Civil War Veteran
Silas enlisted in Company F, 46th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry on 5 Feb 1865. He contracted black measles and was discharged on 27 May 1865. Unfortunately, he never recovered. He had two daughters: Mary E Holbrook (1864 - 1865); Jennie May Holbrook Jones (1866 - 1947).
Black Measles: A severe form of measles characterized by dark, hemorrhagic skin eruptions. Also called hemorrhagic measles.
Silas enlisted in Company F, 46th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry on 5 Feb 1865. He contracted black measles and was discharged on 27 May 1865. Unfortunately, he never recovered. He had two daughters: Mary E Holbrook (1864 - 1865); Jennie May Holbrook Jones (1866 - 1947).
Black Measles: A severe form of measles characterized by dark, hemorrhagic skin eruptions. Also called hemorrhagic measles.
Civil War Veteran
Silas enlisted in Company F, 46th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry on 5 Feb 1865. He contracted black measles and was discharged on 27 May 1865. Unfortunately, he never recovered. He had two daughters: Mary E Holbrook (1864 - 1865); Jennie May Holbrook Jones (1866 - 1947).
Black Measles: A severe form of measles characterized by dark, hemorrhagic skin eruptions. Also called hemorrhagic measles.
Silas enlisted in Company F, 46th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry on 5 Feb 1865. He contracted black measles and was discharged on 27 May 1865. Unfortunately, he never recovered. He had two daughters: Mary E Holbrook (1864 - 1865); Jennie May Holbrook Jones (1866 - 1947).
Black Measles: A severe form of measles characterized by dark, hemorrhagic skin eruptions. Also called hemorrhagic measles.
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A daughter and father dead
Lie sleeping in their graves.
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