Thomas William WARDLE

25 Sep 1836 - 12 Oct 1888

• BIRTH: 25 Sep 1836, Heworth, Durham, England
• DEATH: 12 Oct 1888, Bevier, Macon Co., Mo.

1.  Thomas Eldrige WARDELL
2.  Elizabeth WARDELL
3.  Mary WARDELL
4.  Jane WARDELL

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[518] Thomas Wardell was born in the County of Durham, England, near
New Castle, July 4, 1835, and went to work in the coal mines
when 10 years of age. Seven years later, while still a youth he
braved the buffet of the stormy Alantic, and took passage for
America. Landing in this country, he came directly to Coshocton
county, Ohio, and soon after ward pushed out to Kewanee, Ill.,
where he shortly became interested in coal mining. In 1861 Mr.
Wardell came to Missouri and began operations in Macon county.
He opened the second coal mine ever worked in the county. He
came to this county at the instance of the Hannibal and St. Joe
Railway Company, and afterwards supplied that company with
coal. Mr. Wardell died one of the :most successful ane one of
the wealthiest coal operators in the west. Mr. Wardell was
killed during a miners strike and riot. His killers were never
located.