Here's what I found in the US Census Index for Maryland: 1860 COSTELLO THOMAS Baltimore County MD p.488 20 W. Baltimore 1860 COSTELLO THOMAS Baltimore County MD p.675 11 W. Baltimore City 1860 COSTELLO THOMAS Baltimore County MD p.923 1st District 1870 COSTELLO THOMAS Baltimore County MD p.396 8th District There were many more COSTELLO's in Maryland all the way back to the late 1700's. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 3:52 PM Subject: [WVMINERA] Costello & Joyce Families of Mineral Cty WV > Posted on: Mineral County Queries > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Mineral~?read=197 > > Surname: Costello, Joyce > ------------------------- > > Looking for information on Thomas William Costello family. Any help wouldd > be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Lisa > > Obituary reads as follows: > > William Thomas Costello, 69, died Sunday afternoon at Garrett County Memorial > Hospital, Oakland (Aug 3 1959)where he > had been a patient the past three weeks. > > A retired coal miner, Mr. Costello had resided in Shallmar the past 21 > years. He was a native of Shaw, WV, born July 23, > 1890, a son of the late Thomas and Julia (Joyce) Costello. He had been > a coal miner most of his lifetime except for three years > spent in the U.S. Army from 1911 to 1914. He was a member of Local 4597, > United Mine Workers of America, and of > Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Kitzmiller. > > Surviving are his widow, Beulah E. (Rhodes) Costello; five sons, Fred, > Floyd, Lloyd, Ford, and Russell; three daughters, > Francis, Catherine, and Colleen. > > He also leaves three brothers, Patrick, Clarence and Edward Costello, Connellsville, > Pa; two sisters, Anna and Agnes > McMellon, both of Connellsville; 28 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. > > The body was taken to Sharpless Funeral Home at Blaine, WV. > > According to a database on the Mineral cty webpage, Thomas and Julia (aka > Maggie??) had four children: William born in Elk Garden 7/22/1890, Jas > B born in Shaw 8/5/1891, Richard A born in Shaw 8/23/1894, and Margaret > A born in Shaw 12/20/1896. > > Any help on locating more info on this family would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Lisa > [email protected] >