Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 / The 31 Victims of Yellow Fever Who died in Tuscumbia

Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 Marker - Side A image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, June 17, 2009

1. Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 Marker - Side A

Inscription.
Side AYellow Fever Epidemic
1878
Taking 31 Lives in Tuscumbia

Citizen's Relief Committee: F.H. Aydlett, H.M. Finley, J.J. Davis, James Jackson, Chm. J.W. Rand Jr., F.A. Ross, J.N. Sampson, Sec. and C. A. Womble.

This committee, together with volunteers of both white and black ~~ assisted by trained nurses brought from Memphis ~~ nursed the sick, carried supplies, prepared the bodies, dug graves, and buried the dead.

Doctors, Serving around the clock:
Robert T. Abernathy, Samuel J. Cooper, William C. Cross, William Desprez (who gave his all, his life) and E. P. Rand.

Side B: The 31 Victims of Yellow Fever Who died in Tuscumbia
Belcher, Crabtree, •
Boldman, Mrs. Amy, •
Christina, Anna C., •
Clark, Mr. (?), •
Clark, W. A. •
Cooper, DeWitt, •
Desprez, Dr. William •
Finley, Samuel, •
Gilbert, Mrs. W. A. •
Halpine, Mrs. Bettie •
Jones, Miss Bartie, •
Jones, Mrs. W. H., •
King, L., •
Manush, F. and Wife •

Morton, • Tom, •
Newsome, Alexander, •
Osborne, Sandy, •
Prout, Ed, •
Rather, Mrs. G. T. •
Ross, Mrs. F. A., •
Smoot, Helen, •
Smoot, Mrs. T.L.,

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Stamps, Mr. and Mrs. W.L., •
Ventress, Robert •
Warren, Mervyn, •
Williams, Charles, •
Yohnka, Mrs. and Child •
Young, William

Erected 1977 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Environment • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 34° 44.262′ N, 87° 42.214′ W. Marker is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and North Commons Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. In Front of Helen Keller Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 North Main Street, Tuscumbia AL 35674, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gov. Robert Burns Lindsay / Maud McKnight Lindsay (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ethel Davis Plaza (about 400 feet away); Ivy Green (about 600 feet away); William Winston Home (about 700 feet away); At This Well (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Challenge / The Response (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Moon Tree

The 31 Victims of Yellow Fever Who died in Tuscumbia - Side B image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, June 17, 2009

2. The 31 Victims of Yellow Fever Who died in Tuscumbia - Side B

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Colbert County Persian Gulf War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscumbia.

Also see . . . Yellow Fever. Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease. The virus is a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family. (Submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 3,547 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on March 29, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.