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Thompson No. 1 Mine & Coke Works,
Thompson No. 2 Mine & Coke Works,

Thompson No. 1,
Thompson No. 2,
Luzerne Twp.,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Oct. 20, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Thompson No. 1 Mine & Coke Works,
Thompson No. 2 Mine & Coke Works


 
Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Thompson No. 1 Mine & Coke Works and Thompson No. 2 Mine & Coke Works, Thompson No. 1 & No. 2, Luzerne 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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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:
The Coal & Coke Heritage Center,
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PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
THOMPSON NO. 1 MINE & COKE WORKS,
THOMPSON NO. 2 MINE & COKE WORKS
[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
Coleman, John
(German Miner, Timberman ca.1913, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 43, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of roof on the roadway of No. 23 room, in the Thompson No. 2 Mine, Oct. 3, 1913.)
[ D ]
Demancheck, George
(Slavonian Miner Boy, Snapper ca.1913, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by mine cars.  He fell off an air locomotive while traveling along the main entry, in the Thompson No. 1 Mine, June 10, 1913.)
Dillon, James
(Austrian Miner, Snapper ca.1913, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by loaded mine cars when he he fell off the front of his trip on the main haulage way, in the Thompson No. 1 Mine, Nov. 29, 1913.)
Dubone, Thomas
(Italian Miner, Laborer ca.1913, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a board falling on it while painting the staem pipes inthe mine shaft, in the Thompson No. 1 Mine, Nov. 29, 1913.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Franks, Joseph
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1913, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed.  Run over by a coke drawing machine while asleep in the coke yard.  Outside the Thompson No. 2 Mine, June 16, 1913.)
[ G ]
[ H ]
Hazuda, Michael
(Slovak Miner, ca.1921, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, married, wife Christine Verbics Hazuda, 6 children.);
(Michael Hazuda also worked at the Isabella Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Hoke, James W.
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1916, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 39, single.);
(Injured. Legs broken by a horse falling on him near the boiler house.  Ouside the Thompson No. 1 Mine, Jan. 6, 1916.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kollesar, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1930's, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Elizabeth Wanto Kollesar.)
Kuba, Krank "Frank"
(Bohemian Miner, Timberman ca.1913, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 37, married, 5 children.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by a fall of roof while timbering roadway of No. 23 room, in the Thompson No. 2 Mine, Oct. 3, 1913.)
[ L ]
Louis, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of coal at the face of his room, in the Thompson No. 1 Mine, Oct. 3, 1912.)
[ M ]
Mazzocco, Eugene
(Italian Miner, ca.1917, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Maria Tessariol Mazzocco.)
Menile, Mike
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured.  Injured internally by being caught between a loaded mine car and a post in his room, in the Thompson No. 1 Mine, July 23, 1912.)
Mollis, James
(Italian Miner, Coke Works Employee ca.1916, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36, married, 7 children.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured.  Knocked off coke car by the locomotive.  Outside the Thompson No. 1 Mine, March 16, 1916.)
Morgan, Clyde
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1916, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 27, married.);
(Injured.   Led broken.  Run over by mine cars on an entry, in the Thompson No. 2 Mine, Nov. 27, 1916.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Seeman, Harry
(American Miner Boy, Electrician ca.1913, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Killed.  Fatally burned by explosion of gasoline torch in workshop.  Outside the Thompson No. 2 Mine, July 16, 1913.)
Semesanic, John
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured.  Shoulder injured by a mine car that he was dropping into a room, in the Thompson No. 1 Mine, Feb. 12, 1916.)
Smith, Jake
(American Miner, Laborer ca.1916, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured.  Legs scalded.  He stepped into a hole where a steam pipe was leaking.  Outside the Thompson No. 2 Mine, Jan. 23, 1916.)
Smith, Owen
(American Miner, Motorman ca.1912, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured.  Arm broken by falling off air locomotive while going around a curve on the main haulage road, in the Thompson No. 2 Mine, Sept. 23, 1912.)
Sutches, Mike
(Polish Miner, Scraper ca.1916, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by mine car in a room while trying to set the brakes, in the Thompson No. 1 Mine, Dec. 4, 1916.)
[ T ]
Thompson, Andrew A.
(Superintendent, ca.1913,  ca.1916, of the Thompson No. 1 & No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for Thompson Connellsville Coke Company.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
Varshock, Ignatz
(Miner, ca.1930's Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married.)
[ W ]
Wanto, John, Sr.
(Miner, Thompson No. 1 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Helen Wanto, 8 children.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yurek, Kostatin "Charles"
(Miner, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ Z ]
Zussencopsh, Jack
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Thompson No. 2 Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of coal at the face of a room, in the Thompson No. 2 Mine, Nov. 4, 1916.)

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