tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post2694524470151729614..comments2023-09-29T04:04:51.879-05:00Comments on Jennifer's Genealogy Blog: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19Jennifer Sepulvadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167830746219581066noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-8902162810156893572009-04-07T11:11:00.000-05:002009-04-07T11:11:00.000-05:00Wow! I am so excited that everyone found this post...Wow! I am so excited that everyone found this post fascinating and informative! I first heard about the epidemic from Miriam Robbins Midkiff's "Ancestories" blog when she wrote her WWI series. Then when my sister said she was interested, I thought it may be worth checking out how such a large epidemic affected our family tree.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613226474582263185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-90771329687681293502009-04-06T22:10:00.000-05:002009-04-06T22:10:00.000-05:00A most interesting post. I have not checked to se...A most interesting post. I have not checked to see if the Spanish Flu took any of my family tree members, but when I was photographing a The Hampton Cemetery in Hampton Township, in Pittsburgh, PA, I found numerous people that died in that time span. As I added them to findagrave I wondered what in the world killed so many folks in the same area within the same time span. You have answered my question. THANKS!Linda Hughes Hiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774876428039197357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-30907651192955246272009-04-06T21:44:00.000-05:002009-04-06T21:44:00.000-05:00Fascinating post. I, too, am interested in the in...Fascinating post. I, too, am interested in the influenza epidemic and found at least one relative - Alice Floyd Ezell Bibb, a first cousin twice removed - who died on the same day as her husband in this epidemic, and this was only one of many tragedies this family experienced (did a post on them on my blog). It must have been horrifying to see people fall victim to this illness so suddenly.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-37128745918514424572009-04-06T09:55:00.000-05:002009-04-06T09:55:00.000-05:00I also have relatively young relatives that seemed...I also have relatively young relatives that seemed to drop off the face of the earth. A few were in the 1910 and not there in 1920. This gives me an idea of where to search now.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com