Your grandfather is listed in the Jan 1920 census for Brush Village, Blairsville Twp., Williamson County, IL family 368. Occupation: General Manager, Coal Mine. He is listed as 37 y old, b. IL and parents b. KY (since the census was dated 10 Jan 1920, he was probably born in 1882). His wife Bessie is listed as 36y old, b. IL. They have children named Kenneth, June, and Joe (in order of oldest to youngest). Robert and Bessie and son Joseph are also listed in the Apr 1930 census for Cambria Village, Blairsville Twp., Williamson, IL family 188. Robert and Bessie are also listed in the Apr 1910 census for Reeves Village, Blairsville Twp., Williamson, IL family 41. He is listed as Robert R. CRUSE, coal miner. He and Bessie have been married three years and have a son named Kenneth. In this record, Robert's father is listed as b. in TN and his mother b. in IL Bessie was b. in IL and so were her parents. Tom Shawcross ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 10:18 AM Subject: [ILJACKSON] information on Robert R. CRUSE > I am searching for any information on my grandfather, Robert R. CRUSE. > > He was a life long resident of Southern Illinois and was appointed the > Illinois State Director of Mines and Minerals in 1948. > > He would have been born sometime around 1880 and had three children: Kenneth, > Joe, and June. > > He died around 1960. > > Thank you > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > List Administrator mailto:[email protected] > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >