Coal Miners Memorial Hillsdale Mines, Madeline, Indiana Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Hillsdale No. 1 Mine,
Hillsdale No. 2 Mine
(Logan No. 1 Mine),
Hillsdale No. 3 Mine,
Hillsdale No. 3 1/2 Mine,
Hillsdale No. 4 Mine,
Hillsdale No. 4 1/2 Mine,
Hillsdale No. 5 Mine,
Hillsdale No. 5 1/2 Mine,
Madeline / Hillsdale,
Montgomery Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Feb. 16, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Hillsdale Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Hillsdale No. 1, No. 2 , No. 3 & No. 4 Mines, Madeline, Indiana Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: birth records, 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
HILLSDALE MINES

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Babso, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1914, Hillsdale No. 4 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by a fall of coal at the face of a room while removing sprag from under the coal, in the Hillsdale No. 4 Mine, Feb. 9, 1914.)
Brady, J.E.
(American Miner, ca.1914, Hillsdale No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Ankle injured and head cut by a fall of coal at the face of a pillar, in the Hillsdale No. 3 Mine, Aug. 6, 1914.)
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Clark, J. O.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1906, Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company, Glen Campbell, PA, Hillsdale No. 1, No. 2 & No. 3 Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
Clark, Joseph
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company, Hillsdale No. 1, No. 2 & No. 3 Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
Conner, Levi
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Hillsdale No. 3, No. 3 1/2, No. 4, No. 4 1/2, No. 5, No. 5 1/2 Mines, Indiana Co., PA, for Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company.)
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Geard, Samuel
(Miner, ca.1903, Hillsdale Mines, Hillsdale, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Catharine Geard.)
Gillen, Philip
(Miner ca.1901, Hillsdale Mines, Hillsdale, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Mary Gillen.);
(A Philip Gillian also worked at the Arcadia Mines, Indiana Co., PA.);
(See also: Gillian, Philip.)
Gillian, Philip
(See: Gillen, Philip.)
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Kashok, John
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Hillsdale No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken, while setting a prop a stone fell on him, in th eHillsdale No 1 Mine, Nov. 26, 1904.)
Koozer, B. F.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Hillsdale No. 1 & 2 Mines, Indiana Co., PA, for Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company, Glen Campbell, PA.)
Koozer, D. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1906, of the Hillsdale No. 1, 2 & 3 Mines, Indiana Co., PA, for Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company, Glen Campbell, PA.)
Koozer, D. B.
(Miner, ca.1905, Hillsdale Mines, Hillsdale, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Mine Foreman, Second Grade ca.1905. Received his Certificate ca.1905.)
Koozer, D. K.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Hillsdale No. 1, 2 & 3 Mines, Indiana Co., PA, for Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company.)
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[ M ]
Miller, J. H.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company, Hillsdale No. 3 & No. 4 Mines, Indiana Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Hillsdale Coal & Coke Company, Hillsdale No. 3, No. 3 1/2, No. 4, No. 4 1/2, No. 5, No. 5 1/2 Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
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[ O ]
[ P ]
Poate, Charles
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Hillsdale No. 5 1/2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Hillsdale No. 5 1/2 Mine, April 9, 1917.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rockawine, Joe
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1914, Hillsdale No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 37, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken while trying to get on empty trip of mine cars on a heading while in motion, in the Hillsdale No. 3 Mine, Jan. 17, 1914.)
[ S ]
Snyder, Steve
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Hillsdale No. 5 1/2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 34, married, 6 children.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal near the working face, in the Hillsdale No. 5 1/2 Mine, Feb. 5, 1917.)
Sweeder, John
(Polish Miner, ca.1902, Logan No. 1 Mine [Hillsdale No. 2 Mine], Indiana Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Injured by a fall of coal under loose end, in the Logan No. 1 Mine, September 2, 1903.)
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[ U ]
[ V ]
Volane, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Hillsdale No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of coal and slate, in the Hillsdale No. 1 Mine, Nov. 7, 1905.)
Volima, Anthony
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Hillsdale No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Face bruised, ankle broken by a fall of slate, in the Hillsdale No. 1 Mine, Aug. 8, 1904.)
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A Special Thanks to Nick Puzak, Mining Historian, formerly of Penn State University, for researching and furnishing many additional names of miners at the Hillsdale Mines, Indiana Co., PA.

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