During that time frame, you should be able to find death records giving the cause of death for the children. ----- Original Message ----- From: <RickyMcdanielrwv@aol.com> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 2:26 PM Subject: [MDWASHIN] MEYERS/JACOBS > Good Afternoon, > While researching the Long Meadow Church of the Brethren Cemetery for my > HOFFMAN/PETRE kin, I noticed nine gravestones for the children of Jacob and > Anna K. "JACOBS" MEYERS. All these children died prior to the age of three, > between the years of 1888 and 1909. Most died as infants. I am not yet sure if > they fit into my genealogy. So many children to have died at such a young > age. Does anyone have any idea why these nine children died so young? > Rebecca in West Virginia > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > The OFFICIAL website for this list is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >