Body not known to have been recovered after the 1889 Johnstown Flood. It's very likely that she is interred in one of the 700+ graves in the "Unknown Plot" at Grandview Cemetery's unknown dead.
∼Miss Woren, 24 years old, from Walnut Street in Johnstown was Victim of the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889. The body was never recovered and was pronounced missing.
On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died.
KEY CODE FOR BURIALS:
Missing: Body never recovered
Woren's that are listed on the Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 Victim List Published July 31, 1890
Last Name, First, Age (if known), burial address
Woren, Mrs. Priscilla, 60, Walnut Street, missing
***Woren, Miss, 24, Walnut Street, missing***
Woren, Richard, Walnut Street, missing
Woren, Willie, 6, Walnut Street, missing
Woren, (2 children), Walnut Street, missing
*
The 1870 Census recorded in the 1st Ward in Johnstown seems to fit with the names of the family above
William Warren 50
Percilla Warren 47
Wm Warren 13
Richd Warren 11
Elisabeth Warren 6
The 1880 Census recorded for Walnut Street in Johnstown gives this family information
William Wearn 59
Priscilla Wearn 58
Thomas Wearn 23
Richard Wearn 21
Elizabeth Wearn 15
∼Miss Woren, 24 years old, from Walnut Street in Johnstown was Victim of the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889. The body was never recovered and was pronounced missing.
On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died.
KEY CODE FOR BURIALS:
Missing: Body never recovered
Woren's that are listed on the Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 Victim List Published July 31, 1890
Last Name, First, Age (if known), burial address
Woren, Mrs. Priscilla, 60, Walnut Street, missing
***Woren, Miss, 24, Walnut Street, missing***
Woren, Richard, Walnut Street, missing
Woren, Willie, 6, Walnut Street, missing
Woren, (2 children), Walnut Street, missing
*
The 1870 Census recorded in the 1st Ward in Johnstown seems to fit with the names of the family above
William Warren 50
Percilla Warren 47
Wm Warren 13
Richd Warren 11
Elisabeth Warren 6
The 1880 Census recorded for Walnut Street in Johnstown gives this family information
William Wearn 59
Priscilla Wearn 58
Thomas Wearn 23
Richard Wearn 21
Elizabeth Wearn 15
Body not known to have been recovered after the 1889 Johnstown Flood. It's very likely that she is interred in one of the 700+ graves in the "Unknown Plot" at Grandview Cemetery's unknown dead.
∼Miss Woren, 24 years old, from Walnut Street in Johnstown was Victim of the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889. The body was never recovered and was pronounced missing.
On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died.
KEY CODE FOR BURIALS:
Missing: Body never recovered
Woren's that are listed on the Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 Victim List Published July 31, 1890
Last Name, First, Age (if known), burial address
Woren, Mrs. Priscilla, 60, Walnut Street, missing
***Woren, Miss, 24, Walnut Street, missing***
Woren, Richard, Walnut Street, missing
Woren, Willie, 6, Walnut Street, missing
Woren, (2 children), Walnut Street, missing
*
The 1870 Census recorded in the 1st Ward in Johnstown seems to fit with the names of the family above
William Warren 50
Percilla Warren 47
Wm Warren 13
Richd Warren 11
Elisabeth Warren 6
The 1880 Census recorded for Walnut Street in Johnstown gives this family information
William Wearn 59
Priscilla Wearn 58
Thomas Wearn 23
Richard Wearn 21
Elizabeth Wearn 15
∼Miss Woren, 24 years old, from Walnut Street in Johnstown was Victim of the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889. The body was never recovered and was pronounced missing.
On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died.
KEY CODE FOR BURIALS:
Missing: Body never recovered
Woren's that are listed on the Johnstown Flood - May 31, 1889 Victim List Published July 31, 1890
Last Name, First, Age (if known), burial address
Woren, Mrs. Priscilla, 60, Walnut Street, missing
***Woren, Miss, 24, Walnut Street, missing***
Woren, Richard, Walnut Street, missing
Woren, Willie, 6, Walnut Street, missing
Woren, (2 children), Walnut Street, missing
*
The 1870 Census recorded in the 1st Ward in Johnstown seems to fit with the names of the family above
William Warren 50
Percilla Warren 47
Wm Warren 13
Richd Warren 11
Elisabeth Warren 6
The 1880 Census recorded for Walnut Street in Johnstown gives this family information
William Wearn 59
Priscilla Wearn 58
Thomas Wearn 23
Richard Wearn 21
Elizabeth Wearn 15
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