EDWARD O'TOOLE, general superintendent United States Coal & Coke Co., Gary, WV, is one of the foremost mining men of the U.S., and an inventor of national reputation. He was born in Salineville, Columbiana Co., Ohio, Dec. 27, 1866, a son of Edward & Margaret (Collins) O'Toole. The elder Edward O'Toole was born in the town of Shrule, on the banks of Lough Corrib, in Co. Mayo, Ireland, in 1828, the son of a surgeon. His education was limited, for during his childhood it was a criminal offense to educate Catholics in Ireland, he was forced to become a working man, and was in the mines, continuing his work until he retired. As a general thing he voted the Democratic ticket in national elections. Mrs. Margaret (Collins) O'Toole was born in the Parish of Islandeady, County Mayo, Ireland, 1828. Her father was a noted Irish scholar, and a farmer.
The younger Edward O'Toole attended the common schools of Columbiana Co, Ohio, and when he was only 9 years old he started to work in the coal mines between school terms. Since then he has filled every position and occupation that is connected with coal mining. There is nothing about this line of business with which he has not been associated from the mining of coal to the prospecting and purchasing of mines, etc., etc. He has been interested in the coal business and the purchase of coal lands in WV for the last 35 years. Mr. O'Toole possesses inventive genius of a high order, and is the inventor of the O'Toole Jeffrey Over Cutting Machine, the O'Toole Cutting & Loading Machine, and the developer of the American Coal Cleaning Corp.'s Dry Cleaning of Coal Process. He read a paper before the American Iron & Steel Institute on the advantages of dry cleaning coal; and one of the Pocahontas Coal Field for the American Society of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers; and he addressed the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, on the Machinization of Coal Mines and General Mining, and the operating officials of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, an organization of efficiency of operation. He is the originator and supporter of the present Workmen's Compensation Laws of the State of WV. Another important accomplishment of this versatile man was the building and management of the coal mines of the U. S. Steel Corp. in WV and Kentucky; and it was he who organized the national banks of Gary, and Anawalt, WV and Lynch, Ky. He organized the Central Pocahontas Coal Co, the Crystal Block Coal & Coke Co, the Crystal Block Mining Co, the Crystal Supply Co, the Tug River Electric Co, and the Kentucky River Power Co. In addition to the above, Mr. O'Toole has examined the mines of Germany, Belgium, France and England, for the benefit of the coal mining branch of the U. S. Steel Corp, and he visited South America for the purpose of investigating the coal market on behalf of the Central Pocahontas Coal Co. and the Crystal Block Companies.
Mr. O'Toole is affiliated with the Republican party. From 1905 to 1909 Mr. O'Toole served as colonel on the governor's staff under Gov. Dawson; and from 1909 to 1913 he served as general on the governor's staff under Gov. Glassock. For 24 years he served as president of the board of education of Adkins District, WV. While he is a Catholic, Mr. O'Toole is interested in all religious and charitable work, and is a patron and promoter of churches of all denominations: Methodist, Baptist, Catholic and all churches of the colored people. He belongs to the American Iron & Steel Institute, the Mining Engineers of W. Pennsylvania, and the Am. Society of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers.
Mr. O'Toole was married in Saint Vincent de Paul's Church, Leisenring, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Miss Sarah Goodwin, who was educated in common schools of Pennsylvania. Her father, James Goodwin, is a farmer, and her mother, Mrs. Mary (Campbell) Goodwin, is connected with the Goodwins and Hays of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. O'Toole became the parents of the following children; William Joseph, who was born March 15, 1894, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, received his degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Catholic University, is now clerk of the county court and manager of the American Coal Cleaning Corporation, Welch, West Virginia, married Deborah Kinney, and they reside at Welch; Julia Cecelia, who was born February 7, 1897, married Raymond A. Wyland, and they live at Anawalt, West Virginia. He attended Saint Aloysius Academy, took her degree of Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, and was a student of the Catholic University. Edward Austin, who was born January 16, 1899, attended the old Point Comfort College and the University of West Virginia, and and the Catholic University, and is now vice president Central Pocahontas Coal Company, of Welch, West Virginia, married Helen Myers; Margaret Mary, who was born February 15, 1901, attended Immaculate Conception Academy, Washington, Trinity College, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, married Hobart Baldwin, and they live at Sprigg, West Virginia; Anna Regina, who was born November 11, 1903, attended Saint Aloysius Academy, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, took a special course in English at Oxford University, is now teaching in the high school at Gary, West Virginia; James Michael, who was born July 4, 1907, attended Old Point Comfort College, Leonard Hall, Mount Saint Joseph College, Notre Dame University, United States preparatory School, and is at present a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; Lawrence, who was born July 13, 1909, attended Old Point Comfort College, Leonard Hall, Mount Saint Joseph College, and the public schools of Gary, West Virginia and is now at Georgetown University; Sarah, who was born April 9, 1911, attended Saint Aloysius Academy, is now attending Mount Notre Dame Academy, Reading, Ohio; and Thomas, who was born September 20, 1913, is attending the public schools of Gary, West Virginia. His son Edward was at Prattsburg Training camp and was placed in command of battalion at the Catholic University awaiting orders for overseas duty when the armistice was signed.
WEST VIRGINIA In History, Life, Literature and Industry. The Lewis Publ. Co, 1928 - Vol. 5, pp. 280-281.
The younger Edward O'Toole attended the common schools of Columbiana Co, Ohio, and when he was only 9 years old he started to work in the coal mines between school terms. Since then he has filled every position and occupation that is connected with coal mining. There is nothing about this line of business with which he has not been associated from the mining of coal to the prospecting and purchasing of mines, etc., etc. He has been interested in the coal business and the purchase of coal lands in WV for the last 35 years. Mr. O'Toole possesses inventive genius of a high order, and is the inventor of the O'Toole Jeffrey Over Cutting Machine, the O'Toole Cutting & Loading Machine, and the developer of the American Coal Cleaning Corp.'s Dry Cleaning of Coal Process. He read a paper before the American Iron & Steel Institute on the advantages of dry cleaning coal; and one of the Pocahontas Coal Field for the American Society of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers; and he addressed the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, on the Machinization of Coal Mines and General Mining, and the operating officials of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, an organization of efficiency of operation. He is the originator and supporter of the present Workmen's Compensation Laws of the State of WV. Another important accomplishment of this versatile man was the building and management of the coal mines of the U. S. Steel Corp. in WV and Kentucky; and it was he who organized the national banks of Gary, and Anawalt, WV and Lynch, Ky. He organized the Central Pocahontas Coal Co, the Crystal Block Coal & Coke Co, the Crystal Block Mining Co, the Crystal Supply Co, the Tug River Electric Co, and the Kentucky River Power Co. In addition to the above, Mr. O'Toole has examined the mines of Germany, Belgium, France and England, for the benefit of the coal mining branch of the U. S. Steel Corp, and he visited South America for the purpose of investigating the coal market on behalf of the Central Pocahontas Coal Co. and the Crystal Block Companies.
Mr. O'Toole is affiliated with the Republican party. From 1905 to 1909 Mr. O'Toole served as colonel on the governor's staff under Gov. Dawson; and from 1909 to 1913 he served as general on the governor's staff under Gov. Glassock. For 24 years he served as president of the board of education of Adkins District, WV. While he is a Catholic, Mr. O'Toole is interested in all religious and charitable work, and is a patron and promoter of churches of all denominations: Methodist, Baptist, Catholic and all churches of the colored people. He belongs to the American Iron & Steel Institute, the Mining Engineers of W. Pennsylvania, and the Am. Society of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers.
Mr. O'Toole was married in Saint Vincent de Paul's Church, Leisenring, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Miss Sarah Goodwin, who was educated in common schools of Pennsylvania. Her father, James Goodwin, is a farmer, and her mother, Mrs. Mary (Campbell) Goodwin, is connected with the Goodwins and Hays of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. O'Toole became the parents of the following children; William Joseph, who was born March 15, 1894, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, received his degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Catholic University, is now clerk of the county court and manager of the American Coal Cleaning Corporation, Welch, West Virginia, married Deborah Kinney, and they reside at Welch; Julia Cecelia, who was born February 7, 1897, married Raymond A. Wyland, and they live at Anawalt, West Virginia. He attended Saint Aloysius Academy, took her degree of Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, and was a student of the Catholic University. Edward Austin, who was born January 16, 1899, attended the old Point Comfort College and the University of West Virginia, and and the Catholic University, and is now vice president Central Pocahontas Coal Company, of Welch, West Virginia, married Helen Myers; Margaret Mary, who was born February 15, 1901, attended Immaculate Conception Academy, Washington, Trinity College, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, married Hobart Baldwin, and they live at Sprigg, West Virginia; Anna Regina, who was born November 11, 1903, attended Saint Aloysius Academy, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, took a special course in English at Oxford University, is now teaching in the high school at Gary, West Virginia; James Michael, who was born July 4, 1907, attended Old Point Comfort College, Leonard Hall, Mount Saint Joseph College, Notre Dame University, United States preparatory School, and is at present a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; Lawrence, who was born July 13, 1909, attended Old Point Comfort College, Leonard Hall, Mount Saint Joseph College, and the public schools of Gary, West Virginia and is now at Georgetown University; Sarah, who was born April 9, 1911, attended Saint Aloysius Academy, is now attending Mount Notre Dame Academy, Reading, Ohio; and Thomas, who was born September 20, 1913, is attending the public schools of Gary, West Virginia. His son Edward was at Prattsburg Training camp and was placed in command of battalion at the Catholic University awaiting orders for overseas duty when the armistice was signed.
WEST VIRGINIA In History, Life, Literature and Industry. The Lewis Publ. Co, 1928 - Vol. 5, pp. 280-281.
EDWARD O'TOOLE, general superintendent United States Coal & Coke Co., Gary, WV, is one of the foremost mining men of the U.S., and an inventor of national reputation. He was born in Salineville, Columbiana Co., Ohio, Dec. 27, 1866, a son of Edward & Margaret (Collins) O'Toole. The elder Edward O'Toole was born in the town of Shrule, on the banks of Lough Corrib, in Co. Mayo, Ireland, in 1828, the son of a surgeon. His education was limited, for during his childhood it was a criminal offense to educate Catholics in Ireland, he was forced to become a working man, and was in the mines, continuing his work until he retired. As a general thing he voted the Democratic ticket in national elections. Mrs. Margaret (Collins) O'Toole was born in the Parish of Islandeady, County Mayo, Ireland, 1828. Her father was a noted Irish scholar, and a farmer.
The younger Edward O'Toole attended the common schools of Columbiana Co, Ohio, and when he was only 9 years old he started to work in the coal mines between school terms. Since then he has filled every position and occupation that is connected with coal mining. There is nothing about this line of business with which he has not been associated from the mining of coal to the prospecting and purchasing of mines, etc., etc. He has been interested in the coal business and the purchase of coal lands in WV for the last 35 years. Mr. O'Toole possesses inventive genius of a high order, and is the inventor of the O'Toole Jeffrey Over Cutting Machine, the O'Toole Cutting & Loading Machine, and the developer of the American Coal Cleaning Corp.'s Dry Cleaning of Coal Process. He read a paper before the American Iron & Steel Institute on the advantages of dry cleaning coal; and one of the Pocahontas Coal Field for the American Society of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers; and he addressed the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, on the Machinization of Coal Mines and General Mining, and the operating officials of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, an organization of efficiency of operation. He is the originator and supporter of the present Workmen's Compensation Laws of the State of WV. Another important accomplishment of this versatile man was the building and management of the coal mines of the U. S. Steel Corp. in WV and Kentucky; and it was he who organized the national banks of Gary, and Anawalt, WV and Lynch, Ky. He organized the Central Pocahontas Coal Co, the Crystal Block Coal & Coke Co, the Crystal Block Mining Co, the Crystal Supply Co, the Tug River Electric Co, and the Kentucky River Power Co. In addition to the above, Mr. O'Toole has examined the mines of Germany, Belgium, France and England, for the benefit of the coal mining branch of the U. S. Steel Corp, and he visited South America for the purpose of investigating the coal market on behalf of the Central Pocahontas Coal Co. and the Crystal Block Companies.
