5 million divided by 50 states is 100000 per state. 100000 divided by 6 years is 16,700. 16,700 spread out over an entire state in an age of no internet or tv...I think it is completely possible that the deaths did occur as reported AND your relatives didn't realize just how bad it was.
Like I said, I wasn't there. Good day.
Wikipedia didn’t say it, some guy on wikianswers made the lefty claim.
Wikipedia says the population grew by 9 million.