New Orleans 1853 Yellow Fever Epidemic

Date: 23 Aug 1953 to 1 Dec 1953
Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Surnames/tags: Louisiana mass_grave Yellow_Fever

Do you have a Lousianna family tree that abruptly ends or becomes obscured in the mid-1850s? If so, it could be due to the yellow fever epidemic that tore through the area in the late summer of 1853. This is what happened in my family tree and it certainly left a lasting impact on our family culture. If you're interested or have information on this subject, please share. I look forward to sharing my knowledge as well as learning something new.

Although yellow fever epidemics were common from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, 1853 was the worse in New Orleans' history with nearly 8,000 dying in this year alone.

In the Memories section please add your loved ones who died of or were affected by this devastating disease. Feel free to also add sourced information and images. Source: Richmond, University. "Yellow Fever Devastates New Orleans." The History Engine. https://doi.org/https://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/877#:~:text=1853%20marked%20the%20peak%20of,or%20how%20it%20was%20spread.