Edmund Donk died in 1914 and at some point in the 1920s the company's mines in Illinois were leased or sold. One of the descendants of William Collins (1850-1917), who was my great great grandmother's second husband sent me a photograph of the coal mine near Troy.
Abandoned Donk Brothers Coal Co. mine near Troy, Illinois; photograph courtesy of William A. Shaffer |
Many of my Riggin ancestors worked at Donk Brothers. William Collins, my great great grandmother's second husband, was killed by a fall of slate at the mine on 23 July 1917. He died at home several hours after being injured.
Excerpt from the Coal in Illinois, 1918 (page 199) which may be found on Internet Archive |
"July 23, 1917, William Collins, miner, aged 68 years, married, was killed by a fall of slate in Donk Bros. Coke and Coal Company's No. 3 mine. He leaves a widow."
Such a terse description of tragedy.
The idea for this post came from Geneabloggers.com.
Thank you so very much for the information on my family. Love to hear about them. Sorry to hear of your GG Grandmother s second husband's death. What a tragic thing to have happened.
ReplyDeleteLisa Donk