Macoupin County IL - Superior Mine #3 Mount Clare
Gillepie
Township
©1996-2009
Superior Mine No 3
at
Mount Clair Gillespie Township
Larry Clark writes, "Superior Coal Company Mine No. 3 was
located
in Mount Clare, IL which is adjacent to Benld.
Operational until the early 1950's when it closed."
This article donated by David Richard Newspaper unknown - Date
unknown
George Slaughter Tells Of Early Mining George Slaughter, livelong
resident
of this community, called at this office Tuesday, and told us that it
was
an anniversary for him, that he had started to work in the old Dorsey
mine
east of this city on September 9th, 1882 when he was 12 years of age.
He
said that school started and he didn't want to attend so he went to the
mine and secured a position. He began loading coal at the time, and
worked
there for several years with a William Craig. The mine manager was a
Mr.
Alex Butters. Mr. Slaughter was born near Bunker Hill in 1869, a son of
the late "Grandpa" Slaughter and his wife, the late Mrs. Chris
Peeck. He made his home with an uncle on the old William Coffee farm
northwest
of Gillespie and attended the Adams school. He stated that there were
only
a few of his schoolmates left and among them were Mrs. William and Mrs.
Dave Thompson of Gillepie and Frank Vannatta of Carlinville. Mr.
Slaughter
has been making his home with his son, Clarence Slaughter and his wife,
since the death of Mrs. Slaughter at the Macoupin County Home in
Carlinville
in February. He stated that he is thinking of going back to the home to
live. He worked for the Superior Coal Company for many years and
retired
in 1936 because of poor eyesight. He uses a cane to get about town
during
the daytime, when he can get along without assistance.
contributed by Georgia Ferry
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Picture owned by David Richard
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Mount Clair IL Superior Mine #3
Article below and picture above donated by David Richard
Unknown Paper, unknown date.
"The picture in last week's paper (above) was taken at No. 3 mine
of the Superior Coal Company, many years ago, and among those who were
named were Dan McGill, George Slaughter, Sr., Frank McKinney, James
Wilkinson,
William Granger, and Alex Thompson, and "Kidlets" Slaughter.
The picture was taken as the men were lined up to get on the cage to be
lowered into the mine for their days work. The lunch pails that can be
seen in the front row are all granite dinner pails."
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David Richard owns and donated the above picture for use on the
Macoupin
County IL genealogy site.
George Slaughter was David's grandfather. This picture is thought to be
taken in Superior Mine #3 at Mount Clare IL.
Slaughter Family Pictures which
includes
John Slaughter, who was, before he died, the last Civil War Veteran in
Macoupin County.
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