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Coal Miners Memorial
Quemahoning Mine,
Quemahoning No. 2 Mine,
Quemahoning Shaft Mine,
Boswell,
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Quemahoning 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. 11, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Quemahoning Mines

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Quemahoning Mines, Boswell, 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
QUEMAHONING MINES

[ A ]
[ B ]
Baer, John
(American Miner, Railroad Car Shifter ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 23, married.);
(Injured. Caught between railroad cars and badly injured on the thigh and hip. Outside the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Feb. 25, 1904.)
Bolabon, Andy
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 24, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken near the knee by a fall of slate and coal, in the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, March 21, 1904.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
Daniels, Earl
(American Miner Boy, Switch Boy ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Age 16, single.);
(Injured. Right arm crushed. Mine cars ran over it. He tried to jump on a trip while it was in motion. Outside the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Oct. 31, 1904.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Finnski, George O.
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 39, married.);
(Injured. Back badly injured by a fall of draw slate, in the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, June 17, 1904.)
[ G ]
Garret, James
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, for Merchants Coal Company.)
[ H ]
Hannigan, William
(American Miner, Rockman ca.1905, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 33, single.);
(Killed. Fatally injured by a fall of rock, in the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Oct. 14, 1906.)
Harding, James
(Superintendent, ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, for Merchants Coal Company, Boswell, PA.)
Helrick, Adam
(German Miner, Tipple Man ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Injured. Left leg had to be taken off below the knee. Caught in the chain of a sprocket wheel. Outside the Quemahoniing No. 2 Mine, Sept. 30., 1904.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kamminski, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Quemahoning Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken and foot injured by a fall of slate, in the Quemahoning Mine, April 21, 1904.)
Korchock, Stany
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 38, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken and ankle crushed by a fall of mine roof, in the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, June 24, 1904.)
[ L ]
Lepley, Leroy
(American Miner Boy, Scraper ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured. Leg broken above the knee by a fall of coal off a slip, in the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, July 5, 1904.)
[ M ]
[ N ]

[ O ]
[ P ]
Pehofski, Anthony
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co, PA, Age 33, married, 1 child.);
(Killed. Badly crushed on the head and body by being run over by mine cars, in the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, March 14, 1904.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Skupien, Paul
(Polish Miner, Scraper ca.1904, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Badly bruised about the body by a fall of mine roof, in the Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Dec. 27, 1904.)
Sterret, James
(General Superintendent, ca.1905, Merchants Coal Company, Boswell, PA, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA.);
(See also: Sturret, James.)
Sturret, James
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, Merchants Coal Company, Boswell, PA, Quemahoning No. 2 Mine, Somerset Co., PA.);
(See also: Sterret, James.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
Virgin, R. L.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the Quemahoning Shaft Mine, Somerset Co., PA, for Jenner Quemahoning Coal Company, Hollsopple, PA
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