ILLINOIS HISTORICAL ART PROJECT
ILLINOIS ARTISTS
IHAP has compiled histories of over 1,500 artists who meet the following criteria:·BORN before January 1900.·LIVED at least half their career in Illinois or closely attached to the state. Painters primarily, not sculptors or printmakers. IHAP makes no distinction about the style of an artist’s oeuvre; whether they were modernists, impressionists, genre painters, still-life artists, scenic artists, naïve painters, & c.
Artist Name Birth Death
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John W. Abbott |
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1898 |
February 17, 1975 Peoria, IL |
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Christian Abrahamsen |
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1887 |
January 24, 1983 Madison, WI |
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James Ackermann |
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Unknown |
After 1860 Peoria, IL? |
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David Livingstone Adam |
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1898 |
June 20, 1924 Chicago |
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Wilbur G. Adam |
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1898 |
March 23, 1973 Cincinnati OH |
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Elizabeth Livingston Adams |
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Unknown |
After 1914 Chicago? |
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Amy Adams |
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1886 |
After 1915 Lake Forest, IL? |
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Jean Crawford Adams |
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Unknown |
November 1972 Oak Park, IL |
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Helen W. Affeld |
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Unknown |
1918 Chicago |
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Gerda Maria Ahlm |
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1869 |
August 26, 1956 Chicago |
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Ivan LeLoranne Albright |
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1897 |
November 18, 1983 Woodstock, VT |
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Adam Emory Albright |
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1862 |
September 13, 1957 Warrenville, IL |
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Malvin Marr Albright |
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1897 |
September 1983 Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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George Ames Aldrich |
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1872 |
March 7, 1941 Chicago |
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Johanna S. Alexander |
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1894 |
After 1920 Chicago? |
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Margo Rafferty Alexander |
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Unknown |
May 1965 Los Angeles? |
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Jospeh Aliot |
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Unknown |
After 1897 Chicago? |
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Sol Allen |
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1874 |
? |
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Joseph Allworthy |
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1892 |
August 17, 1991 Chicago |
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Hattie A. Allyn |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Peter Magnus Almini |
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1825 |
October 16, 1890 Chicago |
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Lillian Alt |
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Unknown |
After 1955~ Chesterton, IN? |
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Norman Andersen |
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1894 |
August 1968 Chicago |
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Carl J. Anderson |
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Unknown |
After 1900 Chicago? |
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Anne P. Anderson |
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Unknown |
After 1940 Chicago? |
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Alma Josephine Anderson |
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1896 |
After 1962 Carmel, CA? |
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Herbert Rich Anderson |
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1884 |
Februay 6, 1947 Altadena, CA |
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Axel A. Andreen |
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Unknown |
After 1904 Chicago? |
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Alice Cornelia Andrew |
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1881 |
September 5, 1971 Ogle County, IL |
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Anthony Angarola |
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1893 |
August 15, 1929 Chicago |
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Boris Anisfeld |
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1879 |
December 4, 1973 Waterford, CT |
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Donald Lee Ansley |
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1891 |
March 1973 Los Angeles, CA |
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John Raymond Appel |
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1898 |
September 7, 1924 Chicago |
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1883 |
July 2, 1971 Chicago |
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Louise Van Voorhis Armstrong |
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Unknown |
After 1922 Chicago, Manistee, MI? |
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Axel Arnold |
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1884 |
After 1909 Chicago? |
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Frederick Lathrop Arnold |
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1871 |
June 6, 1910 Chicago |
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Harold W. Arnold |
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1875 |
May 27, 1946 Buffalo, NY |
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Margaret Artingstall |
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1883 |
February 18, 1951 Chicago |
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Simeon Ast |
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Unknown |
After 1920 Chicago? |
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H. J. Atkins |
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Unknown |
After 1906 Aurora, IL? |
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Lily C. Atkinson |
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Unknown |
August 28, 1899 Chicago |
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Carol Aus |
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1865 |
May 19, 1934 Chicago |
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Max F. Autenrieb |
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1891 |
February 16, 1987 Edwardsville, IL |
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Sam H. Avery |
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1885 |
After 1971 Chicago? |
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Augusta S. Ayres |
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Unknown |
After 1896 Chicago? |
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Richard Fayerweather Babcock |
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1887 |
February 22, 1954 Evanston, IL |
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Edith Jane Bacon |
