There was a typhoid epidemic in 1851 - 1852 that struck the Hightower area. It took 5 members of the Daniel Stephens family in 1852. Source "Pine Top Fox" Want to know more about typhoid fever? http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/typhoidfever_g.htm Donna

Donna, Thanks for sharing this tidbit. What's "Pine Top Fox"? Judy At 08:19 AM 1/18/03 -0500, you wrote: >There was a typhoid epidemic in 1851 - 1852 that struck the Hightower area. >It took 5 members of the Daniel Stephens family in 1852. > Source "Pine Top Fox" <snip>