Butts County GaArchives News.....J. E. Bankston - Sickness June  1887
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Don Bankston http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005864 November 13, 2003, 11:24 pm

Middle Ga Argus

Bankston Illness

The similarity of three cases that has occurred at Jenkinsburg within the last 
three weeks has caused a great deal of excitement.  A Negro preacher and Riley 
Wise were first stricken and immediately became crazy, while they complained of 
nothing hurting them.   And lastly a few days since Mr. J. e. Bankston a 
prosperous merchant and worthy citizen of our town was stricken and is non-
compos mentis.  He is being attended by Drs. Mapp, Lang and Gunter.  His 
restoration to health is said to be doubtful.  The people feel certain that a 
terrible epidemic is not contagion has broken out among us.

 

Additional Comments:
James E. Bankston did not die from this disease and lived till November 1916

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