Clark County IL Archives Obits..... ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarch.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarch.org/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern mccachern@worldnet.att.net Obituary of Emanuel Dehl Clark County (IL) Democrat, 24 June 1936 Emanuel, son of William and Julia Bennett Dehl, was born in Johnson Township, Clark County, February 2, 1861, and departed this life June 12, 1936, at the age of seventy five years, four months and ten days. He was the oldest of a family of ten children, all of whom preceded him in death except one brother, Martin, who resides in their old home in Johnson township, and one sister, Mrs. Nora Marts, of Martinsville, Ill. He was united in marriage to Mary Effie Bailiff July 16, 1885. To this union were born five children, Gideon A. and Lorenzo, of West Union, Ill. Mrs. John W. Sloan of Troy, N. Y., Mrs. James D. Hines of Ossawatomie, Kansas and Mr. Harry Dehl of Omaha, Nebraska. These, together with the wife and six grandchildren survive. Funeral services were held at the Bailiff church on June 15th at 2:00 P.M. conducted by Rev. Lee Guyer. He was laid to rest in the cemetery nearby. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/clark/obits/d/edehl.txt File size: 2 Kb