McDonnell
Miner’s First Name: Paul Miner’s Middle Name: Henry Miner’s Last Name: McDonnell Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Pittston Miner’s Country: Arrived in USA: Miner Information: My Father, Paul H. McDonnell, was a wonderful husband, father and friend. He worked at the Payne Coal Company in Exeter, as a hoisting engineer. Once he took me to the colliery and, pointing at the big furnaces, opened the door and said, "This is what hell looks like." When the Payne Co. electrified the system, he went to work as a "Tipple"near the Fox Hill Country Club. I still remember him coming from work, covered with coal dust, with only the whites of his eyes showing. When the colliery closed, he did odd jobs. His coughing was terrible, choking on the coal dust still lodged in his lungs. All the men that worked in the coal Industry are True Heroes and have to be honored as such for their dedicated work. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Black Lung Related Died: 8/23/1964 Birth Date: 05/30/1896 Married: yes Place Miner Was Married: Wilkes-Barre, PA Wife’s Name: Edith Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Conwell Birth Place of Wife: Wilkes-Barre Wife’s Country: Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Plains (Valley Crest) Died: 4/26/1980 Birth Date: 9/17/1900 Number of Children: 7 Child Name 1: Cathrine Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: McDonnell Birth Date: 6/16/1925 Child Name 2: Paul Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: McDonnell Birth Date: 11/18/1927 Child Name 3: Eleanor Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: McDonnell Birth Date: 4/13/2029 Child Name 4: Mary Edith Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: McDonnell Birth Date: 1/1/1930 Child Name 5: Edith Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: McDonnell Birth Date: 7/30/1932 Child Name 6: Thomas Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: McDonnell Birth Date: 1/2/1936 Child Name 7: Girard Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: McDonnell Birth Date: 5/5/1943 Child Name 8: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 9: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 10: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Author’s Name: Edith Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Saunders Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Alex Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Kuzovich Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Uzsok Miner’s Country: Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) Arrived in USA: 10/22/1907 Miner Information: Worked at the #9 (Barnum) Colliery near Pittston. Alex was Ruthenian (Rusyn). He emigrated to America via the port of Bremen, and his brother Peter came with him. He left behind at least two brothers, George and John, and a half-sister Eva. Alex settled in Pittston and married the girl who lived next door to where he was a boarder. Alex was a Greek Catholic and belonged to St. Michael's Church in Pittston. He liked to sing in the choir. He is remembered as tough and very strong, with a deep voice and a thick accent. He was tall for his day, although a document gives his height as 5' 9". He would leave for work at 4 AM and walk uphill to the colliery. When he came home in the evening, he was too tired to do much besides eat and sleep. At least once, he played St. Nicholas for the parish children's Christmas party. After working as a tracklayer in the mines for many years, he later worked as a switch operator for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. A 1932 Chevrolet was his first car. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Non-Mining-Related Died: 4/5/1974 Birth Date: 03/22/1889 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Old Forge, PA Wife’s Name: Elizabeth Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Lisnock Birth Place of Wife: Pittston, PA Wife’s Country: USA Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Taylor Memorial Hospital, PA Died: 4/5/1974 Birth Date: 03/22/1889 Number of Children: 4 Child Name 1: Mary Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Kuzovich Birth Date: 2/1/1913 Child Name 2: Ann Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Kuzovich Birth Date: 8/5/1915 Child Name 3: Elizabeth Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Kuzovich Birth Date: Child Name 4: Alex Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Kuzovich Birth Date: Child Name 5: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 6: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 7: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 8: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 9: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 10: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Author’s Name: John Joseph Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Dziak Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Harvey Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Herron Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Miner’s Country: Arrived in USA: Miner Information: Worked at the Moffit Colliery Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Non-Mining-Related Died: Birth Date: 3/15/1910 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Mary Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Davis Birth Place of Wife: Wife’s Country: Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Died: Birth Date: Number of Children: 5 Child Name 1: Francis Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Herron Birth Date: Child Name 2: Harvey Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Herron Birth Date: Child Name 3: Shirley Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Herron Birth Date: Child Name 4: Mary Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Herron Birth Date: Child Name 5: Bob Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Herron Birth Date: Child Name 6: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 7: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 8: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 9: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 10: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Author’s Name: Mary Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Herron Ogonosky Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Walter Miner’s Middle Name: William Miner’s Last Name: Mollitt Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Audinreed, PA Miner’s Country: USA Arrived in USA: Miner Information: I do not remember how many different collieries he worked, but he was a miner most of his life, and even paid his union dues until his death. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Black Lung Related Died: 6/9/2002 Birth Date: 2/14/1911 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Moosic Wife’s Name: Mary Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Sanderson Birth Place of Wife: Old Forge, PA Wife’s Country: Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Scranton Died: 5/7/2008 Birth Date: 1/7/1914 Number of Children: 2 Child Name 1: Carl Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Sanderson Birth Date: 7/6/1935 Child Name 2: Edith Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Sanderson Birth Date: 2/16/1937 Child Name 3: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 4: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 5: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 6: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 7: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 8: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 9: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 10: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Author’s Name: Edith Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Hokien Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Michael Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Lupsewicz Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Miner’s Country: Russia (now Lithuania) Arrived in USA: 9/3/1912 Miner Information: I don't know very much about my grandfather, but his daughter (my mother) said he talked about Scranton and Altoona. His birth and death dates are approximate. The dates given are all approximate except for the birth and death dates of Veronica. He arrived through Ellis Island and was immediately put on a train heading for PA. He left the mines around 1916 and went to live in Lowell, Ma. There is so much unknown about his life due to misunderstandings and an unwillingness to talk about the mines and the terrible conditions. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Black Lung Related Died: 11/30/1939 Birth Date: 1881-11-30 Married: yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Edviga Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Stansikus Birth Place of Wife: Wife’s Country: Russia (now Lithuania) Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Died: 1/1/1953 Birth Date: 05/23/1896 Number of Children: 4 Child Name 1: Frank Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Lupsewicz Birth Date: 3/15/1914 Child Name 2: Veronica Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Lupsewicz Birth Date: 10/22/1916 Child Name 3: Michael Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Lupsewicz Birth Date: Child Name 4: Joseph Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Lupsewicz Birth Date: Child Name 5: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 6: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 7: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 8: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 9: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 10: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Author’s Name: Laura Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Lawrence Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Theodore Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Sweryda Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Ivano-Frankiusk Miner’s Country: Ukraine Arrived in USA: 11/30/1910 Miner Information: Moffit Coal Co., Taylor, PA; Glendale Coal Co., Nanticoke, PA Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Died: 5/30/1955 Birth Date: 1890-11-30 Married: yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Rose Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Nakonechny Birth Place of Wife: Luka Wife’s Country: Ukraine Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Tacoma, WA Died: 8/18/1983 Birth Date: 1890-01-01 Number of Children: 4 Child Name 1: John Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Sweryda Birth Date: 4/6/1915 Child Name 2: George Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Sweryda Birth Date: 6/4/1917 Child Name 3: Joseph Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Sweryda Birth Date: 1/27/1926 Child Name 4: Frank Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Sweryda Birth Date: 2/21/1931 Child Name 5: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 6: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 7: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 8: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 9: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 10: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Author’s Name: Frank Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Sweryda Relationship to...
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