Dear List,
While looking online at old newspapers I found the following :
The Morristown Gazette 1867 - 1920
5 Nov 1879 Morristown Hamblen County, Tennessee
We have been creditable informed that during the recent freshet one Henry Cagle, 80 years
old, was crossing
Johnithans Creek in Haywood County, N C. on Friday the 17 inst and falling from the
foot-log was washed 4 miles below,
where he was found. His body was badly bruised, and his coat and vest tore off by drift
trash. he was found on the
3rd day of his death, and buried on the 4th. day. He was 80 years old the day of his
death, - Newport Reporter
Not knowing what a Freshet was I got help online.
Definition from Wikipedia online : The term "freshet" is most commonly used to
describe a spring thaw resulting from
snow and ice melt in rivers located in the northern latitudes of North America,
particularly Canada.
A spring freshet can sometimes last several weeks on large river systems, resulting in
significant inundation of flood
plains as the snow pack melts in the river's catchment area.
With out checking records I am unaware of who this Henry Cagle is. Using my perpetual
calendar and the notation at
the bottom of this article, he was born October 17,1799 and died October 17, 1879 in
Haywood County, NC.
If he is your family member then I hope this helps your research.
Regards,
Earl D. Cagle Sr.