Vitals: Deaths: Hazleton Area Miners, 1886 & 1904: Luzerne Co, PA

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HAZLETON AREA MINERS KILLED IN THE MINES 1886 & 1904
>From State Department of Mining Publications
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1886

Date - Jan 20
Name - William McGee
Occupation - laborer
Age - 50
Orphans - 5
Location - Beaver Meadows

Date - Jan 26
Name - Frank Ferry
Occupation - laborer
Age - 44
Orphans - 3
Location - Upper Lehigh

Date - Feb 3
Name - William Bray
Occupation - miner
Age - 36
Orphans - 4
Location - Stockton

Date - Feb 8
Name - John Kilkelly
Occupation - Fireman
Age - 28
Orphans - 1
Location - Drifton

Date - Mar 1
Name - Michael Gallock
Occupation - Outside lab'r
Age - 28
Orphans - 2
Location - Yorktown

Date - Mar 18
Name - John Mathey
Occupation - Outside lab'r
Orphans - ----
Age - 30
Location - Stockton

Date - Apr 9
Name - George Showoskey
Occupation - Outside lab'r
Age - 36
Orphans - 3
Location - Drifton

Date - Apr 17
Name - Charles Nowak
Occupation - Slate-picker
Age - 12
Orphans ---
Location - Tresckow

Date - Apr 27
Name - John Dougherty
Occupation - Miner
Age - 32
Orphans - 5
Location - Stockton

Date - May 15
Name - William Gipper
Occupation - Platform man
Age - 63
Orphans - ---
Location - Lansford

Date - June 17
Name - Ernest Wagner
Occupation - Miner
Age - 40
Orphans - 4
Location - Highland

Date - June 21
Name - Thomas McGee
Occuptation - miner
Age - 38
Orphans - ---
Location - Jeanesville

Date - July 2
Name - John Drushauing
Occupation - Outside lab'r
Age - 35
Orphans - 2
Location - Stockton

Date - July 15
Name - John Wallace
Occupation - Miner
Age - 27
Orphans - ---
Location - Stockton

Date - July 19
Name - Martin Maybe
Occupation - Foreman
Age - 36
Orphans - ---
Location - Stockton

Date - July 20
Name - John Voorick
Occupation - Loader
Age - 21
Orphans - ---
Location - Drifton

Date - July 23
Name - Nicholas Deffrato
Occupation - Miner
Age - 27
Orphans - ---
Location - Hazleton

Date - July 26
Name - Michael Sisach
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 23
Orphan ---
Location - Drifton

Date - Aug 2
Name - George Black
Occupation - Miner
Age - 35
Orphans - ----
Location - Stockton

Date - Aug 6
Name - Condy Timony
Occupation - Driver
Age - 22
Orphans - ---
Location - Tomhicken

Date - Aug 10
Name - Joseph Madzin
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 48
Orphans - 4
Location - Beaver Meadows

Date - Aug 11
Name - John P. Gallagher
Occupation - Miner
Age - Drifton
Orphans - ---
Location - Drifton

Date - Sept 6
Name - Owen McGorry
Occupation - Miner
Age - 60
Orphans - ----
Location - Nesquehoning

Date - Sept 9
Name - Fred. Keimbaog
Occupation - Miner
Age - 35
Orphans - 2
Location - Hazleton

Date - Sept 18
Name - Frantz Brighto
Occupation - Miner
Age - 27
Orphans - ---
Location - Derringer

Date - Oct 14
Name - Lafay'te Carpenter
Occupation - Laboer
Age - 35
Orphans - ----
Location - Hazleton

Date - Oct 16
Name - Martin Romansky
Occupation - Miner
Age - 42
Orphans - 6
Location - Jeddo

Date - Nov 4
Name - Peter Horrooanus
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 22
Orphans - ---
Location - Hollywood

Date - Nov 13
Name - Henry Thomas
Occupation - Miner
Age - 35
Orphans - ---
Location - Nesquehoning

Date - Nov 16
Name - Thomas Jones
Occupation - Door-tender
Age - 16
Orphans - ---
Location - Drifton

Date - Nov 19
Name - Cornelius Gallagher
Occupation - Miner
Age - 67
Orphans - ---
Location - Beaver Meadows

Date - Nov 21
Name - George Rice
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 18
Orphans - ---
Location - Gowen

Date - Dec 18
Name - Ralph Speradis
Occupation - Miner
Age - 26
Orphans - ---
Location - Drifton

Date - Dec 22
Name - John Stewart
Occupation - Miner
Age - 35
Orphans - ---
Location - Sandy Run

Date - Dec 29
Name - Patrick Gallagher
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 52
Orphans - ---
Location - Drifton
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1904

Date - Jan 23
Name - Casimer Baker
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 58
Married
Location - Cranberry

Date - Feb 2
Name - Martin Snitzer
Nationality - American
Occupation - Driver
Age - 17
Single
Location - Hazleton

Date - Feb 4
Name - John Melish
Nationality - Hungarian
Occupation - Miner
Age - 27
Single
Location - Hazleton

Date - Feb 4
Name - Joseph Hitchook
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Door boy
Age - 16
Single
Location - Lansford

Date - Feb 12
Name - John Mlazgar
Nationality - Slavonian
Occupation - Miner
Age - 22
Married
Location - Lattimer

