COAL MINERS IN BELL COUNTY   

COLEMAN MINING COMPANY

THIS IS A LIST OF MINERS EMPLOYED BY COLEMAN MINING COMPANY.
LIST TAKEN FROM COMPANY STORE LEDGER OWNED BY TOMMY MURPHY
OF HARROGATE, TENNESSEE

Aslinger, Coal  made month of Nov 1913--$25.11  Dec 1913 made $54.39   Jan 1914 made $62.58
Aslinger, James made month of Nov 1913--$37.18 only month listed
Aslinger, Tom made montth of Nov 1913--$88.94  Dec 1913 made $58.36   Jan 1914 made $91.54
Allen, Chas made month of Nov 1913--$80.68   Dec 1913 made $73.38   Jan 1914 made $109.44

Bailey, Bud made month of Nov 1913--$33.60  Dec 1913 made $36.65   Jan 1914 not listed
Bailey, Pete made month of Nov 1913--$2.25 only month listed
Bennett, Barton made month of Dec 1913--$41.30   Jan 1914 made $84.02  Nov not listed
Berry, N.W. made month of Dec 1913--$1.65 only month listed
Bingham, Ben made month of Nov 1913--$13.99  Dec 1913 made $10.25  Jan 1914 made $10.40
Bingham, James made month of Dec 1913--$37.50  Jan 1914 made $26.25   Nov not listed
Bogle, Will S. made month of Nov 1913--$60.75   Dec 1913 made $31.20   Jan 1914 made 62.50
Bowlin, E.C. made month of Dec 1913--$15.26   only month listed *
Bowlin, C. E. made month of Dec 1913--$15.26 Jan 1914--$12.81 not listed Nov 1913 *
Brackett, Grant made month of Nov 1913--$20.00   Dec made $52.50   Jan 1914 made $42.00
Brock, Walter made month of Dec 1913--$24.80   Jan 1914 made $83.51  Nov not listed
Brumett, Jesse made month of Nov 1913--$57.32   Dec 1913 made $80.40   Jan 1914 made $58.08
Bullock, Charles made month of Jan 1914--$15.95  only month listed
Bullock, Grover made month of Jan 1914--$43.89  only month listed

Carpenter, Charles made month of Nov 1913--$59.87   Dec 1913 made $66.58  Jan 1914 made $60.66
Carpenter, Dewey made month of Nov 1913--$10.00 Dec 1913 made $10.00 Jan 1914 made $10.00 salary at $1.00 day
Carpenter, Ed made month of Nov 1913--$39.83   Dec 1913 made $63.31  Jan 1914 made $18.29
Carpenter, Fred made month of Nov 1913--$48.75 for 195 hours of work  Dec 1913 made $46.75 
           for 187 hours  Jan 1914 made $20.90 86 hours
Carpenter, George made month of Nov 1913--$55.54   Dec 1913 made $61.07   Jan 1914 made $71.36
Carpenter, Guy made month of Nov 1913--$21.07 145 hours  Dec 1913 made $14.63   Jan 1914 made $12.44
Carpenter, Robert made month of Nov 1913--$31.10   Dec 1913 made $66.03   Jan 1914 made $72.44
Castine, Bradley made month of Dec 1913--$25.83  Jan 1914 made $46.11  Nov not listed
Charles, Emmett made month of Nov 1913--$37.00  Dec 1913 made $40.00   Jan 1914 made $30.82
Charles, Shelby made month of Nov 1913--$45.00  Dec 1913 made $38.00  Jan 1914 made $32.00
Christian, Neal made month of Nov 1913--$2.25  Dec 1913 made $32.32   Jan 1914 made $60.71
Clouse, Chester made month of Nov 1913--$4.88 only month listed
Clouse, Lloyd made month of Nov 1913--$9.55   only month listed
Collett, Anthony made month of Nov 1913--$30.17   Dec 1913 made $35.38   Jan 1914 made $56.35
Collett, Nathan made month of Jan 1914--$50.94  only month listed
Collett, S.  made month of Nov 1913--$1.75

