tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post8948603430031430828..comments2024-03-23T15:06:27.495-05:00Comments on The Lucas Countyan: The evening and a morning at OlmitzFrank D. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553291415988366101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post-62757161022754910642018-08-05T14:36:10.456-05:002018-08-05T14:36:10.456-05:00I believe I have 2-3 generations buried in Zion fr...I believe I have 2-3 generations buried in Zion from my fathers side. My grandparents Donald Simmerman and Leona Shimp along with thier parents and siblings & families. Surnames including: Simmerman, Shimp, Waddle, Hubler, Buzzard, Moss, Poston, Maddy, Jones & Norris. I'm always looking to connect with other researching the same. <br />EricEric Simmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274082519786646436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post-23570563665989807742015-08-30T09:20:53.178-05:002015-08-30T09:20:53.178-05:00I believe the "Anonymous" author above w...I believe the "Anonymous" author above was my father's sister- Cleo Davis Holmes, who also slept in the upper SE bedroom while growing up. She recently passed in October of 2014. My father, Homer Evan Davis, purchased this house and 240 acre farm from his father, John Rees Davis, when dad returned from the war in 1945. I grew up in this beautiful house and on this lovely farm and have many memories of exploring every inch of it. Olmitz (or Olymitz) was only a memory by my time, but I walked the abandoned railroad tracks East, picking up spikes and other castaways, and played in the town and mine area that were on my uncle Clyde Davis' farm. I will write a longer comment at some time, and would be happy to answer any questions about the area. Steve Davis 8/30/15 pito3730@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post-13190419822113195572013-12-11T19:11:07.308-06:002013-12-11T19:11:07.308-06:00I lived in this house growing up. The barn in you...I lived in this house growing up. The barn in your picture was built in 1941 a few months before Pearl Harbor. The men that built it wrote the date one it. As far as bats go we didn't have any in the house but the barn had plenty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post-12951701765890569802011-11-25T18:13:05.826-06:002011-11-25T18:13:05.826-06:00Thanks for this story, Frank.
If I recall correct...Thanks for this story, Frank.<br /><br />If I recall correctly... please correct me...<br /><br />The T you come to and take a left - after taking that left, the farm on the right side is what is left of the Maddy farmhouse. My cousin owns this land now. My cousin helped my grandfather farm this land and did chores for Grandpa his entire life.<br /><br />In the photo where you are standing in the field taking the photo of the bridge and the road climbs up off to the left, I believe was the site of the old Zion School. My dad, Frank Maddy, came off that Winter hill when he was a child with a couple classmates riding on a horse drawn sled, but without the horses. The sled went out of control and the kids jumped off just before the sled slammed into the bridge. Dad said he thinks it would have killed them all had they not jumped.<br /><br />My great Uncle James "Jim" Maddy worked at the mines as did my grandfather at times.<br /> <br />My grandmother, Ella (Casner-Mumford) Maddy, would make sandwiches for the workers for extra money. My dad, Frank Maddy, at the age of 9, would take the food to the workers every day.<br /><br />My great grandfather, grandfather and dad are buried in Zion Cemetery.<br /><br />Ricker MaddyOlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234170879128393781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12631722.post-52940326863525684392011-11-08T15:37:00.761-06:002011-11-08T15:37:00.761-06:00What a delightful "tour" of the Olmitz c...What a delightful "tour" of the Olmitz coal mine site, and the monument by the coal camp!!! Your article was so interesting, especially since I am the author of the Olmitz and Tipperary mine books. I wish I had known about your great-uncle, as that would have been included in my book. I ended up doing a genealogy to make connections "who was where" and would be so interested in knowing who your "mother and grandparents" are to "make the connection". Writing the history of the two towns was like treasure hunting; and finding the people who knew "someone" or lived close by was such a treat. I tried so hard to find a picture of the Langlois' establishment in Olmitz to no avail. Also tried locating their final resting place but never could find that either. Would love to visit with you and your folks and have them reminisce with me sometime!! Sincerely, Rose Marie BriggsTipperary and Olmitz Coal Mine Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259063046878682634noreply@blogger.com