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Linebarger, Nancy,
Joliet Signal, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. 33, No. 49, Page 8, Friday, April 25, 1876.

Death of a Pioneer. - On Sunday, Mrs. Nancy Linebarger, of Jackson, died at her residence in that town, after a protracted illness. Mrs. Linebarger was the relict of Henry Linebarger, who was called hence over 30 years ago, she became a resident of the farm where she ended her days. She was therefore one of the earliest settlers of the county, and suffered all the privations and hardships of frontier life. She was a lady of rare worth, benevolent and kind, and was universally respected and esteemed by all her neighbors and acquaintances. Her death is lamented by a large circle of relatives and friends. The funeral takes place to-day from her late residence.

The Joliet Daily Republic and Sun, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. X, No. 2968, Page 4, Sunday, July 8, 1883.

Died LINEBARGER-Geo. Linebarger, one of the pioneers of Will county, Ill., died at Elwood Thursday. He had resided in Will county nearly fifty years.

George Linebarger,
The Joliet Signal, Joliet, Illinois, July 17, 1883, Vol. 41, No. 10, Page 1.

Death of an Old Pioneer ----- One by one the old pioneers of this county are taken hence, and the time is not far distant when none will remain to detail to us the thrilling perils, privations and hardships of frontier life. George Linebarger, the old pioneer of Jackson's Grove, died at his home in Elwood, on the morning of the 6th inst., aged 73 years.
Mr. Linebarger came to this county more than fifty years ago, when the whole country was a wilderness, inhabited by savages and wild beasts. He lived to see it reclaimed and cultivated and brought to the high state of civilization and improvement it now presents, and contributed his share to accomplish that desirable end. He was a man of sterling integrity, enterprising and public spirited. No man in the southern part of the county was better known, or more highly esteemed for his noble qualities of head and heart. He leaves a wife and a large family of children, most of whom are married and honored and respected in the localities where they reside. The funeral took place on the 8th from the Methodist Church of Elwood, of which he had been a benefactor, and was the largest assemblage of the kind ever witnessed in that town.

Linebarger, George,
Joliet Signal, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. 41, No. 10, Page 1, July 17, 1883.

Death of an Old Pioneer. - One by one the old pioneers of this county are taken hence, and the time is not far distant when none will remain to detail to us the thrilling perils, privations and hardships of frontier life. George Linebarger, the old pioneer of Jackson's Grove, died at his home in Elwood, on the morning of the 6th inst., aged 73 years. Mr. Linebarger came to this county more than fifty years ago, when the whole country was a wilderness, inhabited by savages and wild beasts. He lived to see it reclaimed and cultivated and brought to the high state of civilization and improvement it now presents, and contributed his share to accomplish that desirable end. He was a man of sterling integrity, enterprising and public spirited. No man in the southern part of the county was better known, or more highly esteemed for his noble qualities of head and heart. He leaves a wife and a large family of children, most of whom are married and honored and respected in the localities where they reside. The funeral took place on the 8th from the Methodist Church of Elwood, of which he had been a benefactor, and was the largest assemblage of the kind ever witnessed in that town.

Linebarger, Johnathan H.,
The Joliet Weekly News, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. XVII, No.3, Page 8, Friday, November 10, 1893.

ELWOOD - The remains of John Linebarger, of Iowa, were brought to the Brown church last Sunday. Funeral services were held there, and then the cortege wended its way to the cemetery near by, where he was laid to rest. Mr. Linebarger was, we believe, born in Jackson Grove and lived there until some years after marriage. For some years he has lived in Iowa. He was fifty-seven years of age.

Linebarger, Lewis H.,
The Joliet Daily News, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. XVII, No. 33, Page 8, Friday, June 8, 1894.

ELWOOD L. H. Linebarger, late of Peotone, died at the home of his parents in Jackson Grove Wednesday morning. Funeral Thursday afternoon.

Linebarger, Elizabeth Phillips,
The Joliet Daily Republican, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. XXXI, No. 301, Page 8, Monday, December 23, 1901.

DIED - LINEBARGER - Sunday morning at her home in Jackson. Elizabeth Phillips, wife of A. J. Linebarger. Funeral from the home Tuesday Dec. 24, at 1 a.m. Burial at Brown cemetery.

Linebarger, Sarah,
The Daily Republican, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. XXXIV, No. 34, Page 2, Friday, February 10, 1905.

