Was there an epidemic in the Tchula are of Holmes County in the 1800s (maybe between 1882 and 1888) and if so was there a special place where they buried those who died from this epidemic? I'm looking for the Surnames HELMER and KEMPF: Antoine/Anton and Eva HELMER arrived in the county about 1854 Joseph HELMER married Louisa (Lucy) TINDLE in 1866 Mary HELMER HOUSE HUBBARD in the 1870 and 1880 census Xavier HELMER with sister Mary HUBBARD in 1880 census Nicolas HELMER Stephen HELMER in the 1870 census Antoine/Tony HELMER in the 1870 census George and Mary KEMPF arrived in the county before 1860 (in Yazoo County in 1852) Mary Theresa KEMPF Thanks Deb Helmer Helmer5thgen@aol.com Navarre, FL http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~djhelmer/ Surnames: HELMER, KEMPF, TINDLE, WILLINGHAM, GRAETER, TIMAEUS, ULLRICH, JONES