My gg-grandfather, Simon SCHERMER, #54 Saint Philip St., also died in 1854 (exact date and cause unknown). He was a wealthy importer-exporter, only 50 years old. His widow and two children then moved to Iowa to escape "the unbearable heat and dangerous fevers" of Charleston. If someone has: King, Susan S. (2000). Roman Catholic Deaths in Charleston, South Carolina, 1800-1860. could they please look for Simon SCHERMER's name. He was Catholic. Thanks. Daniel Daniel J. Kortenkamp, Ph.D. dkortenk@uwsp.edu Dept. of Psychology University of Wisconsin fax: 715 346-2778 Stevens Point, WI 54481 http://www.uwsp.edu/acad/psych/dk/danielpg.htm > From: Tony and Julie Howell [mailto:tjhowell@bellsouth.net] Monday, May 08, 2000 7:26 PM > > hi everyone - i have a note on one of my family members, charles > elliott thames, that he was born on Dec 27, 1849 in Charleston, SC and > died on Oct 14, 1854 in Charleston "of the prevailing epidemic". > > could anyone tell me exactly what the "prevailing epidemic" > was that he > died from? > > thanks, > julie thames howell, jax, fla >

hi all - i think it's funny, all of the folks who had ancestors who lived on st. phillip street. my 2G grandfather, john elliott thames, lived at 123 st. phillip street.