>> I'm trying to find living relatives of, or backgrounds of, brothers >> Raymond and William White. William lived in Freeburn. b. 6-19-1905 d. >> 11-13-1984. His brother Raymond lived in Phelps. b. 5-3-1902 d. >> 7-31-1954. Both men were coal miners. Reg, I wish I could help you, but all I can do is ask YOU a question! I notice William lived in Freeburn; my grandfather was born in Freeburn on December 17, 1906 and his father, Cornelius Ratcliff, was a coal miner, too. My question is, what coal mines might Cornelius have worked in during that time frame in the Freeburn area? He had another son born in 1911 in Chattaroy, W.Va.; I don't know whther he had moved by that time, or not, though I suspect he might have, or else why would he have had the second son born out of state? Did they live in Freeburn and work in West Virginia? Also, could you tell me how old a boy had to be to work in the mines? Thanks a lot! Wish I could have answered questions instead of asking them! -- God Bless You, Michael A. Radcliff 2009 Olive Court Milton, W.Va. 25541 mradclif@marshall.edu