Hello Diane, My gg grandfather, Fred Brinkmann's son, William, lived in Beckemeyer Illinois and was a coal miner. He was employed at the Beckemeyer Coal mines. I would do a search for any Catholic Church in Collinsville and call them - perhaps they can give you the names of all the Catholic Churches at that time. Good luck. Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 10:39 AM Subject: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Coal Mine in Collinsville or Alton IL in late 1800s >I have been trying to identify a "stray" McGOLDRICK family member. This >fellow is Charles McGOLRIC. He is in the 1880 census, but Ancestry has >linked the wrong image to his record. LDS lists him as living in >Collinsville, Madison County, IL. His wife was Bridget McKernan, Smith, >McGOLRIC. She lived in St. Louis before she married him and after he died. >She married him some time around 1880. They are buried in Collinsville, IL >according to her obit. > > Almost every family living around them in 1880 listed "Coal Miner" as > their occupation. Does anyone know about any coal mines in Alton or > Collinsville, IL in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Was there more than > one? I am interested in seeing if I can get records of employement from > the Coal Co. This man was born in Ireland during a year that would fit > into my family above my gggrandfather. His name and even the middle > initial match a name in our family. > I can't find an obit on him and he is not mentioned in his widow's obit. I > think that is strange. Both of them are buried "in Collinsville", but I > don't know where. This was a Catholic family, so I need to research > Catholic churches in Collinsville, IL in the late 1800s. > > Any ideas from this most astute group? > > Diane Shaw > Flooded in Hillsboro, MO > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List, send > only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if > you are on the Digest List [email protected] > >