Skrosky
Miner’s First Name: George Miner’s Middle Name: Nicholas Miner’s Last Name: Skrosky Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Scranton, PA Miner’s Country: Arrived in USA: Miner Information: Worked at Harry E, Dorrance. Throughout the 20's, 30's & 40's, Dad was a contract miner who traveled from mine to mine (at least 5) with his own crew and was certified to use dynamite. In 1946, I remember my dad driving his crew home in our 1936 Chevy with blankets on the seats to prevent the coal dust from soiling the upholstery. I also remember when Dad was in the hospital after one of the newer crew members inadvertently hit the plunger while Dad was trying to find a problem with the dynamite. His favorite watering hole was Comerosky's Bar on Bennett Street, Swoyersville. He was always happy and giving, and he had a mischievious sense of humor. In 1953, he moved to NJ for better opportunities and landed a job at Otis elevator in Newark. Dad suffered a heart attack attributable to Black Lung disease in his home in Garfield, NJ. He is still missed very much! Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Black Lung Related Died: 1/6/1967 Birth Date: Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Luzerne, PA Wife’s Name: Nellie Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Stelacone Birth Place of Wife: Wife’s Country: Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Ridgewood, NJ Died: 8/27/2002 Birth Date: 7/9/1909 Number of Children: 1 Child Name 1: Leonard Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Skrosky Birth Date: 1/23/1932 Child Name 2: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 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: Leonard Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Skrosky Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Garfield Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Gilbert Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Nanticoke, PA Miner’s Country: USA Arrived in USA: Miner Information: Worked in Loomis Mines of Glen Alden Coal Co.; served in France with 109th Field Artillery in WW I Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Mining Accident Died: 1/7/1928 Birth Date: Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Wilkes Barre, PA Wife’s Name: Bessie Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Miller Birth Place of Wife: Foster Twp, Luzerne County, PA Wife’s Country: USA Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Hazleton, PA Died: 12/17/1982 Birth Date: 1/19/1901 Number of Children: 3 Child Name 1: Henrietta Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 8/5/1921 Child Name 2: Walter Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 1/26/1924 Child Name 3: Myrtle Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 5/28/1927 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: Walter Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Gilbert Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: William Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Thomas Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Glamorganshire Miner’s Country: Wales Arrived in USA: Miner Information: William worked as a door boy in Nottinham Colliery. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Mining Accident Died: 6/22/1884 Birth Date: 5/31/1873 Married: No Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Birth Place of Wife: Wife’s Country: Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Died: Birth Date: Number of Children: Child Name 1: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 2: Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 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: Nancy Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Hedden Relationship to Miner: Great...
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Miner’s First Name: David Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Thomas Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Plymouth, PA Miner’s Country: USA Arrived in USA: Miner Information: Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Mining Accident Died: 2/22/1930 Birth Date: 7/15/1881 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Bessie Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Williams Birth Place of Wife: Nanticoke, PA Wife’s Country: USA Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Plymouth, PA Died: 2/12/1955 Birth Date: 2/15/1887 Number of Children: 5 Child Name 1: Elizabeth Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 7/24/1909 Child Name 2: William Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 2/28/1911 Child Name 3: Lenore Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 6/18/1913 Child Name 4: Helen Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 2/16/1916 Child Name 5: James Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 11/21/1927 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: Nancy Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Hedden Relationship to Miner: Great...
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Miner’s First Name: Isaac Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Thomas Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Plymouth, PA Miner’s Country: USA Arrived in USA: Miner Information: Worked in the following mines: Avondale, Nottingham, Reynolds Colliery, and Washington Mine. Isaac, the third son and sixth child of Thomas and Elizabeth was my grandfather and his mining history follows: Isaac Thomas, son of Elizabeth Edwards Thomas and Thomas William Thomas, began working in the Avondale Mine in Plymouth at the age of 15 as a Door Boy in 1901. His youngest brother William was killed in 1884 at the Nottingham Mine at age 11 while also working as a Door Boy. Isaac had two other brothers; David, who died when he was 49 years old because of complications after a Nottingham accident and Edward who survived a mine accident and lived in poor health until he was 63 years old. After working from 1901 to 1903 as a Door Boy at Avondale, Isaac became a Driver at Nottingham for two years. He was a Slope Man from 1906 until becoming Pulley Man for two years in 1910. From 1912 to 1914 Isaac worked as a miner at Nottingham Colliery. He then became Fire Boss for two years and Flush Lineman for one year. In 1920 Isaac was made Fire Boss at the Reynolds Colliery, Washington Mine. He had this position until 1929 when he became Section Foreman at the monthly rate of $220.00. He later became Mine Foreman at the Reynolds Colliery. His grandchildren remember him at his desk inside the red brick office that still stands today on West Main St. Plymouth. His tin lunch pail with a tea thermos as the lid always intrigued us. His good friend Pat Driscoll lived across the street from that office. Isaac attended school until the end of 7th grade. He later took mining courses for 3 years. His penmanship and printing were beautiful and he kept many journals. Isaac married Annie Northwood and they had 6 sons. The oldest, James, died when he was one year old. Edward, Harold, Thomas, the next three oldest all worked in various mines. Albert was killed in World War II at the age of 27. Russell, the youngest, also fought in the war. Neither Albert nor Russell worked in the mines. Isaac and his family lived on Reynolds St., Plymouth, where he was known as ‘Little Ike’, because ‘Big Ike’, another Isaac Thomas, mine foreman at Nottingham, also lived on Reynolds St. Dr. Robert T. Jones, M.D. advised Isaac to retire because of anthracosilicosis in 1957. Isaac died at age 83 in 1970. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: non-mining related Died: 5/13/1970 Birth Date: 6/11/1886 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Binghamton, NY Wife’s Name: Annie Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Northwood Birth Place of Wife: Plymouth, PA Wife’s Country: USA Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Kingston, PA Died: 5/29/1951 Birth Date: 3/21/1888 Number of Children: 6 Child Name 1: James Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 4/19/1907 Child Name 2: Edward Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 2/20/1909 Child Name 3: Harold Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 8/11/1911 Child Name 4: Thomas Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 12/31/1914 Child Name 5: Albert Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 1/14/1917 Child Name 6: Russell Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 1/20/1919 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: Nancy Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Hedden Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Edward Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Thomas Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Plymouth, PA Miner’s Country: United States Arrived in USA: Miner Information: Nottingham and Wanamie Mines Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: non-mining related Died: 11/7/1986 Birth Date: 2/11/1909 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Leona Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Kizis Birth Place of Wife: Plymouth, PA Wife’s Country: United States Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Plymouth, PA Died: 12/31/1969 Birth Date: Number of Children: 7 Child Name 1: Dorothy Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 11/17/1936 Child Name 2: Carol Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 4/27/1943 Child Name 3: Barbara Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 3/11/1955 Child Name 4: Edward Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 4/27/2958 Child Name 5: Elizabeth Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 9/17/1959 Child Name 6: Judy Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 10/9/1964 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: Nancy Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Hedden Relationship to...
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