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

Marybeth, this is a natural progression. The mines in Dick Johnson township played out in early 1900s and new mines opened over in Vermillion County 1905-10 and thousands moved over there. It was a big migration. I have traced relatives through this migration. It takes lots of effort to pour through the 1910 or 1920 census of Vermillion county to find people. Don't know exactly what you expect to find in additional info. Most of these miners did not own property as they live in company temp housing or rented. So census WPA indexes and newpaper obits are about it. There were literally hunderds of mines in this area. I have never found any employment data from these mines. Clinton library has good materials if you are in the area. >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. > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.