B Hanna Basin Death and Burial Records

Old Carbon and Hanna Death and Burial Records - Alphabetical

Page by Bob Leathers with contributions from Joyce McCartney, Gary Beaver and Bill Becker

Index

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.

Source Code
(Inquest) Official Inquest Reports, (MIR) Mine Inspector Reports, (MM) Miner Monuments in Hanna,
(Headstone) cemetery headstone, (BL) Bob Leathers, (JB) John Baldwin
(NA) Nancy and Victor Anderson, (LK) Lynne Kuderko, (AR) Andy Ruskanen and (AO) Ayako Ohara,
(UPCCEM) Union Pacific Coal Company Employee's Magazine

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First it was Old Carbon - 1869 to 1902 - then it was Hanna - 1889 to 2023.
The two coal camps mined coal at the same time for about 13 years - 1889 to 1902.
The Carbon and Hanna cemeteries are both experiencing new burials.

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Backer, Barbara Anise
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jan. 13, 1943 - Mar. 25, 1943; Baby"
Plot: 345
Born: Jan, 13, 1943
Died: Mar. 15, 1943
Age: 2 m's, 2 d's

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Bailey, Douglas
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Not found
Born: Unknown
Died: 1929
Age: Unknown

Note: The funeral of Douglas Bailey, who died in Kemmerer, was held at the Methodist Church on Tuesday, March 5th, and taken to the Hanna Cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. J. M. Johnson and members of the American Legion Post. He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, his mother, Mrs. Jack O'Malley; three sisters, Mrs. Geo. Wilks, Mrs. E. R. Hennigsen, Mrs. Albert Gaskel; and two brothers, Arnim and Bruce Bailey, all of Hanna. (UPCCEM, April 1929)

Died in Kemmerer - Buried in Hanna - Headstone Not found

Baillie, William D. (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Laramie, Wyoming
Born: 1884
Died: July 18, 1933
Age: 49 y's

Note: July 13, 1933 - W. D. Baillie. Findings of the investigation of the accident which occurred to W. D. Baillie, employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company at Hanna as a lamp-man and bathhouse attendant, wherein he was injured on July 13th about 10:45 A. M., which injuries caused his death on July 18th at 6:00 P. M. in the Hanna Miner's Hospital. Mr. Baillie and his son were engaged in replacing a locker chain over a pulley which had become loose, this pulley being attached to the roof of the bathhouse. This necessitated the use of a step ladder nine feet in height. Mr. Baillie ascended the ladder nearly to the top and it is presumed that he became overbalanced and reached for the light fixture which was hanging there to support himself. He was also holding the locker chain and on reaching the light fixture it gave him a shock. He was unable to let go of the light fixture until the power was turned off. He conveyed this information to his son, who was supporting the ladder, and he ran to the door of the bathhouse where the switches are located and turned off the power. As soon as the power was off Mr. Baillie fell to the floor, and it is assumed that he struck either against a pipe upright, 4 ft. 3 in. high, which is used for a handrail and to hold the locker chains, or on one of the benches, causing injuries that necessitated a surgical operation from which he did not recover. Electrical tests were made of the light fixtures by the electrician and no indications of a short could be detected. However, the electrician immediately after the accident placed himself in the same position as Mr. Baillie had been and he did feel a shock from the fixture. The ladder which was used was a substantial one. In the writer's opinion it was better than average step ladder. (MIR)

Note: William D. Baillie was Mildred Crank's father. (MM)

Note: W. D. Baillie was a member of the Old Timer's Association of The Union Pacific Coal Company. He entered service at Hanna in 1907. (History of Union Pacific Mines)

Note: Mr. William D. Baillie, Bath House Attendant and Lampman at Hanna, died July 19 from injuries received a few days previously. It appears he was standing on a 10-foot ladder endeavoring to repair a broken chain clothes-hanger when he lost his balance and was precipitated to the floor, sustaining contusions of back and scalp. Services were held at Striker Mortuary, Laramie, in charge of Rev. Decker, Baptist church. He leaves to mourn his sad taking off four grown children, his mother, Mrs. John Lenihan, three brothers - John and Fred of Laramie and Harman of Casper. William Baillie entered the service at Hanna in November 1907 as a Blacksmith Helper, and later on was made Blacksmith at mine No. 2. He was 49 years of age and a widower and was a member of the Old Timers’ Association. (UPCCEM, September 1933)

Note: Mr. Baillie was killed at the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 4 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Greenhill Cemetery in Laramie, Wyoming. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Died in Hanna No. 4 Mine - Buried in Laramie, Wyoming

Bain, Richard (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Bain, R. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 15, 1881 - June 30, 1903"
Plot: 279
Born: May 15, 1881
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 22 y's, 1 mo, 1 day

Note: Richard, an African American miner, metal mine identification number #196, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22 back of the face, identified and removed from the mine on October 23, 1903, day 118 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 279 in the Hanna cemetery. He shares a stone with Ed Brown, A.E. Cooper, Sam Hudspetts, Benjamin Miller, James Thomas, and Fred Wilkins. (BL)

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Baker, Michelle D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 28, 1993 - June 23, 1993"
Plot: Block 4 Lot 14
Born: Apr. 28. 1993
Died: June 13, 1993
Age: 1 mo, 15 days

Note: Daughter of Mike and Carrie (Herberling) Baker. (CCA)

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Baker, Shyle B.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 10, 1995 - June 17, 1995"
Plot: Block 4 Lot 14
Born: Mar. 10, 1995
Died: June 17, 1995
Age: 3 m's, 7 days

Note: Daughter of Mike and Carrie (Herberling) Baker. (CCA)

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Baldwin, Mary Elizabeth
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1860 - 1932; May She Rest in Peace"
Plot: 73
Born: Mar. 21, 1860
Died: May 9, 1932
Age: 72 y's, 1 mo, 18 d's

Note: Mary Elizabeth Baldwin was born in England and the second wife of Thomas Baldwin also born in England. Mary and Thomas arrived in the U.S. in 1908. They had one child Mary Baldwin, born in England. (USC)

Note: Mary Elizabeth's daughter Mary married Harry M. Bowers in Wyoming. Mary Elizabeth is buried next to her daughter Mary and granddaughter Sarah in Plot 73. (JB)

Note: Mary Baldwin died in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming in One Town. She was Female, White, Married. Husband: Thos. Baldwin. Age: 72 years, 1 month, 18 days. Occupation: Housekeeper. Birthplace: Chorley, England. Father: Robt. Norris. Father's birthplace: Lancashire, England. Mother's maiden name: Ester Weisia. Birthplace of mother: Chorley, England. Informant: Mrs. Elizebeth Walsh, Hanna, Wyo. Burial: Hanna, 5/11/1932. Date of death: 5/9/1932. Died from General debility - old age. (John Baldwin, England)

Note: The death of Mrs. Baldwin came after an illness of only a few days. She passed away on Monday, May 9th, at the age of 72. Sympathy is extended to her son-in-law, Harry Bowers, and her grandchildren, Louise and Edward Bowers, in their bereavement. (UPCCEM June 1932)

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Baldwin, Robert
Cemetery: Hanna
Monument: No picture available.
Plot: 310

Ball, Alfred
Cemetery: Carbon
Born: 1840
Died: 1886 in Carbon.
Born: Jan. 1, 1840
Died: Oct. 19, 1886
Age: 46 y's, 9 m's, 18 d's

Note: Alfred Ball, the miner who died from an injury received in mine No. 6 last week, was buried here Thursday last. The family have resided here but a few weeks, coming from Pennsylvania, the widow and little girl so suddenly deprived of their natural protector, are deserving of much sympathy. (Daily Boomerang, October 1886)

Note: Alfred Ball was born January 1, 1840. He married Sarah Tomlinson. Alfred was killed October 19, 1886 at the age of 46 in a Union Pacific Railway mine at Carbon. He was buried in the Carbon cemetery in a marked grave. He is not listed on the Miners' Monument in Hanna, Wyoming. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Ball, Sarah Tomlinson
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: “Mother”
Born: 1843
Died: Oct. 19, 1886
Age: 43 y's

Note: Sarah Tomlinson Ball was born in 1843 in England. She married Alfred Ball. Alfred was killed October 19, 1886 at the age of 46 in a Union Pacific Railway mine at Carbon. It is unknown when Sarah Ball died. She was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery next to her husband Alfred. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Bamber, James
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1889 - 1948"
Plot: 371
Born: June 15, 1889
Died: 1948
Age: 59 y's

Note: James Bamber was born on the 15th of June 1889. His parents were William and Alice Ann and they lived at 32 Bengal Street, in Chorley, Lancashire, England. James and Margaret (Solloway) were married in 1915 at St. Georges Church in Chorley. On the 16th of June 1921, James arrived in New York on his way to Hanna. James was sponsored by his uncle Joseph Jackson. James gave the name of his wife Margaret and their address of No. 110 Clifford Street, Chorley as his contact address in England. They had a daughter Margaret born in Hanna in 1925 and another daughter Grace Pauline born in Hanna, 1931. In 1940 they were living in Hanna and James was a rope rider in a coal mine. (John Baldwin, England)

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Bamber, Margaret
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1890 - 1946"
Plot: 371
Born: May 7, 1890
Died: 1946
Age: 56 y's