David, Luther made month of Nov 1913--$33.28   Dec 1913 made $60.85   Jan 1914 made $57.68
Davis, Charles made month of Dec 1913--$55.52  Jan 1914 made $35.74  Nov not listed
Davis, Mitchell made month of Dec 1913--$5.55   Jan 1914 made $30.74  Nov not listed
Deputy, John made month of Jan 1914--$39.40  only month listed
Doan, Load made month of Nov 1913--$51.87  Dec 1913 made $45.75  Jan 1914 made $35.78
Donaldson, Ance made month of Nov 1913--$68.88  Dec 1913 made $69.94  Jan 1914 made $92.24
Donaldson, Finley made month of Nov 1913--$50.75  Dec 1913 made $165.59  Jan 1914 made $123.49
Donaldson, Mat made month of Nov 1913--$36.14  Dec 1913 made $43.33  Jan 1914 made $56.93
Dunaway, Dave made month of Dec 1913--$12.61 Jan 1914 made $19.77 not listed Nov 1913
Duncan, J.R. made month of Nov 1913--$44.04  only month listed
Duncan, John made month of Nov 1913--$15.80 only month listed
Duncan, Will made month of Nov 1913--$41.39  Dec 1913 made $42.37  Jan 1914 made $46.73
Eads, Charles made month of Dec 1913--$25.23  Jan 1914 made $87.78  Nov not listed
Ebner, J.J. made month of Jan 1914--$14.19  only month listed
Ebner, Robert made month of Nov 1913--$3.00  Dec 1913 made $15.00 Jan not listed
Estes, Will made month of Jan 1914--$11.87 only month listed
Evans, Thomas made month of Jan 1914--$31.33 only month listed
Fletcher, Thomas made month of Jan 1914--$76.87 only month listed
Frye, Charles C. made month of Nov 1913--$43.88  Dec 1913 made $49.29   Jan 1914 made $58.61
Fultz, Ernest made month of Jan 1914--$42.95 only month listed
Gains, John made month of Nov 1913--$49.65  Dec 1913 made $63.98  Jan 1914 made $19.29
Gains, Sam made month of Nov 1913--$27.72  Dec 1913 made $35.57  Jan 1914 made $38.65
Gambel, Ance made month of Dec 1913--$8.70 Jan 1914 made $5.33 not listed Nov 1913
Gambel, Jasper made month of Nov 1913--$58.95  Dec 1913 made $23.42  not listed Jan 1914
Garland, John made month of Nov 1913--$39.05  Dec 1913 made $54.02  Jan 1914 made $53.49
Garland, Robert made month of Nov 1913--$31.10  Dec 1913 made $66.03  Jan 1914 made $72.49
Girtman, Allie made month of Nov 1913--$28.93  Dec 1913 made $21.20  Jan 1914 made $19.16
Girtman, Bolton made month of Nov 1913--$34.20  Dec 1913 made $37.20  Jan 1914 made $19.73
Girtman, Zim made month of $31.92  Dec 1913 made $38.67  Jan 1914 made $36.46
Hail, Dennis R. made month of Nov 1913--$17.25  Dec 1913 made $8.66  not listed Jan 1914
Hail, Eslie made month of Nov 1913--$36.90 Dec 1913 $83.65  Jan 1914 made $80.81
Hail, G. Berry made month of Nov 1913--$54.32  Dec made $23.13  not listed Jan 1914
Hail, Wade H. made month of Nov 1913--$46.75  Dec made $60.30  Jan 1914 made $62.56
Hall, Ed made month of Dec 1913--$2.83  only month listed
Hall, John made month of  Nov 1913--$34.61  Dec made $42.38  Jan 1914 made $27.74
Hayslett, Charles made month of Nov 1913--$9.59  only month listed
Hensley, Cecil made month of Nov 1913--$9.00  Dec 1913 made $12.00  not listed Jan 1914
Hensley, Dan made month of  Nov 1913--$107.10  Dec 1913 made $85.72  Jan 1914 made $49.63
Hensley, Jasper made month of Nov 1913--$9.24  Dec 1913 made $12.20  not listed Jan 1914
Hensley, John made month of Dec 1913--$4.50  only month listed
Hensley, T.F. made month of Nov 1913--$31.90  Dec 1913 made $51.22  Jan 1914 made $52.00
Hensley, Thomas made month of Jan 1914--$21.19 only month listed
Henson, Robert made month of Nov 1913--$24.49  Dec 1913 made $24.25  Jan 1914 made $42.90
Hooker, Frank made month of Nov 1913--$16.49  Dec 1913 made $38.01  Jan 1914 made $41.25
Hopkins, Henry made month of Nov 1913--$4.50 only month listed
Hughes, Abney made month of Nov 1913--$8.00  Dec 1913 made $18.12  not listed Jan 1914

