And don't forget crimes and fires... Maybe a coroner's inquest would be in order? Should be in Clerk of Court's office...or in the file cabinet in the attic..if memory serves me right. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: <mbame@juno.com> To: <OHKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [OHKNOX] Epidemic in 1870 > to add to the thought of several people at one time, my gg grandfather > died with 4 of his 9 children all in one night of typhoid. > > On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:19:04 -0500 John Buckingham > <john.buckingham@po.state.ct.us> writes: > > Regarding the query about illnesses in 1870- > > > > There was a significant smallpox outbreak that resulted in many > > deaths > > in the eastern US from 1868-1875. That doesn't necessarily mean > > this is what > > killed your people. My gg-grandmother died about that time with > > three other > > family members all in one day, when her wagon overturned in a stream > > west > > of Danville on their way home from church. They are all buried > > together under > > one headstone. > > > > > > ==== OHKNOX Mailing List ==== > > Listowner Email is 73777.25@compuserve.com or > > MaggieOhio@columbus.rr.com > > To search this list go to > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and enter OHKNOX > > for the list name. > > >