Thanks for all of the information, it's been very enlightening. I wonder if the history says anything about how the people viewed this disease. Did they know what caused it, or did they only think to get inland? I sometimes forget that back then, bleeding was a common "cure" for ailments. Kimberly In a message dated 6/28/2008 3:06:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Today's Topics: 1. Re: Cincinnati early burials and cholera epidemicrecords? ([email protected]) 2. Re: Cincinnati early burials and cholera epidemicrecords? (gerald) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:04:26 EDT From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] Cincinnati early burials and cholera epidemicrecords? To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" The city of Mt. Healthy (hense its name) was settled at this time for the citizens who wanted to get away from downtown and the epidemic. I believe there are directories at the library for Mt. Healthy around this time. In a message dated 6/24/2008 8:42:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: >From the Centennial History of Cincinnati by Charles Greve: The Cholera of 1849 In 1849 the terrible scourge, cholera, returned and devastated the city to a much greater extent than ever before. In September, 1849, the Board of Health of the city reported the deaths for four months preceding September 1st as 6,459, of which 4,114 were from Cholera. Mr. Mansfield estimates the death from the middle of April to the middle of October as 7,000, of which 4,600 were from cholera. The mortality for the year was about 8,500, which counting the population as 116,000, was one in 14. He further estimates that the deaths among the Germans and Irish were almost fourfold the number of deaths among the Americans. Of the 4,114 above mentioned, 2,896 were Germans, Irish, and Hebrews, while but 1,218 represented the other nationalities who formed 60 percent of the population. "During the prevalence of this pestilence, a deep gloom and solemn fear pervaded the city. Many plans and suggestions were made to mitigate the disease. The greatest mortality was in the hot month of July, yet great fires were made in some streets, with the idea of driving off the poison; but the disease went on with its fearful fatality, and the long funerals blackened all the way". (Mansfield's Memories pp 258-261) The Cholera returned again the following year in 1851 and 1852. The panic which followed its recurrence in 1850 threatened for a time almost to depopulate the city and did materially affect the census then taken. Phyllis PS My understanding is that many folks left the city for a while and moved to outlying areas in the country where Cholera was not so prevalent. So if you cannot find your people in Cincinnati City Directories for the few years following the epidemic, this may be the reason why. In addition, this epidemic affected many major cities around the country at this same time period. It was not isolated to Cincinnati. 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.hamilto n/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 **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:37:27 -0400 From: "gerald" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] Cincinnati early burials and cholera epidemicrecords? To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hi, I just wanted to ask a question, I read earlier on the list that there were special cemeteries for the burial of folks who died from the disease?? My GGGreat Grandfathers brother Alexander Tuttle died from the Cholera ,he was buried May 11, 1849 at Fulton cemetery #2, Located at the foot of Carrel Street, Columbia ,Cincinnati, Ohio. I was wondering if Fulton # 2 was one of the cemeteries, I know that this cemetery was originaly bought by a lot of the Ships Builders and Mates, for the burial of their families and them selfs. I forget where I read this but I did see it on the list or at the Virtual Library.I wonder if the men just gave it up for the so many that died,I know Thomas is buried in Indiana. My GGGreat Grandfather Thomas and his family along with some of his wifes kin, loaded up and moved to Greenfield Indiana , This was in 1852, he was Thomas Conant Tuttle married to Elizabeth Francis Anderson, There were quite a few that left with them and went to Indiana. Thomas was a Master Ships Carpenter and first Mate aboard several Steam Boats,two were The Charter Oak, which burned to the waters edge in 1848 April 12 ,at Baileys landing Lower Mississippi River, and the other was the George Washington. I now may have the reason for Thomas and his family leaving Cincinnati Ohio, I often wondered why. Thanks for posting the History about the Cholera, I have been wondering about that for a long time. Jerry Tuttle Jr ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] Cincinnati early burials and cholera epidemicrecords? > The city of Mt. Healthy (hense its name) was settled at this time for the > citizens who wanted to get away from downtown and the epidemic. I > believe > there are directories at the library for Mt. Healthy around this time. > > > In a message dated 6/24/2008 8:42:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > >>From the Centennial History of Cincinnati by Charles Greve: > > The Cholera of 1849 > > In 1849 the terrible scourge, cholera, returned and devastated the city > to a > much greater extent than ever before. In September, 1849, the Board of > Health of the city reported the deaths for four months preceding > September > 1st as 6,459, of which 4,114 were from Cholera. Mr. Mansfield estimates > the > death from the middle of April to the middle of October as 7,000, of > which > 4,600 were from cholera. The mortality for the year was about 8,500, > which > counting the population as 116,000, was one in 14. He further estimates > that > the deaths among the Germans and Irish were almost fourfold the number of > deaths among the Americans. Of the 4,114 above mentioned, 2,896 were > Germans, Irish, and Hebrews, while but 1,218 represented the other > nationalities who formed 60 percent of the population. > > "During the prevalence of this pestilence, a deep gloom and solemn fear > pervaded the city. Many plans and suggestions were made to mitigate the > disease. The greatest mortality was in the hot month of July, yet great > fires were made in some streets, with the idea of driving off the poison; > but the disease went on with its fearful fatality, and the long funerals > blackened all the way". (Mansfield's Memories pp 258-261) > > The Cholera returned again the following year in 1851 and 1852. The panic > which followed its recurrence in 1850 threatened for a time almost to > depopulate the city and did materially affect the census then taken. > > Phyllis > PS My understanding is that many folks left the city for a while and > moved > to outlying areas in the country where Cholera was not so prevalent. So > if > you cannot find your people in Cincinnati City Directories for the few > years > following the epidemic, this may be the reason why. In addition, this > epidemic affected many major cities around the country at this same time > period. It was not isolated to Cincinnati. > > > > To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > > Did you miss a message? 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