#wwg1wga#TheGreatAwakening

Did you know that President Trumps' grandfather, Friedrich Trump died of the Spanish Flu in 1918? He was a victim of the first wave of the Spanish flu pandemic. A second, deadlier wave hit in the fall. The pandemic killed at least 50M people worldwide & 675,000 in the US, according to the CDC.

In 1918, Friedrich Trump was a successful, 49-yr-old businessman, husband & father of three living in Queens. One day in May, he came home from a stroll feeling sick. He died almost immediately.

Born:
March 14, 1869,Bavaria
Died:
May 30, 1918, Woodhaven,Queens