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Durham, England in about 1881, just three years after the town was established. Thomas worked as a coal miner. Lizzie Thirlaway was born in 1887 and grew up in the house at 641 Main St., at the southwest corner of Pine and Main (now the location of the Porch Deli). In 1907-08, Louisville had a Bachelor Club (featured in a lighthearted Denver Post article on Feb. 23, 1908) as well as a Bachelor Maids club, and Lizzie Thirlaway was listed as being one of the Bachelor Maids. An undated newspaper article described the Bachelor Maids dance that took place, and included a poem about the Bachelor Maids that was written by the mother of one of the young women. Here is the part of the poem about Lizzie Thirlaway: The bachelors all think Miss Thirlaway cute, And try their best to beguile her, But Lizzie says "my heart is lost" — who found it? Why just little "Smiler." Martin Black and Lizzie Thirlaway married in 1908. The 1910 census shows them to have been living with Lizzie's parents at their home at 641 Main Street. Both Martin and his father-in-law, Thomas Thirlaway, were listed as working as coal miners. Martin Black continued to work as a miner for his working life. The following photo shows Lizzie Thirlaway with her parents and siblings. She is pictured on the far right of the front row. fr Martin Black was deeply involved in activities of the United Mine Workers of America during the Colorado coal mine strikes of the 1910-1914 era. The strikes led up to the Ludlow Massacre in southern Colorado as well as other violent clashes in April 1914 in other parts of Colorado, including Louisville. His strong pro -union views were typical of the politics of area coal miners from County Durham, England, who brought with them a long and proud tradition of labor organization. 4