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 NEW! Check out the Holsing Family Photos MAIN: INTRODUCTION Welcome to PittBuff.com! My name is Jay Holsing. That's me with my sister Stacy and my Dad, James J. Holsing. I built this site for my family and anyone else who might be searching for their ancestors. When I was a boy my Grandmother Holsing told me stories about my Grandfather's family and the great coal mining business these hearty and ambitous men had founded in Western Pennsylvania. Unfortunately my Grandfather {upper left on plaque} James Jones Holsing died in 1965 before I was old enough to hear any historical accounts from him first hand. He was the son of W. J. Holsing, superintendent of the Hazel Mine in Canonsburg PA, and Mary Agnes Jones Holsing, daughter of James Jones the founder of the coal company and family patriarch. Grandmother showed me this incredible document with the history of the Pittsburg Buffalo Company that she had hidden in her closet. This sparked my first interest in genealogy. The story of their tremendous success was incredible. I made my first small family tree with the help of Grandmother. I still have that document with my Grandmother's handwriting on it! A few years later Roots came out and I did some more research on microfilm at the library. Grandmother died in 1988. I took a long break from my work until the internet came along. The modern age of genealogy research had arrived. In 2002 I posted a small website with some family and company information and I started to get emails from distant relatives from all over the country! One of my best contacts is Betty Lou Ivell whose contributions to this site are noted. She is a super slueth and has helped me fill in some blanks in my family tree. Her husband is my 3rd cousin twice removed. Try to figure that one out! PittBuff.com is basically an interpretation of facts and family stories from many sources. Direct quotes from known sources will be noted. Thanks to all who have contributed. Check the Bibliography for a complete list of resources. If you have any comments or anything to contribute it would be appreciated. Feel free to email me. I respond to all inquiries. Maybe we can help each other with our family trees! Thanks and enjoy your visit, Jay Holsing.                                                My personal website: Holsing.com That's my Grandfather James Jones Holsing and his 1925 Buick. Smithfield St. Canonsburg PA