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Urey No. 1 Mine
(Bryson No. 1 Mine),
Urey No. 2 Mine
(Bryson No. 2 Mine),
Urey No. 3 Mine,
Urey No. 4 Mine,
Urey No. 5 Mine,
Urey No. 6 Mine,
Urey No. 7 Mine,

Urey,
Banks Twp.,
Indiana County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Urey 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. 9, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Urey Mines


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Urey Mines, Urey, Banks 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, birth records, 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
UREY MINES
[ A ]
Andreko, Geo.
(Miner, ca.1894, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Annie Andreko.)
Antosh, Andy
(Miner, ca.1904, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Annie Antosh.)
Arwol, Lewis
(Miner, ca.1905, Urey Mines, Indian Co., PA, married, wife Kate Arwol.)
[ B ]
Bell, William
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1895, Urey No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 56, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by a fall of coal, in the Urey No. 1 Mine, March 8, 1895.)
Bellis, Thomas
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Urey No. 1, No. 2 & No. 3 Mines, Indiana Co., PA, for Urey Ridge Coal Company.);
(Superintendent, ca.1901, ca.1906, of the Urey No. 1 Mine, Urey No. 2 Mine, & Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, for Urey Ridge Coal Company, Burnside, PA.);
(General Superintenent, ca.1903, ca.1904, Urey No 1, No. 2, & No. 3 Mines, Indiana Co., PA, for Urey Ridge Coal Company, Burnside, PA.)
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, Urey Ridge Coal Company, Burnside, PA, Urey No. 1 Mine, & Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA.)
Brophy, John
(English Miner Boy, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
Brophy, Mr.
(English Miner, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ C ]
Cole, Harry
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, married, wife Nancy Cole, age 24, 3 children.)
[ D ]
Dobranski, Andy
(Miner, ca.1904, Urey Mines, Urey, Indiana Co. PA, married, wife Mary Dobranski.)
Dobranski, Jno.
(Miner, ca.1904, Urey Mines, Urey, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Mary Dobranski.)
Dydko, Andy
(Slavish Miner, ca.1893, Urey Mines, Urey, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Mary Dydko.)
[ E ]
Egonotski, Joseph
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1915, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, Age 51, married, wife Josephine Egonotski, age 50, 7 children.);
(See also: Tojnotonski, Joizf.)
[ F ]
[ G ]
[ H ]
Hasock, Mike
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1892, Urey No. 2 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 37, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Was killed by fall of roof which was near a clay vein; this was an unavoidable accident. In the Urey No. 2 Mine, June 21, 1892.)
Holubinka, Demetrius
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Urey Mines, Urey, PA, Breisons No. 3., Indiana Co., PA, from Smerek, Lisko Co. Galacia, married, wife Anastasia Kopylecz Holubinka, from from Smerek, Lisko Co. Galacia.)
Hook, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1918, Urey No. 6 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken. Foot was caught by a mine car that left the track while being dropped from working face to the heading, in the Urey No. 6 Mine, January 10, 1918.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kazmire, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of top coal, in the Urey No. 3 Mine, Aug. 21, 1906.  Accident due to his own negligence.)
Komuanski, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of coal, in the Urey No. 3 Mine, Aug. 18, 1904.)
Kopylick, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Urey No. 5 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal at the face of heading stumps, in the Urey No. 5 Mine, October 3, 1912.)
Kuntz, James
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1915, Urey No. 4 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Ankle broken by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in the Urey No. 4 Mine, March 22, 1915.)
[ L ]
Lesko, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Killed.  Injured fatally by a fall of top coal.  He was working with other men on heading stumps and they neglected to pull down the top coal and slate.  As he was mining this gave way and fell on him, in the Urey No. 3 Mine, Oct. 31, 1906.  He was seriously injured and lived three days after the accident.  Accident due to the negligence of the men in not pulling down the bone coal and slate and his carelessness.)
[ M ]
Miterko, Michael
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA.)
[ N ]
Neeley, George
(American Miner, Coal Loader ca.1908, Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of top coal at the face of his room, March 17, 1908.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Pennington, Francis
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1915, Urey No. 4 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 48, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of roof at the face of an entry, in the Urey No. 4 Mine, March 12, 1915.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Rabel, Geo.
(Miner, ca.1904, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Annie Rabbel.)
Riddell, A. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, Urey Ridge Coal Company, Urey No. 1, 4, 5, 6, Mines, Indiana Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Urey Ridge Coal Company, Urey No. 1, 5, 6, 7 Mines, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Urey No. 1, 5, 6, 7 Mines, Indiana Co., PA, for Urey Ridge Coal Company.)
[ S ]
Shirt, James
(Miner, ca.1903, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Margaret Shirt.)
Shropshire, Harry
(English Miner, Mule Driver ca.1905, Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 46, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a mine car jumping the track, in the Urey No. 3 Mine, June 20, 1905.)
Skunda, George Michael
(Miner, ca.1928, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Moved to Flint, MI ca.1928.)
Skunda, John, Jr.
(Miner, ca.1928, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA.);
(Moved to Flint, MI ca.1928.)
Skunda, John, Sr.
(Miner, ca.1928, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, children.);
(Moved to Flint, MI ca.1928.)
States, Silas C.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Urey No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 35, married.);
(Injured. Wrist fractured by a fall of roof at the face of a room, in the Urey No. 1 Mine, Jan. 7, 1916.)
Stephenson, Peter
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1895, Urey No. 1 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by being caught between mine cars, in the Urey No. 1 Mine, May 14, 1895.)
Stevens, Peter
(Miner, ca.1897, Bryson Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Jennie Stephens.)
Stoletso, Frank
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1907, Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Killed. Was killed by a fall of roof, December 28, 1907. He and another man had turned off a room, and he had fired a shot on the fast side of the room, and as soon as the short went off he hurried back to see what it had done. The shot had liberated a slip in the roof and as he got to the face the roof fell from this slip and he was caught under it and killed. Had he waited a few minutes for the smoke to clear out the accident might not have happened.)
[ T ]
Thompson, John
(Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1895, Urey No. 3 Mine, Indiana Co., PA, Age 13, single.);
(Killed. He had left his door and gone up the heading with the driver, and in running in front of the trip he fell and the loaded mine cars ran upon him, killing him. In the Urey No. 3 Mine, November 29, 1895.)
Tojnotonski, Joizf
(See: Egonotski, Joseph.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
Visilko, Steve
(Miner, ca.1904, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Annie Visilko.)
[ W ]
Washup, Metro
(Miner, ca.1904, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Ellie Washup.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
Zenga, Stunco
(Miner, ca.1894, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Mary Zenga.)
Zereski, Paul
(Miner, ca.1893, Urey Mines, Indiana Co., PA, married, wife Annie Zereski.)
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