Thompson
Miner’s First Name: William
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Miner’s Last Name: Thompson
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Birth Place of Miner: New York
Miner’s Country: USA
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Miner Information:
William and his wife Selinda are buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, Shickshinny PA. His sons Edgar and James were also killed in coal mine related accidents.
Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: Paxton Coal Mine, Shickshinny PA; Killed in a rock fall
Died: June 29, 1872
Birth Date: October 11, 1826
Married: Yes
Place Miner Was Married: ?
Wife’s Name: Selinda
Wife’s Middle Name: Jane
Wife’s Last Name: Washburn
Birth Place of Wife: Beaver Meadows, Carbon County, PA.
Wife’s Country: USA
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Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Luzerne Borough, PA. Died from an illness.
Died: December 1, 1886
Birth Date: November 25, 1827
Number of Children: 9
Child Name 1: Jane
Child’s Middle Name: Elizabeth
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: October 8, 1849
Child Name 2: Albert
Child’s Middle Name: Henry
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: January 2, 1851
Child Name 3: Edgar
Child’s Middle Name: Nelson
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: October 9, 1854
Child Name 4: Rose
Child’s Middle Name: Eudora
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: May 16, 1857
Child Name 5: Martha
Child’s Middle Name: Ellen
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: February, 1860
Child Name 6: Anne
Child’s Middle Name: Margaret
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: June 2, 1863
Child Name 7: Emily
Child’s Middle Name: Dolly
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: July 7, 1865
Child Name 8: Mary
Child’s Middle Name: Etta
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: February 24, 1868
Child Name 9: James
Child’s Middle Name: Parmer
Child’s Last Name: Thompson
Birth Date: October 10, 1852
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Author’s Name: Agnes
Author’s Middle Name: Dorothy
Author’s Last Name: Steinhauer
Relationship to Miner: Great-great-granddaughter