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1879 |
June 17, 1970 Evanston, IL |
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Christian Ucherman Bagge |
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1880 |
August 7, 1932 Chicago |
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Salcia Bahnc |
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1898 |
After 1959 Chicago? |
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LaForce Bailey |
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1893 |
January 15, 1962 Urbana, IL |
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William Baptiste Baird |
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1888 |
After 1898 Paris/Chicago? |
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Ruth Llewellyn Baird |
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Unknown |
After 1940 Winnetka? |
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Frances Louise Baker |
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1882 |
After 1908 Lake Forest, IL? |
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Margaret S. Baker |
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1871 |
After 1920 Monrovia, CA? |
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Raymond A. Baker |
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1871 |
After 1940 |
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Martha Susan Baker |
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1887 |
December 21, 1911 Chicago |
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George Oscar Baker |
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Unknown |
May 4, 1948 Winter Park, FL |
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Ethel N. Barker |
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Unknown |
After 1916 Chicago? |
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Viola Hodgson Barloga |
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1890 |
March 28, 1957 Rockford, IL |
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Myrtle Townsend Barnitz |
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1864 |
April 20, 1946 Glenview, IL |
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Henry Wilson Barnitz |
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1865 |
December 16, 1916 Glenview, IL |
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Lillian M. Bartels |
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Unknown |
After 1899 Chicago/Paris? |
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Frederic Clay Bartlett |
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1873 |
June 25, 1953 Beverly, MA |
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Ernest Basebe |
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Unknown |
After 1917 Chicago? |
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Frances Christine Bassett |
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1880 |
After 1905 Chicago? |
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Julius H. Baumer |
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1848 |
May 12, 1917 Chicago |
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Peter Baumgras |
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1827 |
October 18, 1903 Chicago |
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Metalois Amaliem Baur |
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1882 |
August 17, 1937 Chicago |
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Martha A. Beck |
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1874 |
After 1913 Elgin |
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H. K. Beck |
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Unknown |
After 1913 Elgin? |
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Benjamin J. Beck |
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Unknown |
June 25, 1950 Chicago |
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Amariah Dwight Beecher |
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1834 |
October 29, 1896 Chicago |
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Frances Mae Beem |
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Unknown |
After 1956 Chicago? |
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Richard Beenfliet |
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Unknown |
After 1912 Chicago? |
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Alexander Richard Beers |
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1882 |
After 1924 Chicago? |
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Betty Zimmerman Beeson |
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1897 |
After 1933 Chicago/Silver Lake, WI? |
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Helene Warder Beggs |
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1882 |
October 1970 Santa Barbara, CA |
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Joseph Behensky |
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1875 |
1945 Cicero |
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Ernest Theodore Behr |
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1862 |
March 10, 1922 Chicago |
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David Bekker |
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1897 |
January 23, 1956 Chicago |
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Helen Hudson Below |
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1887 |
After 1968 Oak Park? |
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Roffe Beman |
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1891 |
July 23, 1940 Chicago |
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Enella Benedict |
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1858 |
April 6, 1942 Richmond, VA |
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Martha S. Bensley |
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Unknown |
After 1913 Chicago? |
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Tressa Pond Benson |
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1896 |
January 1987 Lanark Village, FL |
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Julia Matilde Berger |
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1878 |
July 13, 1905 Chicago |
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Amanda Emma Berglund |
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1879 |
May 5, 1965 Chicago |
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Tullea Brigetta Bergstrom |
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1885 |
January 29, 1967 Chicago |
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James W. Berry |
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1805 |
January 7, 1877 Decatur, IL |
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Bertram Besebe |
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Unknown |
After 1920 Chicago? |
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Willard Sewell Best |
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1872 |
September 21, 1946 Chicago |
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Harold Harington Betts |
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1883 |
After 1930 |
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Theon Betts |
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1897 |
December 1, 1976 Chicago |
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Edwin Daniel Betts |
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1879 |
February 1915 Chicago |
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Edwin Daniel Betts |
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1847 |
January 31, 1915 Chicago |
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Emilie Beutlich |
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Unknown |
1965 Chicago |