Note: Margaret (Solloway) Bamber was born to Johnson and Alice Solloway on the 7th of May 1890, living at Red Bank Lodge, Bolton Road, Chorley, Lancashire. Margaret was the wife of James Bamber they were married in 1915 at St. Georges Church in Chorley. Margaret arrived in the United States in 1923. (John Baldwin, England)

Note: Margaret Bamber, age 56, died in Hanna, Wyoming from Cancer. (Wyoming Death Records)

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Bangs, Jennette
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Born Dec. 11th 1862, Died Feb. 13th 1895, Mother & Son”; Stone shared with Willie Bangs.
Born: Dec. 11, 1862
Died: Feb. 13, 1895
Age: 32 y's, 2 m's, 2 d's

Note: Jennette (Cook) Bangs was born December 11, 1862 in Scotland. In 1880 she was age 18 living in Elk Mountain, Wyoming. She was married to William Bangs. She was keeping house as an occupation. Her husband, William Bangs was age 21, born in Kansas. He was a farmer by occupation. Jennette died February 13, 1895 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming at age 32 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Bangs, Willie
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Born Jan. 29th, 1881, Died Mar. 17th, 1899, Mother & Son”; Stone shared with Jennette.
Born: Jan. 29, 1881
Died: Mar. 17, 1899
Age: 18 y's, 1 mo.. 18 d's

Note: William "Willie" Banks was born January 29, 1881 in Wyoming to Jennette (Cook) and William Bangs. He died March 17, 1899 at Fort Steele, Wyoming at age 18 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery with his mother Jennette Bangs. (Ancresty) (BL)

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Bapbantakh, Aikatepinh
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1923 - 1928"
Plot: 139
Born: June 15, 1923
Died: Feb. 18, 1928
Age: 4 y's, 8 m's, 3 d's

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Barnett, Darrell L.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Dec. 17, 1932 - July 20, 2013"
Plot: Block 4 Lot 19
Born: Dec. 17, 1932
Died: July 20, 2013
Age: 80 y's, 7 m's, 3 d's

Note: Darrell L. Barnett, 79, died peacefully July 20, 2013, at Mountain View Living Center in Sheridan. His long, hard-fought battle with health problems is finally over. Darrell was born in a farmhouse near Fort Laramie, Wyoming on December 17, 1933, the third child of Ed and Bessie (Faith) Barnett. He grew up on a farm near Veteran, Wyoming, where he attended school before enlisting in the Navy in 1952. He served during the Korean War as a Gunner’s Mate aboard the USS Alvin C. Cockrell. After being honorably discharged in 1956, he returned to Wyoming where he worked in the oilfields before joining the Cody police force and later the Wyoming Highway Patrol. It was while he was on the Highway Patrol that he met Sharon Thompson at a dance in Elk Mountain, Wyoming. Darrell and Sharon were married July 1, 1960, and started their life together in Hanna, Wyoming, where he worked for Rosebud Coal Sales Company. The couple had two sons, Monty and Jeff. In 1965, they moved to northern British Columbia where they staked some land and spent the next three years. After returning to the States, Darrell went to work for Palm Livestock, managing a ranch north of Hanna. When his sons entered high school, the family moved back to Hanna and Darrell returned to work as a coal miner at the Rosebud mine. In 1987 he and Sharon moved to Sheridan, where he was employed by Decker Coal, retiring in 1997. He was a fun person, always the life of the party, even if there was no party. He never met a stranger and would visit with anyone who wouldn’t walk away. He was full of music, a terrific dancer, and had the ability to play every musical instrument that he tried, some better than others. He spent much of his time panning for gold, searching for hidden treasures, and playing golf. He loved a good horse, a good dog, and good whiskey. Animals and children were drawn to him, and he had words of wisdom for every occasion. He was so proud of his sons and grandchildren and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Eddie Barnett. He is survived by his wife Sharon, his sons Monty (Denise) of Denver, and Jeff (Allison) of Douglas, his sister, Dorothy Lafferty of Sheridan, his grandson Travis (Aimee) of Casper, his granddaughters Daryl and McKinsey, both of Douglas, and his great grandson Bhodin of Casper. He also leaves behind two step-grandchildren and four step great-grandchildren.
(Sheridan Media July 2013) (Ancestry)

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Barouxakis, Haris (MIR); Aka: Barouxakis, Harry (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Plot: Unknown
Born: 1891
Died: Aug. 3, 1916
Age: 25 y's

Note: Haris Barouxakis, Greek, age 25, single, employed for 12 months, killed in No. 2 mine on August 3, 1916. Miner. He was killed in No. 2 mine in Hanna owned by the Union Pacific Coal Company. The motorman left Barouxakis an empty car. He and his partner pushed their loaded car out of the room but did not put it far enough out on the entry for the empty car to clear the switch. Instead of pushing the loaded car farther down, Barouxakis got between the empty car and lower rib of the entry to lift the empty car into the room switch, and while lifting the empty car he came in contact with the trolley wire and was electrocuted. (MIR)

Note: Haris Barouxakis was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna on August 3, 1916. His burial place is not known. (BL)

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Bateman, E. J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Aug. 10, 1881 - May 10, 1922; Placed by D. H. Perry, Grandson"
Plot: 69
Born: Aug. 10, 1881
Died: May 10, 1922
Age: 40 y's, 9 m's

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Bateman, Florance M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 23, 1886 - Oct. 2, 1918; Mother; Wife of E. J. Bateman"
Plot: 69
Born: May 23, 1886
Died: Oct. 2, 1918
Age: 32 y's, 4 m's, 9 d's

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Bateman, Mary Lucas
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1880 - 1938; Mother"
Plot: 108
Born: 1880
Died: May 28, 1938
Age: 58 y's

Note: Mrs. Mary Lucas Bateman passed away after a short illness on May 28th at the Hanna Hospital. She was born in England 58 years ago, where she was married to Richard Lucas, and, with her family, came to Hanna 28 years ago. She was left a widow in 1916 by the death of Mr. Lucas. Later she married J.E. Bateman, who died shortly after. Mrs. Lucas was a communicant of the Episcopal Church, where the funeral service was conducted by Rev. Kellam, interment in the Hanna Cemetery. The Pythian Sisters, of which organization she was a member, conducted their services at the home the evening before. Mrs. Lucas leaves to mourn her passing, two sons, Thomas and Richard, and two daughters, Mrs. Robert While and Mrs. Andrew Ruskanen; two grandchildren, a brother, John Clark, of Hanna, a brother, Charles Clark, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, and two brothers and a sister in England, besides a host of friends. (UPCCEM, July 1928)

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Battle, John (Inquest); Aka: Bettue, J. (MM); Battle, John (MM)
Cemetery: Laramie, Wyoming
Born: Sept. 1857
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 45 y's

Note: John Battle was born in September of 1857 in Ireland. In 1900, John was age 42, white, male, had immigrated in 1876, a naturalized citizen, head of house, married to Josie Battle in 1900. He died June 30, 1903 in a coal mine explosion in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: John, an English-speaking Irish miner, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. John was the foreman of the No. 1 mine. He was found at entry 26, identified and removed from the mine on December 4, 1903, day 160 after the explosion. He was buried in Laramie, Wyoming. (BL)

Note: Hanna Miner Buried in the Cemetery Here: Yesterday afternoon, the body of John Battle, mine foreman at Hanna, who was one of the victims of the disaster there, arrived in Laramie in charge of Undertaker Stryker, and was immediately taken to the cemetery for burial. The Rev. Father Cummiskey conducting the services at the grave. The following miners from Hanna, all associates of the dead man, acted as pall bearers: R. Cardwell. Elmer Larson, T. P. Hinkell, John Thomas, J. D. Crilley and J. Hawley. The body was among the last five recovered from the mine on Sunday. Mr. Battle was one of the most experienced miners in Wyoming. (Laramie Boomerang, December 10, 1903)

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Killed in Hanna No. 1 Mine - Buried in Laramie, Wyoming

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Beck, Anna
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1899 - 1978; Mother; My Trust Is in God"
Plot: 218
Born: 1899
Died: 1978
Age: 79 y's

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Bedford, Agnes E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1885 - 1968; Married March 5, 1902" Shares a stone with Roy L. Bedford.
Plot: 63
Born: 1885
Died: 1968
Age: 83 y's

Note: Born Agnes Emma Tate in England, the daughter of John and Annie Tate. (CCA)

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Bedford, Roy L. Sr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1879 - 1974; Married March 5, 1902" Shares a stone with Agnes E. Bedford.
Plot: 63
Born: 1879
Died: 1974
Age: 95 y's

Note: The first recipient of a Forty-Year button this year is Mr. R.L. Bedford, Sr. A native of Iowa, he started with the Railroad in Fremont, Nebraska, in 1899. He came to the Coal Company in Rock Springs in 1905, and in the same year went to Hanna. Mr. Bedford served as Deputy Sheriff at Hanna and is employed at present in the Hanna Machine Shop. He is a man with a family, three sons and two daughters. (UPCCEM, July 1942)

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Bedford, Daniel E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 8, 1916 - Oct. 21, 1918; Baby"
Plot: 63
Born: Apr, 8, 1916
Died: Oct. 21, 1918
Age: 2 y's, 6 m's, 13 d's

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Bedford, Ernest E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1904 - 1970"
Plot: 63
Born: 1904
Died: 1970
Age: 66 y's

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Bedford, Ethel LaVonne
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1928 - 1945"
Plot: 63
Born: Jul. 11, 1928
Died: Apr. 3, 1945
Age: 16 y's, 8 m's, 22 d's

