BRYAN COUNTY HISTORY: Measles, the children’s epidemic
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While it’s true that thousands of Civil War soldiers died of the measles, it was still considered a “children’s ailment” for many decades after the war. Most cases were mild and most children recovered from the fever and rash. However, a few relapsed the next week, developed pneumonia, and died. And every two to four years there seemed to be a surge in cases and deaths that suddenly took on epidemic status. During epidemic years adults became infected and sometimes several members of one family succumbed to the disease. To complicate matters even more, the exact cause of measles eluded doctors and scientists for many years.
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BRYAN COUNTY HISTORY: Visiting cards
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BRYAN COUNTY HISTORY: Aunt Violet
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“I am 86 or 87 years old. I belonged to Reason Jones. He was a Choctaw. I have been living in the Territory ever since I was turned loose. I am married. My wife’s name is Violet Vinson. She belonged to Polly Hampton, a Choctaw, and she has been living with me in the Territory all the time. I have two grandchildren at home. I have one son, Johnson Vinson, living with me. My grandchildren’s father was Albert Vinson and their mother was a state woman. They were married. I know it. They lived together as man and wife.”