This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sibbian_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.montgomery/1158.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was just reading an article about the Eel River Indians and they were talking about the town, that used to be by Putnam co.... Anyway they said that an outbreak of Diptheria in the early 1900's made a bunch of people move across a river. Sorry i can't be more exact, I didn't know this would come back up. Anway I wouldn't totally discount that it happened in Indiana Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.