tennessee	July 7, `928	Richard MCCLELLAND	Sallie RUTLEDGE	Leonard HOPE	Boyd JAMES
Anthony Wayne MERWIN (White)	Not Shown	Not Shown	Mar 5, 1932	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown
Hazel MILLER	Dec. 24, 1919	Not Shown	Apr. 24, 1921	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown
Henry Oliver MILLER (White)	Mar 22, 1881	Not Shown	Oct. 7, 1935	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown
Nickles Jerome MCELLIGOTT	Nov 25, 1881	New York City	May 5, 1917	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown
John James MELICK (White)	Oct 13, 1846	Ohio	Oct 6, 1922	George MELICK	Don’t Know	Eliza E. MELICK	U. ALDRED
Gola May Sally O’Neal (Negro)	Jan 26, 1914	Illinois	Mar 11, 1915	Wm O’NEAL	Myrtle HARPER	Myrtle O’NEAL	W.A. MONTGOMERY
Grace ROGERS (White)	March 9, 1892	Kentucky	Nov. 16, 1934	Illegible	Illegible	Charlie ROGERS
Amanda SCOTT		Humboldt, Tennessee	Sep 13, 1935		Fannie GUNERSON	George W. SCOTT	O.S. ROWLETT
Lue Alice SCOTT (Negro)		Mounds, Illinois	Mar, 14, 1932	T. TURNER		J. STEWART
Aline Fay Sharp (White)	Jan 13, 1929	Grand Chain, Illinois	Mar 15, 1929	Albert SHARP	Lucy DENANNE	Albert SHARP	N.W. WILSON
Elma Earline SHEHORN (White)	Mar 27, 1927	Pulaski	Sep 27, 1928	Earl SHEHORN	Eliva May SEVERLY	Earl SHEHORN	W.H. ALDRED
Geo SMITH (Black)	Jun 16, 1871	Henry Station, Tennessee	Jul 4, 1928	Geo SMITH	Mary HAYNE	Not Shown	E.D. RUFFIN
William M. SMITH (White)	Nov. 26, 1860	Williamson County, Illinois	March 13, 1939	Joseph SMITH	Sophia CLUTTS	Charles SMITH
Emma THOMPSON (Black)	May 12, 1908	Not Shown	Mar 11, 1931	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown	Not Shown
William WASHINGTON (Negro)	Oct. 25, 1830	Columbus, Mississippi	Mar. 7, 1931	Henry BROWN	Susie	James WASHINGTON	Ed B. GORE
Richard WIARD (White)	Nov 6, 1917	Pulaski County, Illinois	Oct 3, 1934	Amos WIARD	?Sarah WRIGHT	Not Shown	Not Shown
Coleman WOOLFOLK (Negro)	1868	Pulaski County	Jan. 12, 1936	Peter C. WOOLFOLK

Nannie WOOLFOLK (Negro)	Nov. 18, 1860	Grand Chain, Illinois	Oct 20, 1924	Richard MCCLELLAND	Don’t Know	Caley WOOLFOLK	Norman BOYD