Note: The community of Hanna was saddened by the sudden death of LaVonne Bedford, who passed away on April 3rd, after an illness of a few days. Ethel LaVonne Bedford was the youngest daughter of Mr. And Mrs. R. L. Bedford, Old Timers with the Coal Company. Born in Hanna on July 11, 1928, she attended the Hanna school and was in the Junior class, taking an active part in school affairs. She was a member of the church of the Latter-Day Saints. Funeral services were performed by Bishop Lyman Fearn, assisted by Elders James and Tate, at the Methodist Church, on April 8th, interment in Hanna cemetery. Pall bearers were Geo. Wilkes, James Bamber, Joe Hinek, Joe Evans, Joe Sandoval, and F. J. DeForest. She leaves to mourn her passing, her mother and father; one sister, Mrs. Richard Warrick, of Craig, Colorado; and three brothers, Ernest and Roy, of Hanna, and Sgt. John Bedford, of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. William Tate, of Ogden; James Tate, of Idaho Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Evans, of Walden, Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Heinek and Thelma Wilson, of Rawlins; Miss Letha Fearn, of Medicine Bow; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Warrick and daughter, of Craig, Colorado; Sgt. John Bedford, of Connecticut and Mr. and Mrs. John Dexter and Art Neil, of Parco. (UPCCEM, May 1945)

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Bedford, John D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1908 - 1983" Shares a stone with Veva A. Bedford.
Plot: 376
Born: 1908
Died: 1983
Age: 75 y's

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Bedford, Veva A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1906 - 1990" Shares a stone with John D. Bedford.
Plot: 376
Born: 1906
Died: 1990
Age: 84 y's

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Bedford, Maxine J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "June 19, 1928 - June 5, 2003" Shares a stone with Roy L. Jr. Bedford.
Plot: 63
Born: June 19, 1928
Died: June 5, 2003
Age: 74 y's, 11 m's, 16 d's

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Bedford, Roy L. Jr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Dec. 6, 1913 - Feb. 14, 2003" Shares a stone with Maxine J. Bedford.
Plot: 63
Born: Dec. 6, 1913
Died: Feb. 14, 2003
Age: 89 y's, 2 m's, 8 d's

Note: Roy Bedford, Jr., the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bedford, met with a serious accident on March 17th [1926] He was climbing over a freight train which suddenly gave a jerk, knocking him to the ground; one leg was caught under the wheels and nearly severed. He was taken to the hospital where it was found necessary to amputate the leg below the knee. The little fellow stood it very well and is getting along nicely. (UPCCEM, May 1926)

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Bell, Ronald Bruce
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Dec. 27, 1941 - March 25, 2013"
Plot: Block 4 Lot 23
Born: Dec. 27, 1941
Died: Mar. 25, 2013
Age: 71 y's, 2 m's, 28 d's

Note: Ronald Bruce Bell, 71, of Hanna, Wyoming, passed away March 25, 2013, at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins. He was born December 27, 1941, in Lovell, Wyoming to parents Emma (Laber) and Roscoe Robert Bell. He graduated from high school in Lovell, Wyoming and attended the University of Wyoming. Before retiring, Ron was a supervisor for Arch Minerals. Ron also worked for Peter Kiewit & Sons. He served in the National Guard during the Vietnam War. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed hunting, watching sports and spending time with his grandkids and great grandkids. He was also a member of the V.F.W. Post in Hanna, Wyoming. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Kevin Bell, who passed away September 10, 2009. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday March 30, 2013, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Hanna, Wyoming. Interment with military honors will follow at the Hanna cemetery. (Rawlins Daily Times)

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Benard, Christine
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 7, 1876 - Dec. 31, 1950; At Rest"
Plot: 40
Born: Apr. 7, 1876
Died: Dec. 31, 1950
Age: 74 y's, 8 m's, 24 d's

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Bertolas, Jack L.
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Jack L. Bertolas; Mar. 20, 1944 - Nov. 18, 2017; Just an old Cowboy"
Born: Mar. 20, 1944
Died: Nov. 18, 2017
Age: 73 y's, 7 m's, 28 d's

Note: Jack L. Bertolas, age 73, passed away after a brief illness on Nov. 18, 2017, in Hanna, Wyoming, surrounded by his loving Wyoming family. Jack was born March 20, 1944, in Virginia, Minnesota to Jack and Betty (Gilness) Bertolas. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1962, then attended a technical college for heavy equipment in Staples, MN. He found work with Kiewit Corporation, and at their request, he moved to Wyoming in 1972 to work in the coal mines. Jack was born 100 years after his time. He was an old Western cowboy at heart and lived a wild and interesting life with no regrets. For 45 years he spent his time herding sheep and cows, riding horses and fishing and hunting in the mountains near Hanna and Medicine Bow. He had a great affection for animals and was recognized by many as someone you could always count on for a helping hand. His boots will be impossible to fill. He lived hard but lived a life he loved. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Margaret (Landmark) in 1974 and his second wife, Bev (Solaas), in 2006. He is survived by his brothers: Peter (Mary Lee) of Virginia, MN; Tom (Odette) of Las Cruces, NM; Randy (Maureen) of Wayne, NE; his children: Tracy (Harold) Newbrough of Rawlins, WY; Jerry (Yvonne) Solaas of Paonia, CO; Chris (Monica) Solaas of Rock Springs, WY; David (Aaron) Solaas of Rock Springs, WY; Jesse (Sunshine) Solaas of Hanna, WY, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There will be a memorial held Jan. 13, 2018 in Hanna, WY with a celebration of his life to follow in the mountains in the summer of 2018. (SweetwaterNow, Dec. 4, 2017)

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Bertolas, Margaret
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Margaret Bertolas; Mar. 18, 1945 - Aug. 1, 1074; Wife"
Born: Mar. 18, 1945
Died: Aug. 1, 1974
Age: 29 y's, 4 m's, 13 d's

Note: Margaret Y. Landmark was born in Minnesota. She married Jack L. Bertolas. Margaret died at age 29 from a horse riding accident. She was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming Cemetery. (Ancestry) (Sunshine Solaas)

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Birchall, Andrew (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Birchall, Andrew (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1883 - 1908"
Plot: 254
Born: 1883
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 25 y's

Note: Andrew Birchall worked as a Miner in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. Andrew and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Thursday July 16, 1908, on day 111 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in Plot 254 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

Note: Andrew is Henry Birchall's eldest son. (JB)

Note: Killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 254 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Birchall, Henry. G. (Inquest); Aka: Birchall, H. G. (MIR) (MM); Birchall, Henry George (JB)
Born: 1863
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 45 y's

Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like Henry Birchall - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.

Note: Henry Birchall worked as a Miner in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. Henry and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was not removed from the mine. (BL)

Note: Henry is Andrew Birchall's father. (JB)

Note: Henry George Birchall, was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England in 1862. He married Margaret Hoy in 1883 and they had eight children, four boys, and four girls. Andrew Birchall was the eldest child. On the 13th of May 1906 they arrived in New York on their way to Hanna. In company with them was Thomas Ratcliffe, 29 years also a miner. Henry’s Sister-in-law Anna Hughes sponsored Henry George and Andrew and his uncle, John Crawford, sponsored Thomas Ratcliffe. (John Baldwin, England)

Note: Henry Birchall was killed in the 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. His body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)

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Bisignano, Catherine G.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 20, 1879 - May 30, 1960" Shares a stone with Sam Bisignano.
Plot: 230
Born: Nov. 20, 1879
Died: May 30, 1960
Age: 80 y's, 6 m's, 10 d's

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Bisignano, Sam G.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "June 28, 1877 - Oct. 21, 1924" Shares a stone with Catherine Bisignano.
Plot: 230
Born: June 28, 1877
Died: Oct. 21, 1924
Age: 47 y's, 3 m's, 23 d's

Note: The community was shocked to learn of the death of Sam Bisiginato [Bisignano], who passed away at the Hanna Hospital on Tuesday, October 21st. Deceased had been a resident of Hanna and a trusted employee of the Coal Company for a number of years and was held in high esteem by all his fellow workers. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to his widow and children. (UPCCEM, December 1924)

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Bisignano, Joe
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 13, 1908 - Nov. 24, 2001; TECH 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II"
Plot: 230
Born: Nov. 13, 1908
Died: Nov. 24, 2001
Age 93 y's, 11 d's

Note: Joe Bisignano was born November 13, 1908, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Sam and Catherine Bisignano. Joe served in the US Army: Tec 4 US Army World War II. He enlisted in the Army March 24, 1942 and was discharged Oct. 2, 1945. He was working for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Hanna at the time he enlisted. Joe worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in his later years and retired from there. Joe died November 24, 2001, in Hanna, Wyoming, at the age of 93 and was buried in the Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: Joe has two headstones in the Hanna cemetery - one is a military monument.

