Correction: The epidemics listed occurred in years from 1865 to 1873. Sorry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "linda" <Meas4Meas@colint.com> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] Contagious illness abt 10/1871 > There is information re epidemics in USGenWeb Archives www.rootsweb.com > which shows for years 1628--1918, these epidemics in the USA. A series of > recurring epidemics of Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever. In > Philadelphia, NY, Boston, New Orleans, there was smallpox, and in Baltimore, > Memphis, and DC there was cholera. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frances Osburn" <frano-cola.sc@worldnet.att.net> > To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 5:38 PM > Subject: FW: [TNMONTGO-L] Contagious illness abt 10/1871 > > > > Anyone have any suggestions? > > > > Frances > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fnealgen@bellsouth.net [mailto:fnealgen@bellsouth.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 6:11 PM > > To: TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TNMONTGO-L] Contangious illness abt 10/1871 > > > > > > I have two adult ancestors and their daughter who died "near Clarksville, > > TN" between Oct 1 and Nov 10, 1871, Matthew Fox Walpole, his wife, Lydia > R. > > Walpole, and their adult daughter. Is there a record of some kind of > > contagious illness sweeping through the area during that time? > > Freddie > > > > > > > >