Barbara, I researched this some years ago, finding my one GGG grandfather and a grandson of his died from cholera in 1848. The cholera epidemic spread in Cincinnati in 1848 and 1849, mainly in the warm summer months. Over 14,000 people in Cincinnati died of this disease in those two years, nearly 10 percent of the population. Many victims' bodies were taken by horse and wagon to St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery on west 8th St. for burial on the north side plot. Sad to say these same wagons were used on return trips to the city for hauling fruits and vegetables from the farmers to town, spreading this disease. Dr. Daniel Drake of Cincinnati found links between sewage contaminated well water and the Canal water used for cooking, drinking, and bathing and the cholera bug. Bob Niehaus

Bob do you know if St. Joseph Cemetery has a list of names for these people. I believe my G-G-Grandmother may have lost some children at that time. JoAnn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Niehaus Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] Cincinnati early burials and cholera epidemicrecords? Barbara, I researched this some years ago, finding my one GGG grandfather and a grandson of his died from cholera in 1848. The cholera epidemic spread in Cincinnati in 1848 and 1849, mainly in the warm summer months. Over 14,000 people in Cincinnati died of this disease in those two years, nearly 10 percent of the population. Many victims' bodies were taken by horse and wagon to St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery on west 8th St. for burial on the north side plot. Sad to say these same wagons were used on return trips to the city for hauling fruits and vegetables from the farmers to town, spreading this disease. Dr. Daniel Drake of Cincinnati found links between sewage contaminated well water and the Canal water used for cooking, drinking, and bathing and the cholera bug. Bob Niehaus To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamil ton/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message