Anyone doing research in Louisiana and suddenly has trouble finding someone, would do well to read this. There are thousands that died and there is no record of who they were. New Orleans was a major Port of Entry for Scots, Germans and Irish Persons in the 1800's. New Orleans Chronology 1820 The fourth national census showed new Orleans was the 5th largest city in the U.S. after Boston. population of the city was 41,000 while that of the state was 153,407 1831 April 23 The Pontchartrain Railroad of Capt. Grant was completed and offered both freight and passenger service. It was the first railroad to be built west of the Alleghenies. Oct. 25 The first Cholera epidemic hit New Orleans; about 6000 died in 20 days. 1840 New Orleans became the 4th largest city in the U.S. with a population of 102,193 1844 May 18 fire destroyed 10 square blocks of the city bounded by Franklin, Canal, Common, and Claiborne Streets. May 24 Sam Houston spoke in New Orleans on behalf of the Texas cause. July General Zachary Taylor left New Orleans with 1,500 men for the Mexican Campaign. It was not reported how many returned. 1847 Dec 3/5 Gen. Z. Taylor, the hero of the Mexican War, was welcomed to the city by a crowd of 40,000 people. 1849 May 3rd A serious flood in the city severely damaged 220 inhabited blocks of the city and drove 12,000 people from their homes. 1850 A Cholera epidemic that fanned out into the midwest was reported in the city. 1853 One of the most severe epidemics of Yellow Fever took the lives of 11,000 people in New Orleans, while the populations of many towns were totally wiped out!!!!! 1860 The population of New Orleans reached 168,675 of which 40% were foreign born, with 24,000 Irish and 14,000 Germans. There were 13,000 Blacks recorded living in the city. 1861 The Republic of Louisiana joined the Confederacy. 1862 March 21 New Orleans sent 20,000 men to the front. May 15 New Orleans was occupied by the Union Army. General Butler issued Order #28 making any woman in New Orleans liable to treatment as a Prostitute if she in any way showed disrespect for the Officers and Men of the Union Army. June 7th Under orders from General Butler, a New Orleans man was hanged in front of the US Mint for having taken down the Federal Flag. 1866 A mild Yellow Fever epidemic took a toll of 185 lives in the city. 1867 A Yellow Fever epidemic hit the city and took over 3,000 lives. 1870 The city population reached 191,418 1878 A serious Yellow Fever epidemic took a toll of 4,046 lives in the city. 1880 The U.S. Census gives the population as 216,090 persons, of which 57,723 were Colored. There were 566.2 miles of streets in the city, of which 472.34 were paved. The Street Car System had 140 miles of single track with 313 cars pulled by some 1,641 mules, with 671 men employed. The fare was 5 cents at all times. 1897 Sept. 4th A serious epidemic took more that 6,000 lives. During these epidemics, a wagon would go down the streets, collecting the bodies. in most cases it was unknown who they were. They were taken outside the city and cremated in large numbers daily. There iare no grave sites or records of them. It really helps in genealogy to know the history of the area you are searching A Life Long Student of History Charles C Royall