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Redstone Mine & Coke Works
(Brownfield Mine & Coke Works),
Redstone No. 2 Mine,
Brownfield (Redstone),
Brownfield Station,
South Union Twp.,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated March 24, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Redstone Mine & Coke Works (Brownfield Mine & Coke Works)

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Redstone Mine & Coke Works, Brownfield, South 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
REDSTONE MINE & COKE WORKS
(BROWNFIELD MINE & COKE WORKS)
[ A ]
Adams, Henry
(Miner, ca.1898, Brownfield Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Evaline Adams.)
Ambry, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Redstone Mine, March 29, 1905.)
[ B ]
Baker, Andy
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Redstone No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured.  Arm broken in an attempt to open a mine door without a light, in the Redstone No. 1 Mine, March 25, 1903.)
Beanskey, Stephen
(See: Branskey, Steve.)
Bell, John
(Irish Miner, Timberman ca.1917, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 42, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in the Redstone Mine, Sept. 1, 1917.)
Bitner, Joseph
(American Miner, Fireman Boiler House ca.1916, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured.  Arm and legs scalded by the bursting of a check valve on the top of the boiler house.  Outside the Redstone Mine, Aug. 20, 1916.)
Boyd, Herbert
(Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1914, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Branskey, Steve
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1886, Redstone Mine, Brownsfield, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of roof while drawing rib in the upper slope in the first butt, off of eight flat south, and in the no. 6 rib, at about 8 o'clock, A.M., Monday.  The mine had not been working since friday evening.  In the Redstone Mine, Aug. 16, 1886.);
(See also: Beanskey, Stephen.)
Brown, John
(Miner, Foreman ca.1919, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Bullion, Leonard
(Superintendent, ca.1894, ca.1898, ca.1900, of the Redstone Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.);
(See also: Bullions, Leonard.)
Bullions, Leonard
(See: Bullion, Leonard)
[ C ]
Carretti, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Mason ca.1904, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Redstone Mine, Aug. 9, 1904.)
Cheruka, Stephen
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken below the knee by a fall of slate, in the Redstone Mine, April 6, 1900.)
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, ca.1913, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Cole, Bert
(Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1894, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 17.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of slate on an entry while putting a mine car on the track, in the Redstone Mine, Dec. 15, 1894.)
Coll, C. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Cook, P. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.);
(See also: Cooke, R. M. )
Cooke, R. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1906, of the Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.);
(See also: Cook, P. M.)
Correll, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1886, Redstone Mine, Brownsfield Sta., Fayette Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured.  Had two ribs broken by falling roof, in the Redstone Mine, Oct. 20, 1886.)
[ D ]
Domen, John
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 130, Redstone, PA, ca.1913.)
[ E ]
Elias, Andy
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1894, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 44, married.);
(Injured.  Ankle sprained by a fall of coal, in the Redstone Mine, Oct. 4, 1894.)
[ F ]
Folta, Anthony
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured.  Both legs broken;  caught under a fall of slate, in the Redstone Mine, Feb. 21, 1900.)
Fouch, Oliver
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Redstone Coke Mine, of the H. C. Frick Coke Company, Fayette Co., PA, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of slate, in the Redstone Coke Mine, Jan. 5, 1892.  [from "The Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Jan. 8, 1892.].)
[ G ]
Galvin, John
(American Miner Boy, Laborer ca.1917, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured.  Ankle fractured, scalp and shoulder lacerated by a fall of mine roof on an entry, in the Redstone Mine, March 22, 1917.)
Gorton, Mark
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Member of the Restone Mine First Aid Team, ca.1913.)
[ H ]
Hail, George
(Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1886, Redstone Mine, Brownfield Sta., Fayette Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured.  Injured.  Leg broken, he jumped on a running trip and fell, in the Redstone Mine, Oct. 4, 1886.)
Henig, Richard
(German Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured.  Left arm broken.  Caught between a mine car and a rib, in the Redstone Mine, Dec. 4, 1905.)
Henning, Richard
(German Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Ankle fractured and back slightly injured by a fall of slate, in the Redstone Mine, June 16, 1905.)
Henning, William
(German Miner Boy, Laborer ca.1906, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured.  Leg caught and crushed between a mine car and a rib, in the Redstone Mine, July 19, 1906.)
Holubb, John
(Bohemian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured.  Hand bruised.  He slipped and fell throwing his hand out under a mine car, in the Redstone Mine, July 14, 1903.)
Horsch, John
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 52, Redstone, PA, ca.1913.)
Hutchinson, William
(Miner Boy, Miner Boy ca.1886, Redstone Mine, Brownsfield Sta., Fayette Co., PA, Age 15.);
(Injured.  Injured on the slope by being caught by mine cars, in the Redstone Mine, June 15, 1886.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900,  ca.1901, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Kittell, J. A.
(Miner, ca.1914, Redstone  Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Redstone Mine First Aid Team.)
Kittell, James
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Member of the Redstone Mine First Aid Team, ca.1913.)
Kruper, Alex
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 3, Redstone, PA, ca.1913.)
[ L ]
Lellezia, Stephen
(Italian Miner, Laborer ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Killed.  Fatally crushed under a larry near the end of the coke ovens, while cleaning the track.  Outside the Redstone Mine, Nov. 28, 1905.  A mountain storm was raging and this together with the smoke from a yard engine, prevented him from hearing the approach of the larry.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ M ]
Machesko, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 51, married.);
(Injured.  Fingers crushed.  Caught between mine cars in a room, in the Redstone Mine, April 9, 1917.)
Malick, Edward
(Miner, ca.1914, Redstone  Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Redstone Mine First Aid Team.)
