Perry County IL Archives Obituaries.....Davison, Joseph April 11, 1900 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000719 July 14, 2012, 10:17 pm Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900 April 11, 1900, Joseph Davison, miner, employed at the Superior Coal Co’s, mine at DuQuoin, Perry county, was killed by a fall of slate at the face of his working place, room 4, in the north entry. A short time before the accident the mine manager and county mine inspector were both in Davison’s working place and cautioned him to beware of the loose slate at the face of his working place. Instead of taking down or securing the loose slate he kept at work until the slate fell which resulted in his death. Deceased leaves widow and four children. Additional Comments: Nineteenth Annual Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900, Also the Second Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices; David Ross, Secretary. Springfield, ILL: Phillips Bros, State Printers; 1901 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/perry/obits/d/davison929nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb