About that time there was a epidemic of yellow fever and other fevers that killed many people.. Most that died from 1850's into the early 60's were from some type fever.. Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia F. Miller" <hedges01@sprynet.com> To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] ALABAMA DEATH RECORDS : Thanks, Mary Alice, : : I knew time of death of my gg grandfather but was hoping hopelessly that I could find out cause of death since he died at the age of 42 in 1862. There is no will that I have found in the records. No one in my family seems to know why or how. Just curious I am, like a cat. : : Cynthia : -----Original Message----- : From: Mary Alice Thomas <marthomas@worldnet.att.net> : To: ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> : Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 6:57 PM : Subject: [ALMONROE-L] ALABAMA DEATH RECORDS : : : Hello all, : The following are direct quotes from "The Handybook for Genealogists": : : "The Bureau of Vital Statistics......has birth and death records since 1908 : and incomplete records prior to 1908. Some county clerks have pre-1908 : records as well." : : You can always check with the county for a will. The probate records will : help determine time of death. : : The following information is given for Monroe County.......... : "Probate Judge has m, pro & lnd rec from 1832....A courthouse fire destroyed : all records prior to 1833." : : I hope this answers some questions. : : If your Ancestor happened to draw a pension for Confederate Service there is : interesting information to be found in those records. If he left a widow : who : was pensioned, so much the better. You would query the Alabama Dept. of : Archives and History for these. : : Mary Alice in CA : : Reseaching Anderson, Middleton, Morgan, Bond(s) and Barlow in Monroe and : Conecuh Counties. : : : : ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== : *****Monroe County Mailing List***** : To Unsubscribe, send the command unsubscribe to ALMONROE-L-request@rootsweb.com : : : : ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== : **** The Monroe County Mailing list is now archived : at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ALMONROE-L : :