Mr. O'Toole is affiliated with the Republican party. From 1905 to 1909 Mr. O'Toole served as colonel on the governor's staff under Gov. Dawson; and from 1909 to 1913 he served as general on the governor's staff under Gov. Glassock. For 24 years he served as president of the board of education of Adkins District, WV. While he is a Catholic, Mr. O'Toole is interested in all religious and charitable work, and is a patron and promoter of churches of all denominations: Methodist, Baptist, Catholic and all churches of the colored people. He belongs to the American Iron & Steel Institute, the Mining Engineers of W. Pennsylvania, and the Am. Society of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers.
Mr. O'Toole was married in Saint Vincent de Paul's Church, Leisenring, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Miss Sarah Goodwin, who was educated in common schools of Pennsylvania. Her father, James Goodwin, is a farmer, and her mother, Mrs. Mary (Campbell) Goodwin, is connected with the Goodwins and Hays of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. O'Toole became the parents of the following children; William Joseph, who was born March 15, 1894, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, received his degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Catholic University, is now clerk of the county court and manager of the American Coal Cleaning Corporation, Welch, West Virginia, married Deborah Kinney, and they reside at Welch; Julia Cecelia, who was born February 7, 1897, married Raymond A. Wyland, and they live at Anawalt, West Virginia. He attended Saint Aloysius Academy, took her degree of Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, and was a student of the Catholic University. Edward Austin, who was born January 16, 1899, attended the old Point Comfort College and the University of West Virginia, and and the Catholic University, and is now vice president Central Pocahontas Coal Company, of Welch, West Virginia, married Helen Myers; Margaret Mary, who was born February 15, 1901, attended Immaculate Conception Academy, Washington, Trinity College, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, married Hobart Baldwin, and they live at Sprigg, West Virginia; Anna Regina, who was born November 11, 1903, attended Saint Aloysius Academy, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, took a special course in English at Oxford University, is now teaching in the high school at Gary, West Virginia; James Michael, who was born July 4, 1907, attended Old Point Comfort College, Leonard Hall, Mount Saint Joseph College, Notre Dame University, United States preparatory School, and is at present a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; Lawrence, who was born July 13, 1909, attended Old Point Comfort College, Leonard Hall, Mount Saint Joseph College, and the public schools of Gary, West Virginia and is now at Georgetown University; Sarah, who was born April 9, 1911, attended Saint Aloysius Academy, is now attending Mount Notre Dame Academy, Reading, Ohio; and Thomas, who was born September 20, 1913, is attending the public schools of Gary, West Virginia. His son Edward was at Prattsburg Training camp and was placed in command of battalion at the Catholic University awaiting orders for overseas duty when the armistice was signed.
WEST VIRGINIA In History, Life, Literature and Industry. The Lewis Publ. Co, 1928 - Vol. 5, pp. 280-281.
