Coal Miners Memorial Coal Glen Mines, Coal Glen, Washington Twp., Jefferson Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Coal Glen Mine,
Coal Glen No. 1 Mine,
Coal Glen No. 2 Mine,
Coal Glen No. 7 Mine,
Coal Glen No. 8 Mine,
Coal Glen,
Washington Twp.,
Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated March 26, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Coal Glen Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Coal Glen Mines, Coal Glen, Washington Twp., Jefferson 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
COAL GLEN MINES

[ A ]
[ B ]
Bakeslee, Austin
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Jefferson Coal Company, Coal Glen No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(See also: Blakeslee, Austin.)
Bakeslee, F. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Coal Glen No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson Coal Company.);
(See also: Blakeslee, Frank B.)
Blakeslee, Austin
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1906, ca.1912, Jefferson Coal Company, Coal Glen, PA, Coal Glen No. 1 Mine, Coal Glen No. 2 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Jefferson Coal Company, Coal Glen, PA, Coal Glen No. 7 Mine, Coal Glen No. 8 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(See also: Bakeslee, Austin.)
Blakeslee, Frank B. "F. B."
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1906, ca.1912, of the Coal Glen No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson Coal Company, Coal Glen, PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Coal Glen No. 7& No. 8 Mines, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson Coal Company, Coal Glen, PA.);
(See also: Bakeslee, F. B. )
Brown, John
(Scotch Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1905, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Back severely injured by a fall of mine roof slate, in the Coal Glen Mine, Nov. 13, 1905.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
[ F ]
[ G ]
Grinnen, Wasle
(American Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1904, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 17, single.);
(Injured. Two ribs fractured by being crushed between mine cars and the mine roof, in the Coal Glen Mine, March 11, 1904.)
[ H ]
Hays, Joseph
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Skull fractured by a blast blowing through a coal pillar from an adjoining room, in the Coal Glen Mine, June 8, 1905.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
Jack, James
(Miner, ca.1902, Coal Glen Mines, Jefferson Co., PA, married, wife Jane Jack.)
Johnson, Peter
(Swedish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Back broken by a fal of mine roof slate. Victim is still alive in the Philipsburg Hospital at the time of making this report, accident in the Coal Glen Mine, Aug. 16, 1906.)
Jones, Edward
(Miner, ca.1904, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Mine Foreman, Second Class ca.1904. Certificate issued ca.1904.)
[ K ]
[ L ]
[ M ]
Morris, Frederick
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 55, married.);
(Injured. Severely burned by a premature explosion of powder. Were forcing a charge or cartridge to the back of a drill hole with an iron tamper, in the Coal Glen Mine, June 9, 1905.)
Morris, Joseph
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Severely burned by a premature explosion of powder. Were forcing a charge or cartridge to the back of a drill hole with an iron tamper, in the Coal Glen Mine, June 9, 1905.)

[ N ]
Nester, Gust
(Swedish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured. Back severely injured by a fall of roof slate, in the Coal Glen Mine, April 15, 1905.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Stephenson, Matthew
(Miner ca.1911, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, married, wife Mary F. Yarworth Stephenson.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
Unsworth, Richard
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Coal Glen Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of coal in his working place, in the Coal Glen Mine, Sept. 14, 1906.)
[ V ]
[ W ]
Ward, Richard
(English Miner, Pumper ca.1912, Coal Glen Nos. 1 & 2 mines, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 62, married.);
(Injured. Leg fractured by a mine car on an entry, in the Coal Glen No. 1 & 2 Mines, April 25, 1912.)
Watt, Robert
(Scotch Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Coal Glen Nos. 1 & 2 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 48, married.);
(Injured. Back broken by a fall of roof at the face of a pillar, in the Coal Glen Nos. 1 & 2 Mine, Dec. 19, 1912.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yorworth, Francis
(American Miner Boy, Pick Miner ca.1912, Coal Glen Nos. 1 & 2 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Collar bone fractured by a fall of coal at the face of a room, in the Coal Glen Nos. 1 & 2 Mine, Dec. 10, 1912.)
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