Died during the Spanish Flu epidemic. His wife died 2 weeks earlier. An unusually large number of obituaries were reported in the paper during this period. An article from the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal stated that over 500 cases of the Spanish Influenza had been reported in Mathews county at that time.
Died during the Spanish Flu epidemic. His wife died 2 weeks earlier. An unusually large number of obituaries were reported in the paper during this period. An article from the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal stated that over 500 cases of the Spanish Influenza had been reported in Mathews county at that time.
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GEO. W. ADAMS
Son of Mr. & Mrs.
W. S. ADAMS
Born Jan. 4, 1886
Died Oct. 19, 1918
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His Wife
GEORGIE R. ADAMS
Daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
T. R. ARMSTEAD
Born April 21, 1893
Died Oct. 4, 1918
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