Newspaper Articles
Monroe County, Illinois

| 1862 | . |
| Henry Kaemper married Catherina Gocksha Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 16 May 1862 |
| 1864 | . |
| William Bade married Christina Klein Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 12 February 1864 |
| 1865 | . |
|
Dinner at Tipton To Raise Funds to Furnish St. Patrick's Church Submitted by Cynthia Vogel |
The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 25 August 1865 |
| Support for the Fenian cause in Monroe Co. Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 19 January 1865 |
| Monroe Co. Boys in 1st Missouri Cavalry discharged. Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 30 June 1865 |
| Thomas Wall married Elizabeth Ditch. Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 16 June 1865 |
| 1866 | . |
| Meeting of Irishmen at Daniel O'Leary's Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 9 November 1866 |
| 1867 | . |
|
Submitted by Cynthia Vogel |
The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 4 January 1867 |
| Bersche married Acker Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 21 June 1867 |
| Kaemper married Kimmel Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 10 May 1867 |
| 1868 | . |
| Francis Burke elected Justice of the Peace Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 3 April 1868 |
| 1870 | . |
| Bode married Lofinck Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 26 May 1870 |
| Schular married Frierdich Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 26 May 1870 |
| 1871 | |
| Kruse married Hempe Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 16 November 1871 |
| 1873 | |
| Rickert married Ziebold Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Waterloo Advocate Issue of 5 June 1873 |
| 1877 | . |
| FERRY. Sportsmen, Teamsters and Farmers Take Notice. Submitted by Janet Flynn | Waterloo Advocate, May 17, 1877 |
| 1884 | . |
| The Work of Jealousy - Double Murder Submitted by Kerry Patrick | The Evening Observer Dunkirk, New York, Saturday, May 17, 1884 |
| 1889 | . |
| A SORRY SEQUEL To a Domestic Tragedy of the Past Submitted by Kerry Patrick | The Decatur Daily Despatch Decatur, Illinois, Friday Morning, September 13, 1889 |
| 1892 | . |
| Mrs. Mulquinn of East St. Louis is visiting Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Republican, Waterloo, Illinois June 30, 1892 |
| 1893 | . |
|
J.A. Burke was called to Victoria, MO Submitted by Cynthia Vogel |
The Republican, Waterloo, Illinois, March 16, 1893 |
| Beckerle and Rau marriage Submitted by Cynthia Vogel | The Republican, Waterloo, Illinois Aug 24, 1893 |
| 1894 | . |
| George Meyer lodged in County Jail Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times August 23, 1894 |
| Marriages Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times August 23, 1894 |
| Local News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times August 23, 1894 |
| Serious Accident - Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star - August 30, 1894 |
| Hecker News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times August 30, 1894 |
| 1897 | . |
| Ed F. Schoening recently received notice of the death of his uncle. Submitted by Janet Flynn | The Waterloo Republican, May 6, 1897 |
| 1900 | . |
| Deaths Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| Burksville Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| Columbia Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| Harrisonville Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| Hecker Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| Ivy Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| Mitchie Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| Monroe City Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| New Order Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , March 8, 1900 |
| Ames News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , May 3, 1900 |
| Chalfin Bridge News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , May 3, 1900 |
| Columbia News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , May 3, 1900 |
| Harrisonville News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , May 3, 1900 |
| Ivy News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , May 3, 1900 |
| Merrimac News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican , May 3, 1900 |
| Prairie du Rocher News | The Waterloo Republican , May 3, 1900 |
| Columbia Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star, June 14, 1900 |
| Hecker Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star, June 14, 1900 |
| Hecker (too late for last week) Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star, June 14, 1900 |
| Merrimac Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star, June 14, 1900 |
| Miles Prairie Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star, June 14, 1900 |
| Mitchie Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star, June 14, 1900 |
| 1915 | . |
| 1915 Is Welcomed By Many Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| At Bickelhaupt’s Hall Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| Dance at Coxeville Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| William Boedecker Sr. - Cut Hand in Saw Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| The Trios Dance Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| New Year’s Wake given by Miss Josephine Scharfenberger Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| Were Not Married Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| Fed the Oysters Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| Fed Them Roast Pig Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| Surprise birthday party at the home of Edmund Hoffmann of Burksville Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| Roast Turkey Supper - Sts. Peter and Paul’s parsonage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| Have a Watch Party Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| W. O. W. Elect Officers Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times January 11, 1915 |
