Coal Miners Memorial, Guffey Mine, Robbins, North Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

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Coal Miners Memorial
Guffey Mine,
Guffey,
Robbins Station,
North Huntingdon Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Guffey Mine, Robbins, North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Jan. 5, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the Guffey Mine

The following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Guffey Mine, Guffey, Robbins Station, North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland 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
GUFFEY MINE

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[ B ]
Bell, Edward
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Bladnick, Valentine
(Geman Miner, Machine Loader ca.1902, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Scalp wound by fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, July 9, 1902.)
Brossie, Joseph
(Italian Miner, Driver ca.1904, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Injured. Head cut by T iron rails which he had on his trip, in the Guffey Mine, Feb. 24, 1904.)
[ C ]
Cadoppi, Frank
(Italian Miner, ca.1909, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate on pillar work, in the Guffey Mine, Feb. 26, 1909.)
Calverley, Walter R.
(Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1904, ca.1905, of the Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company, post office, Scott Haven.)
Connell, John
(Irish Miner, Machine Scraper ca.1904, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 50, married.);
(Injured. Arm fractured, hand laceratedan serious contrusions of leg, by fall of slate while shoving slack from the mining machine, in the Guffey Mine, Aug. 17, 1904.)
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Gevenardi, Primo
(See: Gevonardi, Primo.)
Gevonardi, Primo
(Italian Miner, ca.1898, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, married, 2 children.);
(Killed. Almost instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, March 15, 1898. This accident happened while he was knocking down coal under the slate; he had one post under it, and there was not much room for more posts at the time, but there was an unseen slip behind the coal and as soon as the coal fell it released the slip and all fell together. He died two hours after.);
(See also: Gevenardi, Primo.)
Govi, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1902-1908, Guffey, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Wilhemia Govi.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Keefer, W.W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, Pittsburg Coal Company, Pittsburg, PA, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Keiffer, Frank
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 38, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of coal, in the Guffey Mine, Sept. 21, 1901.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
Malone, Francis
(American Miner Boy, ca.1903, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Ankle injured by fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, Jan. 22, 1903.)
Manning, Thomas
(American Miner, ca.1907, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured. Ankle dislocated by piece of slate siding off the gob while he was loading a car at face of pillar, in the Guffey Mine, Aug. 26, 1907.)
Marchick, John
(French Miner, Machine Loader ca.1902, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of leg by fall of coal, in the Guffey Mine, June 23, 1902.)
McClymont, Alexander
(Superintendent, ca.1909, of the Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Pittsburgh Coal Company.)
Meneghini, A.
(Italian Miner, ca.1904, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 29, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, May 31, 1904.)
Moresea, Servilie
(Italian Miner Boy, ca.1904, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Arm broken. Caught between the mine wagons, in the Guffey Mine, June 11, 1904.)

[ N ]
Neri, Massimo
(Miner, ca.1909, Guffy Hollow, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Adelciesa Scolari Neri.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Pearson, John
(Swedish Miner, Machine Loader ca.1902, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, single.);
(Injured. Two ribs broken by fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, July 27, 1902.)
Pearson, John
(Swedish Miner, ca.1907, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 52, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by fall of slate at face of pillar while in the act of setting a post under the slate, in the Guffey Mine, Sept. 7, 1907.)
Policapi, Terrori
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1904, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, April 20, 1904.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Reitler, C.
(German Miner, ca.1904, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Rib broken, side and back cut and bruised by fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, Oct. 17, 1904.)
Robertson, Alex.
(American Miner, Loader ca.1907, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Ankle dislocated by fall of slate at face of room while shoveling coal, in the Guffey Mine, March 2, 1907.)
[ S ]
Scarney, Angelo
(Italian Miner ca.1903, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Finger taken off in the act of putting a car on the track, in the Guffey Mine, Feb. 23, 1903.)
Schluederberg, Geo. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, Pittsburg Coal Company, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Simchascie, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1898, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Injured. Rib broken and back injured by a fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, Aug. 26, 1898.)
Simmozzle, Fransesko
(Italian Miner Boy, ca.1902, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Foot crushed by fall of slate, in the Guffey Mine, April 4, 1902.)
Simonazzi, Martin
(Miner, ca.1909, Guffy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Nerena Bonvicini Simonazzi, children.)
Stone, J. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Youghiogheny River Coal Company.)
[ T ]
Teorvanti, Gobbi
(Italian Miner, ca.1903, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Head burned by a mine lamp, in the Guffey Mine, Jan. 2, 1903.)
Thompson, David
(Miner, ca.1893, Guffy Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Killed. He was suffocated in the Guffey mine along with another miner, at the Guffy Mine, near West Newton. He and a companion were found lying dead in an entry, having been suffocated.)
Toblat, Michael
(Slavonia Miner, Mule Driver ca.1902, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Ankle bruised by mine cars, in the Guffey Mine, June 23, 1902.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Weise, E. R.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, E. R. Weise Coal Company, Robbins Station, PA, Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1912, ca.1913, of the Guffey Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for E. R. Weise Coal Company, Robins Station, PA.)
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