Waitonis (Whitonis)

Miner’s First Name:   Frank

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Miner’s Last Name:   Waitonis (Whitonis)
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Miner’s Country:   Lithuania
Arrived in USA:   1910
Miner Information:
My grandfather, Frank Waitonis (Whitonis), arrived here in 1910 from Lithuania and worked in the Maxwell Mine (later to be the Huber Breaker) in Ashley, where he also resided.  His wife, Victoria, arrived here in 1911 from their home country with their two daughters, Dora and Veronica, to live with him in Ashley.  They had two more sons, born here, Frank, in 1913, and Joseph, in 1915.  Frank, Sr., perished in a mine explosion at the Maxwell Mine in 1917 (well documented in the Sunday Independent). Joseph also went on to work in the area mines, including the Harry E. and the Huber Breaker.  Joseph succumbed to black lung in 1963.  It will be the 100th anniversary of my grandfather’s untimely death come this January.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Maxwell Mine, Ashley, PA (Site of Huber Breaker)
Died:   January 06, 1917
Birth Date:   1879

Married:   c. 1900
Place Miner Was Married:   Lithuania

Wife’s Name:   Victoria
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Wife’s Last Name:   Geguzis-Waitonis
Birth Place of Wife:   Lithuania
Wife’s Country:   Lithuania
Arrived in USA:   1910
Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   Pulminary embolism, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Died:   March 10,1950
Birth Date:   September 29, 1884

Number of Children:   Four

Child Name 1:   Dora (Gaminika)
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Child’s Last Name:   Whitonis-Rudnesky
Birth Date:   January 06, 1902

Child Name 2:   Veronica (Weronika, Vera)
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Child’s Last Name:   Whitonis-Mellon
Birth Date:   1907

Child Name 3:   Frank
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Birth Date:   1913

Child Name 4:   Joseph
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Birth Date:   January 01, 1915

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Author’s Name:   John
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Author’s Last Name:   Whitonis
Phone Number:   570-417-0792
Relationship to Miner:   Grandson
Street Address:   2443 Church Road
City/Town:   Mountaintop
State:   PA
Zip:   18707
Email Address:   fndrmndr@gmail.com