In a message dated 8/22/2008 10:32:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Shirley, what about trying to find Smithfield 1920 census entries under Georges Township, Fayette County? Do you think they might be there It was Smithdale, Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co. I think perhaps it didn't really exist prior to the mine opening. The last of my family to be born in Bradenville was in 1924 and the first in Smithdale was 1927. Grandpap couldn't find work in Westmoreland and I think he went to the newly opened Ocean 5 mine in Smithdale between 1925 and 1927. My father, in Oklahoma in 1930, heard about the mine opening from his sister who lived in McKeesport. She sent for him. About the only history I can find for the Pittsburgh Coal Co. is in Indiana Co. I'm sure there were small mines scattered along the railroad that I can't remember. There were two train tracks. One was on the other side of the Yough River in Westmoreland and it carried both freight and passengers. There was a lot of flat land following the river allowing a buildup along side the tracks. The one on the other side of the Yough River in Allegheny Co. carried only coal, as far as I can remember. It ran along the river circling the hills from town to town. I walked it a couple times from Smithdale to West Side, West Newton. Fun but scary, the only way off the track was to climb the hill above it. It is going to be difficult to extract miners' names from Smithdale 1930 census. The very first name is unreadable. I had to print the blank form to understand all the categories. Own a radio?? My, my. Own home, amount of rent paid? Should be a challenge. Shirley **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)

Shirley -- Just read your comments that you just posted. Ocean 5 opened before 1900, not in the 1920s. They were an operating mine, as far as I know, the entire time. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co. help > > In a message dated 8/22/2008 10:32:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Shirley, what about trying to find Smithfield 1920 census entries > under Georges Township, Fayette County? Do you think they might be > there > > > It was Smithdale, Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny Co. I think perhaps it > didn't > really exist prior to the mine opening. > The last of my family to be born in Bradenville was in 1924 and the first > in > Smithdale was 1927. > Grandpap couldn't find work in Westmoreland and I think he went to the > newly > opened Ocean 5 mine in Smithdale between 1925 and 1927. My father, in > Oklahoma in 1930, heard about the mine opening from his sister who lived > in > McKeesport. She sent for him. > About the only history I can find for the Pittsburgh Coal Co. is in > Indiana > Co. > > I'm sure there were small mines scattered along the railroad that I can't > remember. > There were two train tracks. One was on the other side of the Yough > River > in Westmoreland and it carried both freight and passengers. There was a > lot of > flat land following the river allowing a buildup along side the tracks. > The one on the other side of the Yough River in Allegheny Co. carried > only > coal, as far as I can remember. It ran along the river circling the > hills > from town to town. I walked it a couple times from Smithdale to West > Side, > West Newton. Fun but scary, the only way off the track was to climb the > hill > above it. > > It is going to be difficult to extract miners' names from Smithdale 1930 > census. The very first name is unreadable. I had to print the blank > form to > understand all the categories. Own a radio?? My, my. Own home, amount > of > rent paid? > > Should be a challenge. > > Shirley > > > > > > > > > **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your > travel > deal here. > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message