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Anton B. Beutlich |
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1866 |
December 16, 1929 Chicago |
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George Emile Bielenberg |
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1879 |
November 1972 Big Rock, IA |
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Benedetto B. Bieletto |
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Unknown |
After 1915 Chicago? |
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Charles Biesel |
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1893 |
August 5, 1945 Chicago, IL |
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Fred Biesel |
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1865 |
October 10, 1954 Furnessville, IN |
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Alma Seymour Bigelow |
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1868 |
December 24, 1975 Zion, IL |
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Daniel Folger Bigelow |
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1823 |
July 14, 1910 Chicago |
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Charles Bowen Bigelow |
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1859 |
October 19, 1924 Rockton, IL |
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Folger Allen Bigelow |
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1884 |
September 16, 1891 Chicago |
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Angelo Konstantine Bilder |
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1898 |
September 1996 still living, Dekalb, IL |
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Emil Biorn |
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1864 |
July 30, 1935 Chicago |
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1864 |
August 4, 1933 Milwaukee, WI |
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Kathleen Blackshear |
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1897 |
October 14, 1988 Navasota, TX |
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Harriet Blackstone |
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1864 |
March 16, 1939 New York, NY |
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Merle Arlow Blackwood |
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1898 |
Still Active October 1996 |
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Charles George Blake |
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1866 |
After 1940 St. Petersburg, FL? |
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Helen Blanchard |
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Unknown |
After 1947 Chicago? |
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Marie Elsa Blanke |
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1879 |
September 2, 1961 VT |
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Ruth M. Blankmeyer |
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1895 |
March 1979 Sylvania, OH |
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Carlotta Blaurock |
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1866 |
After 1904 Chicago? |
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Benjamin Blessum |
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1877 |
October 4, 1954 Lake Villa, IL |
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Lars Axel Blombergson |
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1841 |
1879 November 18, Moline, IL |
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Elsie P. Bloom |
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1899 |
April 25, 1974 Lake Villa, IL |
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Mary L. Bockius |
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Unknown |
After 1924 Wilmette? |
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Mark Robinson Bodell |
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1891 |
December 2, 1950 Glen Ellyn, IL |
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Arne Bodholdt |
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1892 |
April 11, 1966 Evanston, IL |
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J. Clarence Bodine |
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Unknown |
After 1919 Chicago? |
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Theodore A. Boecker |
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Unknown |
After 1916 Oak Park? |
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Carl A. Bohnen |
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1871 |
December 31, 1951 Wilmette, IL |
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Joseph Bolegard |
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1889 |
After 1930 Chicago, New York City? |
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Francis Nicholson Bond |
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1890 |
After 1928 Chicago |
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Kate Lee Bond |
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Unknown |
January 1976 Thousand Oaks, CA |
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Hans Borgersen |
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1877 |
After 1905 Chicago? |
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John William Borgeson |
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1879 |
July 13, 1963 San Rafael, CA |
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Emma C. Borms |
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1867 |
November 30, 1951 Elmhurst, IL |
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Neal Bose |
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1894 |
After 1930 Evanston? |
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Winifred Bosworth-Downes |
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1885 |
After 1927 Elgin? |
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Ethel D'Arcy Boulton |
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Unknown |
After 1895 Highland Park, IL? |
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Dora Josephine Bourscheid |
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1854 |
November 2, 1933 Peoria, IL |
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Charles Edward Boutwood |
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Unknown |
After 1933 Chicago? |
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Helen L. Bowman |
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1892 |
1931 Tremont, IN |
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Frances Thorp Bowman |
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1851 |
October 22, 1972 Evanston, IL |
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Marie Boyd |
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1896 |
After 1908 Paris/Chicago? |
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Helen Louise Boyd |
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Unknown |
July 11, 1967 Santa Fe, NM |
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Charles Earl Bradbury |
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1888 |
September 17, 1967 Los Angeles, CA |
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Florence Augustine Bradley |
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1853 |
After 1904 Chicago? |
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Gustave Adolph Brand |
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1863 |
May 27, 1944 Chicago |
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Karl C. Brandner |
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1898 |
October 26, 1961 Berwyn, IL |
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Henry A. Brandt |
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1862 |
After 1933 Chicago? |
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Grace J. Brantingham |
