Thomas
Miner’s First Name: Harold 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: Worked at Nottingham Mine Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: non-mining related Died: 10/27/1995 Birth Date: 8/20/1911 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Elizabeth Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Price Birth Place of Wife: Plymouth, PA Wife’s Country: United States Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Kingston, PA Died: Birth Date: 3/28/1914 Number of Children: 1 Child Name 1: Anne Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 7/21/1932 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: Nancy Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Hedden Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Thomas Miner’s Middle Name: William Miner’s Last Name: Thomas Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Plymouth, PA Miner’s Country: United States Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: non-mining related Died: 4/25/2003 Birth Date: 12/31/14 Miner Information: Tom, often called "Tucker", was the third son of Isaac and Annie Thomas to work in the mines. After graduating from Plymouth High in 1932, he began working in the Reynolds section of Nottingham Colliery. His first job at 19 was Mule Driver. His mules were named Ned and Brownie. Tom recorded in his journal that in 1935 he was working as a Patcher and Slateman when the colliery was shut down from July 31 to September 5 for repairs to the breaker. He earned $830.05 that year. The next year he earned only $596.64 because of the mine closing for shaft repairs from July to December. While driving a team out of the rock dump in 1938, his pelvis was fractured when the cars overturned. He spent 32 days in the miners' ward in the General Hospital. He received Compensation of $182.14 and $60.00 from the Knights of Pythias. After attending mining night school classes, Tom took the Foreman exam and received the highest score. Mine superintendent Harry Goulstone (uncle to Tom's wife, Ruth) told Tom he could not have the position because he feared the miners would not take orders from him because he was short! Tom went back to night school for mining engineering. He began surveying as a Backsight, Foresight and later as a Noteman at Truesdale. He completed the course offered by the Wilkes-Barre extension of PA State College in January of 1943. Tom worked in the mines mostly as a surveyor and in the engineering department as a mapmaker. When Blue Coal Corporation was bankrupted, Tom worked for Earth Conservancy in the company offices in Ashley at the Huber Colliery. He was the last employee of Blue Coal. Tom worked from 1932 to 1994--62 years. His children teased him that he couldn't hold a job! Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Ruth Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Goulstone Birth Place of Wife: Plymouth, PA Wife’s Country: United States Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Dallas, PA Died: 7/1/1988 Birth Date: 4/25/1918 Number of Children: 4 Child Name 1: Nancy Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 5/1/1940 Child Name 2: Joan Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 12/21/1945 Child Name 3: Thomas Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 2/2/1948 Child Name 4: Albert Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 1/24/1952 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...
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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: Edward was the youngest son of Thomas and Elizabeth Thomas. He worked at the Nottingham Mine and was injured in an accident there. His face showed bluish lines from the accident. He continued to work until his retirement, but he was in poor health after this mine accident. He died at age 70 in 1960. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: mining related Died: 1/10/1960 Birth Date: 3/23/1889 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Mary Ann Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Picton Birth Place of Wife: Plymouth, PA Wife’s Country: United States Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Died: 12/25/1959 Birth Date: 4/11/1888 Number of Children: 1 Child Name 1: Leona Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 3/17/1916 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: John Miner’s Middle Name: Arthur Miner’s Last Name: Cranage Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Reading, PA Miner’s Country: Arrived in USA: Miner Information: John A. Cranage, my Grandfather, worked in the Coal Mines of Reading, PA. I do not know a lot of information since he died when my father (Ronald C. Cranage) was only 16. My father told me he was a hard working, loyal family man. I would love to have him honored. I will be enclosing his Miners' certificate. Thank you very much for this opportunity. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Black Lung related Died: Birth Date: Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: Wife’s Name: Ruth Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Birth Place of Wife: Reading, PA Wife’s Country: United States Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Died: Birth Date: Number of Children: 3 Child Name 1: John Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 2: Catherine Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 3: Ronald 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: Maureen Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Howell Relationship to...
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Miner’s First Name: Eleazar Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Morgan Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Youngstown, Ohio Miner’s Country: United States Arrived in USA: Miner Information: Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Mining Accident Died: 12/29/1926 Birth Date: 6/6/1867 Married: 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: Lois Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Perry Relationship to Miner: direct descendant:...
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Miner’s First Name: Leonti Miner’s Middle Name: Miner’s Last Name: Hatalla Miner’s Picture: Birth Place of Miner: Brunary Miner’s Country: Austria Arrived in USA: 10/29/1896 Miner Information: Leonti Hatalla emigrated to the United States of America in the late 1800's after both of his parents were killed by the cholera epidemic that ran through Europe. His only living relative was his father's brother, Michael Hatalla, who lived in Old Forge with his wife, Paraska Raydo Hatalla. He lived with them as a boarder in the 1900 census. He met Johanna Matechak, who was the single mother of Alice and Lena, who were born in Austria. Lena may have been born on the boat coming over. They married December 10, 1902, and went on to have four more children and one stillborn child (Clara). Leonti worked in the mines, and on October 6, 1917, he was brought home by the "Black Maria" and laid on the back porch of their home at 425 Grace Street, Old Forge, PA. His oldest son, John "Jack" Hatalla was only 13 at the time. He dropped out of school so that he could take over working at the mine, picking up pieces of coal. Johanna, with six mouths to feed, took in boarders and picked huckleberries to sell, so she could make money for the family to eat. In the miner's reports of his death, his name is incorrectly listed as Leo Latolla. The correct name is Leon Hatalla. When he got married, his marriage certificate was wrong, too. It was listed as Leon Hitalla. When Johanna remarried many years later, her name was listed as Johanna Kitalla. As a proud decendant of this naturalized citizen, I want the world to know that Leonti Hatalla gave his life in the mines of Old Forge, Pennsylvania. His legacy includes 73 descendants. Leonti spoke Russian, went to the Russian Orthodox Church, and had a strong sense of family and heritage. Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Mining Accident Died: 10/6/1917 Birth Date: 6/7/1876 Married: Yes Place Miner Was Married: St Michael's Russian Orthodox Church Wife’s Name: Johanna "Juhaska" Wife’s Middle Name: Wife’s Last Name: Matechak Birth Place of Wife: Chiaruna Wife’s Country: Austria Arrived in USA: Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Died: Birth Date: Number of Children: 6 Child Name 1: Alice Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: 3/11/1898 Child Name 2: Lena Child’s Middle Name: Child’s Last Name: Birth Date: Child Name 3: John ("Jack") 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: Gayle Author’s Middle Name: Author’s Last Name: Litwiniec-Sauers Relationship to Miner: Direct descendant: great-granddaughter...
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