Date - Feb 16
Name - Joseph Bower
Nationality - American
Occupation - Miner
Age - 31
Married
Number of orphans - 4
Location - Hazle Brook

Date - Feb 22
Name - John Bouchman
Nationality - American
Occupation - Driver
Age - ---
Single
Location - Upper Lehigh

Date - Feb 26
Name - John Levandoskie
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 45
Single
Location - Highland

Date - Feb 29
Name - Frank Maloney
Nationality - Irish
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 28
Married
Location - Drifton

Date - Feb 29
Name - Emery Pasko
Nationality - Hungarian
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 34
Married
Location - Drifton

Date - Mar 19
Name - John Nossell
Nationality - Slavonian
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 27
Married
Orphans - 1
Location - Hazle Brook

Date - Mar 24
Name - Michael Chinko
Nationality - Hungarian
Occupation - Miner
Age - 38
Married
Location - Beaver Meadows

Date - Mar 25
Name - Philip Spina
Nationality - Italian
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 60
Married
Location - Coleraine

Date - Mar 26
Name - Peter Kennedy
Nationality - Irish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 38
Married
Orphans - 8
Location - Lansford

Date - Apr 20
Name - John Ogurick
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 38
Married
Orphans - 3
Location - Cranberry

Date - Apr 26
Name - Andrew McHugh
Nationality - Irish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 52
Married
Orphans - 1
Location - Cranberry

Date - May 3
Name - Toney Caput
Nationality - Italian
Occupation - Oiler
Age - 23
Married
Orphans - 1
Location - Hazle Brook

Date - June 3
Name - Brono Kirka
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 21
Single
Location - Hazleton

Date - June 7
Name - Andrew Croopa
Nationality - American
Occupation - Patcher
Age - 17
Single
Location - Beaver Meadows

Date - June 16
Name - Frank Thrash
Nationality - American
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 39
Single
Location - Eckley & Buck Mt. Stripping

Date - June 23
Name - John Zaramber
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 25
Married
Location - Harwood

Date - July 6
Name - Joseph Pasaga
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Door boy
Age - 16
Single
Location - Lansford

Date - July 23
Name - Mike Shutyack
Nationality - Hungarian
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 32
Married
Location - Eckley

Date - July 28
Date - Stanley Onoscavage
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 30
Single
Location - Highland

Date - July 29
Name - George Winsick
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age 42
Married
Orphans - 7
Location - Ebervale

Date - Aug 2
Name - George Horwat
Nationality - Hungarian
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 32
Married
Orphans - 1
Location - Coleraine

Date - Aug 22
Name - John Witkowski
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 48
Married
Orphans - 2
Location - Gowan

Date - Aug 26
Name - Frank Kossick
Nationality - Slavonian
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 29
Married
Orphans - 1
Location - Upper Lehigh

Date - Aug 27
Name - James Boyle
Nationality - American
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 20
Single
Location - Lansford

Date - Aug 31
Name - Cornelius Boyle
Nationality - American
Occupation - Ass't foreman
Age - 35
Married
Orphans - 3
Location - Beaver Meadow

Date - Sept 3
Name - John Yackamovish
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 20
Single
Location - Hazleton

Date - Sept 10
Name - Charles Pierce
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 38
Married
Location - Beaver Brook

Date - Sept 15
Name - John Morasick
Nationality - Hungarian
Occupation - Driver
Age - 21
Single
Location - Beaver Meadow

Date - Sept 22
Name - George Kleram
Nationality - Slavonian
Occupation - Laborer
Age - 21
Single
Location - Upper Lehigh

Date - Sept 22
Name - George Drasher, Jr.
Nationality - American
Occupation - Miner
Age - 23
Single
Location - Lattimer

Date - Sept 30
Name - John Szakola
Nationality - Slavonian
Occupation - Miner
Age - 20
Single
Location - Lattimer

Date - Oct 1
Name - Frank Killinski
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 33
Single
Location - Drifton

Date - Oct 4
Name - John Kemsinski
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Patcher
Age - 17
Single
Location - Highland

Date - Oct 13
Name - Enoch Stanovish
Nationality - Russian
Occupation - Miner
Age - 35
Single
Location - Cranberry

Date - Nov 9
Name - Hiram Rimbach
Nationality - American
Occupation - Miner
Age - 58
Married
Location - Gowan

Date - Nov 18
Name - Peter Burke
Nationality - American
Occupation - Miner
Age - 28
Single
Location - Lattimer

Date - Nov 26
Name - Chas. Harman
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 52
Single
Location - Cranberry

Date - Nov 30
Name - Alois Widitz
Nationality - Austrian
Occupation - Miner
Age - 26
Married
Orphans - 2
Location - Tomhicken

Date - Dec 4
Name - Henry Heiser
Nationality - German
Occupation - Miner
Age - 52
Married
Orphans - 3
Location - Harwood

Date - Dec 10
Name - John Slapots
Nationality - Hungarian
Occupation - Miner
Age - 41
Married
Orphans - 5
Location - Lattimer

Date - Dec 12
Name - Mike Linchofski
Nationality - Polish
Occupation - Miner
Age - 33
Married
Orphans - 2
Location - Jeddo

Date - Dec 24
Name - Herman Dorsch
Nationality - American
Occupation - Driver
Age - 18
Single
Location - Hazleton

Date - Dec 28
Name - George W. Shelby
Nationality - American
Occupation - Company man
Age - 56
Married
Location - Lansford