First off I want to thank you for all your warm support and prayers. My survival was truly a miracle. You guys are the greatest. The doctors say it will take a year or so for me to get back to my old self but considering that all odds were against me living, I will gladly wait. I don't have higher level cognitive skills. My typing is slow and error prone. My endurance is well... pitiful. BUT I am not complaining! I am extremely grateful to be alive and functioning. Secondly, right after I got home I was contacted by a distant Kilgore cousin. She is really just getting started in her research. Our common ancestors are John B. Kilgore b.1855 Grundy Co. TN d.1903 (?? no death record in TN or AL) Mary E. Hart b. 18 Mar 1861 Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN d. 27 Oct 1932 Birmingham, AL Robin's ancestor was, their oldest child Jennie "Ana" Kilgore b. Feb 29 1880 in TN She died 21 Oct 1918 in Craig County, Oklahoma Per her death certificate: The Cause of Death: Bronchial Pneumonia Duration: 6 days Contributory: Influenza Secondary: Pellagra Jennie died in a mental hospital. She had pellagra. Apparently she got influenza in the mental hospital and quickly died. The main results of pellagra can easily be remembered as "the four D's": diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and death. In the early 1900s <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900s>, pellagra reached epidemic proportions in the American South. There were 1,306 reported pellagra deaths in South Carolina during the first ten months of 1915. The traditional food preparation method of corn, nixtamalization <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization>, by native New World <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World> cultivators, who had domesticated corn, required treatment of the grain with lime <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide>, an alkali <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali>. It has now been shown that the lime treatment makes niacin nutritionally available and reduces the chance of developing pellagra. When corn cultivation was adopted worldwide, this preparation method was not accepted because the benefit was not understood. The original cultivators, often heavily dependent on corn, did not suffer from pellagra. Pellagra became common only when corn became a staple that was eaten without the traditional treatment. The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351. Known as "Spanish Flu" or "La Grippe" the influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster. My direct ancestor was Mae Kilgore, Jennie's younger sister. Anyway, I have been trying to find Jennie on the 1900 and 1910 census records. No trace of her. All Robin has is the death certificate. I have not found a record of her marriage to Charles W. Nelson (1873-1922). I haven't found him in the 1920 census or their daughter Willie (Carol) Jessie Nelson born March 17, 1904 in McAlester, OK. Eventually the family moved to California, perhaps during the dust bowls. I had absolutely nothing but a name and year of birth for Jennie, so I am thrilled to have this new contact but frustrated! Any ideas? Since the family was Chikamaka Cherokee I am a bit surprised they were living in the center of the Choctaw Nation. Cousin Dennie

Dennie wrote ..... Since the family was Chikamaka Cherokee I am a bit surprised they were living in the center of the Choctaw Nation. ************************************ Dennie , Remember my husband's John Benjamin Kilgore (1842 - 1915) was supposed to be cherokee and he lived in the Choctaw Nation . Glad to hear the good news . We are so glad that you are better . Eunice ----- Original Message ----- From: "D Rennow" <[email protected]> To: "Kilgore" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 12:35 PM Subject: [KILGORE] Dennie's back and needs Oklahoma help > First off I want to thank you for all your warm support and prayers. My > survival was truly a miracle. You guys are the greatest. The doctors > say it will take a year or so for me to get back to my old self but > considering that all odds were against me living, I will gladly wait. I > don't have higher level cognitive skills. My typing is slow and error > prone. My endurance is well... pitiful. BUT I am not complaining! I > am extremely grateful to be alive and functioning. > > Secondly, right after I got home I was contacted by a distant Kilgore > cousin. She is really just getting started in her research. > > Our common ancestors are > > John B. Kilgore > b.1855 Grundy Co. TN > d.1903 (?? no death record in TN or AL) > Mary E. Hart > b. 18 Mar 1861 Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN > d. 27 Oct 1932 Birmingham, AL > > Robin's ancestor was, their oldest child Jennie "Ana" Kilgore b. Feb 29 > 1880 in TN > She died 21 Oct 1918 in Craig County, Oklahoma > > Per her death certificate: > > The Cause of Death: Bronchial Pneumonia > Duration: 6 days > Contributory: Influenza > Secondary: Pellagra > > Jennie died in a mental hospital. She had pellagra. Apparently she > got influenza in the mental hospital and quickly died. > > The main results of pellagra can easily be remembered as "the four > D's": diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and death. > In the early 1900s <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900s>, pellagra > reached epidemic proportions in the American South. There were 1,306 > reported pellagra deaths in South Carolina during the first ten > months of 1915. > The traditional food preparation method of corn, nixtamalization > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization>, by native New World > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World> cultivators, who had > domesticated corn, required treatment of the grain with lime > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide>, an alkali > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali>. It has now been shown that > the lime treatment makes niacin nutritionally available and reduces > the chance of developing pellagra. When corn cultivation was adopted > worldwide, this preparation method was not accepted because the > benefit was not understood. The original cultivators, often heavily > dependent on corn, did not suffer from pellagra. Pellagra became > common only when corn became a staple that was eaten without the > traditional treatment. > > The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the > Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 > and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating > epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in > a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague > from 1347 to 1351. Known as "Spanish Flu" or "La Grippe" the > influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster. > > My direct ancestor was Mae Kilgore, Jennie's younger sister. > > Anyway, I have been trying to find Jennie on the 1900 and 1910 census > records. No trace of her. All Robin has is the death certificate. I > have not found a record of her marriage to Charles