He died in a mining accident in the mining town of Hanna Wyoming.
This info is from a paper handout compiled by Muriel (Crawford) Kitching, of the Hanna Historical Society, given out at the dedication ceremony of the Miner's Monument May 27, 1984.
It includes all miners who gave their lives mine accidents in the town's of Hanna and Carbon and the dates that they died.
Sources used were local newspapers, state mining inspector reports, grave markers and personal memories and recollection of local families such as Thomas Dodd whose father was killed in the 1908 explosion.
Some miner's bodies were never found and other's were mangled to the point they could not be recognized. Some men and boys were recovered. At the time of these accidents it wasn't unusual for a boy as young as 12 yrs to go to the mines with his father to work.
Times and safety rules have changed but it is still an unsafe industry. Fortunatly we no longer send children to do a man's job.
I live in Hanna, my home sits on top of mine shafts that are closed and no longer in use. I would like to think that the memory's of these fine, hard working men will live on in everyones heart. They were only trying to make a living for thier families. But it cost them their lives.
In 1930 miner's in Hanna were paid 94 cents per hour, by 1939 their pay had only risen to $1.24 per hour. Not much money when you consider the safety conditions of that time.
May they never be forgotten.
If you are related to one of these fine men and would like to add to this memorial, please contact me.
Sandra Mitchell - Tarasiuk
Hanna Resident
This info is from a paper handout compiled by Muriel (Crawford) Kitching, of the Hanna Historical Society, given out at the dedication ceremony of the Miner's Monument May 27, 1984.
It includes all miners who gave their lives mine accidents in the town's of Hanna and Carbon and the dates that they died.
Sources used were local newspapers, state mining inspector reports, grave markers and personal memories and recollection of local families such as Thomas Dodd whose father was killed in the 1908 explosion.
Some miner's bodies were never found and other's were mangled to the point they could not be recognized. Some men and boys were recovered. At the time of these accidents it wasn't unusual for a boy as young as 12 yrs to go to the mines with his father to work.
Times and safety rules have changed but it is still an unsafe industry. Fortunatly we no longer send children to do a man's job.
I live in Hanna, my home sits on top of mine shafts that are closed and no longer in use. I would like to think that the memory's of these fine, hard working men will live on in everyones heart. They were only trying to make a living for thier families. But it cost them their lives.
In 1930 miner's in Hanna were paid 94 cents per hour, by 1939 their pay had only risen to $1.24 per hour. Not much money when you consider the safety conditions of that time.
May they never be forgotten.
If you are related to one of these fine men and would like to add to this memorial, please contact me.
Sandra Mitchell - Tarasiuk
Hanna Resident
He died in a mining accident in the mining town of Hanna Wyoming.
This info is from a paper handout compiled by Muriel (Crawford) Kitching, of the Hanna Historical Society, given out at the dedication ceremony of the Miner's Monument May 27, 1984.
It includes all miners who gave their lives mine accidents in the town's of Hanna and Carbon and the dates that they died.
Sources used were local newspapers, state mining inspector reports, grave markers and personal memories and recollection of local families such as Thomas Dodd whose father was killed in the 1908 explosion.
Some miner's bodies were never found and other's were mangled to the point they could not be recognized. Some men and boys were recovered. At the time of these accidents it wasn't unusual for a boy as young as 12 yrs to go to the mines with his father to work.
Times and safety rules have changed but it is still an unsafe industry. Fortunatly we no longer send children to do a man's job.
I live in Hanna, my home sits on top of mine shafts that are closed and no longer in use. I would like to think that the memory's of these fine, hard working men will live on in everyones heart. They were only trying to make a living for thier families. But it cost them their lives.
In 1930 miner's in Hanna were paid 94 cents per hour, by 1939 their pay had only risen to $1.24 per hour. Not much money when you consider the safety conditions of that time.
May they never be forgotten.
If you are related to one of these fine men and would like to add to this memorial, please contact me.
Sandra Mitchell - Tarasiuk
Hanna Resident
This info is from a paper handout compiled by Muriel (Crawford) Kitching, of the Hanna Historical Society, given out at the dedication ceremony of the Miner's Monument May 27, 1984.
It includes all miners who gave their lives mine accidents in the town's of Hanna and Carbon and the dates that they died.
Sources used were local newspapers, state mining inspector reports, grave markers and personal memories and recollection of local families such as Thomas Dodd whose father was killed in the 1908 explosion.
Some miner's bodies were never found and other's were mangled to the point they could not be recognized. Some men and boys were recovered. At the time of these accidents it wasn't unusual for a boy as young as 12 yrs to go to the mines with his father to work.
Times and safety rules have changed but it is still an unsafe industry. Fortunatly we no longer send children to do a man's job.
I live in Hanna, my home sits on top of mine shafts that are closed and no longer in use. I would like to think that the memory's of these fine, hard working men will live on in everyones heart. They were only trying to make a living for thier families. But it cost them their lives.
In 1930 miner's in Hanna were paid 94 cents per hour, by 1939 their pay had only risen to $1.24 per hour. Not much money when you consider the safety conditions of that time.
May they never be forgotten.
If you are related to one of these fine men and would like to add to this memorial, please contact me.
Sandra Mitchell - Tarasiuk
Hanna Resident
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