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Coal Miners Memorial
Creedmoor Mine
(Creedmoor Shaft Mine)
(Creedmore Mine),

Cecil,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated April 3, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Creedmoor Mine


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Creedmoor Mine, Cecil, Washington 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.

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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
CREEDMOOR MINE
[ A ]
Armstrong, J. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ B ]
Burns, Howard
(Superintendent, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburgh Coal Company.)
[ C ]
Copeski, George
(Lithuanian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1912, Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 44, married, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Instantly killed by an electric shock, 500 volts, near the face of an entry, in the Creedmoor Mine, Aug. 23, 1912.)
[ D ]
Dantine, J. B.
(Belgian Miner Boy, Mule Driver ca.1903, Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Killed. Killed by a fall of roof coal in the mine.  His mine car jumped off the track, which knocked out a mine post and allowed a piece of the top, which it was supporting to fall, in the Creedmore Mine, April 20, 1903.)  
Davis, Daniel
(Miner Boy, Machine Helper ca.1898, Creedmoore Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 15.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the Creedmore Mine, May 6, 1898.)
Davis, Uriah
(Welsh Miner, Coal Loader ca.1903, Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 52, married.);
(Injured.  Injured by a fall of slate in his room, in the Creedmore Mine, April 2, 1903.)
[ E ]
Eckels, Edward
(American Miner Boy, Oiler ca.1900, Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 16, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by falling under the hoisting cage at the bottom of the mine shaft, in the Creedmore Mine, Sept. 29, 1900.)
[ F ]
Fereday, Charles
(Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, of the Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
[ G ]
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kagle, Thomas
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburgh Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA.)
Keefer, W. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1905, Pittsburg Coal Company, Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ L ]
Lesko, Joseph
(Bohemian Miner, Scraper ca.1904, Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of coal in his room.  He was undermining to a clay vein without setting sprags, in the Creedmoor Mine, Nov. 7, 1904.)
[ M ]
Mason, Ernest
(American Miner, Flagman ca.1912, Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 32, married, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by being caught between mine cars and a post on the main haulage road, in the Creedmoor Mine, Aug. 26, 1912.)
McEurn, Martin
(American Miner Boy, Trapper Boy ca.1905, Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 19, single.);
(Injured.  Arm broken by being caught between an empty mine car and mine posts, in the Creedmoor Mine, June 14, 1905.)
[ N ]
Nixon, John
(Superintendent, ca.1892, of the Creedmoor Shaft Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Ohio & Pennsylvania Coal Company.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Paeaux, Jules
(Belgian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 41, married.);
(Injured.  Burned by explosion.  These two persons, Paquet and Paeaux, passed over a danger signal with open lights and ignited the gas, in the Creedmore Mine, Aug. 13, 1901.)
Paquet, Desire
(Belgian Miner, Machine Runner ca.1901, Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 41, married.);
(Injured.  Burned by explosion.  These two persons, Paquet and Paeaux, passed over a danger signal with open lights and ignited the gas, in the Creedmore Mine, Aug. 13, 1901.)
Pauline, Hypolite
(Belgian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured.  Injured about the body by falling slate and coal, in the Creedmore Mine, Nov. 9, 1900.)
Phillips, John
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Killed.  Hilled by a fall of horse-back roof in his room;  the roof was treacherous and full of slips, but if the victim had exercised proper care the accident could have been averted, in the Creedmoor Mine, Dec. 12, 1901.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Renshaw, Thomas
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
[ S ]
Schluederberg, George W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1912, ca.1916, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA, Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Smilik, Stanley
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 22, married.);
(Injured.  Arm broken by a fall of slate between Nos. 23 and 24 rooms on No. 7 right, off No. 2 face, in the Creedmoor Mine, June 7, 1912.)
Sochock, George
(Slavonian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Creedmore Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 57, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate;  he had been ordered to pull the slate down but failed to obey, in the Creedmore Mine, Sept. 4, 1900.)
Street, Ruben
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Creedmoore Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Ohio & Pennsylvania Coal Company.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yeats, A. H.
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the Creedmoor Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
[ Z ]
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