Coal Miners Memorial Pen-Mar Mines, Macdonaldton, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Pen-Mar Mine,
Pen Mar No. 1 Mine,
Pen-Mar No. 2 Mine,
Pen Mar No. 3 Mine,
Pen-Mar No. 4 Mine,
Pen-Mar No. 5 Mine,
Mac Donaldton,
Brothers Valley Twp.,
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Pen-Mar Mines, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Jan. 14, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Pen-Mar Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Pen-Mar Mines, Macdonaldton, Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset 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.

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
PEN-MAR MINES

[ A ]
Adams, Andrew
(Austrian Miner, Spragger ca.1905, Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Leg and hip bruised by mine cars, in the Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, July 6, 1905.)
Autsokawich, Nick
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Pen Mar Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of coal, in the Pen Mar Mine, Aug. 20, 1901.)
[ B ]
Baer, W. F.
(American Miner, Spragger ca.1905, Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured. Arm fractured by jumping from a runaway trip of mine cars, in the Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, July 10, 1905. Arm had to be amputated.)
Bobosky, Peter
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 31, single.);
(Injured. Finger cut off by being caught in a gear wheel of the haulage engine, in the Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, July 18, 1912.)
Brown, Wm. M.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Pen Mar Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 54, single.);
(Killed. Instantly killed by a fall of slate, in the Pen Mar Mine, Dec. 18, 1901. He had fired a shot in the coal and seeing that the roof was unsafe to work under, he commenced to prepare a place for posts, when it fell on him.)
[ C ]
Cornyack, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, Brakeman ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 22, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by mine cars on th emain heading, in the Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Sept. 6, 1912.)
[ D ]
[ E ]
Ellis, Frank
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 38, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of coal at th eface of a room, in the Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, July 8, 1912.)
[ F ]
Fyfe, John
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Pen Mar No. 1 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, for W. K. Kniver Coal Company.)
[ G ]
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kaloma, Andy
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Injured. Ribs crushed by mine cars on main heading, in the Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, Feb. 17, 1912.)
[ L ]
Lochrie, John
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, W. K. Niver Company, Pen Mar Mine, Somerset Co., PA.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1901, W. K. Kniver Company, Pen Mar No. 1, No. 2 No. 3 Mines, Somerset Co., PA.)
[ M ]
Maust, Loyd
(American Miner, Motorman ca.1905, Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured. Arm cut and ribs fractured by being thrown off the mine motor, in the Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, June 14, 1905.)
McIntyre, Robert
(American Miner Boy, Engineer ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 18, single.);
(Injured. Thigh lacerated by being caught in a gear wheel of the haulage engine, in the Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, July 18, 1912.)
Mishalin, Nick
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Finger cut off by being caught between a mine car and the side of an entry, in the Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, July 22, 1912.)

[ N ]
Noble, John F.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, of the Pen Mar Mine, Somerset Co., PA, for W. K. Niver Company, Baltimore, MD.)
[ O ]
O'Dell, Martin
(American Miner, Tippleman ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by mine cars. Outside the Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Feb. 2, 1912.)
[ P ]
Price, M. McD.
(General Superintendent, ca. 1900, W. K. Niver & Company, Baltimore, MD, Pen Mar Mine, Somerset Co., PA.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Sapko, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 36, married.);
(Injured. Three fingers cut off by mine cars on the main haulage road, in the Pen Mar No.2 Mine, March 27, 1912.)
Savie, Lucas
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of slate at the face of a pillar. He had only worked a few minutes in the morning when the slate fell, in the Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, May 4, 1912.)
Shaffer, Phillip
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Pen Mar No. 1 & No. 2 Mines, Somerset Co., PA, for W. K. Kniver Coal Company.)
[ T ]
Toretsky, Daniel
(Hungarian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 45, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Pen Mar No. 3 Mine, April 13, 1912.)
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