| The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 Excerpted from "A Record of the War Activities in Orange County, North Carolina, 1917 - 1919" by Annie Sutton Cameron, published shortly after the end of WWI Material has been transcribed just as it appeared in original text. Nancy |
| Influenza Deaths in Orange County, 1918 Deaths in Carrboro: Henry Joseph Burgess Rosa A. Clark Mrs. Ida Biggs Vaughan John A. Foushee Sidney Cates Martha Blackwood Nonie Burgess Donnie Williams King (infant) James O. Hargraves (Colored) Melvina Jones (Colored) Quen Victoria Brewer (Colored) Deaths in and around Hillsboro: Robert Adams, 10/19/1918 Frank Riley, 10/20/1918 James Jones (Colored), 1024/1918 Jim Jones (Colored), 10/1918 Mrs. Lacy Marlette, 11/1918 Deaths in Chapel Hill: John N. Alston Bessie Corinna Roper Edward Kidder Graham Veron Herndon Mary Louise Strowd W. McB. Bunting, non-resident Robert L. Temple, non-resident K. McKoy Scott, non-resident Josephine T. Hannah, non-resident Deaths in Little River Township: Mrs. Ida Wagoner Dock Parrish Ed Hester (Colored) Deaths in Cedar Grove: There were about 375 cases of Spanish influenza in Cedar Grove Township and only four deaths. |
Red Cross Volunteers
The ladies of the Red Cross were asked to make garments for the sick in emergency cases,
and this was gladly done at a moment's notice. People were very generous in furnishing
buttermilk and soup, not only those in town, but a quantity of milk was furnished by people
out of town, especially east of town. The Rev. Mr. Hester, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Robertson and
Mrs. J. C. Web alternatively collected this milk for use at West Hill and in town. Among
those who helped by serving or furnishing nourishment are:
Miss Hattie Kirkland. Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Tom Jackson, Mrs. Frank Weaver, Mrs. James
Scarlett, Mrs. Jesse Martin, Mrs. Cain Roberts, Mrs. John Bacon, Mrs. W. Y. Walker, Mrs.
J. W. Walker, Mrs. P. S. Walker, Mrs. John W. Jackson, Mrs. John Sharp, Mrs. W. D.
Benton, Mrs. W. H. Webb, Mrs. E. M. Lockhart, Mrs. Charles Andrews, Mrs. W. A. Hayes,
Miss Sue Hayes, Mrs. P. C. Collins, Mrs. W. L. Wall, Miss H. P. Collins, Miss Mary A.
Collins, Mrs. Jos. C. Webb, Mrs. James Newman, Mrs. Mollie E. Latta, Mrs. T. N. Webb,
Mrs. J. S. Spurgeon, Miss Pattie Spurgeon, Miss Mary Spurgeon, Mrs. Shepperd Strudwick,
Mrs. tom Arrowsmith, Miss Annie Strudwick, The Misses Cate, Gen. J. S. Carr, Miss
Margaret Webb, Miss Mary Webb, Miss Sarah Webb, Miss Helen Webb, Miss Margaret
Forrest, Miss Josephine Forrest, Miss Virgie Cole, Miss Lillie Bivins, Miss Reba Reeves,
Mrs. James Webb, Mrs. Claud Sharp, Mrs. W. A. Heartt, Miss Rebecca Wall, Miss E. R.
Hamilton, Miss Annie Cameron, Mrs. George Lynch, Mrs. S. W. Oldham
The ladies of the Red Cross were asked to make garments for the sick in emergency cases,
and this was gladly done at a moment's notice. People were very generous in furnishing
buttermilk and soup, not only those in town, but a quantity of milk was furnished by people
out of town, especially east of town. The Rev. Mr. Hester, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Robertson and
Mrs. J. C. Web alternatively collected this milk for use at West Hill and in town. Among
those who helped by serving or furnishing nourishment are:
Miss Hattie Kirkland. Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Tom Jackson, Mrs. Frank Weaver, Mrs. James
Scarlett, Mrs. Jesse Martin, Mrs. Cain Roberts, Mrs. John Bacon, Mrs. W. Y. Walker, Mrs.
J. W. Walker, Mrs. P. S. Walker, Mrs. John W. Jackson, Mrs. John Sharp, Mrs. W. D.
Benton, Mrs. W. H. Webb, Mrs. E. M. Lockhart, Mrs. Charles Andrews, Mrs. W. A. Hayes,
Miss Sue Hayes, Mrs. P. C. Collins, Mrs. W. L. Wall, Miss H. P. Collins, Miss Mary A.
Collins, Mrs. Jos. C. Webb, Mrs. James Newman, Mrs. Mollie E. Latta, Mrs. T. N. Webb,
Mrs. J. S. Spurgeon, Miss Pattie Spurgeon, Miss Mary Spurgeon, Mrs. Shepperd Strudwick,
Mrs. tom Arrowsmith, Miss Annie Strudwick, The Misses Cate, Gen. J. S. Carr, Miss
Margaret Webb, Miss Mary Webb, Miss Sarah Webb, Miss Helen Webb, Miss Margaret
Forrest, Miss Josephine Forrest, Miss Virgie Cole, Miss Lillie Bivins, Miss Reba Reeves,
Mrs. James Webb, Mrs. Claud Sharp, Mrs. W. A. Heartt, Miss Rebecca Wall, Miss E. R.
Hamilton, Miss Annie Cameron, Mrs. George Lynch, Mrs. S. W. Oldham
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