There was a yellow fever epidemic in Mobile, AL in the summer of 1848. My great-great grandparents, Louis Gabriel Touart and Margarita Quina (Jr.) Touart lost three boys, 8 1/2, 4, and 1 1/2 that summer. I know there was another yellow fever epidemic but I'm not sure of the date. This same gggrandparents lost 3 more, a boy 7 1/2 and girls 5 and 2 to scarlet fever in the summer of 1857. There was also a smallpox epidemic in Pensacola in 1874 because a surviving daughter lost an 8 year old girl then. Perilla Wilson, Mobile, AL On Fri, 7 May 1999 16:22:38 -0500 "Lisa Sloan-Limmer" <[email protected]> writes: > >Dear researchers, > >I am looking for more information on my ancestor James B. Wells born >in >Macon, Bibb Co., GA in 1808. It is said that his parents both died in >a >yellow fever epidemic in Mobile, Ala. I have no idea when this might >have >been. >Does anyone have any information on a Wells family in Mobile from >around >1810-1825 or know anything about an epidemic in this area which could >help >me pinpoint a year of death to search records. > >Thanks in advance, >Lisa Sloan-Limmer >The Woodlands, Texas > > > >==== AL-MOBILEBAY Mailing List ==== >WANTED: MGS members to work on the MGS Online Staff and help >maintain >and improve the MGS Web Site. Email <[email protected]> if you are >willing to volunteer or have questions about what you can do. >