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Coal Miners Memorial
Ivill Mine,

near Monongahela,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated June 21, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Ivill Mine


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Ivill Mine, near Monongahela, 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
IVILL MINE
[ A ]
Anderson, John
(Swede Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 65, single.);
(Injured.  Leg broken;  Struck by a falling post, in the Ivill Mine, July 9, 1900.)
[ B ]
Blackburn, O. A.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, ca.1903, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Bohoski, Jacob
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 44, married.);
(Injured.  Head and back injured by a fall of rock, in the Ivill Mine, July 27, 1900.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
Evans, James
(English Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 72, married.);
(Injured.  Finger cut off by falling slate, in the Ivill Mine, July 10, 1900.)
[ F ]
[ G ]
Geroshey, Edward
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1898, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 26, single.);
(Injured.  Compound fracture of the left leg by a fall of coal, in the Ivill Mine, May 13, 1898.)
[ H ]
Hornickle, Lute
(Superintendent, ca.1900, of the Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
[ I ]
Ivill, John James, Jr.
(Miner, Blacksmith; Horse Shoer ca.1917, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Ivill, John James, Sr.
(Miner, Foreman ca.1900, Ivill Coal Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ J ]
Jones, Harry P.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Jones, James
(General Superintendent, ca.1898, of the Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, for James Jones Company.)
[ K ]
Kerns, Mathew
(Irish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 38, single.);
(Injured.  Head, shoulder and back injured by a fall of rock, in the Ivill Mine, Aug. 25, 1900.)
[ L ]
Laffranki, Peter
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1894, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30.);
(Killed.  Killed by a fall of slate, in the Ivill Mine, Aug. 18, 1894.  Lived in Monongahela City, PA.  Interred in St. Mary's Cemetery. [From the Rebout & Yohe Funeral Home records.].)
[ M ]
McVicker, John
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, for Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company.)
Morgan, David
(Miner, ca.1892, Ivill Mine, Monongahela, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured.  Badly injured in a mining accident, in the Ivill Mine, May 27, 1892.  His leg had to be amputated. [from "the Connelsville Courier," June 3, 1892.].)
Morris, James A.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1900, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured.  Injured on the head and hip by a fall of slate, in the Ivill Mine, July 14, 1900.)
Munczko, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1902, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 27.);
(Killed.  Killed in a mining accident, in the Ivill Mine, Oct. 23, 1902. Lived at House No. 46, Catsburg, PA.  Interred in St. Mary's Cemetery. [From the Rebout & Yohe Funeral Home records.].)
[ N ]
Neil, John
(Scotch Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 60, married.);
(Injured.  Injured, caught between mine cars, in the Ivill Mine, April 10, 1901.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Pietro, Sessi
(Italian Miner, ca.1892, Jones' Mine, Ivill Mine, near Monongahela, Washington Co., PA.);
(Injured.  Badly injured by a fall of slate, in the Jones' Mine (Ivill Mine), April 8, 1892.  [from the "Connellsville Courier," April 15, 1892.].)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Refaski, John
(Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 31.);
(Killed.  Killed in a mining accident. in the Ivill Mine, June 9, 1901.  Lived in Monongahela City, PA.  Interred in St. Mary's Cemetery. [From the Rebout & Yohe Funeral Home records.].)
Repuskie, John
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 30, married, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by being caught between a mine car and a pillar, in the Ivill Mine, June 9, 1901.)
[ S ]
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
Varia, August
(Italian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1900, Ivill Mine, Washington Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured.  Arm cut and bruised;  struck by mine cars, in the Ivill Mine, July 11, 1900.)
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
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A special thanks to Glen Dixon for his research in "the Connellsville Courier" newspaper and other newspapers of Fayette County and Washington County, and the addition of many of the miners names from Washington County.

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