As a follow-up, I was in Eglantine yesterday and went by the cemetery to get additional information about the family that I mentioned in this post. Their name was Bradford and the following information was on a single headstone: W.T. Bradford, Mahalia Bradford, D.C. Bradford (son of WT and ME), and Guy Bradford (also a son of WT and ME). They all died between 11/23/1904 and 12/7/1904 and were buried together. The single headstone was apparently erected. I heard from two different sources that they died of typhoid. Who knows. Anyway, I just thought I would clear this up as much as possible. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Knight" <mknight40@cyberback.com> To: <ARVANBUR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] 1900's Epidemic Bradford Maxwell > My wife was a Bradford and has many family members buried at Eglantine > Cemetery. I'm not sure of all the details, but there is a single large > headstone there indicating that an entire family died over the course of a > week or so. This would have been in the 1895-1900 timeframe. My > mother-in-law tells me that the family's home stood empty for years and no > one would live in it. I've also heard that others in the community died of > the same disease, which I believe was typhoid or influenza. I'm not sure > how widespread this would have been or if it would be considered an > "epidemic" but it did wipe out an entire family. I believe there are 7 or 8 > children listed on the headstone along with both parents. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CYNDI1000@aol.com> > To: <ARVANBUR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 8:57 PM > Subject: [ARVANBUR] 1900's Epidemic Bradford Maxwell > > > > I too am interested in knowing about an epidemic in this time period. > > I found my Grandmother Nancy Roena Bradford lost both of her parents in > late > > 1800's. She moved in with her Grandmother Nancy Treadaway Maxwell. Her > > parents, Joseph Bradford and Lucretia Ersilla Maxwell died somewhere in > > VanBuren Co and I can't find their graves. Roena was born in 1885 > Settlement > > AR. > > Cyndi Hutchens > > Researching Tillman, Bradford, Maxwell, Fry, Hutchens, Horn, Studebaker, > > Smallwood, Bell > > > > > > ============================== > > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > > If you know how to reduce these risks. > > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > >