Sue, It was ... "...consumption..." the older term for tuberculosis, TB. I had a great grandfather from Lima die of it in 1907..... LeRoy Wheeler, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: Sue <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [Allen Cty List] obits Mar 1905 :Does anyone know what the 'great plague' was referring to? :Thanks, Sue : : : Mrs. Marry HARROD, one of the prominent residents of Waynesfield, died at : her home yesterday noon, from consumption, aged 55 years. She was the wife : of Josiah HARROD, a "fortyniner", who assumed a fortune in the gold fields : of California in an early day. She had suffered from the great plague for : years and only recently returned from a trip to the sunny climes of Florida, : where she was not benefitted. The funeral will be held tomorrow. : : : : ==== OHALLEN Mailing List ==== : Allen County, Ohio - OHGenWeb Project : http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/allmain.html : : ============================== : Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the : areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. : Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx : : :==== OHALLEN Mailing List ==== :Allen County, Ohio - OHGenWeb Project :http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/allmain.html : :============================== :Search our Immigration Records and view names from multiple ports :ranging from 1500s - 1900s. Over 23 million records to view. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13967/rd.ashx : :