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Coal Miners Memorial
Republic Mine & Coke Works,
Republic,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Feb. 9, 2009

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

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Republic Mine & Coke Works, Republic, 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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PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
REPUBLIC MINE & COKE WORKS

[ A ]
[ B ]
Bambrey, John
(Miner, Fire Boss ca.1912, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: Feb. 27, 1912. John Bambrey, fire boss, Republic Mine of Republic Iron & Steel Company, charged with neglecting his duty and with being incompetent to act as fire boss on accounty of dunkenness. Ordered by te Court to return his fire boss certificate and pay the costs of presecution.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
Davis, Ray
(Miner, ca.1913, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed the Examination for Assistant Mine Foreman ca.1913. Received his certificate ca.1913.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
Gehres, George W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1913, Republic Iron & Steel Company, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ H ]
Habezin, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Mine Shaft Sinker ca.1905, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Killed in the mine shaft by a fall of a bucket, in the Republic Mine, June 22, 1905.)
Horvath, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1937, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Viola Valosky Horvath.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
[ L ]
[ M ]
Matsako, Joseph
(Ausrian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1913, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Body bruised by being squeezed between mine cars and the side of an entry, in the Republic Mine, July 30, 1913.)
Miller, A. R.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Republic Iron & Steel Company.)
Morse, George H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Republic Iron & Steel Company, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ N ]

[ O ]
[ P ]
Pastor, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1913, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Back sprained by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Republic Mine, Oct. 24, 1913.)
Presock, Jacob G.
(Miner, ca.1913, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Passed the Examination for Assistant Mine Foreman ca.1913. Received his certificate.)
[ Q ]
Quinn, William
(Irish Miner, Mine Shaft Sinker ca.1905, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of earth from the sides of the mine shaft, in the Republic Mine, Jan. 24, 1905.)
[ R ]
[ S ]
Streete, Joe
(Italian Miner, Laborer ca.1913, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a larry that jumped the larry track near the tipple. Outside the Republic Mine, Dec. 28, 1913.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
Urich, George
(Slavonian Miner, Laborer ca.1906, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of slate, in the Republic Mine, Jan. 3, 1906.);
(Jan. 3, 1906, George Urich, Slavonian, Laborer, was fatally injured by a fall of slate at the Republic Mine. He was working with the timber men. They were taking down loose roof, when it fell on him. He died one hour later.)
[ V ]
[ W ]
Weaver, Lawn
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Slightly burned and bruised on the body by a premature blast of powder, in the Republic Mine, Jan. 10, 1905.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
Zarlass, Peter
(Polish Miner, Coal Loader ca.1913, Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Both legs broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Republic Mine, Nov. 3, 1913.)
Zeller, H. P.
(Superintendent, a.1913, of the Republic Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Republic Iron & Steel Company.)

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