The Lane Register Newspaper
August through December 1863
Married and Died Notices
Extracted by Laurel Urlaub Hendrickson April 2006

Died
"In military hospital at Vicksburg, on the 8th of August [1863] of 
Typoid Fever and Chronic Dysentery, ROBERT McCLELLAN ADAMS, 
aged 30 years"

Married
"At the residence of the bride, August 27th [1863] by Rev. S. Guyer
Mr. DANIEL ABEL to Miss MARY A HIGLEY all of Polo"

Married
"At the residence of Dr. Lane in Rockford on September 3d [1863] by
Rev. W. T. Smithett, FRED A BRISTOL and ELIDA M BRICE"

Died
"At Vicksburg September 8th [1863] SAMUEL CURTAIN aged 22 years,
of White Rock a member of Sparr?strom's Battery 2d Illinois Artillery"

Died
"At Vicksburg August 3d [1863], of Disentery JOHN R SWARTMOUT 
member of Co. E. 13th Regiment Illinois Voluntery"

Married
"On the 4th inst. at the residence of Dr. D. R. Lee, Indian Mound, Oregon, 
Ogle County, Illinois by J. Seyster Esq., OTTO WETTSTEIN of Lane and
Miss LOUISE TRACY of Pine Rock."
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Married
"In Lane October 29th [1863] at the hom eof Mr. Walruth by Rev. S. H. Weller
Mr. J. F. BRAN and Miss JANETTER A PAYNE both of Dement"

Married
"On Thanksgiving Eve by Rev. S. H. Weller at the residence of the brides father,
Moses Lovejoy, WALTER E. LEWIS and Miss ELIZABETH M. LOVEJOY"