I have several machinist folks who showed up as teamsters in census records for the 1800s. These folks came from glassmaking families and used the machines to do things that supported the glassmaking industry. They were not glass blowers or cutters or carpenters but were listed as teamsters. I don't know if that helps or confuses it more! Laura PS: I am so glad Michelle is back! She really has a lot to offer! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Muesic1@aol.com> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 5:07 PM Subject: [StL-Metro] Definition of Teamster > Hello everyone! > I have a couple of weeks off work, so I rejoined the list and am trying to > get a little of my genealogy paperwork taken care of. My question is....what is > a teamster? Of course, the dictionary says "one who drives a team for > hauling cargo". But, this can't be the "end all" to the definition. There has to > be more. That definition leads me to believe that it was some horses that were > pulling a carriage. So....after cars, there was no more use of the term > "teamster"? I thought that the term "teamster" was also used in connection with > another, darker <smile> side of life? Mobsters or something? > > Can anyone enlighten me? > > TIA! > Michelle > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/) you might want to take a look. >