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Black, Arthur W. Jr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Nov. 14, 1933 - Dec. 9, 2010; BT3 US NAVY KOREA.
Plot: Block 3 Lot 3
Born: Nov. 14, 1933
Died: Dec. 9, 2010
Age: 77 y's, 25 d's

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Blackburn, Thomas H.
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: 1922 - 1988
Born: Apr. 7, 1922
Died: June 24, 1988
Age: 66 y's, 2 m's, 17 d's
(SS)

Note: Name Thomas H. Blackburn. Birth Date 7 Apr. 1922. Last Residence 68801, Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA. Death Date 24 Jun 1988. (SS Death Index)

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Blanton, Daniel
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Not Found
Born: Apr. 5, 1951
Died: Dec. 1, 1979
Age: 28 y's, 7 m's, 26 d's

Note: "When Daniel Leslie Blanton was born on April 5, 1951, in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, his father, Elmo, was 23 and his mother, Beverly, was 18. He had one brother. He died on December 1, 1979, in Hanna, Wyoming, at the age of 28, and was buried there." (Blanton Family, Ancestry.com) (BL)

Note: Daniel L. Blanton was working in the Energy Development Company's Vanguard 2 Underground Coal Mine. At 11:05 p.m. on November 29, 1979 a rock fall occurred which resulted in the death of Daniel Blanton. He was a foreman who was watching the miner being moved back to make another pass at cutting bottom. He stepped back into the unbolted fan niche to let the head of the miner pass when a rock fell out of the roof, pinning the victim. Daniel arrived at the hospital at 12:55 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 3:35 a.m. of massive internal injuries and bleeding. (MIR)

Note: Daniel was killed in Energy Development's Vanguard 2 mine in Hanna. According to family records he was buried in Hanna, but the headstone has not been found. (BL)

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Killed in Energy Development's Vanguard No. 2 mine in Hanna - Buried in Hanna - No Marker or Headstone found.

Blumstrom, John (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Blumstrom, J. (MM); Blumstram, John (Headstone)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1864 - 1903; Kuoli Kaivanto"
Plot: 150
Born: 1864
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 39 y's

Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #91, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 20 back, identified and removed from the mine on July 24, 1903, day 25 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 150 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Boam, Arthur
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1902 - 1985" Shares a stone with Ruth Boam.
Plot: 329
Born: 1902
Died: 1985
Age: 83 y's

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Boam, Ruth
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1909 - 1994" Shares a stone with Arthur Boam.
Plot: 329
Born: 1909
Died: 1994
Age: 85 y's

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Boam, Audrey M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Audrey M. Boam: 1935 - 1968"
Plot: 349
Born: Feb., 1935
Died: Apr. 27, 1968
Age: 33 y's

Note: Audrey Boam was born February 1935. She married Ronald Keith Boam. Audrey died April 27, 1968 at the age of 33 in Sweetwater, Wyoming and was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery in plot 349. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Boam, Bradley J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Bradley J. "Bucky" Boam; Oct. 29, 1956 - Jan. 13, 2019"
Born: Oct. 29, 1956
Died: Jan. 13, 2019
Age: 62 y's, 2 m's, 14 d's

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Boam, Elizabeth B.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1897 - 1982"
Plot: 143
Born: 1897
Died: 1982
Age: 85 y's

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Boam, Estell
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1900 - 1932"
Plot: 143
Born: 1900
Died: Oct. 31, 1932
Age: 32 y's

Note: A sad event was the death of Mrs. Walter Boam on October 31. Sympathy is extended to the family in their bereavement. Funeral services were held in the Episcopal Church on November 4, Rev. Even officiating, and the Women of the Moose Lodge, of which Mrs. Boam was a member, held their services at the graveside. Interment was made in the Hanna Cemetery. Relatives of Mrs. Boam from out of town who attended her funeral were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Burk of Iowa, Mr. And Mrs. Art Burk and family of Superior, Mr. Carl Burk and Mr. And Mrs. Amoss Burk of Lyons, Colo., and Mrs. John While, who will be remembered as Miss Amy Boam, and two children of Pasadena, Calif. (UPCCEM, December 1932)

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Boam, Gertrude
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1877 - 1944" Shares a stone with John Boam.
Plot: 142
Born: July, 17, 1877
Died: Aug. 18, 1944
Age: 67 y's, 1 mo., 1 day

Note; Mrs. Gerturde Boam, 77, died Friday afternoon, August 18, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Kelly, following an illness of several years. Mrs. Boam was born in Yorkshire, England, on July 17, 1827. She came to this country 60 years ago and for a greater part of that time has resided in Wyoming. Mrs. Boam was the mother of nine children, two of these having preceded her in death. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Harriet Kelly of this city, Mrs. Amy While and Mrs. Marie Robinson of Oakland, California, and four sons, Walter of Superior, and Joh, Arthur, and Mose of this city. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church, the Rev. Maxwell officiating. Interment was made in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, October 1944)

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Boam, John
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1876 - 1918" Shares a stone with Gertrude Boam.
Plot: 142
Born: 1976
Died: 1918
Age: 42 y's

Note: John Boam was a member of the Old Timer's Association of The Union Pacific Coal Company. He entered service at Hanna in 1918. (History of Union Pacific Mines)

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Boam, Harry
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1913 - 1942"
Plot: 142
Born: 1913
Died: 1942
Age: 29 y's

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Boam, Jack
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "March 1935"
Plot: 329
Born: Unknown
Died: Mar. 6, 1935
Age: Unknown

Note: Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. John Boam in the death of their infant son on March 6. (UPCCEM, April 1935)

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Boam, Jake
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1901 - 1983" Shares a stone with Margaret Boam.
Plot: 329
Born: 1901
Died: 1983
Age: 82 y's

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Boam, Margaret
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1905 - 1992" Shares a stone with Jake Boam.
Plot: 329
Born: 1905
Died: 1992
Age: 87 y's

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Boam, Ronald K. (Monument); Aka: Boam, Ronnie (BL)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "July 20, 1927 - July 3, 1999; Are You Lonesome Tonight" Shares a stone with Barbara Boam.
Plot: 147
Born: July 20, 1927
Died: July 3, 1999
Age: 69 y's, 11 m's, 13 d's

Note: Ronald "Ronnie" Keith Boam was born July 20, 1927, in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming, to John "Jake" and Margaret Boam. He married Barbara Walker. He served in the United States Navy. He died on July 3, 1999 at the age of 71 and was buried in the Hanna cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Boam, Walter
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Feb. 13, 1898 - July 4, 1961"
Plot: 143
Born: Feb. 13, 1898
Died: July 4, 1961
Age: 63 y's, 3 m's, 21 d's

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Boam, Woodrow
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1918"
Plot: 142
Age: 0 years

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Boberg, Frank (NA)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: Worn wood, original marker - illegible, broken off; new stone; "Jan. 13, 1847 - July 22, 1888"; IOOF/FLT.
Born: Jan. 13, 1847
Death: July 22, 1888
Age: 41 y's, 6 m's, 9 d's

Note: Lars Fredrik Boberg was born on January 13, 1847 in Sweden to Barthold and Gertrude Boberg. He arrived in this country in 1869. He married Maria Sophia Peterson on December 4, 1885, in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming. He became a naturalized citizen in 1887. He died on July 22, 1888, in Carbon at the age of 41, and was buried in Carbon, Wyoming. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Boisen, Asmus (MM)
Cemetery: Carbon
Born: unknown
Died: 1874 in Carbon (MM)
Age: unknown

Note: Asmus Boisen was killed in 1874 in the Union Pacific's No. 1 mine in Carbon. He was buried in an unmarked grave in the Carbon cemetery. (NA)

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Boisen, Caroline
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "1841 – 1900": Shares stone with Chris Boisen
Born: 1841
Died: 1900
Age: 59 y's

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Boisen, Christ (NA)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "1843 – 1883": Shares stone with Caroline Boisen
Born: 1843
Died: January 9, 1883, in Carbon.
Age: 40 y's

Note: Chris Boisen was killed January 9, 1883, in Union Pacific Railway's No. 5 mine in Carbon. He was buried in a marked grave in the Carbon cemetery. He was survived by a wife and 6 children. He was buried in a marked grave in the Carbon cemetery. (NA)

Note: Chris Boise was a fatality in a Union Pacific coal mine in Carbon. He was not listed on the Miner Monument in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Boisen, Charles F.
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: “Son of Chris & Caroline Boisen of Elk Mountain. Died Nov. 29, 1892; Aged 15 y’s, 10 m’s; "And now O Lord what wait I for? My hope is in Thee. PS:39 vs 7."
Born: Jan. 1877
Died: Nov. 29, 1892
Age: 15 y's

Note: Charles Boisen was born January 1877 to Christ and Mary Caroline Boisen. He died November 29, 1892 at age 15 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note:: Charles Boisen was killed in Rawlins by jumping or being blown from the platform of the west bound train in Rawlins to attend school; his father died a year ago, and he was the mainstay of his sorrowing mother; he was a nephew of J. G. Yost. (PVL 12/08/1892) (NA)

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Bollar, Jenni Marie; Boller, Jenni
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: metal cross
Plot: 168
Age: unknown

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Boney, John (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "John Boney, Aged 70 Years"
Born: 1833
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 70 y's

Note: John Boney, age 70, an Irish miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. John was found at entry 11, identified and removed from the mine on the day it exploded, June 30, 1903. John Boney was the oldest known miner killed in the explosion. He was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (BL)

Note: John Boney, at age 70 is the oldest know miner killed over time in any of the Old Carbon and Hanna coal mines. (BL)

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Bontadelli, Baby Daughter
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Baby Daughter, Bontadelli, July 1950"
Plot: 89
Born: Unknown
Died: July 1950
Age: 0 y's

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Booth, Carlotta
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 2, 1939 - Mar. 19, 2014" Shares a stone with Larry Booth.
Plot: Block 7 Lot 3
Born: May 2, 1939
Died: March 19, 2014
Age: 74 y's, 10 m's, 17 d's