REMAINS BROUGHT HOME - The remains of the late Mrs. Sarah Linebarger, who died on Thursday, February 9, at her home in Clarion, Iowa, were brought here today over the Rock Island. Mrs. Linebarger was an old resident in this section, having been born in 1839 near what is now known as Wilmington, and was married to J. H. Linebarger, who died in 1893. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Eli Roderick, of Elwood, as well as a number of more distant relatives. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 11 o'clock in the Brown church and interment will be made in the Brown cemetery.

Linebarger, Susannah,
Joliet Evening Herald, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. I, No. 69, Page 6, Friday, February 10, 1905.

FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE TOMORROW - Elwood, Feb. 10. - The funeral services of Mrs. John Linebarger will be held at the Brown church on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Linebarger is a sister to Mrs. Eli Roderick of this place and was formerly a resident here, but for a number of years has resided in the west.

The Joliet Weekly Republican, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. 59, No. 29, Page 2, Friday, February 17, 1905.

ELWOOD The funeral services of Mrs. Sarah Linebarger were held at the Brown church on Saturday at 11 o'clock, Rev. Nye, pastor of the Elwood Presbyterian church officiated, assisted by Barkle, of the Methodist church. The singing was by the Misses Beattie and Nye, both of Elwood. Sarah Linebarger, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Davis, was born on July 2, 1838, died Feb. 9, 1905. She married Jonathan H. Linebarger on Feb. 27, 1857. To them were born seven children, of whom three are living - Mary E, John H, and George E. Mrs. Linebarger was a stanch member of the Methodist church from 1857 until her death.
We desire to thank the friends who so kindly assisted us in our bereavement - in the loss of our mother and sister. Mrs. Sarah Linebarger. John H. Linebarger, Mary E. Johnston, Geo. E. Linebarger, Mrs. Eli Roderick.

Pinneo, Rachael Ettie Rachael Linebarger, Mrs. Burton Alva Pinneo, dau. of George and Ann (Porter) Linebarger.,
The Joliet News, Joliet, Illinois, 38th Year, No. 151, Page 9, October 5, 1914.

DEATHS - PINNEO - Rachael Eddie, wife of B. A. Pinneo, aged 52 years, died this morning at 9:25 o'clock at Silver Cross hospital. Deceased is survived by her husband and six children, three sons, Glen A. Pinneo, of Isola, Miss.; Otto F. and Burton A. Pinneo, Joliet, and three daughters, Mrs. Clarence Peet, Rachael E. and Ruth E. Pinneo.
The remains have been removed to the home 308 Willow avenue, and the plans for the funeral will be arranged later.

Joliet Evening Herald-News, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. X, No. 282, Page 3, Monday, October 5, 1914.

DEATHS PINNEO - RACHAEL ETTIE PINNEO, wife of E. A. Pinneo, died at 9:25 this morning at St. Joseph's hospital at the age of 52 years. Besides the husband, the following children survive: Glenn of Isola, Miss.; Mrs. Clarence Peet, Otho, Burton A., Rachael A., Ruth E., all of Joliet. Funeral notice later.

Joliet Evening Herald-News, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. X, No. 283, Page 3, Tuesday, October 6, 1914.

PINNEO-THE FUNERAL OF MRS. E. A. Pinneo will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home., 308 Willow avenue to the Willow Avenue Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Brown's cemetery at Jackson.

Linebarger, Lewis,
The Joliet News, Joliet, Illinois, 38th Year, No. 234, Page 8, Wednesday, January 13, 1915.

DEATHS - LINEBARGER - The remains of Lewis Linebarger, aged 75 years, a pioneer of Jackson township, will be brought here from Kent, Iowa, for burial. The service will be held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock from Brown's church, Jackson.

The Joliet News, Joliet, Illinois, 38th Year, No. 235, Page 9, Thursday, January 14, 1915.

OLD JACKSON MAN BURIED TOMORROW - Tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock services will be held in Brown church in Jackson township, over the remains of a resident of that township many years ago - Lewis Linebarger. He was born there Oct. 5, 1838, and lived there as a farmer before the war. He was married there Dec. 19, 1860, to Mary A. Noel, and died Jan. 12, 1915, at his home in Kent, Union county, Iowa, aged 76 years. The body will be brought to Jackson township for burial in Brown cemetery. The widow survives, and also two children, H. N. Linebarger, of Tiffany, Colorado, and Mrs. A. A. Wright, of Houston, Texas. A daughter, Eva, died when she was 2 years of age. Deceased was a member of the 100th Illinois, and a Mason.
Mr. Linebarger moved from Jackson township in 1869, going to Central Illinois, where he engaged in the grain and banking business until 1883, when he went to St. Louis. He was there for three years in the commission business, going next to Oxford, Iowa, where he was in the grain business from 1886 to 1894. He then moved to Southwestern Iowa, following the banking business. He retired from active business cares in 1908.
Mr. Linebarger will be recalled only by some of the older residents of Jackson and by some of the veterans of the 100th.

