from a newspaper abstract, this is a list of people who contracted cholera. read the paper at: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/beaver/newspapers/westarg02.txt there's marriages, death notices, and more! great stuff! August 15, 1834 Cholera Since our last paper was issued, several cases of cholera have occurred in this county, most of which have proved fatal. On Thursday night of last week, RICHARD BAXTER, a young man residing at Fallston, was attacked, and died the next morning. On Friday, JOHN COLLIER, a young man of the same place, fell victim to the destructive disease, after a few hours illness. On Wednesday, a man named JAMES COURTRIGHT, residing a mile north of the borough, was attacked and died the evening following. We learn that JEREMIAH SAUNDERS, a young man residing at Fallston, was attacked at Zelienople, (Butler county) on Tuesday last, and died in a short time. We have been furnished with the following list, which we believe comprises all the cases that have occurred in this county, since the first appearance of the disease among us. [my note: 'do' means 'ditto] SAMUEL HOOPER, steamboat Byron, dead EPHRAIM KNOWLES, s.b. Eclipse, dead MRS. VENATTA, died MRS. BRACY, convalescent MR. STRAWHECKER, do MRS. DEAN, dead JAMES M'ILROY, do Children of do, do MRS. M'ILROY, convalescent JAMES ALEXANDER, dead ROBERT M'CREERY, do MRS. GORMLY, do MRS. WORCESTER, convalescent MISS WORCESTER, dead WILLIAM REED, convalescent JAMES KELLY, do MRS. PUGH, do MARY SMITH, dead MRS. BAXTER, do JOHN COLLIER, do JOHN MURPHY, do ALEXANDER MURPHY, do JAMES FOWLER, do JAMES COURTRIGHT, dead