Re: OSWALT - STOVER
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Re: OSWALT - STOVER
Jan Topliff 5/06/04
this is from www.ohiohistorycentral.com.... and i suspect the most likely cause of death for jacob and catherine.... i have slight connections to oswalt thru harter and ketring in darke county and to stover thru wilcox, harter, ketring and dill in darke county....
Beginning in the early 1830s, cholera epidemics killed thousands of United States citizens, including many Ohioans. People who contract cholera generally suffer from severe, diarrhea, vomiting, and cramps. The disease is spread by drinking water or eating food that is contaminated with human feces. People with this illness can die from dehydration within a few hours after the symptoms first appear.
Cholera first appeared in the United States in 1832. European immigrants apparently brought the disease with them to America. Cleveland residents were the first people in Ohio to contract the illness. Migrants or businessmen who traveled across Lake Erie probably brought the disease. With poor sanitation systems, cholera tended to be most virulent in cities. By the autumn of 1832, the illness had reached Cincinnati, probably brought by people traveling along the Ohio River. The Ohio and Mississippi Rivers allowed the disease to spread quickly across the United States in all directions. Cholera also reached Ohio's interior. Canals provided a relatively stagnant source of water that allowed cholera to fester. As a result of the stagnant water, canal workers commonly died from this illness.
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Re: OSWALT - STOVER
Jan Topliff 5/08/04