Williamson County, Illinois Genealogy and History

Mine Fatalities

Name	Age	Date	Mine	Cause	Buried
Adams, Ezra	38-married	02 Jan 1917	Weaver	explosion
Arcura, Gaitano	37	24 Feb 1919	Mine #7 Herrin	falling slate
Arnold, Thomas	married	15 Aug 1918	Weaver	falling slate
Asheytis, Joseph		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Baker, George s/o Joe	25	22 Mar 1917	Pond Creek
Beavers, Sid	32-married	13 Jul 1917	Hemlock	falling slate
Benett, Lewis Rosell	58-married	31 May 1920	Mine B	falling slate
Blackburn, James Edward	32-married	26 Aug 1921	Scranton Mine	ran over by mine car
Bondi, Ezzonia	32-wife in Italy	12 May 1897	Carterville	explosion
Brosco, Joe	41-married	07 Dec 1917	Hemlock	falling slate
Bryant, ME		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Bryant, Marion		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Buckles, Abraham	41-single	29 Jan 1902	Dewmaine	falling coal
Bulliner, Fred	29-married	12 Jun 1923	Madison #12	ran over by mine car
Buser, Thomas	41	13 Oct 1913	Jeffery	hit by switch engine
Butcher, William	27-married	17 Jan 1904	Herrin	hit by coal car
Calcatarra, Aleck	41-married	24 Feb 1902	Herrin #7	falling slate
Caplinger, Clyde		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Caplinger, Wilson		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Canfield, Robert of Marion	50-married	22 Dec 1914	Peabody #3	falling rock
Carney, CB	52-married	29 Jan 1902	Carterville	falling coal
Carso, Angelo of Johnston City	30-married	09 Jul 1914	McClintock	hit by machine
Caruso, Tony		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Casper, Peter	37-single	24 Sep 1897	Johnston City	explosion
Chamness, William	23-married	03 Jan 1916	Jeffery	falling slate
Cobb, James		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Corbett, Joseph		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Council, Robert W	32-married	13 May 1917	Ziegler in Franklin Co	unk injuries
Courtney, Charles	married	Oct 1900	Reed Mine	hit by switch engine
Coyne, John	44-single	15 Dec 1897	Fredonia #2	gases
Coz, Charles		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Dalton, Ben	26-single	05 Jul 1917	Clifford	crushed by RR car
Davis, Wesley Jr	18-single	05 Sep 1919	Sunnyside	falling slate
DeNoyur, William A	18-single	31 May 1918	Mine A
Durbee, August	33-married	12 Jul 1898	Herrin #7	falling slate
Durham, Harry	17-single	14 Jan 1918	Sunnyside	crushed by coal car
Emert, George W	54-married	03 Sep 1915	Mine #8	blast from a shot
Emolati, Guieno	21-single	26 Mar 1918	West Monroe	crushed by pit car
Erricone, Tom		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Fanaro, Frank	45-single	24 Sep 1897	Johnston City	explosion
Fenrenbacker, Otto		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Ford, Jesse (face boss)	married	24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Fuchnotio, Tony of Jeffery	29-single	11 Dec 1914	Carterville & Herrin	falling slate
Garavaglia, Louis	married	02 May 1919	Bush	falling rock
Green, Cecil	16-single	18 Aug 1917	Taylor #1	crushed by motor
Green, Fred	20-married	23 Sep 1919	Freeman	falling slate
Green, Thomas		11 May 1904	Big Muddy Herrin	explosion
Goad, James	25	02 Jun 1917	Weaver	gas explosion
Golinski, George		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Gooch, Patrick		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Gossage, John	30-single	02 Jun 1917	Weaver	gas explosion
Grable, Ed		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Greinhold, Fred	54-single	16 Sep 1897	Johnston City	falling coal
Grooch, Evan of Weaver	18-single	22 Feb 1914	WP Rend Mine #2 Herrin	hit by pit car
Guy, Lewis	16-single	08 Apr 1917	Orient in Franklin Co	crushed by train

