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| There are cities from coast to coast Whose industries are many, And there are mining towns like Byrnesville With coal and boney so plenty. Like all good things we have in life From Whiskey Row to James Street You can't travel very far
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But work is never a burden Someone is always there. Help is around the corner; Everyone does his share. The children are never lonely We grow up knowing we love our place Neighborhood gossip will make the rounds |
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| Each miner loaded three or four cars a day. A mule, kept in a barn at the mine, pulled the coal cars in and out. When the mule went into the mine, Grandpa attached a lamp to its collar so that it could see. My grandfather went to the mine at 6:00 to feed the mule and get it ready for work at 7:00. | |
| Some of the coal was trucked to the Delta mine in Byrnesville where it was loaded into railroad cars. Some was sold as house coal. At that time, coal cost five dollars for two tons delivered and shoveled into the home coal bin. One advantage of the coal mine was that it always gave grandfather a job to support his family. My grandfather was grateful for this. |
 Can you identify the unknown miners? Click the picture for more detail. |
| This is a very interesting photograph. To most people, espcially maybe genealogists, it is always a great thing to be able to connect names to faces. Seeing an ancestor in a work related photograph gives the mind information to imagine much more about the ancestor and the lives they lived. Barbara Bohm Kochmit sent this image of the postcard pictured above. Barb got it from her Cousin Raymond Byrnes (1919-2005) and on the back was a note indicating that either a sister or mother identified two of the six miners as Michael John Byrne (1890-1979) and Joseph R. Byrne(s) (1894-1970). These men are the sons of Joseph Robert Byrnes (1861-1914). There is more about the Joseph Robert Byrnes family here. |
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AUTHOR Stories of the South Old and New http://www.maureenhardegree.com | |
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Janice Begenyi '76 