Bodycomb
Miner’s First Name: Rosser
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Miner’s Last Name: Bodycomb
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Birth Place of Miner: Llansamlet, Glamorgan, Wales
Miner’s Country: Wales
Arrived in USA: 1852
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Rosser Bodycomb was employed by John Jerymn in Jermyn, Lackawanna Co. and, according to a letter of recommendation written in 1879, was in charge of an engine at the head of an air incline. His obituary lists that he was an employee of the Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Company as an engineer at the Empire.
Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania; hemorrhage of lungs
Died: 18 Mar 1907
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1850
Married: Yes
Place Miner Was Married: Jermyn, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania
Wife’s Name: Mary
Wife’s Middle Name: Jane
Wife’s Last Name: Christmas
Birth Place of Wife: Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania
Wife’s Country: USA
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Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania; of chronic intestinal obstruction
Died: 5 May 1928
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1851
Number of Children: 5
Child Name 1: Walter
Child’s Middle Name: Christmas
Child’s Last Name: Bodycomb
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1875
Child Name 2: William
Child’s Middle Name: Robert
Child’s Last Name: Bodycomb
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1877
Child Name 3: Jane
Child’s Middle Name: Christmas
Child’s Last Name: Bodycomb
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1883
Child Name 4: Margaret
Child’s Middle Name: None
Child’s Last Name: Bodycomb
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1887
Child Name 5: Marion
Child’s Middle Name: Katherine
Child’s Last Name: Bodycomb
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Author’s Name: Sally
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Author’s Last Name: Bien
Relationship to Miner: Great-granddaughter