On: How the 1918 Flu Spread Across America (2017)

[JKCalhoun]

Doing 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

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....

[js2 → JKCalhoun]

She appears to be wearing a wedding band in the photo already.

[JKCalhoun → js2]

Yes, I think she was married shortly after graduating.

[NIL8 → JKCalhoun]

Do you know what the sash is for?

[JKCalhoun → NIL8]

I don't know. Perhaps a graduation thing.