| Basketball Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Burksville News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Cedar Line News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Columbia News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Court Notes Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Death Doings Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Coming Events Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Goeddeltown News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Hecker News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Ivy Landing News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Miss Ivie Lilly Married Lilly-Ballard Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| The Marrying Justices Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Monroe City News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Personals Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Renault News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| St. Joe News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Conrad Wagner - Blood Poisoning Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Wartburg News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| West Hecker News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times March 26, 1915 |
| Brandt – Eckert (Marriage) Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Burksville School Grades Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Card of Thanks Mrs. George Satter Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| City Dads Meet in Regular Monthly Session Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Waterloo Coming Events Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Official Proceedings Of the County Commissioners of Monroe County Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Confirmation Class of St. Paul’s Evangelical Church Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Farmers’ Institute Meeting Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| March Grades Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Marriage Licenses Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Marrying Justices Have Busy Week – Perform Four Ceremonies Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Public Sale Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Real Estate Transfers Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Busy Prairie News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Columbia News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Foster Pond News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Monroe City News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Renault News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| St. Joe News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Wartburg News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| West Hecker News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| In Memoriam of Herman W. C. Mueller Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Personals Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 9, 1915 |
| Burksville News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 16, 1915 |
| China Wedding - Mr. & Mrs. John A. Keim, Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 16, 1915 |
| Columbia News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 16, 1915 |
| Mitchie News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 16, 1915 |
| Monroe City News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 16, 1915 |
| Wartburg News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 16, 1915 |
| West Hecker News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 16, 1915 |
| Newsy Notes Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 16, 1915 |
| Barn Burned Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Base Ball Babble Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Coerver - McMurtrey Marriage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Freimuth - Wischmeyer Marriage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Marriage Licenses Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Metzger - Mentel Marriage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Entertains Sewing Club Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Bridal Shower Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Cedar Line News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Entertained Relatives (G. C. Smith) Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Coming Events Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Two Heckerites Injured Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Kissel Bound Over Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Married by Demint Henzel-Whelan Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Surprise Party Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Personals Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 23, 1915 |
| Sisters Have Close Call Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 30, 1915 |
| Decided to Build - Members of St. Paul’s Evangelical Church Met Sunday Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times April 30, 1915 |
| Coming Events Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 7, 1915 |
| Farmer Killed by Train Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 7, 1915 |
| Local News Notes Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 7, 1915 |
| Marriages Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 7, 1915 |
| Marriage Licenses Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 7, 1915 |
| Base Ball Babble Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 21, 1915 |
| Bridal Shower Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 21, 1915 |
| Bushy Prairie News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 21, 1915 |
| Coming Events Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 21, 1915 |
| Marriage Licenses Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 21, 1915 |
| St. Joe News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 21, 1915 |
| Columbia News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September, 1915 |
| Monroe City News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September, 1915 |
| Vulcan News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September, 1915 |
| Burkhardt - Dixon Marriage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| Einwich - Vogt Marriage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| Crowe - Cowell Marriage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| Miller - Knapp Marriage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| Ruch -Rehling Marriage Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| Telephone Talk Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| Weekly Bulletin of Coming Events Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| Church Struck By Lightening Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| Notice - To Whom It May Concern Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times September 24, 1915 |
| School Grades For September | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| “Bill” Didn’t Change Her Name Much - Burkhardt - Burckhardt Marriage | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| 75th Anniversary Evangelical Synod | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| Brown - Meyerscough Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| Mrs. Louden Loses Circuit Court Case Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| Marriage Licenses Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| Real Estate Transfers Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| Rather Tall For Fourteen Years Old Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| Auto Truck Ditched Occupants Unhurt Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 15, 1915 |
| Straw Takes Fire Horses Seared | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| Church Wedding in Columbia Tuesday - Wecker-Toenjes | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| School Notes | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| $3,500 Alienation Verdict For Diesel | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| A Lonely and Neglected Spot | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| Miss Louisa Wall Weds in St. Louis | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| Well-Known Doctor Becomes a Benedict Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| Card of Thanks (Family of Thomas Laub). Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| St. Louis Matron Entertains Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| Notice- To whom it may concern Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| Picture Machine Damaged by Vandals Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| $5.00 Reward Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| This is Not Sitting Bull Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| Squire Demint Has a Double-Header Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| Weekly Bulletin of Coming Events Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 22, 1915 |
| The Clover Leaf Walking Club Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Columbia News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Waterloo Couple Married Saturday Kaufmann-Heinrichs Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Fults News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Philip Lilach Ran Over By Train Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Maeystown News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Personals Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Voris Silver Wedding Anniversary Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Vulcan News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Wartburg News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times October 29, 1915 |
| Honor to Who Honor is Due, Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Cemetery cleaned. | The Waterloo Times November 5, 1915 |
| Marriage Licenses | The Waterloo Times November 5, 1915 |
| Waterloo Public School Grades | The Waterloo Times November 5, 1915 |
| Church Wedding at Wartburg - Buettner - Althoff | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Columbia News | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Fults News | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Ivy Landing News | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Madonnaville News | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Valmeyer News | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Vulcan News | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Wartburg News | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Lytz and Fabel Marriage | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Youth Going Blind Ends His Life (John Taake) | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Mary and Martha Euchre - Souvenirs | The Waterloo Times November 12, 1915 |
| Umpire Diehl Died Suddenly | The Waterloo Times December 3, 1915 |
| Al. James Again Becomes Benedict - Fike-James | The Waterloo Times December 3, 1915 |
| Waterloo Girl Becomes A Bride, Stumpf - Klump | The Waterloo Times December 3, 1915 |
| "Blitz" Kalbitz Becomes A Benedict, Heck-Kalbitz | The Waterloo Times December 3, 1915 |
| Recovers His Sight At Age Of 91 - Leonard Kaffenberger | The Waterloo Times December 3, 1915 |
| Tried To Get Game Warden In Bad | The Waterloo Times December 10, 1915 |
| Marriage Licenses | The Waterloo Times December 10, 1915 |
| Real Estate Transfers | The Waterloo Times December 10, 1915 |
| 1923 | . |
| Columbia News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Dec 5, 1923 |
| Maeystown News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Dec 5, 1923 |
| Notice (F. Wiesenborn) Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Dec 5, 1923 |
| 1928 | . |
| Local News - Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star - Mar 15, 1928 |
| Local News Items Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star - Sep 27, 1928 |
| Local News 2 - Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star - Sep 27, 1928 |
| 1930 | . |
| Local News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Columbia Star - Jun 12, 1930 |
| 1934 | . |
| Fults News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Dec 26, 1934 |
| Columbia News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Dec 26, 1934 |
| East Fults News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Dec 26, 1934 |
| Miles Prairie News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Dec 26, 1934 |
| 1936 | |
| Diamond Jubilee Catholic School - Anniversary is Celebrated with Interesting Program Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - September 2, 1936 |
| 1941 | . |
| Steppig - Meyers (marriage) Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Sep 24, 1941 |
| Trankle - Hill (marriage) Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Republican - Sep 24, 1941 |
| 1942 | . |
| Burksville News Submitted by Jean Jung | The Waterloo Times May 6, 1942 |
| Columbia News | The Waterloo Times May 6, 1942 |
| East Fults News | The Waterloo Times May 6, 1942 |
| Hecker News | The Waterloo Times May 6, 1942 |
| North Fults | The Waterloo Times May 6, 1942 |
| South Valmeyer | The Waterloo Times May 6, 1942 |
| 1971 | |
| Hoffman’s to Have 50th Anniversary | The Waterloo Republican, November 10, 1971 |
| Pours Celebrate 50th Anniversary | The Waterloo Republican, November 10, 1971 |
| Valmeyer News | The Waterloo Republican, November 10, 1971 |
| 1990 | |
| Five Generations, Surnames: Finnerty, Hern, Rehmer | The Waterloo Republic Times Wednesday July 11, 1990 |
| Unknown Year | |
| Morrison-Talbott Library gets copy of Civil War Document Donated | |
| Juelfs Family Farm Earned State Centennial Status | . |
| Five Generations, Hern Family Surnames: Hern, Worley, Juelfs | . |