Marybeth, I don't know if this will help you. My grandfather, Joseph Keelor, was also a coalminer, who also lived in Terre Haute, Dick Johnson Township. I have a receipt where he paid his union dues of $1.00 for may and June 1920 to Ruben Dowen Finley, (I believe, can't be sure of the spelling its hard to read.) of local union # 2646 U.M.W.of A. dated June 14 1920. I know he lived in Terere Haute as early as 1900, because he married my grandmother in that year in Terre Haute. I don't know which mine he worked in either. I don't know if this Union would have any records of Mr. Wilson . I imagine the union still exists. Its probably the United Mine Workers of America. Good Luck. Joseph M Keeler ----- Original Message ----- From: Cookerly <cookerly@netins.net> To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 1:57 AM Subject: Coal Miners > Hi again, > > Can someone point me in the right direction for finding information on coal > miners? My William WILSON was a coal miner. I don't have any idea what > mine(s) he worked at. He lived in Dick Johnson Township in 1900 & 1910. In > 1920 shows up in Vermillion County. He died in Terre Haute in 1928. His > obit says he was president of Miners' District No. 8 for five years and an > international board member for three years. > > Thanks for your help. > > Marybeth (Wilson) Cookerly > Goodman, MO > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > To contact the INCLAY list owner,send a message to; > fred@claynet.com > >