Folks, This was posted to the Galloway list, and I thought you might find it helpful when looking at death certs. Philip >Some old names for illnesses found in old medical records or listed as >causes of death on old death certificates or in old family bibles. > >Ablepsy - Blindness > >Ague - Malarial Fever > >American plague - Yellow fever > >Anasarca - Generalized massive edema > >Aphonia - Laryngitis > >Aphtha - The infant disease "thrush" > >Apoplexy - Paralysis due to stroke > >Asphycsia/Asphicsia - Cyanotic and lack of oxygen > >Atrophy - Wasting away or diminishing in size. > >Bad Blood - Syphilis > >Bilious fever - Typhoid, malaria, hepatitis or elevated temperature and >bile emesis > >Biliousness - Jaundice associated with liver disease > >Black plague or death - Bubonic plague > >Black fever - Acute infection with high temperature and dark red skin >lesions and high mortality rate > >Black pox - Black Small pox > >Black vomit - Vomiting old black blood due to ulcers or yellow fever > >Blackwater fever - Dark urine associated with high temperature > >Bladder in throat - Diphtheria (Seen on death certificates) > >Blood poisoning - Bacterial infection; septicemia > >Bloody flux - Bloody stools > >Bloody sweat - Sweating sickness > >Bone shave - Sciatica > >Brain fever - Meningitis > >Breakbone - Dengue fever > >Bright's disease - Chronic inflammatory disease of kidneys > >Bronze John - Yellow fever > >Bule - Boil, tumor or swelling > >Cachexy - Malnutrition > >Cacogastric - Upset stomach > >Cacospysy - Irregular pulse > >Caduceus - Subject to falling sickness or epilepsy > >Camp fever - Typhus; aka Camp diarrhea > >Canine madness - Rabies, hydrophobia > >Canker - Ulceration of mouth or lips or herpes simplex > >Catalepsy - Seizures / trances > >Catarrhal - Nose and throat discharge from cold or allergy > >Cerebritis - Inflammation of cerebrum or lead poisoning > >Chilblain - Swelling of extremities caused by exposure to cold > >Child bed fever - Infection following birth of a child > >Chin cough - Whooping cough > >Chlorosis - Iron deficiency anemia > >Cholera - Acute severe contagious diarrhea with intestinal lining >sloughing > >Cholera morbus - Characterized by nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, >elevated temperature, etc. Could be appendicitis > >Cholecystitus - Inflammation of the gall bladder > >Cholelithiasis - Gall stones > >Chorea - Disease characterized by convulsions, contortions and dancing > >Cold plague - Ague which is characterized by chills > >Colic - An abdominal pain and cramping > >Congestive chills - Malaria > >Consumption - Tuberculosis > >Congestion - Any collection of fluid in an organ, like the lungs > >Congestive chills - Malaria with diarrhea > >Congestive fever - Malaria > >Corruption - Infection > >Coryza - A cold > >Costiveness - Constipation > >Cramp colic - Appendicitis > >Crop sickness - Overextended stomach > >Croup - Laryngitis, diphtheria, or strep throat > >Cyanosis - Dark skin color from lack of oxygen in blood > >Cynanche - Diseases of throat > >Cystitis - Inflammation of the bladder > >Day fever - Fever lasting one day; sweating sickness > >Debility - Lack of movement or staying in bed > >Decrepitude - Feebleness due to old age > >Delirium tremens - Hallucinations due to alcoholism > >Dengue - Infectious fever endemic to East Africa > >Dentition - Cutting of teeth > >Deplumation - Tumor of the eyelids which causes hair loss > >Diary fever - A fever that lasts one day > >Diptheria - Contagious disease of the throat > >Distemper - Usually animal disease with malaise, discharge from nose and >throat, anorexia > >Dock fever - Yellow fever > >Dropsy - Edema (swelling), often caused by kidney or heart disease > >Dropsy of the Brain - Encephalitis > >Dry Bellyache - Lead poisoning > >Dyscrasy - An abnormal body condition > >Dysentery - Inflammation of colon with frequent passage of mucous and >blood > >Dysorexy - Reduced appetite > >Dyspepsia - Indigestion and heartburn. Heart attack symptoms > >Dysury - Difficulty in urination > >Eclampsy - Symptoms of epilepsy, convulsions during labor > >Ecstasy - A form of catalepsy characterized by loss of reason > >Edema - Nephrosis; swelling of tissues > >Edema of lungs - Congestive heart failure, a form of dropsy > >Eel thing - Erysipelas > >Elephantiasis - A form of leprosy > >Encephalitis - Swelling of brain; aka sleeping sickness > >Enteric fever - Typhoid fever > >Enterocolitis - Inflammation of the intestines > >Enteritis - Inflations of the bowels > >Epitaxis - Nose bleed > >Erysipelas - Contagious skin disease, due to Streptococci with vesicular >and bulbous lesions > >Extravasted blood - Rupture of a blood vessel > >Falling sickness - Epilepsy > >Fatty Liver - Cirrhosis of liver > >Fits - Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity > >Flux - An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like hemorrhage or >diarrhea > >Flux of humour - Circulation > >French pox - Syphilis > >Gathering - A collection of pus > >Glandular fever - Mononucleosis > >Great pox - Syphilis > >Green fever / sickness - Anemia > >Grippe/grip - Influenza like symptoms > >Grocer's itch - Skin disease caused by mites in sugar or flour > >Heart sickness - Condition caused by loss of salt from body > >Heat stroke - Body temperature elevates because of surrounding >environment temperature and body does not perspire to reduce temperature. >Coma and death result if not reversed > >Hectical complaint - Recurrent fever > >Hematemesis - Vomiting blood > >Hematuria - Bloody urine > >Hemiplegy - Paralysis of one side of body > >Hip gout - Osteomylitis > >Horrors - Delirium tremens > >Hydrocephalus - Enlarged head, water on the brain > >Hydropericardium - Heart dropsy > >Hydrophobia - Rabies > >Hydrothroax - Dropsy in chest > >Hypertrophic - Enlargement of organ, like the heart > >Impetigo - Contagious skin disease characterized by pustules > >Inanition - Physical condition resulting from lack of food > >Infantile paralysis - Polio > >Intestinal colic - Abdominal pain due to improper diet > >Jail fever - Typhus > >Jaundice - Condition caused by blockage of intestines > >King's evil - Tuberculosis of neck and lymph glands > >Kruchhusten - Whooping cough > >Lagrippe - Influenza > >Lockjaw - Tetanus or infectious disease affecting the muscles of >the neck and jaw. Untreated, it is fatal in 8 days > >Long sickness - Tuberculosis > >Lues disease - Syphilis > >Lues venera - Venereal disease > >Lumbago - Back pain > >Lung fever - Pneumonia > >Lung sickness - Tuberculosis > >Lying in - Time of delivery of infant > >Malignant sore throat - Diphtheria > >Mania - Insanity > >Marasmus - Progressive wasting away of body, like malnutrition > >Membranous Croup - Diphtheria > >Meningitis - Inflations of brain or spinal cord > >Metritis - Inflammation of uterus or purulent vaginal discharge > >Miasma - Poisonous vapors thought to infect the air > >Milk fever - Disease from drinking contaminated milk, like undulant fever >or brucellosis > >Milk leg - Post partum thrombophlebitis > >Milk sickness - Disease from milk of cattle which had eaten poisonous >weeds > >Mormal - Gangrene > >Morphew - Scurvy blisters on the body > >Mortification - Gangrene of necrotic tissue > >Myelitis - Inflammation of the spine > >Myocarditis - Inflammation of heart muscles > >Necrosis - Mortification of bones or tissue > >Nephrosis - Kidney degeneration > >Nepritis - Inflammation of kidneys > >Nervous prostration - Extreme exhaustion from inability to control >physical and mental activities > >Neuralgia - Described as discomfort, such as "Headache" was neuralgia in >head > >Nostalgia - Homesickness > >Palsy - Paralysis or uncontrolled movement of controlled muscles. It was >listed as "Cause of death" > >Paroxysm - Convulsion > >Pemphigus - Skin disease of watery blisters > >Pericarditis - Inflammation of heart > >Peripneumonia - Inflammation of lungs > >Peritonotis - Inflammation of abdominal area > >Petechial Fever - Fever characterized by skin spotting > >Puerperal exhaustion - Death due to child birth > >Phthiriasis - Lice infestation > >Phthisis - Chronic wasting away or a name for tuberculosis > >Plague - An acute febrile highly infectious disease with a high fatality >rate > >Pleurisy - Any pain in the chest area with each breath > >Podagra - Gout > >Poliomyelitis - PolioPotter's asthma - Fibroid pthisis > >Pott's disease - Tuberculosis of spine > >Puerperal exhaustion - Death due to childbirth > >Puerperal fever - Elevated temperature after giving birth to an infant > >Puking fever - Milk sickness > >Putrid fever - Diphtheria. > >Quinsy - Tonsillitis. > >Remitting fever - Malaria > >Rheumatism - Any disorder associated with pain in joints > >Rickets - Disease of skeletal system > >Rose cold - Hay fever or nasal symptoms of an allergy > >Rotanny fever - (Child's disease) ??? > >Rubeola - German measles > >Sanguineous crust - Scab > >Scarlatina - Scarlet fever > >Scarlet fever - A disease characterized by red rash > >Scarlet rash - Roseola > >Sciatica - Rheumatism in the hips > >Scirrhus - Cancerous tumors > >Scotomy - Dizziness, nausea and dimness of sight > >Scrivener's palsy - Writer's cramp > >Screws - Rheumatism > >Scrofula - Tuberculosis of neck lymph glands. Progresses slowly with >abscesses and pistulas develop. Young person's disease > >Scrumpox - Skin disease, impetigo > >Scurvy - Lack of vitamin C. Symptoms of weakness, spongy gums >and hemorrhages under skin > >Septicemia - Blood poisoning > >Shakes - Delirium tremens > >Shaking - Chills, ague > >Shingles - Viral disease with skin blisters > >Ship fever - Typhus > >Siriasis - Inflammation of the brain due to sun exposure > >Sloes - Milk sickness > >Small pox - Contagious disease with fever and blisters > >Softening of brain - Result of stroke or hemorrhage in the brain, with >an end result of the tissue softening in that area > >Sore throat distemper - Diphtheria or quinsy > >Spanish influenza - Epidemic influenza > >Spasms - Sudden involuntary contraction of muscle or group of muscles, >like a convulsion > >Spina bifida - Deformity of spine > >Spotted fever - Either typhus or meningitis > >Sprue - Tropical disease characterized by intestinal disorders and sore >throat > >St. Anthony's fire - Also erysipelas, but named so because of affected >skin areas are bright red in appearance > >St. Vitas dance - Ceaseless occurrence of rapid complex jerking movements >performed involuntary > >Stomatitis - Inflammation of the mouth > >Stranger's fever - Yellow fever > >Strangery - Rupture > >Sudor anglicus - Sweating sickness > >Summer complaint - Diarrhea, usually in infants caused by spoiled milk > >Sunstroke - Uncontrolled elevation of body temperature due to >environment heat. Lack of sodium in the body is a predisposing cause > >Swamp sickness - Could be malaria, typhoid or encephalitis > >Sweating sickness - Infectious and fatal disease common to UK in 15th >century > >Tetanus - Infectious fever characterized by high fever, headache >and dizziness > >Thrombosis - Blood clot inside blood vessel > >Thrush - Childhood disease characterized by spots on mouth, lips and >throat > >Tick fever - Rocky mountain spotted fever > >Toxemia of pregnancy - Eclampsia > >Trench mouth - Painful ulcers found along gum line, Caused by poor >nutrition and poor hygiene > >Tussis convulsiva - Whooping cough > >Typhus - Infectious fever characterized high fever, headache, and >dizziness > >Variola - Smallpox > >Venesection - Bleeding > >Viper's dance - St. Vitus Dance > >Water on brain - Enlarged head > >White swelling - Tuberculosis of the bone > >Winter fever - Pneumonia > >Womb fever - Infection of the uterus. > >Worm fit - Convulsions associated with teething, worms, elevated >temperature or diarrhea > >Yellowjacket - Yellow fever.

Found a Humphrey Childers, b. 1872 s/o Martha Rebecca Cloer and Allen Childers. Is this your Humphrey? Libby

Was someone looking for a Humphrey P. Carpenter? Thought I remember this name from somewhere. Have an Obituary for him. Libby

Folks, In case you haven't been there yet, visit http://www.goldenbranches.com/nc-state/macon/ It's the page for the Western NC Genealogy Resource Center for Macon County. On this page you'll find a link to the Social Security Death Index for Macon, and also a link to Dawn Cabe's Page (a wonderful resource for Macon County families). Regards, Philip Philip Sheppard Beaufort, South Carolina ************************ Rootsweb Sponsor and Listowner NCMACON-L, NCTRANSY-L, NCSWAIN-L, NCJACKSO-L ************************ Look ups: 1850 Macon County, North Carolina Census 1870, 1880 Transylvania County, North Carolina Census Macon County, North Carolina, Marriages, 1829-1939 Marriage Bonds of Haywood and Jackson Counties, North Carolina ************************

Can anyone tell me if Timothy and Mary Ann [Boyd] LINDSAY appear on the 1860 Macon Co., NC census record? Thanks, Gina Rose

Looking for more information on John GAZIWAY b abt 1859 who married E.J. MASON b abt 1862. This couple married 12 Sep 1880 in Macon Co., NC. ANy information on GAZIWAY/GASAWAY/GASSOWAY appreciated. Can someone tell me if this couple is listed on the 1900 Macon Co., NC census record?? Thanks, Gina Rose

