I've been spending allot of time looking through local newspapers but have only made it up to the 1860's. Has any looked though papers of the late 1870's to know if there was an outbreak of any disease, in the Indiana- Cambria area, that may have caused allot of deaths? Marcia Fronk

I believe at least in the Shelocta area it was diphtheria. My family research (McLaughlin) had at least 3 children die from it in November 1878 and 1 in March of 1879 although the 1879 death is not confirmed to be diphtheria. Randy in So. IL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Houston" <houston4@netcarrier.com> To: <PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 2:44 PM Subject: [INDIANA] Outbreak in the late 1870's? > I've been spending allot of time looking through local newspapers but have only made it up to the 1860's. Has any looked though papers of the late 1870's to know if there was an outbreak of any disease, in the Indiana- Cambria area, that may have caused allot of deaths? > > Marcia Fronk > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the "NEW" Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana Co. website. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paicgs/ > >

Marcia, When you're going through the 1860's papers, would you mind keeping your eyes open for any mention of James C. McFeatters? (Also spelled McFeaters, McFeeters, occasionally McFetters or McPheeters.) He's my g-g-grandfather and supposedly died in December, 1863 but I'm beginning to wonder if previous family historians have confused him with another James McFeatters, also from Indiana County, who also died at the end of December, 1863. That one was in the Civil War and is buried in Culpepper, Virginia. That one, however, was much too young to have been mine. I am really curious as to what happened to James C. but keep coming up empty. Thanks, Susan McFeatters