I have the funeral records and headstone pictures. I'll send you these in separate emails. If you want others let me know. The funeral record says she died of "Dropsey". I'm not sure what that is. Lots of the old funeral records say that. ???? Looked "dropsey" up and found - Dropsy-Edema (swelling), often caused by kidney or heart disease - Dropsy of the Brain-Encephalitis Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <RStrcnr@aol.com> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:41 PM Subject: [TXWISE-L] WISE CO,TX > I AM LOOKING FOR HELP ON A WOMAN NAMED LENA OR LAURA BROOKS,BORN APROX. > 1880'S DIED SEPT 16 , 1917 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF HAVE ANY INFO ON HER, AND WHAT HE > DEATH CERT MAY SAY CAUSE OF DEATH, THANKYOU RICHARD STRACENER > >

Here's a web site that has a lot of archaic medical terms that will help you understand these old terms. http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Tackel" <drycreek@wf.net> To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [TXWISE-L] WISE CO,TX > I have the funeral records and headstone pictures. I'll send you these > in separate emails. If you want others let me know. > The funeral record says she died of "Dropsey". I'm not sure what that > is. Lots of the old funeral records say that. ???? > > Looked "dropsey" up and found - Dropsy-Edema (swelling), often caused by > kidney or heart disease - Dropsy of the Brain-Encephalitis > Sue > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RStrcnr@aol.com> > To: <TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:41 PM > Subject: [TXWISE-L] WISE CO,TX > > > > I AM LOOKING FOR HELP ON A WOMAN NAMED LENA OR LAURA BROOKS,BORN APROX. > > 1880'S DIED SEPT 16 , 1917 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF HAVE ANY INFO ON HER, > AND WHAT HE > > DEATH CERT MAY SAY CAUSE OF DEATH, THANKYOU RICHARD STRACENER > > > > >