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. >