Note: Carlotta P. Booth was born Jun. 2, 1939 in Trinidad and Tobago. She died Mar. 19, 2014. Her spouse was Larry Ellsworth Booth. She was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry)

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Booth, Larry Ellsworth
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 1, 1938 - Apr. 14, 2014" Shares a stone with Carlotta Booth.
Plot: Block 7 Lot 3
Born: October 1, 1938
Died: April 14, 2014
Age: 75 y's, 6 m's, 13 d's

Note: Larry Ellsworth Booth was born Oct. 1, 1938 in Oroville, California. He died April 14, 2014, in Rawlins, Wyoming. He was buried in the Hanna, cemetery. Larry was the husband of Carlotta P. Booth. (Ancestry)

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Bowers, Marvin Aka: Bowers, Mervil L. (JB)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1891 - 1918"
Plot: 73
Born: 1891
Died: 1918
Age: 27 y's

Note: Marvin Bowers was born in Maryland in 1891. His parents were James H. Bowers born in Maryland in 1845 and Sarah M. Bowers, born in Maryland 1846. Marvin is actually Mervil L. Bowers. He had 5 siblings. Charles E. born 1878. Harry born in 1882. Clayton born in 1885. Jessie born in 1888. Edward born in 1894. Harry H. Bower Sr. was a Jeweler in District One, Carroll, Maryland. Harry Jr. married Mary Baldwin in Hanna in 1917; Mary died in 1922 and was buried in the same plot as Mervil Bowers. (John Baldwin, England)

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Bowers, Mary
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 23, 1895 - May 6, 1922; Wife of Harry M. Bowers" Shares a stone with daughter Sarah M. Bowers.
Plot: 73
Born: May 23, 1895
Died: May 6, 1922
Age: 26 y's, 11 m's, 13 d's

Note: Mary was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Baldwin. Born in England. Arrived in the U.S. around 1908. April 26, 1917 a marriage license was issued to Harry Bowers and Miss Mary Baldwin both residents of Hanna. Mary and Harry M. Bowers had three children Mary Louise Bowers, born 1919 in Wyoming, Charles Edward Bowers, born 1920 in Wyoming. Sarah M. Bowers, was the third child, born 1922 in Wyoming to Mary and Harry. She died April 30, 1922 in Hanna, Carbon County, Wyoming and buried in the Hanna Cemetery. Mother Mary Bowers died six days after her daughter Sarah M. Bowers. (John Baldwin, England)

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Bowers, Sarah M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 30, 1922; Daughter" Shares a stone with mother Mary Bowers.
Plot: 73
Born: Apr. 30, 1922
Died: Apr. 30, 1922
Age: 1 day

Note: Sarah M. was the daughter of Harry M. Bowers and Mary (Baldwin) Bowers. She was born in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming. She died six days before her mother. She was buried next to her mother in the Hanna Cemetery in plot 73. (BL)

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Bowkett, Mary Ellen
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1861 - 1914; Until We Meet Again"
Plot: 90
Born: 1861
Died: 1914
Age: 53 y's

Note: Marry Ellen Bowkett was the wife of William Bowkett. (John Baldwin, England)

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Bowkett, William
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1858 - 1940; United"
Plot: 90
Born: 1858
Died: 1940
Age: 82 y's

Note: William Bowkett was born in 1858 in Hanley, England, which is a suburb of the city of Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire, England. William married Mary Ellen Forrester on July 30, 1882 at St Johns Church in Hanley, England.
They had ten children up to 1904 and six of them did not make it past their first birthday. Their ninth child, William, was born in 1901 in Stoke on Trent and died the same year. The tenth and final child was born in 1904 and was also named William. The interesting thing about his birth was that he was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England. William Sr. was a coal miner in Wigan, England prior to arriving in 1911 in the United States with his wife Mary Ellen along with his children Elizabeth, born 1887, Norah, born 1892, Mary Ellen Jr., born 1896, and William Jr., born 1904. Mary Ellen died in 1914 the year after she arrived from England at age 53 years. In 1920 William Sr., widowed and William Jr. were living in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming with his daughter, Mary Ellen who has two children. She was described as a widow although only 23 years old. In 1940 William Sr. was 81 years old and living in Election district five in Sheridan, Wyoming with his daughter Elizabeth Ann who is married to Edward Edwardson. Next house but one from William Sr. is William Jr. a machine operator in a coal mine, now married with a son also called William, he was 2 years of age. (John Baldwin, England)

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Bowthorpe, Ferris L.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Feb. 13, 1941 - July 19, 1972; UTAH MM 2 US NAVY VIETNAM"
Plot: 399
Born: Feb. 13, 1941
Died: July 19, 1972
Age: 31 y's, 5 m's, 6 d's

Note: On July 19, 1972, at approximately 10:50 a.m., Ferris Bowthorpe, age 31, was electrocuted when his body came in contact with a 34,500-volt line, while working on a transformer station at the Rosebud Coal Sales Company, Hanna, Wyoming. Mr. Bowthorpe was married and the father of one minor child. Description of Accident: Mr. Bennington, Chief Electrician at Rosebud was in charge of moving transformers out of a trailer station. They were to be replaced by larger transformers. Mr. Bennington had assigned Mr. Bowthorpe, who has been employed by this company 4 years, 8 months as an electrician, and Jerry Davis, electrician helper, and Warren Pherris, welder, to the transformers. They were instructed as to the job procedure. Bowthorpe, Davis and Pherris were instructed to eat dinner at 11:00 a.m., as the high voltage line was to be de-energized at 12:00 noon, in order to work on the project. The fuses had been removed on the transformer lead-in line. The air gap switches were pulled and open. The only voltage at the station was on the high voltage side, which was approximately 8 ft. higher. Jerry Davis stated that Bowthorpe and he thought it was necessary to take the fuse holders off the plates on the transformer. They agreed not to go any higher than the porcelain bottom holder, which was de-energized. Davis turned his back to Bowthorpe and was taking clamps off the jumper when he saw a flash. He turned and saw Bowthorpe falling. The two men working on the 40R drill, which was about 225 ft. from the transformers, also saw the flash. Mr. Biggs, oiler on the drill, testified he saw Bowthorpe fall from the top of the high voltage side. It is believed that Bowthorpe climbed up on the cross beams near the 34,500 volt line and came in contact with the high-tension line. It is believed he fell approximately 17 ft. to the ground. Warren Pherris, welder, was the first man to reach Bowthorpe. He immediately began to administer artificial resuscitation. Davis called for an ambulance by radio. The victim was placed in the ambulance and resuscitation was immediately administered. Artificial respiration was also administered. This continued until the victim was pronounced dead by L.J. Miller, M.D., at the Memorial Hospital, Rawlins, Wyoming. (MIR) (BL)

Note: Ferris Bowthorpe was killed at the Rosebud Coal Sales in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 399 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

Note: Ferris served in the U.S. Navy from 1962 - 1966. (BL)

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Boyd, Alice Ann
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1893 - 1940"
Plot: 86
Born: 1893
Died: Dec. 25, 1940
Age: 47 y's

Note: The funeral of Mrs. Frank Boyd, Medicine Bow, who passed away at the Hanna Hospital on Christmas night, was held in the Catholic Church on December 28th, with Rev. Father Kearney in charge. Mrs. Boyd was the daughter of Mrs. Joseph Jackson, of Hanna, her maiden name being Alice Ann Jackson. She had been ill at the Hanna Hospital for about two weeks. She leaves to mourn her husband, one daughter, Olive Jane Hurt, of Casper, one daughter, Mrs. Ed. McAtee, of Hanna, and a son, Robert Warburton, of Casper, her mother, four sisters, and one brother. (UPCCEM, February 1941)

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Boyd, P. A. (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Born: Oct. 1855
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 53 y's

Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna No. 1 Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like P. A. Boyd - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.

Note: P. A. Boyd, African American, worked as a Dumper in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including P. A. Boyd entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing an additional 41 men. His body was not removed from the mine. (BL)

Note: According to the 1900 US Census: P. A. Boyd was a Black man, born October 1855, age 44, born in North Carolina, Head of house, single, a coal miner by occupation, could read and write and was living in house No. 242 in Hanna, Wyoming. (1900 US Census) (BL)

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Hanna Mine Explosion Monuments on Hanna No. 1 Hill. (Image by Bob Leathers. Sept. 2023)

Memorial Monument to Mine Explosion Victims (Image by Bob Leathers)

Bradley, Katherine
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: “In loving remembrance of; Died Apr. 3, 1887, Aged 59 years, Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep - From which none ever wakes to weep - A calm and undisturbed repose - Unbroken by the last of foes.”
Born: 1828
Death: Apr. 3, 1887
Age: 59 y's

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Braun, Frances
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov 24, 1923 - May 30, 2016"
Plot: 406
Born: Nov. 24, 1923
Died: May 30, 2016
Age: 92 y's, 6 m's, 6 d's

Note: Frances Mae (Gipp) Braun, 92, of Rawlins and formerly of Hanna, passed away May 30, 2016. She was born November 24, 1923 in Lewistown Montana to parents Adolph and Margaret Gipp. A Memorial Service will take place on June 23, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at the Hanna Recreation Center. A luncheon will be served following the interment at the Hanna Recreation Center. Frances was married to Melvin Albert Braun in 1943. They moved from Wisconsin to Hanna, Wyoming in 1954. There were 14 children born into the family. This produced 27 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Hanna until she transferred her membership to Christ Lutheran in Rawlins. She was active in the church Sunday School, was President of the VFW from 1977 to 1982 and assumed Secretary / Treasurer duties from 1983 to 1997. She was involved in the PTA and the Hanna Red Hats Society. She worked as an Administrative Assistant at the Hanna High School, tended bar for a while and in her younger years worked for Alice Chalmers in Illinois. She loved flowers and flower arrangement and of course, her children. There is some controversy around a nickname she had as a child, "Berries". She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin and two daughters, Laura and Alana. She is survived by 12 children, 27 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. (Hanna Headlight)

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Braun, Laura Sue
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 24, 1958 - Mar. 24, 1958"
Plot: 406
Born: Mar. 24, 1958
Died: Mar. 24, 1958
Age: 1 day

Note: Daughter of Melvin and Francis Braun.

