Margaret, If you go to this website http://www.libby-genealogy.com/old_time_diseases.htm it will tell you what all the old time diseases were. Grippe.....................Influenza like symptoms Freida Margaret <[email protected]> wrote: Readers, Do you know what illness is the grip? I've seen where several were sick even died from the "grip". Thanks in advance. Margaret God is never more than a prayer away...... ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx