tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998509848120209824.post1002835002091679396..comments2024-02-05T18:14:35.019-06:00Comments on Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog: Capt. Napoleon B. HaywardBrenda Joyce Jeromehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878338519744358017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998509848120209824.post-59448913994038606662009-09-14T19:17:07.748-05:002009-09-14T19:17:07.748-05:00I think you are correct - these river folks did ha...I think you are correct - these river folks did have their own culture and were very close. News of the steamboats and their crews was reported in the 3 Evansville newspapers - fascinating reading for one who has no knowledge of such things. I'm learning too.Brenda Joyce Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878338519744358017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998509848120209824.post-19701200083394540902009-09-14T18:24:31.405-05:002009-09-14T18:24:31.405-05:00I imagine that his severe cold turned into pneumon...I imagine that his severe cold turned into pneumonia, and there was no treatment at all for that in those days.<br /><br />Rivers, rivertowns, and river people have their own unique cultures and histories, and they are very, very foreign to me. I am the queen of landlubbers. My daughter's mother-in-law-to-be works on a Mississippi/Ohio river tugboat as a cook, 30 days in and 30 days out. She is probably the closest personal contact I will ever have with the rivers and things associated therewith.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.com