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Unknown |
After 1905 Rockford? |
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Lorene Bredeweg |
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1899 |
February 12, 1980 Quincy, IL |
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Theodosia Warner Breed |
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1895 |
1985 Freeport, IL |
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Arno Bretsnyder |
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1885 |
July 26, 1969 Chicago |
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J. Ernest Brierly |
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Unknown |
After 1940 Chicago? |
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Frank Clark Bromley |
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1859 |
May 16, 1890 Toledo, OH |
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Rudolph Bronesky |
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1890 |
After 1940 Chicago? |
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Stephen G. Bronesky |
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Unknown |
After 1940 Chicago? |
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Nell Danely Brooker |
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1875 |
After 1909 Urbana, IL? |
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Frances Mary Brooks |
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1845 |
December 22, 1922 Chicago |
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Alden Finney Brooks |
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1840 |
June 13, 1932 Winnetka, IL |
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Louise Norton Brown |
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1824 |
After 1905? |
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Abigail Keyes Brown |
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1890 |
After 1940 Rockford? |
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Ethel I. Brown |
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1842 |
After 1963 Chesterton, IN |
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Elmore J. Brown |
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1899 |
April 1968 Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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Robert E. Brown |
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1891 |
December 12, 1923 Chicago |
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Paul Brown |
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1869 |
July 30, 1893 Chicago |
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Charles McCarty Brown |
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Unknown |
March 17, 1897 Aurora, IL |
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Charles Francis Browne |
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1859 |
March 29, 1920 Waltham, MA |
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Harriet Brownell |
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Unknown |
After 1896 Barry, IL? |
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Hugo Brunquist |
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1885 |
After 1925 Chicago? |
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Jennie Byrd Bryan |
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1857 |
1919 |
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Julian Edwards Bryant |
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1836 |
May 14, 1865 Texas |
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Carl F. Bryhn |
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Unknown |
After 1924 Chicago? |
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Helen C. Buch |
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Unknown |
After 1910 Chicago? |
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Anthony Buchta |
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1896 |
December 20, 1967 Nashville, IN |
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Lawrence Buck |
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1865 |
August 17, 1929 Ravinia, IL |
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Claude Buck |
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1890 |
August 4, 1974 Santa Barbara, CA |
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Jeannette Buckley |
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Unknown |
September 19, 1945 Monrovia, CA |
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Mary Guion Buehr |
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1871 |
July 14, 1962 Orwell, VT |
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Karl Albert Buehr |
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1866 |
September 22, 1952 Chicago |
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Milada L. Bulena |
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Unknown |
After 1925 Chicago? |
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Katherine M. Bulliet |
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1880 |
May 21, 1946 Chicago |
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John Arnold Bunch |
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1860 |
July 14, 1938 Peoria, IL |
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Elbridge Ayer Burbank |
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1858 |
March 21, 1949 San Francisco, CA |
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Copeland Charles Burg |
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1895 |
October 21, 1961 Chicago |
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Ida Josephine Burgess |
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1858 |
1934 New York, NY |
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J. J. Burghoffer |
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Unknown |
September 10, 1907 Chicago? |
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Louis A. Burk |
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1845 |
May 24, 1914 Bloomington, IL |
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Almira Sarah Burnham |
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1840 |
December 6, 1932 Bloomington, IL |
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Anita Willets Burnham |
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1880 |
July 7, 1958 Winnetka, IL |
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Edward Everett Burr |
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1895 |
After 1953 Urbana ? |
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Walter Wilcox Burridge |
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1857 |
June 25, 1913 Albuquerque, NM |
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Alice Louise Burton |
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Unknown |
After 1899 Chicago? |
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John A. Bush Jr. |
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1829 |
1915 Peoria |
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Adelyn Barnes Bushnell |
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1876 |
After 1917 Chicago? |
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Lena H. Butler |
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Unknown |
After 1893 Chicago? |
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Herbert E. Butler |
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1860 |
After 1915 Paris? |
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Edward Burgess Butler |
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1853 |
February 20, 1928 Pasadena, CA |
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Samuel Byer |
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1882 |
February 9, 1966 Oak Forest, IL |