Jackson, Tip made month of Nov 1913--$17.00  only month listed
Jaylor, Jason made month of Nov 1913--$12.00 only month listed
Johnson, Charles made month of Nov 1913--$17.53  Dec 1913 made $20.54  Jan 1914 made $25.60
Johnson, Howard made month of Nov 1913--$22.72  Dec 1913 made $34.55  Jan 1914 made $51.40

Kendricks, Tom made month of Nov 1913--$23.37  Dec 1913 made $5.83  Jan 1914 made $25.48
Lane, E.B. made month of Nov 1913--$51.93  Dec 1913 made $61.38  Jan 1914 made $62.11
Lane, Louis made month of Dec 1913--$12.00  Jan 1914 made $25.00
Lawrence, Richard made month of Nov 1913--$134.70  Dec 1913 made $58.79  Jan 1914 made $36.10
Leab, J. O. made month of Nov 1913--$20.25  Dec 1913 made $58.79  Jan 1914 made $36.10
Leath, George made month of Jan 1914 page is missing listed on Jan index only month
Leath, William made month of Nov 1913--$81.35  Dec 1913 made $76.25  Jan 1914 made $73.13
Lee, James made month of Dec 1913--$35.44  Jan 1914 made $49.00 not listed Nov (Black man)
Leek, Charles made month of Nov 1913--$60.00 Dec 1913 made $60.00  Jan 1914 made $54.00
Leger, Alfred made month of Dec 1913--$5.41  only month listed
Lewis, George made month of Dec 1913--$16.27  Jan 1914 made $25.05  not listed Nov 1913
Lewis, John made month of Nov 1913--$38.32  Dec 1913 made $44.87  Jan 1914 made $54.52
Lewis, Pal made month of Dec 1913--$16.56  Jan 1914 made $50.82 not listed Nov 1913
Lunce, John made month of Nov 1913--$25.11 Dec 1913 not listed Jan 1914--$29.94
Lunce, Mart made month of Nov 1913--$101.96  Dec 1913 made $122.31  Jan 1914 made $129.66
Martin, Oscar made month of Jan 1914--$3.50 only month listed
Martin, Wesley made month of Jan 1914--$20.12 only month listed
Marlow, Robert made month of Dec 1913--$0.60 only month listed
McBrayer, Elmer made month of Nov 1913--$53.71  Dec 1913 made $58.65  Jan 1914 made $53.07
McBrayer, Henry made month of Nov 1913--none listed
McBrayer, J. Wes made month of Nov 1913--$48.71 only month listed
McBrayer, Mason made month of Dec 1913--$28.75  Jan 1914 made $6.76 not listed for Nov
McCollum, Ed made month of Nov 1913--$52.90  Dec 1913 made $51.60  Jan 1914 made $83.78
McFarland, Albert made month of Nov 1913--$42.74 only month listed
McFarland, Hugh made month of Nov 1913--$20.00  Dec 1913 made $32.71  Jan 1914 made $32.75
McFarland, John made month of Nov 1913--$44.42  Dec 1913 made $78.04  Jan 1914 made $130.58
McGinnis, Wesley made month of Jan 1914--$3.37 only month listed
McPherson, Arbra made month of Nov 1913--$43.25  Dec 1913 made $48.50  Jan 1914 made $33.00
McPherson, John made month of Nov 1913--$42.37  Dec 1913 made $68.43  Jan 1914 made $75.77
Middleton, Harrison made month of Nov 1913--$46.36 Dec 1913 made $46.33  Jan 1914 made $46.65
Middleton, Tom made month of Nov 1913--$38.01 only month listed
Miller, Abe made month of Nov 1913--$2.34  only month listed
Miller, Sam made month of Nov 1913--$57.35  Dec 1913 made $84.97  Jan 1914 made $42.65