Linebarger, Andrew Jackson,
The Joliet News, Joliet, Illinois, 38th Year, No. 276, Page 18, Wednesday, March 3, 1915.

OLDEST DEMOCRAT DEAD IN JACKSON - A. J. Linebarger, oldest living Democrat in Will county, and the second white child born in Will county, is dead at his home in Jackson, aged 81. (Photo) A. J. LINEBARGER He was born January 7, 1834. Mr. Linebarger leaves two daughters, Mrs. J. R. McCleary, of Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. Elvis Noel, of Jackson. The funeral will be on Friday at 10:30 with burial in Brown cemetery.

Linebarger, Mary Noel,
Joliet Evening Herald-News, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. XX, No. 212, Page 2, Friday, June 19, 1924.

MRS. LINEBARGER SUCCUMBS IN IOWA - The body of Mrs. Mary Noel Linebarger, 84 years old, pioneer of Jackson township, who died in Kent, Iowa, following a long illness, is scheduled to arrive in Joliet tomorrow morning at 9:50 o'clock, over the C. & A. railroad. It will be taken from the station to Brown cemetery for burial. Mrs. Linebarger was born in Joliet township and for many years resided in Jackson, leaving there in the '70s for the west. She was the widow of the late Lewis Linebarger, a member of the 100th Illinois infantry, who died eight years ago. Surviving her are two sons, H. N. Linebarger and Charles Justes of Denver, Colo.

Joliet Evening Herald-News, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. XX, No. 212, Page 14, Friday, June 19, 1924.

ANOUNCEMENTS - Deaths LINEBARGER - Mary Noel, aged 84 years, pioneer of Jackson township, died at her home in Kent, Iowa, June 17th, 1924. Survived by two sons, H. M. Linebarger and Charles Justis of Denver, Colo. The remains will arrive in Joliet via C. & A., Friday, June 20th, at 9:50 a.m., and from there will be taken to Brown cemetery, Jackson, for interment.

Linebarger, Sue Noel,
Herald-News, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. 51, No. 236, Page 2, Friday, July 15, 1955.

MRS. Linebarger, Pioneer Resident Here, Succumbs
Mrs. Sue Noel Linebarger, 91, a pioneer resident of Joliet and widow of a Will county banker, died Thursday night at Knoxville, Tenn. Where she had resided in recent years.
Mrs. Linebarger died at Fort Sarder's Presbyterian hospital, where she had been confined the past three years. When she moved from her home at 605 Buell Ave., Joliet, to Knoxville, she made her home with Dr. and Mrs. Russell J. Tappan, Towanda Trail. Mrs. Tappan is her daughter, the former Lois Linebarger.
A native of Will county, Mrs. Linebarger was born Jan. 17, 1864, a daughter of the late Gabriel Noel and Elizabeth Zarley, early settlers in Will county.
On June 2, 1886, she was married to Lewis Henry Linebarger, who died June 6, 1894. Mr. Linebarger had organized and managed banks at Verona and Peotone, Ill. After his death, Mrs. Linebarger lived on the Linebarger farm near Elwood for many years and then moved to the Buell avenue address.
Mrs. Linebarger is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Tappan, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 4 p.m., in the Blood and Grant funeral home, with Rev. James G. Franz, officiating. Burial will be in Brown cemetery, Elwood.

Tappan, Lois Linebarger,
Joliet Herald-News, Joliet, Illinois, Vol. 63, No. 247, Page 4, Wednesday, May 10, 1967.

Obituaries LOIS L. TAPPAN
Mrs. Lois L. Tappan, 72, of Knoxville, Tenn., a former resident of Joliet, died Tuesday (May 9, 1967) at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital in Knoxville.
A native of Jackson Township, Will County, Mrs. Tappan was the daughter of the late Louis Henry and Sue Noel Linebarger, both descendents of pioneer families of Jackson Township.
She had lived for several years at 605 Buell Ave. She was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Tappan was a graduate of Joliet Township High School and of Frances Shimer College. She also attended the University of Illinois.
She married Dr. Russell G. Tappan, an eye specialist, in 1930. He preceded her in death in June 1956.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Garden and Flower Club, Eastern Star and Woman's Club in Knoxville.
She is survived by several cousins.
Services will be at the Blood and Grant Funeral Home at 3 p.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Brown Cemetery, Jackson Township.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday.

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