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  1. A Family Reels from a Death in Southwest Virginia
    date July 19, 1844map SMYTH, Virginiatags Health/Death

    On July 19, 1844, William King, Jr. reported sad news to his sister Sarah C. King of Abingdon, Virginia. Their younger brother had died. Sarah had visited just a few weeks prior to the death. Everything was fine then in the town of Saltville, Virginia. Life had been pleasant when she visited her family. After all, she did not get to see them often since her marriage. Several weeks later, her family's...