PittBuff.com | History & Genealogy of the Pittsburg Buffalo Company    LINKS Main: Introduction The Company Corporate Offices Bibliography Email Jay Holsing MINES Osceola 1878 Ivill 1881 Catsburg 1889 Rostraver 1890 Gallatin 1897 Johnetta 1899 Hazel 1902 Marianna 1907 Annabelle Francis 1903 JONES James Jones 1835 John H. Jones 1866 Thomas P. Jones 1868 William I. Jones 1869 David G. Jones 1871 Harry P. Jones 1873 Mary Agnes Jones 1877 E. Frank Miller 1882 IVILL William Ivill 1819 Ann Agnes Ivill 1845 John J. Ivill 1862 William C. Ivill 1881 Harry E. Ivill 1885 HOLSING W. F. Holsing 1840 W. J. Holsing 1869 Fredrick Holsing 1896 Stella Holsing 1900 James J. Holsing 1902 Holsing Family Photos Patzsch Family 1912 OBITUARIES James Jones 1912 Ann Agnes Ivill 1895 David G. Jones 1915 William I. Jones 1905 W. J. Holsing 1929 John H. Jones 1959 MEDIA John H. Jones Mayor '05 James Jones B-day '07 ANNABELLE MINE: Annabelle, West Virgina The Annabelle Mine No.1 was built about 1910. It was located on a branch of the B&O railroad about 10 miles from Fairmont, WV. It was built by the Four States Coal & Coke Company, a division of the Pittsburg Buffalo Company. It was a shaft mine 300 feet deep with a concrete lining to prevent risk of fire. The main ventilating fan was 35 feet in diameter, 8 feet wide, being one of the two largest steel fans ever constructed is this country. A few frame homes were built before completion of the railroad. Annabelle had it's own brick plant that provided building materials for the new town. The miners homes were constructed from this brick and included indoor plumbing, a luxury compared to most coal patches of the time. The mine was named after the daughter of Thomas P. Jones. The Annabelle No.1 Mine. The Annabelle No. 2 Mine before completion. The Four States Coal & Coke Company also built the Dorothy and Sarita mines in West Virginia. More on these properties coming soon!