Sunday, July 1, 2012

Samuel Alex

Samuel Alex
Birth: Between Oct 12 1882 and 13 Oct 1883
Death: 13 Oct 1917, Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, USA

Spouse: Yes

Children: No

Occupation:  Machine Runner

Nativity: Lithuania

He was killed by falling coal.  He was married at the time of his death and had no children.


Sources: 
  • Annual coal report of Illinois, Issue 37, By Illinois. State Mining Board, Illinois. Dept. of Mines and Minerals

Bert Aimorlat

Bert Aimorlat
Birth: Between Nov 20 1888 and Nov 21 1889
Death: 21 Nov 1917, Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois

Spouse: Yes
Children: 3

Nativity: Italy

Occupation: Miner

He was killed by Falling Slate.  At the time of his death he was married and had 3 children.

Sources: 
  • Annual coal report of Illinois, Issue 37, By Illinois. State Mining Board, Illinois. Dept. of Mines and Minerals

Evan John

Evan D John 

Birth:
8 Oct 1861, Maesteg, Glamorganshire, South Wales

Death: Friday 29 Nov 1917 7am, St John's Hospital, Springfield, Illinois

Parents: Thomas John

Siblings: Thomas John

Spouse:

Children: Evan D John Jr, Mary John, Margaret John, and Ruth John

Occupations:
  • Worked as a miner in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, and the Indian Territory.
  • Mine Manager, Centerville, Iowa.
  • State Mine Inspector for the State of Illinois (1897-)
  • Member of State Mining Board (1910-)
  • Acting President of the State Mining Board (1913-)
  • Part Owner Carterville and Big Muddy Coal Company of Williamson County 
  • Superintendent of a Franklin County Coal Company
  • State Mine Inspector (Feb 1917 - )
  • Director of Mines and Minerals, State of Illinois (1 Jul 1917 - 29 Nov 1918) 

Residence:
  • Murphysboro, Illinois 1880 
  • Springfield, Illinois 1888

Immigrated From: Wales in 1880

Immigrated To: Murphysboro, Illinois in 1880

Religion: Episcopalian

Sources:
  • Annual coal report of Illinois, Issue 37, By Illinois. State Mining Board, Illinois. Dept. of Mines and Minerals









Thomas John

Thomas John

Birth:
Death:
Parents:
Siblings:
Spouse:
Children:

  • Evan D John
  • Thomas John

Occupation:  Coal Miner
Immigrated From:  Wales 1870s
Immigrated To:

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Charlie Anderson

Charlie Anderson (aka: Charley Anderson, Charlotte Anderson
Resided in Cleveland, Ohio January 1965.

Units Attached To:
  • 38th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Joined July 1863.  Discharged a year later by claiming he was a woman.
  • 60th Ohio Infantry.  Discharged January 1965 by claiming he was a woman.
People Associated With:
  • Major Wells, 38th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • General Marsena Patrick, 60th Ohio Infantry
Sources:
  • They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the American Civil War By DeAnne Blanton, Lauren M. Cook, p147