Coal Miners Memorial, Virgie Mine, Madison, Westmoreland Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Virgie Mine,
Madison,
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Virgie 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. 23, 2009

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

Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Virgie Mine, Madison, 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.
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 VIRGIE MINE

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Byrne, John R.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Byrne Coal & Coke Company, Virgie Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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Dravetsky, Edward
(Slavonian Mine, Pick Miner ca.1916, Virgie Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 44, married, 4 children.);
(Killed. Fatally injured. Caught between mine car and mine post a short distance from the face of a room while taking a mine car into the room, in the Virgie Mine, Aug. 23, 1916. Died the next day.)
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Harding, John
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Virgie Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Byrne Coal & Coke Company.)
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Leonard, Thomas
(American Miner, Snapper ca.1916, Virgie Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 26, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by mine cars on an entry, in the Virgie Mine, Feb. 5, 1916.)

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Myers, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Virgie Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured. Hand broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Virgie Mine, Sept. 12, 1916.)
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Pivh, Lucas
(Granish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Virgie Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, married.);
(Injured. Jaw bone broken, head and lips cut by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Virgie Mine, Dec. 30, 1916.)
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Repasky, Albert
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Virgie Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 31, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate at the face of an entry, in the Virgie Mine, Aug. 19, 1916.)
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