Evans

Miner’s First Name:   John
Miner’s Middle Name:   D.
Miner’s Last Name:   Evans
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Miner’s Country:   South Wales
Arrived in USA:   06/25/1865

Miner Information:
Worked at Hyde Park Colliery, Scranton, and Avondale Colliery. John D. Evans was my great-great-grandfather. John was born in Glamorgan County, South Wales. His occupation was listed as a hauler in the mines. John, his wife Mary, and their three children emigrated to America. They arrived in New York in June, 1865. The Evens family lived in the Hyde Park section of Scranton, PA. After a long strike in 1869, John D. Evans was offered work at the Avondale Mine, in Plymouth Township. John perished in the Avondale Mine Disaster, September 6, 1869. His body was buried at the Washburn Street Cemetery, Scranton, in the Avondale Disaster Victims section. John's wife, Mary, later re-married William Davis. They are both buried at the Shawnee Cemetery in Plymouth.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Mining Accident
Died:   09/06/1869
Birth Date:   01/01/1836

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Wife’s Name:   Mary
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Wife’s Last Name:   Evans
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Wife’s Country:   Wales
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Died:   1/1/1916
Birth Date:   01/01/1841

Number of Children:   5

Child Name 1:   Margaret
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Child Name 2:   Leah
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Child Name 3:   John
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Child Name 4:   Cathrine
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Child Name 5:   Susan
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Author’s Name:   Stephen
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Author’s Last Name:   Kondrad
Relationship to Miner:   Great-great-granddaughter