Pat, There supposedly was a cholera epidemic in Ray Co., Mo in 1854. Both George Phillips, his wife Mary G. Paul Phillips died 2 days apart in June of 1854. There were also non-fatal attacks of cholera on a few of the children but they seemed to have recovered. I have the doctor's bills for the visits that were part of George's probate records. Sorry nothing more specific. John Phillips -----Original Message----- From: Jeff & Pat Carpenter Stano [mailto:carstano@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 7:18 AM To: MORAY-CGA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MORAY-CGA] Epidemics & Weather Catastrophes I have two questions. Would anyone know if there were any major epidemics and/or weather catastrophes that occurred in Ray County or MO in general during the years 1843 thru 1901? I am especially interested in Ray County for the year 1859. And, are there mortality schedules available for Ray County? Again, especially for the year 1859. Pat Stano-Carpenter ==== MORAY-CGA Mailing List ==== The Ray County Historical Society maintains the Ray County Museum.

Hi John Appreciated the note about the cholera epidemic in Ray County MO. John Phillips and wife Julia Taylor came to Oregon in 1852. There is a family story that they settled in the foothills of Marion County Oregon away from the river because they feared disease. The other family story that I haven't tracked down is that: "The first night in Oregon they stayed with relatives in the Willamette Valley and shot a deer from the front porch the next morning" Now who were the relatives that came earlier than 1852? Also wonder what John Mason, Mary G Paul's first husband died of only four years after the marriage? Barbee dau of John Sherman and Faith Wagner dau of Peter Edmund Wagner and Elizabeth Ann Phillips dau of Riley Polk Phillips and Elizabeth Abigail Rice son of John Phillips and Julia Ann Taylor son of Jesse Phillips and Mary (Polly) Reatherford son of John Phillips and Amai (unknown) son of a possible James Phillips and Mary On Nov 04, 2005, at 5:28 AM, Phillips, John wrote: > Pat, > > There supposedly was a cholera epidemic in Ray Co., Mo in 1854. Both > George Phillips, his wife Mary G. Paul Phillips died 2 days apart in > June of 1854. There were also non-fatal attacks of cholera on a few of > the children but they seemed to have recovered. I have the doctor's > bills for the visits that were part of George's probate records. > > Sorry nothing more specific. > > John Phillips > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff & Pat Carpenter Stano [mailto:carstano@comcast.net] > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 7:18 AM > To: MORAY-CGA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MORAY-CGA] Epidemics & Weather Catastrophes > > I have two questions. Would anyone know if there were any major > epidemics > and/or weather catastrophes that occurred in Ray County or MO in > general > during the years 1843 thru 1901? I am especially interested in Ray > County > for the year 1859. And, are there mortality schedules available for > Ray > County? Again, especially for the year 1859. > > Pat Stano-Carpenter > > > ==== MORAY-CGA Mailing List ==== > The Ray County Historical Society maintains the Ray County Museum. > > > > > ==== MORAY-CGA Mailing List ==== > Ray County Historical Society, PO Box 2, Richmond, MO 64085 > > bhodgkin@oregonvos.net