Callahan

Miner’s First Name:   Francis
Miner’s Middle Name:   John
Miner’s Last Name:   Callahan
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Birth Place of Miner:   Avoca, Pennsylvania
Miner’s Country:   USA
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Miner Information:
Born in Avoca, PA to Irish immigrants. Father and older brothers were also miners. Worked in Knox Mine. One day Susquehanna River broke through, was on second shift and had not yet clocked into work. After the end of mining in the Pittston area worked as a janitor in Pittston Hospital. He succumbed to Black Lung in 1963. Had four children, all deceased now. Betty, Jane, Fran, and Patricia. Nine grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and eleven great-great-grandchildren.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Port Griffith, PA of heart attack/ Black Lung
Died:   January 16, 1964
Birth Date:   November 16, 1907

Married:   Decenber 8, 1926
Place Miner Was Married:   St Lawrence RC Church, Old Forge, PA

Wife’s Name:   Mary
Wife’s Middle Name:   Ann
Wife’s Last Name:   Ray
Birth Place of Wife:   Old Forge, PA
Wife’s Country:   USA
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Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   Kingston, PA - heart failure
Died:   August 8, 2001
Birth Date:   November 2, 1907

Number of Children:   4

Child Name 1:   Elizabeth
Child’s Middle Name:   Ann
Child’s Last Name:   Callahan
Birth Date:   March 1928

Child Name 2:   Jane
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Birth Date:   November 28, 1929

Child Name 3:   Francis
Child’s Middle Name:   Anthony
Child’s Last Name:   Callahan
Birth Date:   October 4, 1932

Child Name 4:   Patricia
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Birth Date:   August 6, 1946

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Author’s Name:   Deborah
Author’s Middle Name:   Ann
Author’s Last Name:   Callahan
Relationship to Miner:   Granddaughter