Coal Miners Memorial Bessie Mine, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Bessie Mine,
near Perryopolis,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Bessie Mine, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Nov. 27, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Bessie Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Bessie Mine, Perryopolis, Fayette 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, etc..
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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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
BESSIE MINE

[ A ]
[ B ]
Baker, Joseph
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1898, Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ C ]
Cortelia, Antonio
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured above the ankle by a fall of roof coal, in the Bessie Mine, Jan. 14, 1898.)
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Farmer, David P. V.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Perry Coal Company.)
[ G ]
[ H ]
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[ J ]
[ K ]
Kropniak, Alek
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1898, Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Ankle crushed by wrecking of a trip on the slope, in the Bessie Mine, June 1, 1898.)
[ L ]
Larimer, D. P. V.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, Perry Coal Company, Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ M ]
Minilk, Andy
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 48, married.);
(Injured. Head cut by a fall of slate, in the Bessie Mine, Feb. 5, 1900.)
[ N ]

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[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Scropa, Paul
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate in his working place, in the Bessie Mine, July 24, 1900.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
Veugar, Frank
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 42, single.);
(Injured. Badly bruised about the body, hips, ankle and head; he was caught by a fall of roof coal and slate while drawing out empty pillar, Bessie Mine, Oct. 6, 1898.)
[ W ]
Woisnet, Alphonse
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Bessie Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Fractured skull and leg; by a fall of slate in the working place, in the Bessie Mine, Dec. 6, 1898.)
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