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Date: January 19, 2003 at 19:01:22
From: Thomas Emory Edgington, [cache-mtc-ak06.proxy.aol.com]
Subject: Re: Chris and Tom Greene hulls |
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I can't help much on more info concerning the hulls 0f
Tom and Chris Green. I can relate that my Grandfather
and his brothers( great uncles ) were captains and
pilots on several of the Greene Line boats. My great
Grandfather and his sons owned The Edgington Line which
sold the remaining boats to White Collar Line who sold
to the Greene Line. as an example, the M.P.Wells became
The Chilo and was captained by Captain Drew Edgington
My Grandfather was the oldest of 5 boys and the last to
die in 1966 at age 96. He was Captain John Emery
Edgington and was on the river boats from age 12 to
age 92. He started as deckhand on the Katie Prather
which was one of his father's boats at age 12. She was
a single deck oacked boat.He piloted the Delta Queen
for a short time during the summer of 1962 at age 92.
He was piloting for Capt. Ernie Wagner on the DQ.His
captain's license are at the river museum at Marietta
which show his first at age 21 and his last at 92.The
Edgington river captains and pilots were:
Capt.George W. Edgington( Great Grandfather) and owner
of 17 different river boats owned at different times
Capt. John Emery Edgington (80 years on the river
Capt. Drew Edgington ( on Greene Line boats)
Capt. Fred Edgington ( on Greene Line boats)
Capt. Arch Edgington ( 0n Greene Line boats)
Capt. Roy Edgington ( Killed -drowned --when the
Mc Bride hit the bridge pier in the fog at Cincinati)
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