I just found my grandfathers WWI draft card online at ancestry.com<http://ancestry.com>and it says he was a coal miner and says where he was employed but I can not make it out...looks like it begins with an N. It also asks where the the place of employment is located and my grandfather answered Sterling No. 2. My grandfather lived in the Houtzdale area which I know Sterling is it's neighbor. Does anyone know of a Coal Mining company that was in this area of Sterling in the early 1900's? I'm interested in the name of the company and maybe learning a little more about it and if possible any records on my grandfathers employment would be nice. :) Thanks!

Ok after doing some more research I've answered one of my own questions....I found this website after doing a search for Sterling No. 2 http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/camindex1.html Sterling No. 2 coal mine was not in Sterling near Houtzdale as I thought it might be....it was in Bakerton, Cambria County near Hastings. I didn't see any other information on this coal mine but it does say that Most Coal Company employee records have been lost or destroyed after the mines were closed. On 11/12/05, Kristine <moms2angels@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just found my grandfathers WWI draft card online at ancestry.com<http://ancestry.com>and it says he was a coal miner and says where he was employed but I can not > make it out...looks like it begins with an N. It also asks where the the > place of employment is located and my grandfather answered Sterling No. 2. > > My grandfather lived in the Houtzdale area which I know Sterling is it's > neighbor. Does anyone know of a Coal Mining company that was in this area of > Sterling in the early 1900's? I'm interested in the name of the company and > maybe learning a little more about it and if possible any records on my > grandfathers employment would be nice. :) > > Thanks! >