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Shelton Mooney

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Shelton Mooney

Birth
West Virginia, USA
Death
29 Jan 1907 (aged 26–27)
Lochgelly, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Mount Carbon, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.131314, Longitude: -81.276703
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A coal miner. He was a victim of the Stuart mine explosion on January 29, 1907, that killed all 85 men that were inside the mine at the time. The mine was renamed Lochgelly, near Oak Hill, WV. He died an extremely violent death and probably died instantly. He was just 26 years old and had no family of his own.

A coal miner. He was a victim of the Stuart mine explosion on January 29, 1907, that killed all 85 men that were inside the mine at the time. The mine was renamed Lochgelly, near Oak Hill, WV. He died an extremely violent death and probably died instantly. He was just 26 years old and had no family of his own.

Gravesite Details

Cemetery located at 38.131314, -81.276703. On a hillside adjacent to an area called Montgomery Heights. Google Maps says Guthrie Cemetery. Sign at entrance says Eads Cemetery. On the cemetery page the coordinates for it's location are inaccurate.



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