Do they go back as far as 1849? Thanks, Alice On 21 Aug 2002, at 7:19, Sue Masten wrote: > 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 | | | > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Planning a family reunion? Get some great ideas for activities at Icebreakers: > Warming Up The Family at www.genealogy.com/54_reunion.html > > ============================== > 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