H-M

Name	Married	Date	Mine	Cause	Buried
Haney, Andrew J	married (mine boss)	13 Jun 1920	Bush	blast of coal
Henderson, JM		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Hicks, John of Carterville	25-single	25 Jan 1915	Burr C	falling top coal
Holland, Thomas of Weaver	29-married	21 Jul 1914	WP Rend #2 Herrin	hit in head by timber
Hopkins, Albert		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Jetters, Ben of Marion	24-married	01 Dec 1914	Peabody #3	hit by motor
Johns, Finney	30-married	01 Mar 1920	Mine B	falling slate
Kalsetis, John		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Kerley, Elmer	23-married	07 Dec 1917	Sunnyside	crushed by pit car
Knight, Willie	34	27 Aug 1917	Pond Creek	falling slate
Koch, Joseph		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Koch, Peter		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Langley, James	55-widow	05 Jul 1917	Clifford	crushed by RR car
Larocco, John	43	17 Jan 1918	Freeman	falling coal
Loketto, Victo		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Maddox, Jasper Jr	22-single	16 Feb 1919	Weaver	crushed by coal
Maris, Jes	29-single	27 Sep 1898	Fredonia #2	falling slate
Marrin, Henry	45-married	18 Sep 1915	C&C Mine	falling coal
McAlpine, Edgae	23-married	24 Nov 1898	Marion	fell in shaft
McCowen, James		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
McCullough, Herbert, manager	married	24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
McNeal, A	28-married	05 Aug 1899	Herrin #7	falling slate
McNeil, Guy	29-single	26 Nov 1915 (d 08 Jan 1916)	Taylor #2	falling slate
McNeil, Samuel R	49	14 Sep 1917	Cambria	falling slate
Meadors, Robert N	38-married	28 Aug 1916	Mine #8	hit by a pipe
Melliges, Herman	58-married	18 Apr 1917	Bush	natural causes
Mills, John		11 May 1904	Big Muddy Herrin	explosion
Molla, Joe	22-married	02 Jul 1918	Taylor #2	falling slate
Mollica, Leo	50-married	23 Nov 1915	Madison #9	run over by motor
Morgan, Noah	20-single	09 Jan 1901	Herrin #7	hit by coal car
Mortel, Joe of Dewmaine	16-single	24 Sep 1914	Dewmaine	falling coal
Mundinger, Benjamin Franklin	36-married	21 Aug 1916	Freeman	falling slate
Murphy, Leo V	20-single	22 Dec 1916		crushed by car

N-S

Name	Married	Date	Mine	Cause	Buried
Norbut, Charles		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Peretti, James		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Perkins, JJ		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Phillips, George		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Piazza, Joe		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Pouski, Louis of Johnston City	61-married	09 Jan 1915	McClintock	hit by pit car
Puricelli, Charles Berra	25-married	20 Sep 1920		falling slate
Puricelli, Charley	38-married	18 Oct 1920	Sunnyside	falling rock
Qualer, Edgar Long	41	02 Jun 1920	TG Wardner Mine
Reins, Dick		11 May 1904	Big Muddy Herrin	explosion
Reynolds, Otis	18-single	02 Jun 1917	Weaver	gas explosion
Rice, Charles	38-married	02 Jun 1917	Weaver	gas explosion
Robinson, Roy of Herrin	19-single	11 Nov 1914	Sunnyside	caught between rib & pit car
Rock, Sylvester		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Sadawski, Stanley	36-married	28 Dec 1917	Sunnyside	falling slate
Sanson, Samuel	18-single	13 Apr 1921	Big Muddy Herrin	cause unknown
Sauder, Benjamin F	26-married	23 Apr 1920	Clifford	dust explosion
Scaifo, Sam	45-married	27 Aug 1917	Pond Creek	falling slate
Schill, Charles	37-single	24 Sep 1897	Johnston City	explosion
Seiburg, Fritz		11 May 1904	Big Muddy Herrin	explosion
Smith, Edward of Johnston City	22-married	16 Jul 1914	Johnston City	ran over by motor
Smith, John of Johnston City	31-married	16 Sep 1914	West Side assist manager	run over by pit car
Stucker, Robert Emmett		07 Aug 1911	Old Squirrel	falling slate
Syrysbace, Hugo		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion

T-Z

Name	Married	Date	Mine	Cause	Buried
Tanner, Sam	62-married	24 Jan 1924	Federal Coal Co	falling coal
Tasse, James	31	13 Oct 1913	Jeffery	falling coal
Teague, James W	51-married	10 Apr 1917	Sunnyside	falling coal
Thetford, William E	16-single	17 Apr 1920	Bush	falling slate
Travisk, Eleck	29-married	24 Sep 1920	Mine B	falling slate
Tregoning, George M	35-widow	26 Sep 1920		burns
Vansage, James	33-married	21 Dec 1898	Carterville	falling coal
Ulrey, Charles	26-married	12 Jul 1920	Mine B	falling slate
Vickery, Guy	24-single	02 Jun 1917	Weaver	gas explosion
Ward, Delbert	35-married	29 Nov 1900		falling slate
Ward, Luther	23-single	30 Sep 1919	Clifford	run over by mine motor
Watson, Mathew of Carterville	20-single	04 Sep 1914	Hafer Mine #3	hit by pit car
Weathers, Roy	18-single	02 Jun 1917	Weaver	gas explosion
Wheel, Charles		26 Jun 1902	Carterville	falling coal
Williams, Evan		11 May 1904	Big Muddy Herrin	explosion
Williams, Ollie C		24 Jan 1924	East Mine	dust explosion
Wood, Samuel M	46-married	06 May 1921	Madison #9	falling coal
Youkfites, William	single	03 May 1918	Ziegler in Franklin Co	falling rock