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Macon Georgia Telegraph September 3, 1839
In late summer through the early fall of 1839, a "bilious fever" rampaged the 
area, resulting in many deaths...  How many went unrecorded remains a mystery.

October 1, 1839—We give below, the names of the persons who died in Augusta, 
of the prevailing epidemic, from its commencement up to the 26th ult:

Miss Isabella Ogden, James Carswell, **James E. Rodgers, on the 22 ult., of 
the bilious fever, second Engineer of the Steamboat Sam Jones, a native of 
Pittsburgh, Jonathan Ellis, aged 44 yrs., James T. Grant, Miss Horn, **Henry 
Robertson, aged abt. 37 yrs., **James Lang, abt. 22 yrs. of age, John Dee, 
**James Leverich, on the 25th inst., Mrs. Pettis, Mr. Corder, Josiah Thorp, 
Richard Muse, **Moses Roff Jr., Esq., in the 56th year of his  age-a native of 
New Jersey, Mrs. Dillon, Miss Meredith, John Kendall, Robert Barber, George 
Lamback, Michael Wagner, Mr. Seymour, Mrs. Ryan, Mr. Green, Mr. O’Shea, Miss 
Rebecca Wright, W. Abbott, Mrs. Rutherford, Mr. Duffie, Amos Bullard, John 
Neuffer, Mrs. Lau¬ra McLaughlin, Mrs. Moses Roff, Dr. Griffith, Moses Riley, 
***Miss Mary Adeline Bonliueau August 2d inst., aged 16 yrs., and 6 mos., F.B. 
Griner, Mr. Farrar, Levin Mars, Mrs. Taliaferro. W.C. Dillon, Joseph Smith, 
Mrs. Salmonds, Mrs. Pricilla Jones, W.P. Merriman, ***Mrs. Sarah Walton, 
relict of the late Josiah Walton, sister of the late governor Clarke, in the 
72d yr of her age, A. Campbell, Mrs. Meredith, Benj. Burleigh, *Miss Nehr, 
*Wm. Moody, *Mrs. Aaron Roff, *Bazil Youngblood, *John Saudiford, *Mrs. Jones, 
(mother of Pricilla), *Miss C. Sabal, *Master Albert Banta, *James L. Wray, 
*Miss Emma Hartford, *Mrs. J. Calvin, *S.P. Turpin, *Wm. Wright, *Richard 
Meredith, *Mrs. A.Z. Banta, *Mrs. Rebecca Qutzeuberry, *Henry Dalby, *Miss 
Elizabeth Hamilton, *Asbury Knight, *John Stansfield, *Printer, *Mr. Deaves, 
*Mrs. Green, *Dr. Dent, *Mrs. Broome, *Joseph Rouche, *John Abbott, *Frederick 
Selleck, *James U. Jackson, *William Thompson, *Henry E. Parmelee, *Thomas 
Allen, *Welcome Allen, *Wiley Hargroves, Allen Andrews, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. 
Fox, James Haggerty, Richard F. Bush, Thomas Averell, Wm. Colvin, Mrs. 
Strange, Mitchell Nelson, a child (name unknown), George Lark, Thomas 
Phillips, M.M. Brown, Chas. Smith, Martha Scott, Mrs. Albert, Cephas Battey, 
Sarah Washington, Thomas Lynn, A. Smith's child, Elijah Garrett, John 
Henderson, John Hart, Mrs. John Hart, Jane Mitchell, Isaac J. Reighter, Mrs. 
Fraser, A. Stutzman, Edmund Martin, Mrs. William Haines, Mrs. Ann Nofrell, 
Mrs. Martha Turman, George King, Wm. Rankin, John Riley, Isaac Honghkirk, 
Daniel McMurphy, Mrs. Catherine Cashman, Mrs. Eliza Mountz, Mrs. Margaret 
Dewar, Dr. Milton Antony, Joseph Campfield, Another child of Asa Smith, Robert 
Dillon, John B. Guedron, Daniel Roman, Wm. Roundtree, Miss Frances E. Turman, 
Victor Crepu, Miss G. Turman, Morgan Couvert, Jeremiah P. Morris, Dervin's 
son, Richard Derment, Edward Deaver, Wm. Tutt, R. Blodget, Irwin L. Hood, Wm. 
Panton, John J. Shear, Wm. Motts, Mrs. Crosley, Jonathan Dunn—and 19 negroes: 
17 in the city and 2 in the country. 

****In our last we noticed the deaths of one hundred and sixty three persons 
by fever since the first death occurred, vis: on the 18th August, since that 
time was have had to add the following…
Mrs. M’Cready, William Savage, Mrs. ,Mary Russell, Master Joseph Haines, 
Master Joseph P. Nelson, Master Alfred Simonet, George Cleary, George Sweet, 
Wm. M. Davis, J.B. Steel, John Morrison, Absalom Flemming, Eugene Golly (a 
child), George McMurphy, Mrs., Elizabeth Blaylock, Mrs. Cynthia Lawrence, 
Thomas Downing, Elisha Purse, Elijah Dwelle, Michael Shaver, William G. Scott, 
Henry Hardner and 10 negroes, among them Billy Cobb, the barber.  In our last 
paper we noticed the death of Jeremiah P. Morris, in prison—it should have 
been Norris.

Additional Comments:
Abstracted from the following newspapers online at the Digital Library of 
Georgia [astericks denote source newapaper; if NONE, from Oct. 1, 1839]:

**Macon Georgia Telegraph, Sep. 3, 1839; pg. 3

*From the Augusta Constitutionalist, 12th Inst. / Federal Union, Sep. 17, 
1839; pg. 3

***Macon Georgia Telegraph, Sep. 17, 1839; pg. 3

Macon Georgia Telegraph, Oct. 1, 1839; Pg. 2

****Macon Georgia Telegraph, Oct. 8, 1839; pg. 3

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