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Braun, Melvin A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1916 - 1981; SSGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II"
Plot: 406
Born: 1916
Died: 1981
Age: 65 y's

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Brawley, Maureen (Headstone) Aka: Brawley, "Molly" "Mo Mo"
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jan. 15, 1941 - Dec. 9, 2008; Beloved Mother"
Plot: 436
Born: Jan. 15, 1941
Died: Dec. 9, 2008
Age: 67 y's, 10 m's, 24 d's

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Briggs, Alex (Inquest); Aka: Briggs, Alexander (MIR), Aka: Briggs, Alexander (MM)
Born: February 17, 1860
Died: March 28, 1908
Age: 48 y's, 1 m's, 11 d's

Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna No. 1 Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like Alexander Briggs - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.

Note: Alexander, Superintendent for all Union Pacific Coal Company mines in Hanna, was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. His body was not removed from the mine. (BL)

Note: Alexander Briggs worked as the Superintendent for all the Union Pacific Coal Company Hanna mines. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men lead by Alexander Briggs entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening and 41 additional miners were killed. Alexander's remains were not removed from the mine. (BL)

Note: Alex Briggs was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. His body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)

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Hanna Mine Explosion Monuments on Hanna No. 1 Hill. (Image by Bob Leathers. Sept. 2023)

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Memorial Headstone for Alexander Briggs in Rock Springs, Wyoming

Annie Briggs Headstone in Rock Springs. (Ancestory.com)

Briggs, Alexander R.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1915 - 1971; Dad"
Plot: 434
Born: 1915
Died: 1971
Age: 56 y's

Note: Alexander Riddle "Alex" Briggs was born May 27, 1915 in Hanna, Wyoming, to William and Anna (Warburton) Briggs. He married Elsie Perue. In the 1940 US Census, Alex was living with his mother and father and listed as a Rope Rider in the coal mine. He died on December 17, 1971, in Wyoming at the age of 56. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Briggs, Alma
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1895 - 1975"
Plot: 382
Born: 1895
Died: 1975
Age: 80 y's

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Briggs, Anna Roberta
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1897 - 1960; Mother"
Plot: 434
Born: 1897
Died: 1960
Age: 63 y's

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Briggs, Christopher D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jan. 8, 1972; Son"
Plot: 430
Born: Unknown
Died: Jan. 8, 1972
Age: Unknown

Family: Christopher was the son of Orrill "Oates" and Peggy Briggs.

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Briggs, Elizabeth Ann
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1922 - 1933"
Plot: 382
Born: 1922
Died: Mar. 16, 1933
Age: 11 y's

Note: The community was saddened by the sudden death of Elizabeth Ann Briggs, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Jos. Briggs on March 16 at the Hanna Hospital following an appendicitis operation. Especially was it a shock to her classmates of the 5th grade who will miss her smiling face and sunny nature. The funeral was held at the Methodist Church and interment in the Hanna Cemetery. (UPCCEM, May 1933)

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Briggs, Joseph McKay
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1890 - 1979"
Plot: 382
Born: 1890
Died: 1979
Age: 89 y's

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Briggs, Neil J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1926 - 2005; Son"
Plot: 434
Born 1926
Died: 2005
Age: 79 y's

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Briggs, Robert
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1875 - 1923; Father; At Rest"
Plot: 111
Born: 1875
Died: 1923
Age: 48 y's

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Briggs, William A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1893 - 1954; Dad"
Plot: 434
Born: 1893
Died: 1954
Age: 61 y's

Note: William A. Briggs was born in the year 1893 in Wyoming to Alexander and Annie Briggs. He married Anna Roberta Warburton. He died in 1954 at the age of 61 and was buried in the Hanna cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Briggs, William Dwight
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 3, 1946 - Sept. 25, 2013'
Plot: Block 2 Lot 39
Born: May 3, 1946
Died: Sept. 25, 2013
Age: 67 y's, 4 m's, 22 d's

Headstone 1: "May 3, 1946 - Sept. 25, 2013"
Headstone 2: Military stone: "SGT US ARMY, VIETNAM, MAY 3, 1946 - SEP 25, 2013"

Note: Hanna - Funeral services for William Dwight Briggs, 67, will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, at the Hanna Baptist Church. Military services will follow in the Hanna cemetery. He died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 at his home, from pancreatic cancer. (Casper Star Tribune)

Note: Dwight was the son of Elsie (Delinger) Briggs and Alex Briggs. He was the husband of Susan Briggs. He graduated from Hanna High School in 1964. He served in Vietnam in 1966-67. (Ancestry)

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Brooks, Bert L.
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Brooks, Emily A. (1890 - 1892), Bert L. (1879 - 1901), Jonnie Hammond (1890 - 1892)"
Born: Dec. 28, 1879
Died: 1901
Age: 22 y's

Note: Albert "Bert" Brooks was born December 28, 1879, in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming to Charles and Johanna (Boberg) Brooks. His sister Emely Brooks died in 1887 and was also buried in the Carbon cemetery with Bert. His half-brother Johnie Hammond died in 1892 and was buried in Carbon. Bert died in 1901 in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming at age of 22 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Brooks, Emely A.
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Brooks, Emily A. (1890 - 1892), Bert L. (1879 - 1901), Jonnie Hammond (1890 - 1892)"
Born: Nov. 9, 1887
Died: 1892
Age: 5 y's

Note: Emely Alfrida Brooks was born on November 9, 1887 in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming to Charles and Johanna (Boberg) Brooks. She died in 1892 at age 5 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Hammond, Johnie
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Brooks, Emily A. (1890 - 1892), Bert L. (1879 - 1901), Jonnie Hammond (1890 - 1892)"
Born: 1890
Died: 1892
Age: 2 y's

Note: Johnie Hammond was born 1890 in Carbon, Wyoming to Lars Olof Heribert Hammond and Johanna (Boberg) (Johnson) (Brooks) Hammond. He died in 1892 in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon Cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Brooks, Charles H.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Not Found
Born: July 29, 1862
Died: April 5, 1926
Age: 63 y's, 8 m's, 6 d's

Note: Charles H. Brooks Passes On: The death of Charles H. Brooks (Colored) [African American] at his home on Monday, April 5th, cast a gloom over the entire community. “Charlie” was born in Gordonsville, Virginia, on July 29th, 1862, and came north in August 1898 entering the service of The Union Pacific Coal Company at Hanna, remaining in service until about one year ago, when on account of poor health, he was compelled to retire. He affiliated with the Baptist Church at an early age and, with his good wife, accepted the responsibilities and leadership of church work and the organization and building of the First Baptist Church of Hanna.“Charlie” was of a kind and cheerful disposition, always speaking well of everyone, and believing in the ultimate good of everything. He always practiced the Golden Rule, as he journeyed through life, doing unto others as he would they should do unto him. By his honest and upright dealing with all men he earned and held the respect and esteem of not only those of his own race but of all whom he came in contact. Funeral arrangements were under the auspices of Middle West Lodge, No. 24, A. F. and A.M. (colored) of Rock Springs, and services were held at the First Baptist Church, Hanna, on Sunday, April 11th, 1926, at two P.M., the Reverend J.E. Allen, Secretary Inter-Mountain Convention of Colored Baptist Churches, officiating, assisted by the Reverend C.L. Wright, Pastor of the ME Church, Hanna. Interment took place in the Hanna cemetery, services at the grave being performed by the U.M.W. of A., and Middle West Lodge No. 24, A.F. and A.M., of which order deceased was an honored member. The love and esteem in which deceased was held was evidenced by the many beautiful floral offerings and the many friends, of all nationalities and creeds, that attended the ceremonies and followed the remains to their last resting place. Deceased leaves to mourn his loss a devoted wife, one daughter, Mrs. Leta Jones, residing at Norristown, Pennsylvania; two sisters, one residing at Norristown, Pennsylvania, and one at Gordonsville, Virginia. Out of town friends attending the funeral were Mr. And Mrs. Harry Schwein, of Omaha, Nebraska, nephew and niece of Mrs. Brooks, Mr. And Mrs. F.J. Garrett; Mr. And Mrs. J. Thomas, Mrs. Ernest, and Mrs. G. Swanson and children of Rawlins. (UPCCEM May, 1926)

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Brooks, David W.
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "David W Brooks , S1 US Navy, World War II, Feb. 5, 1924 - Jan. 23, 2016)"
Born: Feb. 5, 1924
Died: Jan. 23, 2016
Age: 91 y's, 11 m's, 18 d's

