Coal Miners Memorial, Edna Mine & Coke Works, Lynn, Jefferson Twp., Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Edna Mine & Coke Works,
Lynn,
Jefferson Twp.,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Edna Mine & Coke Works, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Dec. 17, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Edna Mine & Coke Works

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Edna Mine & Coke Works, Lynn, Jefferson Twp., 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.. No coal company employee records exist.
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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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
EDNA MINE & COKE WORKS

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Durda, Frank
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Pelvis fractured by a fall of roof at the face of working place, in the Edna Mine, April 26, 1916.)
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Frasher, C. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, O'Connell Coal & Coke Company, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for O'Connell Coal & Coke Company.)
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Garbeer, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pumper ca.1906, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 52, married.);
(Injured. Both legs broken by a fall of slate, in the Edna Mine, May 10, 1906.)
Gordon, Joseph
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Head badly bruised. Struck by mine car on entry, in the Edna Mine, July 3, 1916.)
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Kerisenik, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35.);
(Injured. Arm fractured. Caught by mine cars on entry, in the Edna Mine, Nov. 29, 1916.)
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Logan, Charles
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Scalp wound by a fall of slate, in the Edna Mine, July 17, 1906.)
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Nestor, William
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of slate near the face, in the Edna Mine, Feb. 21, 1917.)

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O'Connell, William
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, O'Connell Coal & Coke Company, Uniontown, PA, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for O'Connell Coal & Coke Company.)
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Peuntek, Adam
(Slavonian Miner, Company Man: Timberman ca.1906, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 47, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Edna Mine, May 10, 1906.);
(May 10, 1906, Adam Peuntek, Slavonian, Timberman, was instantly killed at Sdna Mine, while putting up cross timbers. The cross bar being a little too long, he was cutting away some coal to let the cross bar in, when slate fell and caught him.)
Pope, Charles
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a piece of falling slate at the face of a pillar, in the Edna Mine, Sept. 30, 1913.)
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Rakushin, George
(See: Rascoushen, George)
Rascoushen [Rakushin], George
(Greek Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Finger crushed. Stuck by a cross bar at the face of working place, in the Edna Mine, Oct. 23, 1916.)
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Stone, O. P.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Waltersburg Coke Company, Uniontown, PA.)
Stone, W. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, Waltersburg Coke Company, Uniontown, PA, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Sweet, Mike
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Pelvis fractured by a fall of roof at the face, in the Edna Mine, Sept. 24, 1917.)
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Wilson, H. M.
(Miner, Mining Boss, ca.1894, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
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Yanchman, Joe
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Edna Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 44, single.);
(Injured. Arm fractured by a fall of coal at the face, in the Edna Mine, Dec. 22, 1917.)
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