Ed, I've been reading your posts with much interest, and I, for one, would love to hear more. The straight genealogy is great, but the memories that you, and others, have to share gives heart to Jefferson County and to our ancestors. Thank you for that. Barbara Richardson ---------- > From: Ed Durbin <durbin@cecomet.net> > To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Coal Mines & Clifton > Date: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 9:34 PM > > Hi Faith, > I'm not familiar with the coal mines what where near Steubenville, > but I do know a little about the "mining towns." In my personal > experience of having been born in Adena, OH and spending my childhood > there, it was a case of coal mining being the largest single industry > for the boys and men of all ages. They were simply a part of the > regular community. > However, I remember during my 7th and 8th grade school years when I > lived on a farm between Adena and Cadiz and attended a one-room school, > that it was located in what I believe was a "mining town." There were a > number of empty "company houses" that we had to pass on the way to the > school. There was still a small combination grocery/bar there. Also, > one small church (The Springdale Friends Church). A short distance from > these "institutions" was a tipple where coal was loaded on railroad > cars. > Although the town was almost abandoned when I lived there in the > early 1940s, it seems to me that it once was a somewhat typical "mining > town." I still have distant relatives who live there but haven't seen > them for many years. > I hope that this might provide you with some "background" > information. > Ed Durbin > > Faith Keahey wrote: > > > > My cousin Sandy and I, in our search for our elusive CLIFTON'S have learned > > our WILLIAM A. CLIFTON & his brother DAVID CLIFTON were with a family who's > > breadwinner was a coal miner. The 1850 census being difficult to read, > > Sandy figured him to be something like SOLOMAN RISDIN age 48 b. NY > > wife: ELIZABETH age 55 b. DE > > David 25 coal digger b. OH > > John 21 coal digger b. OH > > Nottingham 19 coal digger OH > > also with them was a John HURFUN (? again hard to read) 21 coal digger b. > > OH- > > > > William Clifton was 5, David was 2. > > > > What mines would have been in operation there in Jefferson Co, near > > Steubenville in 1850??? Anyone know? Did they have seperate living areas, > > like a mining town within the town? Appreciate any help. Faith > > Keahey@cyberhighway.net