Does anyone know if there was a cholera epidemic between 1850 and 1857 in Clay county,specifically Liberty? My ggg-grandmother Hannah Campbell and their eldest son Adam appear on the 1850 census but not on the 1860. I've located the other children who would have been of age to leave and start their own families. Adam is listed under the category "deaf & dumb,blind,idiotic" etc. My ggg-grandfather had remarried in 1857. I read that many times the deceased were buried in mass graves. Any suggestions?

My gggrandparents disappeared between 1850 and 1856 in Clay County. At the Archives they said they thought there was a cholera epidemic. They were Ellis. Nancy Ellis married Jeremiah Campbell. Do ou have anyone like that in your family? They were married in 1870.

I have run across a Jeremiah in my research but can't confirm if he's related to my ggg-grandfather. I have found reports in archived Liberty newspaper of various people dying from cholera but haven't found an issue with Hannah or her son mentioned. They don't have every issue archived yet. You said they disappeared between 1850 & 1856 but they were married in 1870? I might try to call the library up there or maybe the genealogical society. Our local library has a great western section which includes the midwestern stats. I'll look back in my research to see if I kept anything on Jeremiah. Did he come from Kentucky or Tennessee? Let me know about the dates.