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Coal Miners Memorial Wishaw Mines, Wishaw, Winslow Twp., Jefferson Co., PA


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Coal Miners Memorial
Trout Run Mines,
Trout No. 1 Mine,
Trout Run No. 2 Mine,

Trout Run, Wishaw,
Winslow Twp.,
Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Aug. 29, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Trout Run Mines


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Trout Run Mines, Wishaw, 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
TROUT RUN MINES
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Banock, Mat
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 37, married, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of mine roof, in the Trout Run No. 1 Mine, June 28, 1905.  He was working on a pillar when a large slab of rock fell away and caught him.  He failed to set props.)
[ C ]
Calloway, A. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company, Indiana, PA, Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA.)
[ D ]
Deboski, Andy
(Lithuanian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Trout Run No. 2 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 25, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of coal in a cross cut, in the Trout Run No. 2 Mine, April 25, 1904.)
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Francisco, B.
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of coal, in the Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Dec. 26, 1904.)
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[ H ]
Herbage, George
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of rock, in the Trout Run No. 1 Mine, July 22, 1904.  Accident was unavoidable.)
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[ J ]
Jappie, Vincenso
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured.  Two ribs broken by mine cars at the face of an entry, in the trout Run No. 1 Mine, Dec. 7, 1912.)
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[ R ]
Redding, Henry
(Superintendent, ca.1914 -1921, of the Trout Run Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company.)
Redding, Lawrence J., II
(Miner, Tipple Crew ca.1914,  Trout Run Mine, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(Miner, Assistant Superintendent ca.1919, Trout Run Mine, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1921, Trout Run Mine, for Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company.)
Reed, John
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Sherwood Mine, Wishaw, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company, Reynoldsville, PA, Sherwood No. 1 Mine & Sherwood No. 2 Mine, Wishaw, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company, Reynoldsville, PA, Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Wishaw, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company, Sherwood No. 2 Mine, Wishaw, Jefferson Co., PA.)
Reed, Joseph
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Sherwood No. 1 Mine & Sherwood No. 2 Mine, Wishaw, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company, Reynoldsville, PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Wishaw, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company, Reynoldsville, PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1905, ca.1906, of the Sherwood No. 2 Mine, Wishaw, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company.)
Ritchie, A. R.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Trout Run No. 1 Mine, Jefferson Co., PA, for Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company, Indiana, PA)
[ S ]
Secrist, George
(Miner, ca.1904, Trout Run Mines, Wishaw, Jefferson Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Mine Foreman, Second Grade, ca.1904.  Received his Certificate ca.1904.)
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