Hi, I was reading your messages and I thought that in the flood from Hurricane Floyd a few years ago; there were some people from Princeville that died. Or was that in another area near there. Because I am sure there were people that died in that flood. Several people of the same family in fact. I live in NC and wilson is my home originally, so I listen to the news on it quite a bit. But I cannot remember the dates etc. Nor were the people were from exactly. If you check the Wilson Daily Times on line; they may have news back that far. Peggy Traci Thompson wrote: > Karmella, > Hi again! The library here in Edgecombe has an unpublished thesis by Mr. Joe > Mobley, who as far as I know is the only person to have ever done in-depth > research on the history of Princeville. He also wrote an article based on > this thesis for the North Carolina Historical Review, and we have that too. > Recently, local historian Monika Fleming compiled a list of Princeville > residents from the 1880, 1900, and 1910 census, and we also have that. > Other related items we own are copies of newspaper articles about > past/present floods and many articles on other aspects of Princeville, and > histories of Princeville compiled for the county's bicentennial and the > town's centennial celebrations. > I don't remember ever seeing a mention that anyone died in any flood in > Princeville. It is in a prime flood plain, though, and as you say, has been > flooded over and over again. (Parts of Tarboro, as well.) The most recent > flood, from Hurricane Floyd, was the worst ever recorded. The worst prior > to that was 1919. Trying to do genealogical research on people in > Princeville (and historical research on some aspects of the town) can be a > nightmare simply because good records were not kept, and those that were (as > well as people's personal effects that could be of value historically) > tended to be destroyed in the floods. (Census and courthouse records are > generally intact, though.) We are missing a 10 year span of the local paper > from 1910-1920, and can only assume the flood of 1919 had something to do > with it. Also, floods tend to wash up graves, making finding where people > are buried hard. Hundreds floated out of their resting places in the Floyd > flood and many were reinterred in a different place if they could not be > readily identified. > Hope that info helps...please contact me off list and let me know what you'd > like photocopied and I can send it to you. > Traci the Librarian > _________________________________________________________ > From: Karmella Haynes <kh_art@yahoo.com> > To: NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCEDGECO] Princeville, Edgecombe Co. > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:20:50 -0700 (PDT) > X-Message: #1 > Message-ID: <20010419172050.40764.qmail@web13801.mail.yahoo.com> > > Greetings list, > > How may I go about gathering historical info about the > citizens of Princeville, a black town in Edgecombe? I > didn't even know such a town existed until a I did a > search. I need something more in depth besides just a > general history. > > I found that there was a flood there in 1889 (as well > as 1800, 1919, etc.). My ancestor Tom Knight left NC > circa 1890, and settled in MS (the census shows other > people from NC living close by ...they have other > surnames that show in the Edgecombe census). One of > the people in his household is widowed. Four of his > children are not living. Maybe someone was lost in the > flood? > > An old newspaper would be of great help, especially if > people died in that flood. > > Thank you, > ---Karmella Haynes > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com