Coal Miners Memorial, Henry Clay Mine & Coke Works, Broad Ford, Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Henry Clay Mine & Coke Works,
Broad Ford,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated April 17, 2010

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

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Henry Clay Mine & Coke Works, Broad Ford, 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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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
HENRY CLAY MINE & COKE WORKS

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Arnold, John, Jr.
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1895, Henry Clay Mine, at Broadford, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured, a loaded trip jumped the track and crushed him against the rib, in the Henry Clay Mine, June 7, 1895. He died June 9, 1895. Interred in Chestnut Hill Cemetery. [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, June 14, 1895.].)
[ B ]
Blowitz, John
(Miner, ca.1909, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 54.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident, in the Henry Clay Mine, Sept. 10, 1909.)
[ C ]
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ D ]
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[ H ]
Hencz, Conrod
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by mine cars, in the Henry Clay Mine, July 26, 1904.)
Hauser, Jacob
(Miner, Fire Boss ca.1888, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kane, Thos. R.
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1888, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Keck, John
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ L ]
Lynch, Thomas
(Superintendent, ca.1888, ca.1889, of the Henry Clay Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
[ M ]
Mullen, Wm. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
[ N ]

[ O ]
[ P ]
Predaux, Harry
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1886, Henry Clay Mine, Broadford, Fayette Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Back injured by a fall of clay vein, in the Henry Clay Mine, Nov. 22, 1886.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Roth, Julius
(Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1898, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Shoulder bone broken by being caught between a loaded mine wagon and an entry pillar, in the Henry Clay Mine, Jan. 21, 1898.)
[ S ]
Shields, J. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, of the Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H. C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Steffeu, Nick
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Henry Clay Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 58, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone fractured by fall of slate, in the Henry Clay Mine, Jan. 21, 1908.)
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A special thanks to Glen Dixon, Researcher, for his research in the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA newspaper and other newspapers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and the addition of many of the miners names from Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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