Hi Nancy. Indeed, my great grandfather, Alexander Thomson was one such -- a Scottish stone-cutter who was proud to have cut the keystone for the Cleveland bridge c1880. His eldest son, Frank Alexander Thomson was likely born July 22 1880 in Lorain. He suffered from silicosis, "stone cutter's consumption," and moved to the Canadian prairies for his health. Any information on the quarry from which he might have worked would be most welcome. Thanks. Duane Thomson. ----- Original Message ----- From: "NM Meyers" <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 4:35 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Ancestor a quarry worker? > Fellow researchers, > Not all of our ancestors were farmers, teachers or businessmen of some > sort, but all did have to earn a living somehow. The stone quarries of > Lorain County employed many very hard working men. Many were uneducated > and some unable to speak English. Many lived in company houses and > shopped at company stores with vouchers. > There were quarries in Amherst Twp., Brownhelm Twp., Columbia Twp., > Elyria, Grafton Twp., LaGrange Twp., Pittsfield Twp. and perhaps others > that I am not aware of. > If you live within driving distance of Amherst and would like to hear > about the stone quarries, then please mark your February 27th on your > calendar. There will be a presentation by a knowledgeable speaker, at > the February meeting of the Amherst Historical Society at 7:30PM. > BTW, Amherst was well known as the sandstone capital of the world. > -- > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >