I understand that there were 2 outbreaks of Cholera in Adams County - 1833 and 1849. Does anyone have a list - or know where I can find the names of people that died from these outbreaks? Also Searching - SMITH - LAUGHLIN - RANKIN - RAWLINGS in the Adams County, IL area. Thanks

If I remember right, when I was digging in the 1849 newspapers it mentioned something about people dying of cholera but not sure if it mentioned names. I thought in one of the cemetery books it might've mentioned some names also. You might try to email the Quincy Public Library and ask them if there is a list somewhere that has names. I know there is an 1850 Mortality Index out and if someone died of cholera during 1850, it is listed in that. Mindy Adams & Pike Co., IL Genealogy Host http://www.iltrails.org/adams/index.html http://www.iltrails.org/pike/index.html "Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Smith" <RobertBSmith@comcast.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:44 PM Subject: [ILADAMS] Cholera Deaths > I understand that there were 2 outbreaks of Cholera in Adams County - > 1833 and 1849. > Does anyone have a list - or know where I can find the names of people that > died from these outbreaks? > > Also Searching - SMITH - LAUGHLIN - RANKIN - RAWLINGS > in the Adams County, IL area. > > Thanks > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List Administrator will provide the help needed. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Check the death indexes. Well that's what I call them. Sometimes town just kept a log a deaths, nothing fancy just a list of names on one page ... usually all that was listed was date, name, and probable cause. I have found some of my family listed there. Two of my family are listed in Quincy having died of cholera. I don't live in Quincy so I'm not sure where such a list is located, but would assume the Schrage's office would have it. There is a copy of one in Springfield. These list are not real complete. meaning that not everyone who ever died is listed there. But its a start. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Smith" <RobertBSmith@comcast.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:44 PM Subject: [ILADAMS] Cholera Deaths | I understand that there were 2 outbreaks of Cholera in Adams County - | 1833 and 1849. | Does anyone have a list - or know where I can find the names of people that | died from these outbreaks? | | Also Searching - SMITH - LAUGHLIN - RANKIN - RAWLINGS | in the Adams County, IL area. | | Thanks | | | | ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== | List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List Administrator will provide the help needed. | | ============================== | To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 | | |