Mills, Noah made month of Nov 1913--$60.53  Dec 1913 made $10.34  not listed for Jan
Moore, Roy made month of Nov 1913--$76.61  Dec 1913 made $58.08  Jan 1914 made $10.90
Mullins, Delbert made month of Nov 1913--$34.40  Dec 1913 made $46.75  Jan 1914 made $58.50
Mullins, J.T. made month of Dec 1913--$39.75  Jan 1914 made $17.62  not listed for Nov
Mullins, Mitchell made month of Dec 1913--$9.71  Jan 1914 made $9.61 not listed for Nov
Murr, Ed made month of Nov 1913--$11.31 only month listed
Murray, Lon made month of Jan 1914 page missing listed in index
Owens, G.J. made month of Nov 1913--$4.28 only month listed
Owens, John made month of Nov 1913--$26.43 only month listed
Patrick, Dan made month of Nov 1913--$42.79  Dec 1913 made $12.86 not listed for Jan
Parrott, Dan made month of Nov 1913--$63.00  Dec 1913 made $79.50  not listed for Jan
Patterson, John made month of Nov 1913--$103.62  Dec 1913 made $106.48  Jan 1914 made $110.49
Peace, Faint made month of Nov 1913--$5.87  Dec 1913 made $26.17  not listed for Jan
Peace, T.G. made month of Nov 1913--$5.87 Dec 1913 made $23.30  not listed for Jan
Profit, Will made month of Jan 1914--$5.16 only month listed
Raines, John made month of Nov 1913--$4.85  only month listed
Reed, W.B. made month of Jan 1914--$19.12 only month listed
Reeder, James made month of Nov 1913--$32.69  only month listed
Roberts, A.L. made month of Nov 1913--$25.09  Dec 1913 made $8.61 not listed for Jan
Rollins, Will made month of Nov 1913--$9.25  only month listed
Rooney, John made month of Dec 1913--$42.32 only month listed
Rooney, Will made month of Nov 1913--$10.40  only month listed
Roop, Charles made month of Nov 1913--$54.68  Dec 1913 made $86.24  Jan 1914 made $93.08
Schweingruber, John made month of Nov 1913--Dec 1913--listed with Sam Miller Jan 1914 made $61.95
Schweingruber, Will made month of Nov 1913--$80.84  Dec 1913 made $107.45  Jan 1914 made $76.15
Searcy, Elbert made month of Nov 1913--$6.94  only month listed
Selacy, William made month of Jan 1914--$71.82 only month listed
Sellards, Ben L. made month of Nov 1913--$115.17  Dec 1913 made $270.00  Jan 1914 made $263.78
Sellards, John B. made month of Nov 1913--$113.53  only month listed
Sexton, Arthur made month of Nov 1913--$42.85  Dec 1913 made $21.00 also listed Dec with John Schweingruber $27.73 Jan 1914 made $22.00
Simpson, Allen made month of Nov 1913--$34.09  Dec 1913 made $22.24  not listed for Jan
Simpson, Frank made month of Nov 1913--$143.35  Dec 1913 made $131.71  Jan 1914 made $101.99
Sizemore, L.  made month of Nov 1913--$14.24 only month listed
Slusher, Floyd made month of Nov 1913--$34.85  Dec 1913 made $51.66  Jan 1914 made $33.54
Slusher, James R. made month of Nov 1913--$39.42  Dec 1913 made $44.00  Jan 1914 made $44.00
Smith, Albert made month of Nov 1913--$21.87  only month listed
Smith, Chad made month of Dec 1913--$0.50 only month listed
Smith, Dave made month of Nov 1913--$67.76  Dec 1913 made $79.69  Jan 1914 made $107.64
