Coal Miners Memorial, Clare Mines, Welty, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Clare Mine &Coke Works,
Clare Mines,
Welty,
Unity Twp.,
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Clare Mines, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Nov. 24, 2009

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Clare Mine & Coke Works

Following is a partial listing of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Clare Mines & Coke Works, Welty, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people.
The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA" as reported for the various years. Those listed as American, could be either native born or naturalized citizens.
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Since 1870, Pennsylvania's Annual Report on Mining Activities has recorded 51,483 deaths from mining accidents-- 31,113 deaths in anthracite mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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Please donate any mine records, mine maps or copies of them, pictures of the mines, pictures of miners, stories about the miners, mine memorabilia, books on mining, or tax deductable monetary donations to:
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PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
CLARE MINE & COKE WORKS

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Ansell, Lewis
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Clare Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken and ankle injured by fall of slate at face of pillar, in the Clare Mine, Jan. 14, 1907.)
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[ F ]
Fogg, C. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, Painter & Fogg Company, Clare Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ G ]
[ H ]
Hart, W. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Clare Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Painter & Fogg Company.)
Hartzell, H. L.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Clare No. 4 Mine & Clare No. 5 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Clare Coke Company.)
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Koon, Aaron
(Superintendent, of the Clare Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1903, ca.1905, for Penn Coke Company, Letonia, OH.);
(Superintendent, of the Clare Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1906, ca.1909, for Clare Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, Clare No. 2 & No. 3 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Clare Coke Company, Greensburg, PA.)
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Nicodern, Jacob
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Clare Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Injured. Body injured by a piece of falling slate at face of working place, in the Clare Mine, Oct. 8, 1907.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Peters, C. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, Penn Coke Company, Clare Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Peters, E. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Penn Coke Company, Letonia, OH, Clare Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA.)
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[ W ]
Walters, L. E.
(General Superintendent, ca.1906, ca.1909, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, for Clare Coke Company, Greensburg, PA, Clare Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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