Les, If it's true that the place of employment for these males was indeed "not" a true zinc mine, could you clarify for others where they actually DID work and why they considered it a "zinc"mine" ? Thanks, Jodi ILLASALL-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >ILLASALL-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 42 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Re: ILLASALL-D Digest V05 #41 [LIPS0160@aol.com] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from ILLASALL-D, send a message to > > ILLASALL-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: ILLASALL-D Digest V05 #41 > From: > LIPS0160@aol.com > Date: > Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:21:43 EST > To: > ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > To: > ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com > > >John, > >Not rockin' your boat...buuuuuuut, the reason that I phrased it that way was >because my husbands GG Grandfather - on EVERY census record - gave his place >of employment as "Zinc Mine" as did all his male relatives... > >My Father in law also has a diary of sorts that has been passed down with >references to all males of the family working in the zinc mines. I'm not >disputing your assertion - however, it's obviously hard to break out of a certain >mind set and phraseology (is that even a word? LOL) that has been around the >family for so many years.. I acquiesce to you, John and thanks! > >Les > >