Coal Miners Memorial, Graff Drift Mine, near Blairsville, Indiana Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Graff Mine,
Graff No. 2 Mine,
near Blairsville,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Dec. 2, 2008

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Graff Drift Mines

Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Graff Drift Mines, near Blairsville, 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 GRAFF MINES

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Graff, W. P.
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, Blairsville Coke Company, Ltd., Blairsville, PA, Graff Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Graff Mine, for Blairsville Coke Company, Ltd., Blairsville, PA.)
Graff, Wilbur P.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Graff Drift Mine, for Blairsville Coke Company, Limited.);
(Superintendent, ca.1901, of the Graff Mine & Graff No. 2 Mine, for Blairsville Coke Company,);
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, Blairsville Coke Company, Graff Mine & Graff No. 2 Mine.)
Graff, William P.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, Graff Mine, for Blairsville Coke Company, Ltd.)
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Halby, Ralph
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1903, Graff No. 2 Mine, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Injured. Injured about hips, caught between mine car and coal pillar, in the Graff No. 2 Mine, Oct. 7, 1903.)
Hamer, William
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Graff Drift Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
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Shirly, William F.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Graff Mine, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. One rib broken, caught between a mine car and mine post, in the Graff Mine, Aug. 12, 1903.)
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Whomey, Tony
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1903, Graff No. 2 Mine, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Toe crushed, struck by a falling mine post, in the Graff No. 2 Mine, Aug. 14,1903.)
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