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John “Kresbok/Kragnik” Krajnik

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John “Kresbok/Kragnik” Krajnik

Birth
Death
28 Apr 1914 (aged 37)
Eccles, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lower, right side, row 19, grave 18
Memorial ID
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West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 about John Kresbak
Name: John Kresbak
Birth Date: abt 1879
Death Date: 28 Apr 1914
Death Place: Eccles, Raleigh, West Virginia
Death Age: 35
Occupation: Miner
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 598426
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Please add to bio, SOURCE: "They Died in the Darkness' by Lacy A. Dillon, Copyright 1976

John died in one of the deadliest mine disasters in West Virginia history. On April 28, 1914, the Eccles No. 5 mine exploded killing 174 miners. The No. 6 Eccles mine killed 9 miners from the "Blckdamp" that was created when the No. 5 exploded. A total of 183 miners were lost that fateful day.
Contributor: David Cliborne (47274037)
West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 about John Kresbak
Name: John Kresbak
Birth Date: abt 1879
Death Date: 28 Apr 1914
Death Place: Eccles, Raleigh, West Virginia
Death Age: 35
Occupation: Miner
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 598426
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Please add to bio, SOURCE: "They Died in the Darkness' by Lacy A. Dillon, Copyright 1976

John died in one of the deadliest mine disasters in West Virginia history. On April 28, 1914, the Eccles No. 5 mine exploded killing 174 miners. The No. 6 Eccles mine killed 9 miners from the "Blckdamp" that was created when the No. 5 exploded. A total of 183 miners were lost that fateful day.
Contributor: David Cliborne (47274037)

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  • Created by: historianne
  • Added: Aug 28, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116193112/john-krajnik: accessed ), memorial page for John “Kresbok/Kragnik” Krajnik (12 Jul 1876–28 Apr 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116193112, citing Saint Sebastians Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by historianne (contributor 47121584).