Coal Miners Memorial, Perry Mine & Coke Works, Perryopolis, Perry Twp., Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Perry Mine & Coke Works,
Perry No. 2 Mine,
Perryopolis,
Perry Twp.,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Sept. 1, 2010

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

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Perry Mine & Coke Works, Perryopolis, Perry 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 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
PERRY MINE & COKE WORKS

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Adams, Mike
(American Miner Boy, Coke Drawer ca.1917, Perry Mine Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Arm fractured by falling off coek car. Outside the Perry Mine, Oct. 5, 1917.)
[ B ]
[ C ]
Carson, Allen
(Miner, ca.1894, Perry No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Emma Carson.)
Carson, Jas. E.
(Miner, ca.1894, Perry No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Emma D. Carson.)
Carson, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1894, Perry No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Corelto, Antonio
(Italian Miner, ca.1899, Perry Mine of the Perry Coal Company, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Injured. Leg fractured below the knee by a fall of coal, in the Perry Mine, Jan. 14, 1899. [from "The Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Jan. 20, 1899.].)
Coughenour, William
(Miner, ca.1894, Perry No. 4 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Phoebe Coughenour.)
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[ M ]
Markredman, Louis
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Perry Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 50, single.);
(Injured. Hip dislocated by a fall of slate, in the Perry Mine, Dec. 13, 1906.)
Millwood, D. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Perry Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Perry Coke Company.)
Millwood, D. E.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Perry Coke Company, Perry Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Millwood, D. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Perry Coke Company, Perry Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Perry Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Perry Coke Company.)
[ N ]
Newmeyer, J. S.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, Washington Coal & Coke Company, Perry Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ O ]
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[ S ]
Sentemeyer, Geo.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Perry Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Washington Coal & Coke Company.)
[ T ]
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[ V ]
Valance, Romanski
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Perry Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Perry Mine, Feb. 11, 1901.)
[ W ]
Wafonet, Orsonso
(French Miner, ca.1898, Perry Coal & Coke Company, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Injured. Badly injured, skull and leg fractured, by a fall of roof coal and slate, in the Perry Coal & Coke Company Mine, Dec. 1898. [from "The Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Dec. 9, 1898.].)
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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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