W. Nelson > (1873-1922). I haven't found him in the 1920 census or their daughter > Willie (Carol) Jessie Nelson born March 17, 1904 in McAlester, OK. > > Eventually the family moved to California, perhaps during the dust bowls. > > I had absolutely nothing but a name and year of birth for Jennie, so I > am thrilled to have this new contact but frustrated! Any ideas? > > Since the family was Chikamaka Cherokee I am a bit surprised they were > living in the center of the Choctaw Nation. > > Cousin Dennie > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dennie, Am so happy that you are home and recovering. Are the two following census for your Nelson family? You didn't mention any other children of Charles W. and Jennie/Ana Nelson. I could not find any of them in 1910. Jenna 1920 United States Federal Census 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Jessie Nelson Home in 1920: Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma Age: 15 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905 Birthplace: Oklahoma Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: C W Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 105 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age C W Nelson 48/Hd/TN/TN/TN/laborer - farm P W Nelson 18 /son/M/W/S/CO/TN/TN Jessie Nelson 15 /dau/W/F/OK/TN/TN Robert Nelson 13 /son/M/W/AL/TN/TN Charley Nelson 7 /son/M/W/OK/TN/TN Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1484; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 105. =================================== 1930 United States Federal Census 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Char M Nelson Home in 1930: Davis, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1913 Birthplace: Oklahoma Relation to Head of House: Brother Race: White Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Philip W Nelson 29/Hd/Rent/$10/No/Male/White/29/Md-23/CO/US/US/Clerk, Filling Station Myrtle F Nelson 20 /Wife/F/W/20/Md-14/OK/US/US Genwa J Nelson 27/dau/2 years 7 months/S/KS/CO/OK Werley A Nelson 8/12/son/M/W/8 months/S/OK/CO/OK Robert F Baker 34 /brother-in-law/M/w/34/Md-26/OK/US/OK Willie J Baker 25/sister/F/W/25/Md-17/OK/US/US Annita D Baker 6 /niece/F/W/6/S/OK/OK/OK Janneta E Baker 5 /niece/F/W/5/S/OK/OK/OK Char M Nelson 17 /Brother/M/W/17/S/OK/US/US/Bread Wrapper - Bakery Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Davis, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: 1928; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 264.0. =================================== -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eunice Kilgore Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 1:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [KILGORE] Dennie's back and needs Oklahoma help Dennie wrote ..... Since the family was Chikamaka Cherokee I am a bit surprised they were living in the center of the Choctaw Nation. ************************************ Dennie , Remember my husband's John Benjamin Kilgore (1842 - 1915) was supposed to be cherokee and he lived in the Choctaw Nation . Glad to hear the good news . We are so glad that you are better . Eunice ----- Original Message ----- From: "D Rennow" <[email protected]> To: "Kilgore" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 12:35 PM Subject: [KILGORE] Dennie's back and needs Oklahoma help > First off I want to thank you for all your warm support and prayers. My > survival was truly a miracle. You guys are the greatest. The doctors > say it will take a year or so for me to get back to my old self but > considering that all odds were against me living, I will gladly wait. I > don't have higher level cognitive skills. My typing is slow and error > prone. My endurance is well... pitiful. BUT I am not complaining! I > am extremely grateful to be alive and functioning. > > Secondly, right after I got home I was contacted by a distant Kilgore > cousin. She is really just getting started in her research. > > Our common ancestors are > > John B. Kilgore > b.1855 Grundy Co. TN > d.1903 (?? no death record in TN or AL) > Mary E. Hart > b. 18 Mar 1861 Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN > d. 27 Oct 1932 Birmingham, AL > > Robin's ancestor was, their oldest child Jennie "Ana" Kilgore b. Feb 29 > 1880 in TN > She died 21 Oct 1918 in Craig County, Oklahoma > > Per her death certificate: > > The Cause of Death: Bronchial Pneumonia > Duration: 6 days > Contributory: Influenza > Secondary: Pellagra > > Jennie died in a mental hospital. She had pellagra. Apparently she > got influenza in the mental hospital and quickly died. > > The main results of pellagra can easily be remembered as "the four > D's": diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and death. > In the early 1900s <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900s>, pellagra > reached epidemic proportions in the American South. There were 1,306 > reported pellagra deaths in South Carolina during the first ten > months of 1915. > The traditional food preparation method of corn, nixtamalization > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization>, by native New World > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World> cultivators, who had > domesticated corn, required treatment of the grain with lime > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide>, an alkali > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali>. It has now been shown that > the lime treatment makes niacin nutritionally available and reduces > the chance of developing pellagra. When corn cultivation was adopted > worldwide, this preparation method was not accepted because the > benefit was not understood. The original cultivators, often heavily > dependent on corn, did not suffer from pellagra. Pellagra became > common only when corn became a staple that was eaten without the > traditional treatment. > > The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the > Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 > and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating > epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in > a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague > from 1347 to 1351. Known as "Spanish Flu" or "La Grippe" the > influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster. > > My direct ancestor was Mae Kilgore, Jennie's younger sister. > > Anyway, I have been trying to find Jennie on the 1900 and 1910 census > records. No trace of her. All Robin has is the death certificate. I > have not found a record of her marriage to Charles W. Nelson > (1873-1922). I haven't found him in the 1920 census or their daughter > Willie (Carol) Jessie Nelson born March 17, 1904 in McAlester, OK. > > Eventually the family moved to California, perhaps during the dust bowls. > > I had absolutely nothing but a name and year of birth for Jennie, so I > am thrilled to have this new contact but frustrated! Any ideas? > > Since the family was Chikamaka Cherokee I am a bit surprised they were > living in the center of the Choctaw Nation. > > Cousin Dennie > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message