William Mele wrote: > If there are any members on line who belong to the McDowell Historical > Society. I need information concerning a mine accident resulting in > deaths approximately July 15, 1923 in McDowell County. I am seeking the > name of the company, the mine name or number, the location of the mine > and any information concerning the causalities. I lost my grand father > in this accident. I happened upon this URL while researching another topic. It references a publication microfilmed by the LDS Family History Library entitled "Index of Fatalities in West Virginia Coal Mines 1883-1925". That might be a source of information you can obtain through your local Family History Center. The URL is: http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/wvcmf/wvcmf.html (crossing fingers that this link will work--my system is being a little contrary tonight <sigh>)... Hope this is helpful. Best, Rose Ann (Christian) Jenny Edmond, OK (who lost several relatives to both coal mining disasters as well as black lung)