Coal Miners Memorial, Old Colony Mines, Old Colony, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

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Coal Miners Memorial
Old Colony No. 1 Mine &
Old Colony No. 2 Mine,
Old Colony,
Ligonier Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Old Colony Mines, Old Colony, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Aug. 2, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that worked the Old Colony Mines

Following is a partial listing of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Old Colony Mines, Old Colony, Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland 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
OLD COLONY MINES

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Frobetsic, Antillio
(Austrian Miner, ca.1907, Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, Age 38, single);
(Injured. Injured leg broken by fall of roof at face of chute, in the Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Jan 23, 1907)
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Gehres, George W.
(Superintendent Old Colony Nos. 1 & 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co. PA, ca.1909, ca.1910, for Columbia Coal & Coke Company)
Grove, William
(American Miner, Trip Runner ca.1907, Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, Age 38, married);
(Injured. One bone in leg broken by fall of coal in the chute, in the Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Jan. 28, 1907)
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Hay, Robert
(Superintendent, ca.1905, Ligonier Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, for Old Colony Coal & Coke Company.)
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Juno, Louis
(Polish Miner, ca.1907, Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, Age 35, married, 2 children);
(Killed. Instantly killed by fall of slate at face of pillar, in the Old Colony No. 1 Mine, June 11, 1907)
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Klanch, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Old Colony No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in the Old Colony No. 2 Mine, June 29, 1916.)
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Markosky, Michael
(Miner, ca.1917, Old Colony Mines, Westmoreland Co. PA, married, wife Berth Chendy Markosky.)
McDowell, R. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Old Colony Nos. 1 & 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co. PA, for Greensburg Connellsville Coal & Coke Company.)
McGreery, George
(American Miner Boy, Horse Driver ca.1906, Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, Age 19, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed. Run over by mine cars on the main entry, in the Old Colony No. 1 Mine, May 21, 1906.);
(May 21, 1906, George McGreery, American, driver, was instantly killed by being run over by a trip of cars on the main entry in the Ligonier (Old Colony No. 1 Mine). George Wilson, the boss driver, was on the rear end of a trip of five cars, and saw McGreery unhook the horse and run head of the trip, as usual. The horse turned off the road at the proper place, but Wilson did not see him fall,. although daylight shone to the place where the accident occurred about 300 feet from the main entrance.)
Miklo, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1912, Old Colony No. 2 Mine, Old Colony, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone and one rib broken by being run over by a mine car on an entry, in the Old Colony No. 2 Mine, Oct. 1, 1912.)

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Perry, W. A.
(Superintendent, ca.1914, Old Colony No. 1 & Old Colony No. 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co. PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, Greensburg Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, Old Colony Nos. 1 & 2 Mines, Westmoreland Co. PA.)
Proko, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Old Colony No. 2 Mine, Old Colony, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, married.);
(Injured. Foot crushed by a fall of slate in pillar work and had to be amputated, in the Old Colony No. 2 Mine, April 11, 1912.)
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Shinlock, Andrew
(Slavonian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1907, Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, Age 26, single);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Caught between mine cars on an entry, in the Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Aug. 3, 1907)
Shuta, Michael
(Russian Miner, ca.1910, Old Colony No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co. PA, Age 24, single);
(Injured. Arm broken. Run over by a mine car on an entry, in the Old Colony No. 2 Mine, Jan. 6, 1910)
Svitlik, John
(Miner, ca.1921, Old Colony Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Gazda Svitlik, children.)
Syko, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Old Colony Mine No. 2, Westmoreland Co. PA, Age 52, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar, in the Old Colony Mine, July 8, 1916.)
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Topeka, Andrew
(Miner, ca.1915, Old Colony Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Julia Danko Topeka.)
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Wilson, George
(Miner, Boss Horse Driver ca.1906, Old Colony No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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