Coal Miners Memorial, North Webster Mine, Webster, Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, USA

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Coal Miners Memorial
North Webster Mine,
Webster,
Rostraver Township,
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the North Webster Mine, Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Sept. 25, 2008

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
North Webster Mine

Following is a partial listing of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the North Webster Mine, Webster, Rostraver 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
NORTH WEBSTER MINE

[ A ]
Ammon, Edward W.
(Miner, ca.1906, Webster, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade ca.1906. Received his certificate ca.1906.)
Attken, William
(Scotch Miner, ca.1904, North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 46, married);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate, in the North Webster Mine, Oct. 5, 1904)
[ B ]
Blower, J. W.
(Superintendent, ca.1900, of the North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
[ C ]
[ D ]
[ E ]
Emffield, Wm.
(Superintendent, ca.1898, of the North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Webster Gas Coal Company.)
[ F ]
Foulks, Benjamin
(Miner, Roadsman ca.1898, North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured. Face cut and cheek bone broken by being kicked by a mule, in the North Webster Mine, June 27, 1898.)
Fowler, William
(Miner, ca.1906, Webster, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Passed his examination for Mine Foreman, First Grade ca.1906. Received his certificate ca.1906.)
[ G ]
Gibson, William
(Superintendent, ca.1903, of the North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
Goodfellow, William
(Superintendent, ca.1905, of the North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Company.)
[ H ]
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Keefer, W.W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1903, ca.1904, ca.1905, Pittsburg Coal Company, North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ L ]
[ M ]
[ N ]

[ O ]
[ P ]
Petno, Mike
(Slavonian Miner, ca.1904, North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 43, married);
(Injured. Back injured by fall of slate, in the North Webster Mine, July 26, 1904)
Pratt I. J.
(Superintendent, ca.1904, of the North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, for Pittsburg Coal Co., Pittsburg, PA.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
[ S ]
Schluederberg, Geo. W.
(General Superintendent, ca.1900, Pittsburg Coal Company, North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ T ]
Taylor, Joseph
(Miner, Coal Loader ca.1898, North Webster Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 38, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by a fall of slate, in the North Webster Mine, May 11, 1898.)
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