Coal Miners Memorial Armerford Mine, Scotglen, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Armerford Mine,
Scottglen,
East Wheatfield Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Nov. 12, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Armerford Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Armerford Mine, Scotglen, East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana 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
ARMERFORD MINE

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Beam, Clark
(American Miner, Pumpman ca.1918, Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Electrocuted by coming into contact with electric wire on airway, in the Armerford Mine, February 15, 1918.)
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Costa, Celesta
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal at the face of a room. He had fired a shot in the coal the evening before and the next morning began to undermine a portion of the coal that the blast had not brought down when the coal fell, in the Armerford Mine, June 14, 1917.)
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Kostura, Peter
(Austrian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1918, Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 29, married.);
(Killed. Electrocuted by coming into contact with 440 volt electric wire on an entry, in the Armerford Mine, April 23, 1918.)
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Lentey, John
(Austrian Miner, Scraper ca.1917, Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Killed. Electrocuted by coming into contact with an electric wire while attaching cable to the wire on an entry, in the Armerford Mine, Sept. 27, 1917.)
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Marandola, Tony
(Italian Miner, ca.1921, Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 56, born in Italy.);
(Killed. Fatally injured in a mine explosion, in the Armerford Mine. Died Dec. 19, 1921, in Memorial Hospital at Johnstown, PA.)
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Piasente, Angelo
(Italian Miner, ca.1917, Amerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 29, single.);
(b. Jan. 4, 1888 in Italy - d. ? );
(Lived in Dilltown, PA. [from: World War I Draft Registration Card. Registration Location: Indiana County, Pennsylvania; Roll 1893241; Draft Board: 2.]
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Stiles, George
(Miner, ca.1913, Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violation of Mining Laws: Charge: Failure to remove lamp from his cap while handling powder. He pleaded guilty and was fined $25 and costs, September 2, 1913.)
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Thompson, D. E.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Armerford Coal Mining Company, Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Armerford Coal Mining Company.)
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Walker, Angus
(Miner, Superintendent ca.1913, Armerford Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violation of the Mining Laws: Charge: Having in his employ in the mine a boy under the age of sixteen years. He pleaded guilty and paid fine of $10 and costs, September 2, 1913.)
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