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Coal Miners Memorial
Phillips Mine & Coke Works,
Phillips,
Menallen Twp.,
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Aug. 19, 2009

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

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked at the Phillips Mine & Coke Works, Phillips, Menallen 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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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
PHILLIPS MINE & COKE WORKS

[ A ]
[ B ]
Bersky, John
(See: Birsky, John.)
Bewley, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Birsky, John
(Miner, ca.1912, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the Phillips Mine award winning ca.1912, ca.1914, First Aid Team.);
(See also: Bersky, John.)
Bott, Fred
(Miner, ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 11, Phillips, PA, ca.1913.)
Botti, Fred
(Miner, Coke Oven Leveler ca.1917, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.11, Phillips, PA, ca.1917.)
Bozonas, Joseph
(Miner, Coke Oven Cleaner ca.1917, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, 7 children.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 4, Phillips, PA, ca.1917.);
(Worked in the mines from ca.1917 - ca.1933.)
Burris, M.A.
(Superintendent, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ C ]
Callaghan, Philip
(Music Director, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Carolla, Mr.
(Italian Miner, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Louise Carolla.);
(Mr. Carolla also worked at the Elm Grove Mine, Bitner Mine, Juniata Mine, Continental No. 1 Mine, Continental No. 2 Mine, Oliver Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Caronna, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Coburn, William
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Cossick, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Culleton, William James
(Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1914, ca.1916, ca.1917, ca.1919, of the Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.);
(He was also at the Ronco Mine, Fayette Co., PA, from ca.1919 to ca.1935.);
(d. 1935.)
[ D ]
Dane, Joe
(Miner, Coal loader ca.1917, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.119, Phillips, PA, ca.1917.)
Deary, Frank
(Miner, Assistant Fire Boss ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Denniston, Dorothy, Miss
(Recreation Director ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Dolan, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Donahue, John
(Miner, ca.1912, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.);
(A Member of the Phillips Mine award winning ca. 1912 First Aid Team.);
(John Donahue also worked at several other mines.)
Drapp, John
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Franchic, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ G ]
Garrow, Patsy
(Miner, ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 56, Phillips, PA, ca.1913.)
Grimm, George
(Miner, Sanitary Man ca.1917, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.69, Phillips, PA, ca.1917.)
Grimm, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ H ]
Harmits, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
James, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1919, Philips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
James, William
(Miner, ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 130, Phillips, PA, ca.1913.)
Jones, August
(Miner, ca.1914, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A member of the ca.1914, Phillips Mine First Aid Team.)
[ K ]
Kane, Frank
(Manager of the Phillips Mine Baseball Team, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Kopcheck, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Kowatsky, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Kozup, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Kuhns, Walter
(Miner, ca.1912, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the Phillips Mine award winning ca. 1912 First Aid Team.)
[ L ]
Lozaw, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)

[ M ]
Magesky, Sylvester
(Miner, ca.1914, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Phillips Mine First Aid Team.)
Mardelle, Joe
(Miner, ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 118, Phillips, PA, ca.1913.)
Martin, James Taylor
(Miner, ca.1943 Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 52, married, wife Rebecca Martin, 4 children.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident in the Phillips Mine, ca.1943.);
(b. Dec. 27, 1891 - d. ca.1943.);
(Lived in Amend, Fayette Co., PA. Interred at Walnut Hill Cemetery.)
McInerny, Michael
(Miner, ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 21, Phillips, PA, ca.1913.)
McInerney, Michael
(See: McInerny, Michael.)
McKenna, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
McKinna, Thomas
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
McKittrick, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Means, Mr.
(Company Store Manager, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Miller, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Modjeski, Sylvester
(Miner, Landing Man ca.1917, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.72, Phillips, PA, ca.1917.)
Mongulla, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Moody, Elmer
(Miner, ca.1912, ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the Phillips Mine award winning ca.1912, ca.1913 First Aid Team.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Perrong, Louis
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Pillar, John
(Russian Miner, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Anna Petrovic Pillar, 13 children.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rainey, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Rankin, Earl
(Miner, ca.1941, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Killed. A mine car left the rails and crashed into a post, causing a fall of slate. It was several hours before rescuers could clear the debris and remove the dead and injured men, in the Phillips Mine, July 22, 1941.)
Roderick, Thomas R.
(Miner, ca.1911, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Anna Elizabeth Moore Roderick.)
Roth, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ S ]
Secosky, Andrew
(See: Sekoskey, Andrew.)
Sekoskey, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1912, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the Phillips Mine award winning ca. 1912 First Aid Team.);
(See also: Secosky, Andrew; Sicosky, Andrew.)
Shaw, Guffey
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Shaw, Robert
(Miner, ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Shaw, William M.
(Miner, ca.1912, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the Phillips Mine award winning ca.1912, ca.1914, First Aid Team.)
Shultz, William B.
(Miner, ca.1913, Phillips Mime, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed his Examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade ca.1913. Certificate received ca.1913.)
Sicosky, Andrew
(See: Sekoskey, Andrew )
Sigafoes, Harry
(American Miner, Fire Boss ca.1912, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Harry Sigafoes was a member of the Phillips Mine Award winning ca.1912 First Aid Team.);
(A Baseball player on the Phillips Baseball Team for three seasons.);
(Injured. Back badly injured by falling slate near the face of a pillar, in the Phillips Mine, June 26, 1913.)
Slaughter, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Smithley, Calvin
(Miner, ca.1913, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 129, Phillips, PA, ca.1913.)
Smitley, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Speshock, George
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1917, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured. Struck by the haulage rope on the slope, in the Phillips Mine, July 25, 1917.)
Strawn, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
Vall, Frank
(Miner, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Frank Vall also worked at the Lambert Mine and Ronco Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ W ]
Walczy, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Warhou, Marek
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 46, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of the mine roof near the face of a room, in the Phillips Mine, April 7, 1917.)
Wilseck, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yakubic, Stephen
(Miner, ca.1931, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., AP, married, wife Susan Yakubic, several children.);
(Lived at Coal Company House No. 105, Phillips, PA, ca.1931.)
Yamryk, Matt
(Miner, Coal Loader ca.1917, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No.120, Phillips, PA, ca.1917.)
Yanosik, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1919, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Yaros, John
(Polish Miner, Machine Runner ca.1916, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22.);
(Injured. Back and head injured by a fall of coal at the face of his working place, in the Phillips Mine, Dec. 19, 1916.)
Young, Henry
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Phillips Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured. Caught by mine cars on an entry, in the Phillips Mine, Mar. 22, 1916.)
[ Z ]

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