Note: David W. Brooks, born February 5, 1924 passed away January 23, 2016 at home in Elk Mountain, Wyoming. David was born in Elk Mountain to William Henry Brooks and Camilla Miltilda (Hansen) Brooks. He attended school from 1st grade through 12th at the Elk Mountain School. After high school he attended Mechanics Tech School in Laramie and training in diesel engineering in Denver. After school David went to work in the shipyards in Tacoma Washington. Upon returning to Elk Mountain he married the love of his life and soul mate "MOM" Louis Hope Buckendorf on June 22, 1943. In May of 1944 David joined the Navy. He completed his training at NTC, Farragut, Idaho and served on the destroyer, USS Abbot in the 7th Fleet out of Bremerton, Washington as fire control technician. During his service, he received the Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal 1ST star, the Philippine Liberation Medal 1st star, and a World War II Victory Medal. David was honorably discharged in February of 1946 and returned to Elk Mountain and his family. Over the years, he worked in the woods as a logger, in sawmills, on ranches and as a water well driller. David retired from the Carbon County Road and Bridge after 19 years of employment. He served as the Elk Mountain town marshal for many years and volunteered on the city fire department as a fire fighter for 35 years. David was also a member of the Odd Fellows Fraternity for many years and a lifetime member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. After retirement he found great joy in wood working and made many items for his children and grandchildren and own home. David was an avid outdoors man and had a great love of camping, hunting, fishing and arrowhead hunting. While participating in all of these activities he was being a father and mentor to all of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. David is also known for the love of auctions and buying and not so much selling vehicles. David was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters, Edna Herman Boles and Margrette Herman Livingston Coffee, his daughter Evelyn Ann Brooks Jacobsen, granddaughter Tammy Louise Wilhelm, and great granddaughters, Natasha Ranee Lee Manning and Christian Ann Louise Manning. David is survived by his wife of 72 years Louise Hope Buckendorf Brooks, four children, Karolyn, Linda, David and wife Shelley, and Don and wife Teresa, his grandchildren, Jim, Joe and Ron that he and Louise raised as their own children after the death of their daughter. He is also survived by his brother, Fred Brooks, 12 other grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 12 great great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. (Rawlins Daily Times February 4, 2016)

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Brooks, Fred Ronald
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Fred Ronald Brooks, PFC US Army, Korea, Jan. 13, 1929 - Oct. 10, 2016)"
Born: January 13, 1929
Died: October 20, 2016
Age: 87 y's, 9 m's, 7 d's

Note: Fred Ronald Brooks was born January 13, 1929 in Rawlins, Wyoming to William and Camilla Brooks. He served his country in the US Army - Korea. He married Florence Gurney. They had four children: Laura, Cathy, Michael and Christi. Fred had four siblings: Edna Boles, Margaret Coffey and David Brooks. He died at age 87 in Laclede, Idaho and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: In 1940 Fred Brooks, age 11 was living with his parents William, a ranch foreman and Cornellia in Elk Mountain, Wyoming. (1940 US Census) (BL)

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Brooks, Louise (Hope) Buckendorf
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Louise (Hope) Buckendorf'/Brooks; August 2, 1924 - March 3 2020)"
Born: August 2, 1924
Died: March 3, 2020
Age: 95 y's, 7 m's, 1 day

Note: Louise Hope (Buckendorf) Brooks was born August 2, 1924. She was married David W. Brooks - also buried in Carbon. In 1991 she was living in Elk Mountain, Wyoming. She died March 3, 2020, and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County Cemetery next to her husband David Brooks. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Brooks, William H.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "William H. Brooks; September 3, 1883 - May 10, 1951)"
Born: Sept. 3, 1883
Died: May 10, 1951
Age: 67 y's, 8 m's, 7 d's

Note: William Henry "Willy" Brooks was born on September 3, 1883, in Laramie, Wyoming to Charles and Hannah (Boberg) Brooks. He married Camilla Mathilda Hansen in Elk Mountain, Wyoming and had two sons: David William Brooks - buried in Carbon and Frderick Ronald "Freddie" Brooks - buried in Carbon. William worked in the livestock business. In 1942 He was working for the Quealy Land and Livestock Company. He was 5' 10', blue eyes and brown hair. He died on May 10, 1951, in Winnett, Petroleum, Montana, at the age of 67 of Old Age (heart trouble). He was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming cemetery. Camilla (Hansen) Brooks died November 20, 1961, in Sandpoint, Idaho at age 79. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Brown, Ed (Inquest); Brown, Edward (MIR); Brown E. (MIR)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 2, 1885 - Jun. 30, 1903"
Plot: 279
Born: April 2, 1885
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 18 y's, 2 m's, 28 d's

Note: Edward, an African American miner, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 16 opposite room 25, identified and removed from the mine on July 20, 1903, day 21 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 279 in the Hanna cemetery. He shares a stone with Henry Saunders, Richard Bain, A.E. Cooper, Sam Hudspetts, Benjamin Miller, James Thomas, and Fred Wilkins. (BL)

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Buckendorf, Frieda J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 10, 1916 - Jan. 29, 1996"
Plot: 399
Born: Oct. 10 1916
Died: Jan. 23, 1996
Age: 79 y's, 3 m's, 13 d's

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Buckendorf, George F.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Feb. 9, 1896 - Oct. 2, 1979; PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I"
Plot: 399
Born: Feb. 9, 1896
Died: Oct. 2, 1979
Age: 83 y's, 7 m's, 23 d's

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Buckingham, John Carl
Cemetery: Hanna. Memorial-Remembrance Stone. Ashes spread at Sand Lake Lodge.
Headstone: "Remembering, John Carl Buckingham; 1949 - 2005"
Born: March 26, 1948
Died: June 4, 2005
Age: 57 y's, 2 m's, 8 d's

Note: John Carl Buckingham was born March 26, 1948 in Hanna, Wyoming to Richard Carl and Francis (While) Buckingham. He married Eileen Carol Skaar in Watford City, North Dakota. John Died June 4, 2005 in Keene, North Dakota. His ashes were spread at Sand Lake Lodge about Elk Mountain where he worked for the US Forest Service in his early years. A Memorial-Remembrance headstone was placed in the same plot as his dad, Richard Carl Buckingham. (BL)

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Buckingham, Richard Carl
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1925 - 1960"
Plot: 439
Born: July, 25, 1924
Died: Mar. 17, 1959
Age: 35 y's, 7 m's, 22 d's

Note: 1960 March 19th The Rawlins Daily Times printed the following obituary: Funeral Services for Richard Buckingham Scheduled Monday. Funeral services for Richard Buckingham, 35, of Hanna, will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Hanna. The Rev. C. Arch Hopper, rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Rawlins will officiate. Burial will be in the Hanna cemetery. Conroy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family has requested no flowers. Buckingham was killed Thursday when the car on which he was working slipped off a jack and crushed him. He was an employee of Whitey Purcell of Medicine Bow in the Gas Hills area, when the accident occurred at noon. He was born July 25, 1924 in Udell, La., and attended schools in Iowa. He came to Hanna in 1945. He was married to the former Frances While at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Rawlins June 21, 1945. For several years he worked in the coal mines at Hanna and in January 1959 he moved to the Gas Hills. He worked for Grant-Neilson and Jones-Stasiak for a time and later for Whitey Purcell. He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Hanna. Survivors include his widow of the home, a daughter, Carolyn Jean, 13, two sons, John Carl, 11 and Larry Dean, 5; his mother Mrs. Harry Wilkinson of Woodside, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Betty Eden of Orland, Pa.; and two half brothers, Joe Wilkinson of Kansas City, Mo. and Jack Wilkinson of California. Pallbearers were Alex Pascoe, James Clegg, Bob Jackson, George Jones, Walter Boam, and Charles Buckman Sr. (1960 March 19th The Rawlins Daily Times)

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Buckley, Ben
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Died Jan. 20, 1906, Aged 56 years”; Shares stone with Mary Cox.
Born: Mar. 1850
Death: Jan. 20, 1906
Age: 56 y's

Note: 1900 U.S. Census: Ben Buckley, age 52, was born in March 1848 in England; white; male; immigrated in 1884; married Mary A. Buckley in 1871; married 29 years; 16 years in the U.S.; had a son named James Buckley and was a coal miner by occupation. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Buckley, Fred
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Died Feb. 18,1889, Aged 5 y's, 6 m's, Sons of B. & M.A. Buckley”: Shares stone with William Buckley.
Born: Aug. 18, 1884
Died: Feb. 18, 1889
Age: 5 y's, 6 m's

Note: Fred Buckley was born August 1883 to Ben and Mary Buckley. He died February 18, 1889 at age 5 and was buried in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Buckley, William
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Died July 2, 1880, Aged 4 y's, 6 m's, Sons of B. & M.A. Buckley"; Shares stone with Fred Buckley.
Born: Jan. 2, 1876
Died: Jul. 2, 1880
Age: 4 y's, 6 m's

Note: William Buckley was born in January 1876 to Ben, was 25 and Mary Buckley. He died July 2, 1889, and was buried in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Buckman, Leslie D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 6, 1941 - June 13, 1970"
Plot: 407
Born: Oct. 6, 1941
Died: June 13, 1970
Age: 28 y's, 8 m's, 7 d's

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Buehler, Charles
Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: 214
Born: 1840
Died February 1, 1900
Age: 60 y's

