Joseph and Listers: I found this link/site on "Mocavo.com", while searching for my Great-grandfather, Joseph E. STANIEK. [In the 1870-1880-1900 censuses he and several of his brothers worked on the railroad in Pittsburgh.] To add to the confusion I have an old photo, circa 1910, taken of Joseph wearing a mining hat, with the light atop it. He died in 1917 resulting from TB, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, without a headstone in a single grave. His wife Nancy Jane/Jennie nee Wilmot Staniek died in 1897, burial unmarked in Allegheny Cemetery. Anyhow, I have tried to bring up this link, but the Mocavo.com site wants paid access, which I do not have. If anyone has access to this source and could do a lookup, I would greatly appreciate it. There is a link to it on Google books, but it is a browse search with many pages. Maybe your ancestor can be found in this source, Joseph. My guess is that these miners were recruited by the mine companies, as there are a lot of Eastern European names listed. Hope this is of some help. Marybeth acmbjc@aol.com ======================================================================================== Report Of The Department Of Mines Of Pennsylvania (Volume 1) - Page 503 Text: ... Charles Trimmel, William Bellhorn, Steve Matok, JosephStaniek, Slavonian, . American, .. Austrian, .. Austrian, .. Miner, ______ Motorman, Miner, ________ Machineman, 24 Steve ......