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Coal Miners Memorial
Rodkey Mine,

Clymer,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Feb. 26, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Rodkey Mine


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Rodkey Mine, Clymer, 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.

Help preserve our coal mining heritage, Please donate any mine records, maps or copies of them, pictures, mine memorabilia, books on mining, or tax deductable monetary donations to:
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PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
RODKEY MINE
[ A ]
Austin, R. W.
(General Superintendewnt, ca.1917, Empire Coal Mining Company, Rodkey Mine, Indiana Co.,  PA.)
[ B ]
[ C ]
Clemenson, Amiel
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Rodkey Mine, Indiana Co.,  PA, for Empire Coal Mining Company.)
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fedoronko, Pete
(Rusyn Miner, ca.1908 - 1926, Rodkey Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Susan Gajdos Fedoronko, 9 Children.);
(Born Feb. 22, 1888, Hrabovcik, Slovakia.);
(Lived on Morris Street, Clymer, Indiana, PA.);
(The family moved to Chicago, IL ca.1926.)
Fedoronko, John
(Rusyn Miner, ca.1900 -1920, Rodkey Mine, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Anna Tkacik Fedoronko, 12 children.);
(Born June 20, 1873.);
(Lived on Morris Street, Clymer, Indiana PA.)
Federinko, Michael
(Miner, ca.1918, Rodkey Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Son of John Fedoronko.)
[ G ]
Gojdas, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Rodkey Mine, Indiana Co.,  PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured.  Leg bruised by a fall of coal at the face of a room, in the Rodkey Mine, Sept. 25, 1916.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
[ L ]
[ M ]
Moratta, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Rodkey Mine, Indiana Co.,  PA, Age 22, married.);
(Injured.  Back sprained while lifting a mine car on the track, in the Rodkey Mine, April 10, 1916.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Shillingford, G. Webb
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Empire Coal Mining Company, Rodkey Mine, Indiana Co.,  PA.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
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