Coal Miners Memorial Brush Valley Mines, Brush Valley, Indiana Co., PA, U.S.A.

Mine buggy - Virtual Museum of Coal mining in Western Pennsylvania

Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania

Digital Coal Research Library
The 20th Century Society of Western Pennsylvania

Links to:

Return to the Main County Index for Southwestern Pennsylvania Coal Mines

Coal Mines of Indiana Co., PA MAIN INDEX

Links to More Local History Web Sites

Coal Miners Memorial
Brush Valley Mine,
Brush Valley No. 1 Mine
(Kiskiminetas No. 2 Mine),
Brush Valley,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Brush Valley Mines, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated April 15, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Brush Valley Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Brush Valley Mines, 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.
Can you add additional Coal Miner's names to this Coal Miners Memorial Honor Roll? e-mail "The Old Miner" Editor
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.

Your help is needed to preserve our coal mining heritage.
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,
Penn State University Fayette Campus,
PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
BRUSH VALLEY MINES

[ A ]
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fenero, Jim
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of the leg. Struck by a mine car on an entry, In the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, July 11, 1917.)
Ferri, Silvie
(Italian Miner, ca.1914, Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Leg and collar bone broken by a fall of coal at the face of a room, in the Brush Valley Mine, April 9, 1914. His shot failed to throw the coal and he was undermining it deeper when it fell on him.)
Fletcher, Ernest
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Blairsville, PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Kiskiminitas Coal Company.)
[ G ]
George, Louis
(Slavonian Miner, Pumper ca.1914, Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 39, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by being run over by loaded mine cars near the junction of No. 5 left and main heading, in the Brush Valley Mine, October 30, 1914. The motor failed to haul the mine cars up the heading and they ran back, taking the motor with them, and while attempting to apply the brakes he was thrown under cars.)
Graff, F. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
Graff, T. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Blairsville, PA, Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
Gray, John Harold
(Miner, pre-1945, Brush Valley Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ H ]
Hulens, John
(Slavonian Miner Boy, ca.1915, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of an entry, in the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, May 20, 1915.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kinsey, Frank D.
(American Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1905, Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by powder igniting while he was handling it, in the Brush Valley Mine, April 11, 1911.);
(April 11, Frank D. Kinsey, American Miner, was fatally burned in the Brush Valley Mine. The victim was pouring powder from one can to another, when a spark from the lamp hanging on his cap fell into the powder. He died from his injuries April 19, 1905.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
Manicot, Tom
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of coal at the face of a pillar, in the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Nov. 11, 1916.)
Miller, George
(Austrian Miner, ca.1915, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 36, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken, in the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, April 28, 1915. Struck by a mine locomotive on an entry.)
[ N ]

[ O ]
[ P ]
Parsalupi, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1918, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Foot bruised and lacerated. Caught by a wheel of a mine car in a room, in the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Jan. 16, 1918.)
Pottenatle, Angelo
(Italian Miner, ca.1915, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 23, single.);
(Injured. Pelvis fractured by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Dec.18, 1915.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Schacki, John
(Miner, ca.1914, Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violation of the Mining Laws: Charge: Failure to set sprags under the coal while undermining. Dec. 11, 1914, plead guilty. Sentenced to pay costs of prosecution and a fine of $10. Prosecuted with Michal Traux.)
Scott, George
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Philipsburg, PA, Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Philipsburg, PA.)
Scott, H. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Kiskiminitas Coal Company, Philipsburg, PA.)
Scribe, John
(Miner, Foreman, Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Mary Orchousky Scribe.)
[ T ]
Tansey, Peter
(Italian Miner, Trackman ca.1916, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 32, married, 3 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate on an entry while taking down the trolley wire, in the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Dec. 28, 1916.)
Toliac, Tony
(Italian Miner, ca.1908, Kiskiminetas No. 2 Mine [Brush Valley No. 1 Mine], Indiana Co., PA, Age 61, married, 5 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of bony coal at the face of his room, while trying to take it down, in the Kiskiminetas No. 2 Mine, April 23, 1909.)
Traux, Michal
(Miner, ca.1914, Brush Valley Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violation of the Mining Laws: Charge: Failure to set sprags under the coal while undermining. December 11, plead guilty. Sentenced to pay costs of prosecution and a fine of $10. Prosecuted with John Schacki.)
[ U ]
Undrewseson, Andrew
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1918, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of tibia. Struck by a mine car on an entry, in the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, April 3, 1918.)
[ V ]
[ W ]
Werba, Harry
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1918, Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 29, single.);
(Injured. Hand injured. He slipped and fell while lifting a large piece of slate on an entry, in the Brush Valley No. 1 Mine, January 21, 1918.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]

Search our web sites total data base!
Enter a Miner's last name, Coal Mine name, or Coal Company Name. A single name works best.

A Special Thanks to Nick Puzak, Mining Historian, formerly of Penn State University, for researching and furnishing many additional names of miners at the Brush Valley Mines, Indiana Co., PA.

Support the Coal & Coke Heritage Center, a non-profit research center and museum.
Want to know more about the women who lived in the coal patch towns? You need this book. One of the few studies done on the women of the coal & coke era.
Common lives of Uncommon Strength:
The Women of the Coal & Coke Era of Southwestern Pennsylvania 1880-1970
Complied, written and edited by: Evelyn A. Hovanec, PhD 227 pages.
Voices of the women tell unique stores of the coal and coke era, plus vintage photographs, documents, maps, and newspaper articles. Hardcover $35.00 Soft cover $25.00 Add $5.00 shipping / handling.
Send Check or money order to:
Coal & Coke Heritage Center, Penn State University Fayette Campus
P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

To Select another Index
to Indiana County Coal Mines
Click on the Larry cars for Index Page
or on a Letter below

Select another Index to Indiana County Mines

or
Go to Top of Page

Select another Index to the Coal Mines of Indiana County, Pennsylvania
[Click on a letter to take you to that Index]

Return to the Main County Index for Southwestern Pennsylvania Coal Mines

Local History Sites Links to other coal mining sites	Reference Sources for Southwestern Pennsylvania Coal Mines	The New Message Boards have not worked, Use our guestbook. Email the Editor.	Have information to add on Indiana County Coal Mines? E-Mail the Editor
View the "Old Miner's" Guestbook		Let the Old Miner know you've been here. Sign the "Old Miner's" Guestbook	FastCounter by LinkExchange

Mercers, an Undertakers Business - Web Productions

If you have additional information or pictures on the Coal Mines of Indiana County, PA
Contact: Ray Washlaski, Editor

Copyright 2008, All rights reserved, by Raymond A. Washlaski, Ryan P. Washlaski & The 20th Century Society of Western Pennsylvania.
Web site Design by "Mercers, an Undertakers" Web Design Company