Is there a GASAWAY/GASSOWAY family listed on the 1900 census for Macon Co. I am searching for Lillie Jane b 1888. Lillie could have gone by the name of Jane. Parents unknown. ANy information appreciated. Thanks, Gina Rose

Looking for information regarding the marriage of John Robert LINDSAY b 12 July 1888 in Swain Co. who married Lillie Jane GASAWAY/GASSOWAY b 1888. This couple may have married in either Macon or Swain Co perhaps between 1909 and 1911. Can anyone give me any information on the GASAWAY/GASSOWAY family? Thanks Gina Rose

Can anyone tell me if there is a GASAWAY/GASSOWAY family on the 1900 Macon Co. NC census. I am looking for Lillie Jane GASAWAY b 1888. I don't know who her parents are. Thanks, Gina Rose

At 04:59 PM 1/21/99 -0500, Daurice G Snow wrote: >Does anyone have the family of Merrill Bradshaw b abt 1816 and Elizabeth >Welch b abt 1816 ? I would also like to get the family of Andrew Bradshaw >, a son of Merrill. Does anyone have the delayed birth certificates of >Graham Co ? Daurice, The only Bradsahws to show up in the 1850 census are John, age 40, and Robert, age 30. No Merrill or Andrew. Wonder which Elizabeth Welch that is? None of my Elizabeth Welches were born about that time. Regards, Philip

Does anyone know these folks? Would love any information. LibbyDescendants of Henry Clay Burnett 1 Henry Clay Burnett 1823 - 1898 .. +Matilda Eleanor DeHart 1838 - 1868 ......... 2 James Washington Burnett 1860 - 1946 ............. +Mary Elizabeth Ray 1860 - 1953 ......... 2 John Burnett 1862 - 1942 ............. +Nancy Emmaline (Emma) Dean - 1928 ......... 2 William A. Burnett 1864 - ............. +L. Candora Byrd ......... 2 Amanda Burnett 1866 - ............. +Sidney Roper *2nd Wife of Henry Clay Burnett: .. +Louisa Delilah Byrd 1831 - ......... 2 Leander Burnett 1870 - ......... 2 Caledona Burnett 1872 - ......... 2 Iowa Pallie Burnett 1874 - ............. +Powell Harper

Does anyone have the family of Merrill Bradshaw b abt 1816 and Elizabeth Welch b abt 1816 ? I would also like to get the family of Andrew Bradshaw , a son of Merrill. Does anyone have the delayed birth certificates of Graham Co ? Daurice Snow dsnow6@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

1 Thomas H. Freeman Abt. 1815 - 1859 .. +Malinda Lowe 1819 - 1859 Libby: Where were Thomas and Malinda married? I have an interest in the Lowe family and wonder if there is a connection between Malinda and my Lowes. Dawn W. Cabe CC/Rabun Co., GA GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~garabun/ Dawn's Genealogy Home Page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/3398/

At 07:40 PM 1/19/99 -0600, Libby Nations wrote: >Here is my Freeman line . Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. >Libby >Descendants of Thomas H. Freeman >.................... 3 Modena V. Freeman 1864 - >........................ +Henry Martin DeHart 1862 - Henry Martin Dehart is a distant cousin through his mother Martha Ann Shepherd, daughter of my ancestors, Thomas and Narcissa Welch Shepherd. I don't have any descendants for them, but I have Henry born on July 14, 1863 in Swain County. Also I have Modena's full name as Modena Victoria "Denie" Freeman. >......... 2 Robert Henderson Freeman 1851 - 1918 >............. +Lucy Shepherd I would love to know who the parents of this Lucy Shepherd were. I didn't recognize any other names there, Libby. Kind regards, Philip

I found this on another list and as there are many Keeners in Macon Co, I hoped someone could help this young man. Carol Taylor <<<<<<<This young man is searching for information on his family. He sent me this e- mail and I'm forwarding it to y'all in the hopes that someone can help him. Dawn W. Cabe CC/Rabun Co., GA GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~garabun/>>>>>>> My name is Alex P. Neville, I am a Deputy United States Marshal and reside in Barrackville, WV. My father (deceased) was John W. Neville, son of Wallace Neville born in Rabun, Gap Ga. son of John Neville and Elizabeth Keener Neville. Wallace was killed in a mining accident in Barrackville mines in 1938 when my father was about 4 years old. My grandmother passed away in 1960, 9 years before my birth. I am interested in gathering information concerning Wallace and his parents and grandparents due to the fact that my father had very limited information to provide to me and I know of no living uncles or aunts. I have the book Sketches of Rabun Co.... History and think it is an excellent history book. However, I am interested in obtaining marriage records, birth records and maybe pictures if possible. If you can provide any suggestions, please e-mail me. I am very interested in my fathers side of the family and am not sure where to begin looking. Thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able to provide. ANev102864@aol.com

