tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6038703305246040743.post7595153493468196126..comments2023-04-25T12:23:29.968-04:00Comments on Researching Relatives: Our Ancestors and Contagion ScaresJoanne Cowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393984608033941905noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6038703305246040743.post-49166121439035130552014-10-20T22:25:58.088-04:002014-10-20T22:25:58.088-04:00That is so sad. I can't even imagine what that...That is so sad. I can't even imagine what that must have been like for your grandmother. Your comment about pneumonia is very interesting. My great-grandmother's death certificate says she died of influenza with a secondary cause of death of lobar pneumonia.Joanne Cowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393984608033941905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6038703305246040743.post-47559462323554801242014-10-20T22:08:35.382-04:002014-10-20T22:08:35.382-04:00What does her death certificate give as cause of d...What does her death certificate give as cause of death? My great grandfather, who lived in Homewood, actually died of lobar pneumonia. According to my grandma, he had had the flu, felt better, and insisted on going back to work. His coworkers brought him home later that day with an apparent relapse which turned out to be the pneumonia. He died on December 3, 1918. As a result, my grandma had to quit school at age 14 to help support the family - her mother and four siblings between the age of 1 and 11.<br />Mike Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629740511002913794noreply@blogger.com