Dear Joann, I read your posting (below). Although I can't respond to your question, it does interest me in that my family had/has the Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Co. I wonder if there is some connection to this business? Could your word in ? be "Greer?" The family (not my line) still runs the business to my knowledge. Maybe it has some records to help you out. The current address is: Whitacre-Greer, 1400 S. Mahoning Ave., Alliance, OH 44601 My great-grandfather, Corwin Clay Whitacre, would be of the same vintage as your husband's great-grandfather. Let me know what you discover, Sarah Rossing > I recently ordered the death certificates of several of my husband's > ancestors. I am wondering if anyone could help me acquire an obituary > or newspaper article about the accident that caused the death of my > husband's great-grandfather, Charles Janson who was born Feb. 11, 1861, > Pike Twp., stark Co. His death certificate says he was "crushed by fall > of slate in Whitacre -?- mine (-?- may be "Falls" I cannot make out the > word--it may also be something that begins with a "G"). Place of Death > is listed as Brown Twp., Carroll, Co. and date is Feb. 21, 1918. He > resided in Waynesburg prior to his death. > > Joanne Di Lucca Schlub > Mangilao, Guam USA > schlub@ite.net