Goulstone

Miner’s First Name:   John
Miner’s Middle Name:   R.
Miner’s Last Name:   Goulstone
Miner’s Picture:   John R. Goulstone
Birth Place of Miner:   Plymouth
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Worked in the Nottingham mine of Glen Alden Coal Company. John was the son of George Francis and Beatrice Jones Goulstone. When he was seven years old, his father was killed in an Avondale Mine accident. As a fatherless boy, he was enrolled at the Girard School for Boys near Philadelphia. Upon his return to Plymouth at the age of 16, he sought work in the mines. His Uncle Harry, a mine supervisor, discouraged him from mining and arranged a job on the surface with a surveying crew. However, John needed more income to support his family, so he soon got a job as a miner in the Nottingham Colliery. Years later when he became a Fire Boss, he took his son Jack with him to inspect before the workers arrived. They turned off their lights and Jack found out how black black can be. John later became a Mine Foreman, whose duties included assigning men to work areas. One day he assigned his friend Dan Lewis to an area, and Dan requested permission to stay with his original crew. Later that day an explosion occurred, killing fifteen men, including Dan, and John carried his friend's body out of the mine. John worked at Nottingham for twenty-five years until the mine closed in 1960. He died in 1974 at the age of 61.

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Died:   10/22/1974
Birth Date:   11/29/1912

Married:   Yes
Place Miner Was Married:   First Methodist Church, Plymouth, PA

Wife’s Name:   Helen
Wife’s Middle Name:   Christine
Wife’s Last Name:   Trusavage
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Died:   6/3/1990
Birth Date:   3/9/1913

Number of Children:   3

Child Name 1:   John
Child’s Middle Name:   George
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Child Name 2:   Jean
Child’s Middle Name:   Louise
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Child Name 3:   James
Child’s Middle Name:   Edwards
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Author’s Name:   John
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Author’s Last Name:   Goulstone
Relationship to Miner:   Son