Malik, Charles
(Miner, ca.1914, Redstone  Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Redstone Mine First Aid Team.)
Malik, Edward
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Member of the Redstone Mine First Aid Team, ca.1913.)
Malleck, Charles
(Bohemian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, Redstone No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured.  Caught between a mine car and a rib and bruised about the hips, in the Redstone No. 2 Mine, Aug. 13, 1906.)
Martin, T. B.
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 101, Redstone, PA, ca.1913.)
Mattosh, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Redstone Mine, March 29, 1905.)
Maust, John
(Miner, Assitistant Mine Boss ca.1889, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Crushed to death instantly by thoughtlessly walking beside a loaded mine trip in a narrow place in the heading, when he should have gotten off and walked on the lower and wider side of said heading, in the Redstone Mine, Dec. 23, 1889.)
Maust, William
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 39, married.);
(Injured.  Bruised about the body by a fall of slate and coal, in the Redstone Mine, Oct. 5, 1900.)
McBride, Joseph
(Irish Miner, Coke Oven Charger ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Killed.  Crushed by a larry on the coke ovens.  He was thrown from the larry on the ovens which left the track at the curve.  Outside the Redstone Mine, July 3, 1905.  He died fifteen hours later.)
Mehalif, John
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured.  Bruised about body.  Caught between a mine car and a rib, in the Redstone Mine, Nov. 28, 1905.)
Mehawk, Joseph
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Mule Driver  ca.1906, Redstone No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured.  Fell along side of mine cars while in motion and brusied his shoulder, in the Redstone No. 2 Mine, Sept. 9, 1906.)
Mitchell, Edward
(Miner, ca.1913, ca.1914, Redstone  Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1913, ca.1914, Redstone Mine First Aid Team.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Parker, Charles
(Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1891, Redstone Works, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19.);
(Killed.  Killed at the Redstone Works, crushed between pit wagon and coal rib, May 26, 1891.  [from "The Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, May 29, 1891.].)
Parker, Elijah
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1894, ca.1898, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Pastorious, George
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 33, Redstone, PA, ca.1913.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Reynolds, Dennis
(English Miner, ca.1897, Brownfield Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 39.);
(Killed.  Killed in a mine accident, in the Brownfield Mine, ca.1897.)
Reynolds, John
(Miner, ca.1896, Brownfield Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Anna Reynolds.)
Rochester, Harry
(American Miner Boy, Laborer ca.1916, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a mine motor running into mine cars at the bottom of the slope, in the Redtone Mine, April 2, 1916.)
[ S ]
Schaffer, Mike
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Member of the Redstone Mine First Aid Team, ca.1913.)
Schoonmaker, J. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1886, of the Redstone Mine, Brownfield Station, Fayette Co., PA, for Redstone Coke Company, Limited, Uniontown, PA.)
Scott, Thomas
(American Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1903, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured.  Bruised about the body by falling slate.  Mine car left the track and knocked some timbers out, in the Redstone Mine, Aug. 7, 1903.)
Shafer, Mike
(Miner, ca.1914, Redstone  Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Redstone Mine First Aid Team.)
Shultz, Max
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured.  Collar bone broken.  Caught between mine car and rib, in the Redstone Mine, Sept. 18, 1905.)
Simpson, J. M.
(Superintenent, ca.1901, ca.1903, of the Redstone No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Skiles, Charles Franklin
(Miner, Brownfield Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
SoFranko, Elmer
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured.  Arm and leg broken by a fall of slate in his working place, in the Redstone Mine, Aug. 29, 1900.)
SoFranko, John, Jr.
(Italian Miner, Brakeman ca.1916, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured.  Foot crushed.  Run over by mine cars on an entry, in the Redstone Mine, Nov. 18, 1916.);
(John SoFranko, Jr. was born in Brownfield, PA. After his accident in the mine his leg was amputated just below the knee. He was of Slovak decent not Italian, as he is listed in the Dept. of Mines of Pennsylvania Report for 1916.)
Sphalar, Stephen
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, Redstone No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured.  Caught between a mine car and a rib and bruised about the body, in the Redstone No. 2 Mine, Aug. 31, 1906.)
Staffon, Nicholas
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Redstoen No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, single.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of roof coal and slate, in the Redstone No. 2 Mine, Jan. 27, 1906.);
(Jan. 27, 1906, Nicholas Staffon, American, Miner, Redstone No. 2 Mine, was instantly killed by a fall of draw slate and coal.  He was cutting a stump preparatory to making a last fall on the rib near butt heading.  The roof appeared good.  He was an expert miner.)
Stinersloff, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured.  Ankle dislocated by a fall of slate, in the Redstone Mine, May 11, 1905.)
[ T ]
Thomas, Jerry
(Miner, ca.1913, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 106, Redstone, PA, ca.1913.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wadsworth, Stephen
(Superintendent, ca.1889, of the Redstone Mine & Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, for J.M. Schoonmaker Coke Company.)
Washington, Robert
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1906, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured.  Was caught between mine cars and his leg broken, in the Redstone Mine, July 12, 1906.)
Watson, James
(Scotch Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured.  Foot badly crushed by a piece of falling slate, in the Redstone Mine, Sept. 7, 1903.)
Wilson, John
(American Miner, Mine Shaft Sinker ca.1904, Redstone Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Killed.  He was smothered by fumes from a mine fire and fell out of the hoisting bucket into the mine shaft, in the Redstone Mine, Feb. 7, 1904.)
Whoolery, Amos
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Redstone Coke Mine, H. C. Frick Coke Company, Fayette Co., PA, single.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of slate, in the Redstone Coke Mine, Jan. 5, 1892.  [from "The Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, Jan. 8, 1892.].)
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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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