Johnstown, Pennsylvania Flood (1889) - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Help finding family who died in the flood...

EvelynRosco — 2011-08-06 02:23:10Z

If you "Google" the following:

list of survivors of Johnstown flood 1890

you will find a list (may be complete or not) plus a lot of other sites to check regarding the flood. You may find your answers there.

Re: Help finding family who died in the flood...

rocketscienceshop — 2011-07-31 22:56:30Z

I am also wondering about this subject. I am wondering about my family who apparently survived. (Although my great great grandmother contracted Pnemonia during the aftermath and died from that.)

Does anyone have any links where we can look for survivor records?

Re: Help finding family who died in the flood...

matesic555 — 2011-03-25 22:16:34Z

You can find a list of names on the johnstown flood site

Re: Help finding family who died in the flood...

Dawn_Old — 2008-04-26 15:13:59Z

The only problem is, I don't know their name. I know my ancestor's name, but that is her married name. I am going to go this next week and try and find her marriage certificiate, to hopefully find her maiden name so that I can use your good information. Thank you so much for your help! And thank you as well for the help that your family gave trying to find my family in the wreckage of survivors and victims!

Re: Help finding family who died in the flood...

EvelynRosco — 2008-04-26 04:00:46Z

Have you contacted the county genealogical society in Johnstown,PA?(It's Cambria County,I believe.) The library is another possible source of information. They may have stories about specific families in the area at the time.
Your family may be also listed in the city directories, and census material.

Also, Ancestry.com has reference material:
"The story of Johnstown : its early settlement, rise and progress, industrial growth, and appalling flood on May 31st, 1889"

Hope this helps you find what you are looking for. (My grandfather and great-grandfather were among those searching for survivors for more than a week.)

Help finding family who died in the flood...

Dawn_Old — 2008-04-25 19:37:51Z

My great-grandfather's grandmother's entire immediate family (parents, brothers & sisters) all died in the Johnstown, PA flood of 1889. I am trying to find out more information about trying to track them down. Can anyone help?