Coal Miners Memorial, Union Mine & Coke Works, near Alverton, Westmoreland Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Union Mine & Coke Works,
near Alverton,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Dec. 27, 2009

A Memorial Honor Roll for the Coal Miners that Worked the
Union Mine & Coke Works

Following is a partial listing of the miners, coke workers, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Union Mine & Coke Works, near Alverton, Westmoreland Co., PA. The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper srticles, 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
UNION MINE & COKE WORKS

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Bradford, F. R.
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company, Uniontown, PA.)
Brennan, J. P.
(Superintendent, ca.1889, of the Union Mine & Coke Works, Westmoreland Co., PA, for McClure & Company.)
(Superintendent ca.1892, Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for McClure Coke Company.)
Byars, J. W.
(Superintendent, ca.1916, of the Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Alverton Coal & Coke Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Byars Coal & Coke Company, Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Byars Coal & Coke Company.)
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Duncan, William
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1898, Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1898, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1906, ca.1909, of the Union Mine & Coke Works, Westmoreland Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company.)
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Marchinock, Martin
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 25, married.);
(Killed. Killed by being caught between a loaded trip of mine cars and a rib, in the Union Mine, May 26, 1900.)
Mitchell, T. J.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1903, ca.1905, ca.1906, ca.1909, ca.1913, Union Mine & Coke Works, Westmoreland Co., PA, for W. J. Rainey Company.)
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Raygor, B. S.
(Superintendent, of the Union Mine & Coke Works, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1905, for W. J. Rainey Company.)
Raygor, R. S.
(Miner, Mining Boss ca.1892, Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Reed, Thomas
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1889, Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured. Had one of his ribs broken while he was drawing post in a rib, in the Union Mine, Oct. 22, 1889.)
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Scardinia, Dominick
(Italian Miner, Coke Drawer ca.1914, Union Mine & Coke Works, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Collar bone broken by falling off running board into a coke car while wheeling a barrow of coke on to the railroad car. Outside the Union Mine, Nov. 4, 1914.)
Stewart, Scott
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, W. J. Rainey Company, Uniontown, PA, Union Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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