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Coal Miners Memorial
Smith Mine,
Smith,
Burrell Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Smith 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. 8, 2010

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Smith Mine

Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Smith Mine, Smith, Burrell 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
SMITH MINE

[ A ]
Altimus, David
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Smith Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Hannah Altimus.)
[ B ]
[ C ]
[ D ]
Dayton, Thomas
(American Miner, ca.1925, Smith Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 61, married, wife Clara J. Howard Dayton, 1 child.);
(Died. Died of a heart attack while at work.);
(b. Dec. 22, 1865 - d. Feb. 2, 1925.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fletcher, Ernest
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Robert Smith Coal Company.)
[ G ]
Gerard, Roy
(Superintendent, ca.1900, of the Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Robert Smith Company.);
(See also: Girard, Roy.)
Girard, Roy
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Inside Foreman ca.1899, Smith's Drift Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintenedent, ca.1899, ca.1901, of the Smith Mine, for Robert Smith Company.);
(See also: Gerard, Roy.)
Graff, F. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Robet Smith Coal Company, Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
[ L ]

[ M ]
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Pesci, James
(Italian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1914, Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Squeezed between a mine car and a prop on the haulage road, in the Smith Mine, November 27, 1914.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Richardson, Harvey
(Miner Boy, ca.1897, Smith’s Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Bruised about the body by a fall of slate, in Smith’s Mine, August 12, 1897.)
[ S ]
Sivernia, Dresta
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a fall of slate, in the Smith Mine, Nov. 9, 1904.)
Smith, R. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1913, of the Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Robert Smith Coal Company, Blairsville, PA.);
(See also: Smith, Ralph B.)
Smith, Ralph B.
(General Superintenent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1912, Robert Smith Company, Blairsville, PA, Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA.);
(See also: Smith, R. B.)
Smith, Robert
(Superintendent ca.1892, ca.1898, of the Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Robert Smith Company, Blairsville, PA.)
Smith, W.
(Superintendent, ca.1886, of the Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Smith & Company.)
Stump, Richard
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 22, married.);
(Injured. Head cut and bruised; fell between mine cars, in the Smith Mine, Dec. 6, 1901.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
Uncapher, J. C.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 51, married.);
(Injured. Thigh broken by a fall of slate, in the Smith Mine, June 15, 1901.)
Uncapher, James E.
(American Miner, ca.1910, Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 60, married.);
(Injured. Ankle bone broken. His foot was caught on a tie on the main entry and the mine car bumped his leg, in the Smith Mine, April 16, 1910.)
[ V ]
[ W ]
Wardis, David
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1894, Smith’s Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Shoulder dislocated and head fractured by being caught between mine wagons, in Smith’s Mine, June 8, 1894.)
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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 Smith Mine, Indiana Co., PA.

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