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From: "Clara Pento" <>
Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] August 1902 epidemic???
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:16:16 -0400
References: <200608142154.k7ELsOuo007159@edison.ghg.net>


On my cousins's farm along the C&O Canal in Md near PawPaw there are 5
graves of children presumably died from Cholera.
Do not remember when....


----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Hangsleben" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 5:54 PM
Subject: RE: [MDALLEGA] August 1902 epidemic???


>I have a copyrighted book from 1905 and there the disease is said to
> resemble tonsillitis. It is highly contagious. Who knows high fevers could
> cause all sorts of things - hair loss probably too. Karen
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] August 1902 epidemic???
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> My dad also had diphtheria about that time. Eight children in his uncle's
> family died with in weeks of each other from diphtheria. Anyone know the
> symptoms or lasting damages it can cause? He was always bald as long as I
> can remember, and they always said he lost his hair at a young age from
> Diphtheria.
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William J. Lewis" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] August 1902 epidemic???
>
>
>> My mother's 2 oldest sisters died in August 1902 of diphtheria (3 weeks
>> apart - they were 4 and 6). They were in Mineral County - Beryl, WV.
>>
>> Annie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Branches & Lil' Twigs" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:02 PM
>> Subject: [MDALLEGA] August 1902 epidemic???
>>
>>
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> > Is anyone aware of any particular epidemic that may have caused several
>> > death's in Allegany and Garrett Counties, August 1902?
>> >
>> > Thank you for any information offered.
>> >
>> > Fran
>> >
>> >
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