Jukas

Miner’s First Name:   John
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Miner’s Last Name:   Jukas
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Birth Place of Miner:   Vilnius
Miner’s Country:   Lithuania
Arrived in USA:   1920
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John Jukas arrived in America by way of Philadelphia.  He emigrated from Lithuania after his father had remarried.  He had heard of mining jobs in Northeastern Pennsylvania and moved here to seek a job in the mines.   He married my grandmother, Mary Baltisconis Jukas, herself full Lithuanian, and they had 3 daughters, Rose, Evelyn and Agnes (my mother). He was killed in a mining accident when he was 33 years old and my mother was 2 years old. She never really knew her father because of her young age.  He was crushed between a coal car that broke loose and the wall of the mine.  He is buried in St. Casimir’s Cemetery in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Coal mining accident, Black Diamond, Exeter, Pennsylvania. Crushed between the wall of the mine and a runaway mine car that broke loose.
Died:   1929
Birth Date:   1898

Married:   Yes
Place Miner Was Married:   West Pittston, Pennsylvania

Wife’s Name:   Mary
Wife’s Middle Name:   Madeline
Wife’s Last Name:   Baltisconis
Birth Place of Wife:   West Pittston, Pennsylvania
Wife’s Country:   United States
Arrived in USA:   1900
Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   West Pittston, Pennsylvania. Heart Attack
Died:   1955
Birth Date:   1899

Number of Children:   3

Child Name 1:   Rosemary
Child’s Middle Name:   Marie
Child’s Last Name:   Jukas Kaminskas
Birth Date:   1922

Child Name 2:   Evelyn
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Child’s Last Name:   Jukas Gardner
Birth Date:   1924

Child Name 3:   Agnes
Child’s Middle Name:   Helen
Child’s Last Name:   Jukas Lanzone
Birth Date:   March 22, 1927

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Author’s Name:   Lu Ann
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Author’s Last Name:   Hancock
Phone Number:   570407190
Relationship to Miner:   Granddaughter
Street Address:   310 Fourth Street
City/Town:   West Pitston
State:   PA
Zip:   18643
Email Address:   lhancock87@gmail.com