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While doing ancestry research years ago, I learned I had a great uncle who immigrated to America from Romania aboard the RMS Carpathia in 1904. (Eight years lat
by js2 8y ago
While doing ancestry research years ago, I learned I had a great uncle who immigrated to America from Romania aboard the RMS Carpathia in 1904. (Eight years later in 1912, this would be the first ship to come to the Titanic’s rescue, and six years after that would itself be sunk by a U-Boat.) My great uncle had left Romania likely to escape anti-semitism. He’d eventually find his way out to Denver. Sadly, he’d die in 1918 (the same year the Carpathia was sunk) at the age of 25, very probably from the flu.
This is a picture of him, along with his headstone and declaration of intent to become a citizen:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l16p7esag82jibs/AADTWigk7acJSrK2596qAatba?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l16p7esag82jibs/AADTWigk7acJSrK25...
Google Streetview of his Denver, CO address:
https://goo.gl/maps/DEgz5WWai822 https://goo.gl/maps/DEgz5WWai822
- JKCalhoun 8y agoDoing genealogy, I found I also have a relative that died in 1918 from the flu pandemic. This was in fact in Kansas (surprised to see Kansas mentioned in the article). https://imgur.com/dKvAf3V https://imgur.com/dKvAf3V This photo was her high school graduation photo. Within a year she would be 1) married, 2) have a daughter, 3) die from the influenza pandemic one day after her husband. Her daughter would be raised by her grandparents, and go on to have a large family....