Smith, Fred made month of Nov 1913--$32.15  Dec 1913 made $20.36  Name marked out for Jan
Smith, Gus made month of Nov 1913--$46.48  Dec 1913 made $49.82  Jan 1914 made $120.15
Smith, Harvey made month of Nov 1913--$82.03  Dec 1913 made $49.11  Jan 1914 made $84.77
Smith, John made month of Dec 1913--$4.00  Jan 1914 made $2.25 not listed for Nov
Smith, Nathan made month of Nov 1913--$63.26  Dec 1913 made 81.94  Jan 1914 made $70.16
Smith, Will made month of Dec 1913--$24.00  Jan 1914 made $32.75 not listed for Nov
Spivy, John made month of Jan 1914--$9.90 only month listed
Swanner, Tom made month of Nov 1913--$23.16  Dec 1913 made $31.50  Jan 1914 made $25.50
Swanner, Will made month of Nov 1913--$70.00  Dec 1913 made $60.15  Jan 1914 made $67.66
Taylor, George made month of Nov 1913--$11.50 only month listed
Temple, Will made month of Nov 1913--$2.00 only month listed
Warren, J. Frank listed with a ledger account of people that he stood good for at the company store about 100 names
Whitehead, George made month of Nov 1913--$1.00 only month listed
Whittaker, Brack made month of Dec 1913--$3.10 only month listed
Whittaker, John made month of Nov 1913--$14.76 only month listed
Wicks, Monroe made month of Nov 1913--$37.35  Dec 1913 made $37.36 Jan 1914 made $52.50
Williams, Joe made month of Jan 1914--$40.53 only month listed
Wilson, A.Taylor made month of Nov 1913--$73.66  Dec made $79.00  Jan 1914 made $70.33
Wilson, Taylor Jr made month of Jan 1914--$34.25  only month listed
Wolf, John made month of Dec 1913--$29.35  Jan 1914 made $113.79 not listed for Nov
Woollum, Letcher made month of Nov 1913--$26.12  Dec 1913 made $26.50  Jan 1914 made $6.25
Woollum, Richard made month of Nov 1913--$52.55  Dec 1913 made $51.83  Jan 1914 made $77.18
York, Belve made month of Jan 1914--$21.50 only month listed
York, Gillis made month of Nov 1913--$34.51  Dec 1913 made $6.81 not listed for Jan
York, Henry made month of Jan 1914--$9.00 only month listed
York, Sherman made month of Dec 1913--$3.50 only month listed  

Wages were paid by giving credit to the company store. Out of the above was deducted 25 cents a month for burial insurance,  $1-$1.50 for lights in their homes, $2-$5 for monthly rent for a shack, (see photos under Bell) also $1 month for medical, paid company doctor. If they chose cash instead of credit to the company store, then it was just paid at the rate of 75% of what they made.  That's what Tennessee Ernie sang about "Owe my soul to the company store."  The company store prices were 25% to 50% higher than a town store. The above was at an hourly rate of 20 cents per hour.

The miners would take their sons in to help them load coal since it was done by shovel and they were paid by the ton. *E.C. and C. E. Bowlin had different check numbers--check were brass tags that were put on loaded coal cars so they could get paid for loading them.  Every miner had a different number.