Coal Miners Memorial Shamrock Mines & Coke Works, New Salem / Shamrock, Menallen Twp., Fayette Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Shamrock No. 1 Mine & Coke Works, Shamrock No. 2 Mine,
New Salem / Shamrock,
Menallen Twp.,
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Shamrock 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 23, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Shamrock Mines & Coke Works

Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Shamrock Mines & Coke Works, New Salem / Shamrock, 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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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
SHAMROCK MINES & COKE WORKS

[ A ]
Ambros, Charles
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Killed by returning too quickly to a shot he had ignited, in the Shamrock Mine, April 28, 1905. He returned too soon after firing a shot and received the full force of same.)
[ B ]
Brashear, Paul
(Miner, Coke Works Employee, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
Delaria, Charles
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured. Right arm broken by being caught between a mine wagon and a rib, in the Shamrock Mine, June 20, 1905.)
DeVince, James
(Miner, Coke Works Employee, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Also worked at the Isabella Mine.)
DeVince, Samuel
(Miner, Coke Works Employee, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Dolock, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Shamrock No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 33, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate while digging out back stump in a rib. He had been warned to come out of the place by the rib boss, in the Shamrock No. 1 Mine, Sept. 25, 1912.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Frasier, James
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1906, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, married.);
(Killed. Fataly injured. Caught between mine cars, in the Shamroick Mine, Nov. 9, 1906. Died four days later.)
[ G ]
Gidos, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 44, married.);
(Injured. Caught between mine cars and bruised about the body, in the Shamrock Mine, Jan. 13, 1906.)
Gregorip, John
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1905, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Arm broken by being caught between a mine car and a coal rib, in the Shamrock Mine, March 28, 1905.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kuntze, George
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 48, married.);
(Injured. Severely burned about the face and hands by a blown-out shot, in the Shamrock Mine, Feb. 20, 1906.)

[ L ]
Lenhart, Charles E.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1916, Fayette Coke Company, Uniontown, PA, Shamrock Nos. 1 & 2 Mines, Fayette Co., PA.)
Loppe, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Shamrock No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 43, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Leg fractured and internally injured by a fall of slate while making a fall in a rib, in the Shamrock No. 1 Mine. Died of his injuries February 10, 1912.]

[ M ]
Mednay, Mike
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Cut and bruised about the face and body by returning to a shot too soon, in the Shamrock Mine, Oct. 17, 1905.)
[ N ]
Nixon, Paul
(Miner, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
Nosslo, Monori
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a piece of coal falling from the working face, in the Shamrock Mine, June 28, 1905.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
[ Q ]

[ R ]
Reynolds, George H.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, ca.1913, ca.1916, of the Shamrock No.1 Mine & Coke Works, Shamrock No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Fayette Coke Company.)

[ S ]
Slater, John
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1903, Shamrock Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a loaded mine car passing over him, in the Shamrock Mine, Aug. 7, 1903.)
Street, Reuben
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, of the Shamorck Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Fayette Coke Company.)

[ T ]

[ U ]

[ V ]

[ W ]
Wargo, Alexander
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Shamrock No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Killed. Instantly kiled by a fall of slate while digging on the back of a stump to make a fall, in the Shamrock No. 1 Mine, May 1, 1912. He had been taken out of thisplace and given another, but he went back to his old place after the mine foreman left.)

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[ Y ]

[ Z ]

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