Coal Miners Memorial, Evans Mines & Coke Works, Evans, North Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Evans Mine,
Evans No. 1 Mine & Coke Works,
Evans No. 2 Mine & Coke Works,
Evans No. 3 Mine,
Evans,
North Union Twp.,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Sept. 21, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Evans Mines & Coke Works

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Evans Mines & Coke Works, Evans, North Union 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.
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 coal mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous coal mines.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
EVANS MINES & COKE WORKS

[ A ]
Adams, James
(American Miner Boy, Hitcher ca.1916, Evans No. 2 Mine, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Finger cut off. Caught between the haulage rope and a pulley on an entry, in the Evans No. 2 Mine, June 15, 1916.)
[ B ]
[ C ]
Clark, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Evans No. 2 Mine, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Scalp lacerated. He struck his head against a pillar on an entry, in the Evans No. 2 Mine, Feb. 19, 1916.)
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fordyce, Lester
(American Miner, Engineer ca.1917, Evans No. 3 Mine, Age 20, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed. Caught between the top of a mine car and a door frame on the haulage road, in the Evans No. 3 Mine, March 7, 1917.)
[ G ]
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kuhns, John R.
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1916, Evans No. 1 Mine, Age 64, married.);
(Injured. Foot and ankle badly bruised. Caught by mine cars on an entry, in the Evans No. 1 Mine, Jan. 22, 1916.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
McClain, P. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Evans No.1, No. 2 & No. 3 Mines, for Evans Coal & Coke Company.)
[ N ]

[ O ]
[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rembold, LeRoy
(American Miner, Machine Runner ca.1917, Evans No. 3 Mine, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a mining machine in a room, in the Evans No. 3 Mine, Nov. 14, 1917.)
Ritron, John
(Polish Miner Boy, Greaser ca.1916, Evans No. 2 Mine, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Two fingers cut off. Caught between haulage rope and a pulley. Outside Evans No. 2 Mine, April 26, 1916.)
[ S ]
Smith, S. S.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, S. S. Smith & Company, Uniontown, PA, Evans Mine.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Evans Mine, for S. S. Smith & Company.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
Von Planta, F. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Evans Coal & Coke Company, Evans No. 2 Mine, Evans No. 3 Mine.)
[ W ]
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[ Y ]
[ Z ]

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