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Coal Miners Memorial
Wynn Mine & Coke Works
(Whynn Mine & Coke Works),

Oliphant Furnace,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Oct. 21, 2009

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


Following is a partial list of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Wynn Mine & Coke Works, Oliphant Furnace, 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
WYNN MINE & COKE WORKS
[ A ]
Adamik, George
(Employee, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Union Supply Company Store.)
Artis, William
(Miner, Hauler ca.1895, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Injured.  He was riding a trip and it jumped the track and crushed him against the rib, his head and chest injured, in the Wynn Mine, July 5, 1895.  [from the "Connellsville Courier," Connellsville, PA, July 12, 1895.].)
Atkinson, J. S.
(Superintendent, ca.1894, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
[ B ]
Bryce, James
(Black Miner, Pick Miner ca.1919, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Killed.  Electrocuted when he came in contact with heavily charged electric wire while at work in the Wynn Mine, July 8, 1919.)
[ C ]
Clingerman, W. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1912, ca.1913, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Closser, John
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Whynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 56, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by running into a post, in the Whynn Mine, Aug. 18, 1904.)
Cook, R. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
[ D ]
Demagola, Albert
(Miner, ca.1913, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 59, Wynn Mine, PA, ca.1913.)
Diogol, Albert
(Miner, ca.1914, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Wynn Mine First Aid Team.)
Donovan, Michael Berchman
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1917, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Michael B. Donovan also worked at the Leisenring No. 1 Mine, Footedale Mine, Gates Mine, Bridgeport Mine, Maxwell Mine, Ralph Mine, Fayette Co., PA, and was a Mine Inspector for H.C. Frick Coke Company ca.1946- 1948 .);
(Son of Thomas J. Donovan.);
(b.1883- d.1954.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fields, David C. "Juke"
(Miner, Olc Wynn Coke Works, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Mary Ellen Davis Fields, 5 children.)
[ G ]
Gadd, C. C.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, ca.1900, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Gallagher, J. M.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
[ H ]
Hart, John A.
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1898, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
Holtoncheck, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Killed.  Electrocuted by coming in contact with a machine cable in a cut-through, in the Wynn Mine, July 8, 1916.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Jacobs, Frank
(Miner, Coke Oven Charger ca.1919, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, 4 children.)
Jacobs, John
(Miner, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, wife Mary Matsako Jacobs, 3 children, 1 son & 2 daughters.);
(Lived in Old Wynn, PA.);
(d.1946.)
Jacobs, Mike
(Miner, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, single.);
(Brother of John Jacobs.)
[ K ]
Kennedy, O. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ L ]
Layman, John
(Miner, ca.1913, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 92, Wynn Mine, PA, ca.1913.)
Layman, Vincent
(Miner, ca.1913, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(Lived in coal company House No. 91, Wynn Mine, PA, ca.1913.)
Lynch, Clay F.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.)
[ M ]
Machauga, Mike
(Miner, ca.1919, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, 5 children.);
(Mike Machauga shot Superintendent F. S. Simmons, when he was told there was no work for him, July 12, 1919.);
(See also: Saluga, Mike.)
Maher, Charles J.
(Superintendent, ca.1906, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H. C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Marvis, Harry
(Miner, ca.1914, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Wynn Mine First Aid Team.)
Moon, Roy
(Miner, ca.1914, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Wynn Mine First Aid Team.)
Mulick, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1914, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Wynn Mine First Aid Team.)
Murphy, B. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Page, William
(Italian Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1901, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured.  Severely injured by a fall of slate, in the Wynn Mine, Nov. 13, 1901.)
Patterson, Clarence
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co.,PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Popp, George
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 47, married, 1 child.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Wynn Mine, Nov. 16, 1916.)
Potter, William
(Miner, ca.1914, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA.);
(A Member of the ca.1914, Wynn Mine First Aid Team.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Saluga, Mike
(See: Machauga, Mike.)
Scott, Thos. I.
(Superintendent, ca.1913, ca.1914, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
Simmons, Frank S.
(Superintendent, ca.1919, ca.1920, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, married, 2 children, for the H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.);
(Injured.  Shot by Mike Machanda, because the superintendent told him he had no work other than white washing, at the Wynn Mine, July 12, 1919.)
Smith, Norman
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, Age 24, married.);
(Injured.  Injured by a premature blast, in the Wynn Mine, Aug. 26, 1901.)
[ T ]
Titterington, H. R.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Wynn Mine, Fayette Co., PA, for H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA.)
[ U ]
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