Many in my family line from the areas of Kanawha & Jackson County, WV, died in the decade of the 20th Century known as "the teens." Their information is as follows: My gg grandmother Rachel Ann "Annie" Barnhart Huffman on 15 February 1917 Her son James Addison Huffman on 24 February 1917 Her daughter Mina Belle Huffman on 27 November 1918 James Addison Huffman's wife Fannie Barnhart Huffman in 1914 Their son Alton Huffman in 1913 Their daughter Bertha Huffman in 1911 My gg grandmother Lucinda Miller Coleman on 27 January 1917 I believe that some of these deaths came courtesy of the flu epidemic. Can anyone tell me when this epidemic occurred? Thank you in advance for any information. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Mike Peters npeters102@aol.com

Mike, My mother had two brothers die in the flu epidemic of 1917. One died on 2-27-1917 at 15 years and the other on 3-6-1917, one day before his 11th birthday. March 6th was my grandmother's birthday and she never got over losing two of her boys. JoAnn ----- Original Message ----- From: <NPeters102@aol.com> To: <WVJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: [WVJackson] Deaths/Flu Epidemic > Many in my family line from the areas of Kanawha & Jackson County, WV, died > in the decade of the 20th Century known as "the teens." Their information is > as follows: > > My gg grandmother Rachel Ann "Annie" Barnhart Huffman on 15 February 1917 > Her son James Addison Huffman on 24 February 1917 > Her daughter Mina Belle Huffman on 27 November 1918 > > James Addison Huffman's wife Fannie Barnhart Huffman in 1914 > Their son Alton Huffman in 1913 > Their daughter Bertha Huffman in 1911 > > My gg grandmother Lucinda Miller Coleman on 27 January 1917 > > I believe that some of these deaths came courtesy of the flu epidemic. Can > anyone tell me when this epidemic occurred? > > Thank you in advance for any information. I look forward to hearing from you. > > Sincerely, > > Mike Peters > npeters102@aol.com > > > ==== WVJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Take a look at the GenConnect boards for Jackson County. > Do you have items that you can add? >