How did folks handle death in the Old West?
Frank Perry
Fresno, California
Then and now, death always brings a lot of heartache, especially with family. In the Old West, families had to deal with it more frequently. Childhood mortality was high. It wasn’t uncommon for a family with seven births to lose four of the children in childbirth or due to some affliction or epidemic. A wife might die giving birth. A husband might be killed in a work accident, especially mining, ranching and railroad
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