The younger Edward O'Toole attended the common schools of Columbiana Co, Ohio, and when he was only 9 years old he started to work in the coal mines between school terms. Since then he has filled every position and occupation that is connected with coal mining. There is nothing about this line of business with which he has not been associated from the mining of coal to the prospecting and purchasing of mines, etc., etc. He has been interested in the coal business and the purchase of coal lands in WV for the last 35 years. Mr. O'Toole possesses inventive genius of a high order, and is the inventor of the O'Toole Jeffrey Over Cutting Machine, the O'Toole Cutting & Loading Machine, and the developer of the American Coal Cleaning Corp.'s Dry Cleaning of Coal Process. He read a paper before the American Iron & Steel Institute on the advantages of dry cleaning coal; and one of the Pocahontas Coal Field for the American Society of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers; and he addressed the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, on the Machinization of Coal Mines and General Mining, and the operating officials of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, an organization of efficiency of operation. He is the originator and supporter of the present Workmen's Compensation Laws of the State of WV. Another important accomplishment of this versatile man was the building and management of the coal mines of the U. S. Steel Corp. in WV and Kentucky; and it was he who organized the national banks of Gary, and Anawalt, WV and Lynch, Ky. He organized the Central Pocahontas Coal Co, the Crystal Block Coal & Coke Co, the Crystal Block Mining Co, the Crystal Supply Co, the Tug River Electric Co, and the Kentucky River Power Co. In addition to the above, Mr. O'Toole has examined the mines of Germany, Belgium, France and England, for the benefit of the coal mining branch of the U. S. Steel Corp, and he visited South America for the purpose of investigating the coal market on behalf of the Central Pocahontas Coal Co. and the Crystal Block Companies.
Mr. O'Toole is affiliated with the Republican party. From 1905 to 1909 Mr. O'Toole served as colonel on the governor's staff under Gov. Dawson; and from 1909 to 1913 he served as general on the governor's staff under Gov. Glassock. For 24 years he served as president of the board of education of Adkins District, WV. While he is a Catholic, Mr. O'Toole is interested in all religious and charitable work, and is a patron and promoter of churches of all denominations: Methodist, Baptist, Catholic and all churches of the colored people. He belongs to the American Iron & Steel Institute, the Mining Engineers of W. Pennsylvania, and the Am. Society of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers.
Mr. O'Toole was married in Saint Vincent de Paul's Church, Leisenring, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Miss Sarah Goodwin, who was educated in common schools of Pennsylvania. Her father, James Goodwin, is a farmer, and her mother, Mrs. Mary (Campbell) Goodwin, is connected with the Goodwins and Hays of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. O'Toole became the parents of the following children; William Joseph, who was born March 15, 1894, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, received his degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Catholic University, is now clerk of the county court and manager of the American Coal Cleaning Corporation, Welch, West Virginia, married Deborah Kinney, and they reside at Welch; Julia Cecelia, who was born February 7, 1897, married Raymond A. Wyland, and they live at Anawalt, West Virginia. He attended Saint Aloysius Academy, took her degree of Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, and was a student of the Catholic University. Edward Austin, who was born January 16, 1899, attended the old Point Comfort College and the University of West Virginia, and and the Catholic University, and is now vice president Central Pocahontas Coal Company, of Welch, West Virginia, married Helen Myers; Margaret Mary, who was born February 15, 1901, attended Immaculate Conception Academy, Washington, Trinity College, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, married Hobart Baldwin, and they live at Sprigg, West Virginia; Anna Regina, who was born November 11, 1903, attended Saint Aloysius Academy, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College, took a special course in English at Oxford University, is now teaching in the high school at Gary, West Virginia; James Michael, who was born July 4, 1907, attended Old Point Comfort College, Leonard Hall, Mount Saint Joseph College, Notre Dame University, United States preparatory School, and is at present a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; Lawrence, who was born July 13, 1909, attended Old Point Comfort College, Leonard Hall, Mount Saint Joseph College, and the public schools of Gary, West Virginia and is now at Georgetown University; Sarah, who was born April 9, 1911, attended Saint Aloysius Academy, is now attending Mount Notre Dame Academy, Reading, Ohio; and Thomas, who was born September 20, 1913, is attending the public schools of Gary, West Virginia. His son Edward was at Prattsburg Training camp and was placed in command of battalion at the Catholic University awaiting orders for overseas duty when the armistice was signed.
WEST VIRGINIA In History, Life, Literature and Industry. The Lewis Publ. Co, 1928 - Vol. 5, pp. 280-281.
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