Here is my Freeman line . Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. LibbyDescendants of Thomas H. Freeman 1 Thomas H. Freeman Abt. 1815 - 1859 .. +Malinda Lowe 1819 - 1859 ......... 2 Samuel J. Freeman 1839 - 1905 ............. +Martha Elmina Ammons .................... 3 Harvey Jasper Freeman 1872 - 1937 ........................ +Catherine Morgan 1875 - Abt. 1966 .................... 3 John Freeman .................... 3 Symantha Freeman .................... 3 Dallas T. Freeman .................... 3 Modena V. Freeman 1864 - ........................ +Henry Martin DeHart 1862 - .................... 3 Amanda T. Freeman ......... 2 John L. Freeman 1850 - 1863 ............. +Malinda Jane DeHart 1840 - 1863 .................... 3 James Andrew Jackson Freeman 1862 - 1923 ........................ +Sarah Eveline McHargue 1859 - 1942 ......... 2 William M. Freeman Abt. 1842 - 1859 ......... 2 James Alcy Freeman Abt. 1843 - 1862 ......... 2 Thomas Nathaniel Freeman 1848 - 1915 ............. +Lucinda Caroline Jones 1844 - 1909 .................... 3 Dallas Mansfield Freeman 1865 - ........................ +Nancy Luetta Key 1861 - .................... 3 Malinda Freeman .................... 3 John Freeman .................... 3 Joshua "Josh" Freeman 1879 - ........................ +Meddie Parton 1885 - .................... 3 Lorenda Freeman ........................ +Tabor .................... 3 Holly Freeman ........................ +Coxy .................... 3 Hassie Freeman ........................ +Henson .................... 3 twin girls Freeman .................... 3 Sarah Ella Freeman 1886 - 1948 ........................ +Manuel Rufus Parton 1885 - 1974 ......... 2 Robert Henderson Freeman 1851 - 1918 ............. +Lucy Shepherd .................... 3 William Omar Davis Abt. 1898 - .................... 3 Frank O. Davis Abt. 1901 - ......... *2nd Wife of Robert Henderson Freeman: ............. +Mary Jane Smiley 1848 - 1881 .................... 3 William Charley Freeman 1875 - 1910 ........................ +Nancy Ann Bailey 1879 - 1920 .................... 3 Annie Christine Freeman 1872 - ........................ +Daniel Jacob DeHart 1871 - .................... 3 Charlotte Palestine Freeman 1874 - 1942 ........................ +Benjamin Allen Breedlove 1872 - 1955 .................... 3 Martha E. Freeman Abt. 1878 - ........................ +John McElrath .................... 3 James Jesse (Jim)(J.J.) Freeman 1880 - 1918 ........................ +Margaret Ann Bailey 1881 - ......... 2 Eliza Jane Freeman Abt. 1853 - 1862 ......... 2 George W. Freeman 1859 - 1862

Have you checked out this site. It has about 12 Western North Carolina Counties. Cherokee Co. has lots of info. I saw your Waldroup in the Delayed Birth record for Thelma Waldroup. And there are Waldroup marriage records also. Libby http://www.goldenbranches.com/nc-state/

Can anyone tell me if there is a Mr. LINDSAY who married a Miss CAYLOR (Caler) in Macon Co., NC before 1813? I do not know the first names of Lindsay and Caylor. Hoping to find a clue. Thanks, Gina Rose

I wish to thank everyone who responded to my queries. Sincerely, Gina Rose

In 1813 all of what became Macon, Clay, Cherokee, Graham, and pts of Swain, Jackson & Transylvania was Cherokee Territory. There were some other races there. But no one was keeping anything fancy like marriage records. Keeps research interesting. Jerry and Gina Rose wrote: > > Can anyone tell me if there is a Mr. LINDSAY who married a Miss CAYLOR > (Caler) in Macon Co., NC before 1813? I do not know the first names of > Lindsay and Caylor. Hoping to find a clue. > > Thanks, > Gina Rose -- Linda Hoxit Raxter http://www.rootsquest.com/~alextree lraxter@citcom.net Western North Carolina Cemeteries and More! American Local History Network - Transylvania County, NC Coordinator Related to at least half the county at least once ; )