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Coal Miners Memorial
Peacock Mine,
near Bellevernon,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Peacock Mine, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Feb. 2, 2010

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

Following is a partial listing of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Peacock Mine, near Bellevernon, Westmoreland Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people.
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 PEACOCK MINE

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Altimar, Peter
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 45, married.);
(Injured. Two ribs and hip broken by a fall of roof, in the Peacock Mine, July 15, 1906.)
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Muir, William
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1909, Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: 1909, Information was made at the same time against the Mine Foreman, William Muir, charging him with making false entries in the record book, and failure to measure the air currents as required by law. The court sentenced them to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars and costs.)
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Palfeyman, Arthur
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1909, Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 67, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of coal at the face of a room while undermining. He failed to set sprags under the coal, in the Peacock Mine, April 17, 1909.)
Phillip, Anton
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1906, Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 32, married);
(Injured. Leg broken by mine cars, in the Peacock Mine, April 14, 1906)
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Willson, A. B.
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Willson Coal Company, and Superintendent, Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(See also: Wilson, A. B. )
Willson, M. M.
(See: Wilson, M. M.)
Wilson, A. B.
(Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, of the Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Wilson Coal Company, Belle Vernon, PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, Wilson Coal Company, Belle Vernon, PA, Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(See also: Willson, A. B.)
Wilson, M. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1906, Wilson Coal Company, Belle Vernon, PA, Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1906, Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA., for Wilson Coal Company, Belle Vernon, PA.);
(See also: Willson, M. M. )
Wilson, Mike
(Superintendent, ca.1909, of the Peacock Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for M. Wilson Company.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: 1909, Mike Wilson, Superintendent and owner of the Peacock Mine, was charged with failure to provide an anemometer for the Mine Foreman, and failure to countersign the Mine Foreman's record book.)
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