Petcaugh

Miner’s First Name:   John
Miner’s Middle Name:   
Miner’s Last Name:   Petcaugh
Miner’s Picture:   
Birth Place of Miner:   Curry Hill, Plymouth, PA
Miner’s Country:   USA
Arrived in USA:   N/A

Miner Information:
John Petcaugh met Marguerite Sanders at the Franklin Street Church in Plymouth; they married and had 3 children. They raised their family on Nottingham Street in Plymouth. John worked in the mines at the Nottingham Colliery, providing for his family. He was a laborer and was also very handy and crafty around the house. Sometime in 1945 John had an accident in the mine, when a piece of coal fell on him and broke his back. He remained in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for 3 years. During those 3 years he amused himself whittling little airplanes out of tongue depressors and painting them with Mercurochrome. His son still has these little trinkets as keepsakes today. Since children were not allowed in the hospital back in those days, the nurses would sneak the children in from time to time up the back steps to visit their father. Marguerite visited her husband every day for 3 years until his death on June 24, 1948.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Wilkes-Barre General Hospital; he was in the hospital for 3 years with a broken back from the mines.
Died:   June 24, 1948
Birth Date:   December 10, 1917

Married:   
Place Miner Was Married:   Franklin Street Church in Plymouth, PA

Wife’s Name:   Marguerite
Wife’s Middle Name:   
Wife’s Last Name:   Sanders
Birth Place of Wife:   Curry Hill, Plymouth, PA
Wife’s Country:   USA
Arrived in USA:   N/A
Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   Kingston, PA
Died:   June 26, 2000
Birth Date:   May 10, 1917

Number of Children:   3

Child Name 1:   Nancy
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Petcaugh
Birth Date:   February 28,1934

Child Name 2:   John (Jack)
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Petcaugh
Birth Date:   July 18,1939

Child Name 3:   Sharon
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Petcaugh
Birth Date:   June 2,1942

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:   Desiree
Author’s Middle Name:   Gaye
Author’s Last Name:   Fisk
Relationship to Miner:   granddaughter