Texas Yellow Fever Victims (1867)

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DEATH NOTICES FROM THE DAILY STATE SENTINEL (Montgomery, Alabama)

September 27, 1867:

Yellow Fever at Texas

The Houston Telegraph, of the 17th instant, confirms the reported
death of Dr. E.N. COVEYâ?¦ The same paper reports the death of Col. J.
D. O'CONNELL, commander of the military post at Houston.  Capt.
WARREN, senior officer of the post, died on the 18th instant.
Frederick MOORE, brother of the proprietor of the Hutchins House, died
on the 15thâ?¦ In Hempstead, out of 70 cases, 37 have died so far.
The following are the deaths at Hempstead, of yellow fever:

Mr. VOORHIES		George BROOKMAN
John SCHELLEY   	John IRBY
F.E. MILLER 		John CONNER
J.L. HALLOWELL  	A. C. LOUDERMILK
Mary GREENE 		Mary COLEMAN
Mr. KAISER  		Nannie WRIGHT   
Maj. J.E. GREEN 	Mrs. H. COLEMAN
Thomas McGEHEE, Jr. 	James A. LESTER
G.C. MORRISON   	Mrs. J.E. GREEN
J.E. HERBERT		W. P. McCONNELL
Dr. John LARK   	Nelly COLEMAN
William BRINK   	child of Col. HALLOWELL
Mrs. J. EPHRAIM 	Mary YOUNG
Susan FROST 		Miss COLEMAN
Daniel WINTER   	three freedmen (not named)