Hi: In I was reviewing the above last night, I made an interesting discovery. For the period stated, there were 251 people listed as having died in Logan Co. Of that number, 87 people - primarily died in the years 1875 or 76. Cause listed most often was Sore Throat; some said dyptheria, which I'm sure was the real cause of the sore throat notations. In a 2 yr period, that is almost 35% of total deaths reported over the 20 yr period. Another year that was significantly hit by dyptheria was 1885, but deaths were no where nearly as high. I would suspect that adjoining counties may have had similar stats. Families located in Logan Co 1870 census (and possibly adjacent counties) that were missing children in 1880 census - this could well be the reason. BTW, I do not sub to the Logan List; perhaps someone on this List who does could forward the info. Source: Logan Co, WV Birth & Deaths 1872-1892 Compiled by: Donna L Brown. This book is probably still available for purchase. Her address: P.O. Box 188, Bruno, WV 25611. Gloria [email protected]