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Coal Miners Memorial
Elizabeth Mine (Skelly Mine),

"New England" Skellytown,
Export,
Franklin Twp.,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Elizabeth Mine (Skelly Mine), Export, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Sept. 14, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Elizabeth Mine (Skelly Mine)


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Elizabeth Mine (Skelly Mine), Export, Franklin Twp., 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, 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
ELIZABETH MINE (SKELLY MINE)
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Barber, Peter
(Italian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1909, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured.  Skull fractured by fall of slate at face of room on butt entry, while knocking down coal with a wedge, in the Elizabeth Mine, Dec. 27, 1909.)
Belli, Charles
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured.  Leg fractured while dropping mine cars on an entry, in the Elizabeth Mine, Sept. 14, 1914.)
Benich, Andy
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 46, married.);
(Injured.  Scalp lacerated and muscles of back injured by a mine car on an entry, in the Elizabeth Mine, April 12, 1916.)
Bernosh, John
(German Miner, Pick Miner ca.1908, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 47, married.);
(Injured.  Leg and wrist broken by fall of slate at face of entry, in the Elizabeth Mine, March 7,1908.)
Burtoft, Tom
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1908, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Butkowich, Mike
(Austrian Miner, Coal Loader ca.1908, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by fall of slate at the face of his room, in the Elizabeth Mine, Oct. 26, 1908.)
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Fink, George M.
(Superintendent, ca.1908, ca.1916, ca.1917, of the Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, for W. B. Skelly Coal Company.)
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Geange, Lin
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1901, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 40, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of slate and coal, in the Elizabeth Mine, Oct. 1, 1901.)
Glunt, George "Pa"
(Miner, Motorman ca.1908, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Glunt, George, Sr.
(American Miner, Carpenter ca.1916, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 54, windower.);
(Injured.  Big toe severely lacerated.  A piece of iron fell on it in the blacksmith shop.  Outside the Elizabeth Mine, July 1, 1916.)
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Homer, Samuel
(Miner, Mine Foreman, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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Jeska, Joseph
(Polish Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 55, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by fall of slate, in the Elizabeth Mine, March 11, 1904.)
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Kemerer, Shorty [Shortie]
(Miner, Mule Driver ca.1908, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Kettering, George
(Miner, Motorman ca.1908, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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Masanich, Steve
(Austrian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1916, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 39, single.);
(Injured.  Compound fracture of big toe by a fall of roof at the working face, in the Elizabeth Mine, March 21, 1916.)
McGinn, Bill
(Miner, ca.1908, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
McGinn, John A.
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 63, married.);
(Injured.  Injured.  Clavicle dislocated at sternum by a fall of slate at the face of the working place, in the Elizabeth Mine, April 24, 1916.)
Miller, Charles Henry
(American Miner, Electrician ca. early 1930's, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Martha Ann Colgan Miller.);
(Charles Miller and his wife moved to Skellytown from Wheeling, West Virginia.);
(Lived in Skellytown, ca.1930.);
(Died of a stroke, ca.1935, while living in Skellytown.)
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Silk, John
(Lithuanian Miner, Machine Miner ca.1917, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 33, married.);
(Injured.  Leg fractured and lacerated by mine cars.  Outside the Elizabeth Mine, Sept. 14, 1917.)
Skelly, William B.
(Superintendent, of the Elizabeth Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, ca.1900, ca.1901, ca.1904, ca.1909, for W. B. Skelly Coal Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1904, ca.1905, ca.1913, ca.1916, ca.1917, W. B. Skelly Coal Company, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Elizabeth Welty Skelly.)
Skelly, W. B.
(See: Skelly, William B.)
Snedden, Archie
(Miner, ca.1908, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Stevick, Charles
(Miner, ca.1908, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
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Ward, James
(Miner, Skelly Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Injured.  Fell off of the Skelly Mine trestle, when part of it collapsed.)
Wertchirts, Tilty
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1904, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 21, single.);
(Injured.  Thigh fractured by fall of roof coal, in the Elizabeth Mine, July 7, 1904.)
Winitovich, Joe
(Russian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1905, Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 35, single.);
(Injured.  Leg fractured by a fall of slate, in the Elizabeth Mine [Skelly Mine], March 11, 1905.)
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