Note: Charles Buehler is not listed on the Hanna Miner Memorial Monument and the mining death was not found in the Mine Inspector Report for 1900. This type of omission is usually caused when a miner - like in this case - died from the injuries received at the mine weeks or even months after the accident. The accident most likely occurred at the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine at Hanna. It was the only mine operating in Hanna at the time. (BL)

Note: Chas. Buehler, of Hanna, is being treated at the hospital for a badly injured leg. Mr. Buehler is the hoisting engineer at the mine at that place and sustained the injury by a fall last Monday - Rock Springs Independent. (Rawlins Republican, Jan. 24, 1900)

Note: Charles Buehler died in 1900 from an accident involving a fall. The accident of a badly injured leg is noted in the Rawlins Republican, Jan. 24, 1900, quoting the Rock Springs Independent. He is listed as a hoisting engineer. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1840. In 1869, he was listed as the forge master at Ft. Steele. He married Emma Rudersdorf on May 23, 1875, in Granville, Wy. In 1880, he was the UP station house foreman at Dana, Wy. He and Emma had 3 children. They got divorced sometime in the mid 1880s. His son Oliver Charles Buehler eventually joined him in Hanna, and Oliver is listed on the Hanna censuses from 1900-1940. Oliver married Jessie McDonald and they had one daughter, Margaret June, who became a musician, getting early piano instruction in Hanna. Charles Buehler is buried at the Hanna cemetery, lot 214, and the stone lists his dates. The paper did not note his death. (Emma is one of my great great aunts) (Jane Nelson, Feb. 2021)

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Burnham, Edward Jr. (Monument); Burnham Edward D. (MIR); Burnham, E. Jr. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Burnham, Edward Jr.; 1932 - 1950"
Plot: 409
Born: 1932
Died: 1950
Age: 18 y's

Note: Edward D. Burnham, on December 5, 1950, at 5 p.m., Lyman Fearn, Coal Mine Inspector, made an investigation into the cause of the accident wherein, Edward D. Burnham, American, age 18, married, no children, an employee of the Union Pacific Coal Company, Hanna No. 4A Mine, experience 2 weeks, was fatally injured. Accompanied by Hodge Burress, Mine Superintendent and Frank Peternall, Safety Engineer, the inspector visited 2 ½ 3 D entry where Edward D. Burnham was employed as an apprentice motorman. The men found that Edward D. Burnham was coming out of the top entry down the slant with a six-ton Goodman motor with two loaded cars behind the motor. The motorman Domingo Olives was running alongside of the motor putting the real cable out of the way of the motor. Frank Urtado, Joy operator and Bernard Rippath, crewmember, were riding on the back of the loaded cars. On reaching the slant frog the motor swayed, and for some unknown reason Edward D. Burnham partly closed the controls and gave the brake wheel two or three turns, then stepped in front of the moving trip and was caught by the motor. This was his first day as apprentice motorman and was working under the direction of the Unit Foreman, George Crookshank and motorman Domingo Olives. He had taken two other trips to the main entry during the morning. This accident occurred at 11:15 A.M. The motor was reported in good mechanical condition and the trip did not appear to be out of control. The trip ran about 30 feet and stopped, not being derailed. There was 6 feet clearance on the low side of the entry and 17 feet on the high side. The reel cable was hooked on the high side. Apparently, this man became confused or lost his balance, as there was no reason for him to leave the trip. (MIR)

Note: Edward Burnham was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 4A mine in Hanna. He was buried in the Hanna cemetery in Plot 409. (BL)

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Burnley, Roscoe
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 1, 1914 - February 20, 1945; Wyoming: PVT 901 AAF AIR BASE SECURITY BN"
Plot: 281
Born: May 1, 1914
Died: Feb. 20, 1945
Age: 30 y's, 9 m's, 19 d's

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Burns, Donald D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Aug. 16, 1967 - Oct. 13, 1985; Beloved Son & Brother"
Plot: 436
Born: Aug. 16, 1967
Died: Oct. 13, 1985
Age: 18 y's, 1 mo., 27 d's

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Burns, Glen; Aka Burns, Glen "Tuffy" Thomas
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: No picture of the stone yet.
Plot 435
Born: April 1, 1945
Died: June 13, 2014
Age: 69 y's, 2 m's, 12 d's

Note: Former Hanna resident Glen T. Burns, 69, died June 13, 2014 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital. Glen was born April 1, 1945 in Jasper Park, Alberta, to Leo and Gretna Burns. He attended schools in Hayden, Colorado, and Hanna, Wyoming, graduating from HEM with the class of 1964. Here he met his high school sweetheart, Debbie (Braun), and married in 1974. He lived and worked in the Hanna area and Utah until he moved to Gillette five years ago. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, old car, garage sales, and time spent with his family. He always had a story to tell. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Don, and sisters Elaine, Mary Ellen and Molly. A Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Keyhole Reservoir and at the Hanna cemetery on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Gillette Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. (Hanna Headlight)

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Burns, Gretna Kathleen
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Aug. 15, 1917 - Apr. 25, 2003; Loving Mother"
Plot: 436
Born: Aug. 15, 1917
Died: Apr. 25, 2003
Age: 85 y's, 8 m's, 10 d's

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Burns, Leo D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jan. 30, 1904 - Aug. 3, 1966"
Plot: 436
Born: Jan. 30, 1904
Died: Aug. 3, 1966
Age: 62 y's, 6 m's, 3 d's

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Burns, William (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Born: 1879
Died: March 28, 1908
Age: 29 y's

Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like William Burns - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.

Note: William Burns worked as a Laborer in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. William and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was not found consequently it was not removed from the mine. (BL)

Note: William Burns was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. His body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)

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Burris, Dutch Charlie
Cemetery: Carbon
Born: Unknown
Died: Jan. 8, 1879 Lynched in Carbon.
Age: Unknown

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Burton, F. G. [Frank George] (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Alma, Wyoming
Born: 1871
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 37 y's

Note: Frank Burton worked as a Trackman in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. Frank and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Sunday, August 16, 1908, on day 142 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in Almy, Wyoming. (BL)

Note: George was killed in the 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Almy, Wyoming. (BL)

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Cemetery: Alma, Wyoming

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Burton, Joseph (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Born: 1850
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 58 y's

Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna No. 1 Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like Joseph Burton - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.

Note: Joseph Burton worked as the Foreman of the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of Joseph and 17 other men entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew including Joseph. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing an additional 41 miners. Joseph's body was not found. His remains remain at the bottom of the mine. (BL)

Note: Joseph Burton was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. His body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)

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Hanna Mine Explosion Monuments on Hanna No. 1 Hill. Sept. 2023. (Image by Bob Leathers)

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Butler, Herbert L.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Oct. 24, 1899, Mar. 10, 1900. Children of T. H. & J. Butler”: Shares stone with Irene and May R.
Born: Oct. 24, 1899
Died: Mar. 10, 1900
Age: 4 m's, 7 d's

Note: Herbert Leslie Butler was born October 24, 1899 in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming to Thomas Henry and Mary Jane Butler. He died March 10, 1900 at age 1 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery.

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Butler, Irene L.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Feb. 19, 1896, May 23, 1899, Children of T. H. & J. Butler”: Shares stone with Herbert L. and May R.
Born: Feb. 19, 1896
Died: May 23, 1899
Age: 3 y's, 3 m's, 4 d's

Note: Irene L. Butler was born February 19, 1896 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming to Thomas Henry and Mary Jane Butler. She died May 23, 1899 age 3 at Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming and buried in the family plot in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. She shares a headstone with Herbert and May. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Butler, Margaret J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1906 - 1944"
Plot: 209
Born: 1906
Died: 1944
Age: 38 y's

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Butler, May R.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Oct. 4, 1901, Mar. 14, 1902. Children of T.H. & J. Butler”; Shares stone with Herbert L. and Irene.
Born: Oct. 4, 1901
Died: Mar. 14, 1902
Age: 5 m's, 10 d's

Note: May Rebekah Butler was born October 4, 1901 in Hanna, Wyoming to Thomas Henry and Mary Jane Butler. She died March 14, 1902 at age 1 in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming. She had eight brothers and four sisters. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Butler, Jenny
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "November 27, 1870 - July 9, 1940"; Shares stone with Henry Butler; IOOF/FLT
Born: May 14, 1872
Died: Nov. 5, 1958
Age: 86 y's, 5 m's, 21 d's

Note: Shares a stone with Thomas Henry Butler

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Butler, Thomas Henry
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "November 27, 1870 - July 9, 1940"; Shares stone with Jenny Butler; IOOF/FLT
Born: Nov. 27, 1870
Died: July 9, 1940
Age: 69 y's, 7 m's, 12 d's

Note: Sorrow was expressed on every side when it became known that Mr. T.H. Butler had passed away at Ogden, Utah, Tuesday, July 9th. Mr. Butler, since his retirement in June 1939, had been in indifferent health, but his death came entirely unexpectedly. It is difficult to write an adequate obituary of him who was a close personal friend of many of The Union Pacific Coal Company staff. While in Hanna on Thursday, July 11th, President McAuliffe said of Mr. Butler: “Men come and go, but there has never been no finer man than Thomas H. Butler. He was of that splendid type of manhood that all who came to know him admired and respected.’’ This fine tribute to a loyal employee of the Company expresses the sentiments of the entire staff. Mr. Butler was known and respected by all with whom he came in contact for his integrity, and it is difficult to believe that the fine friendship which existed between him and his associates has come to an end. The story of Mr. Butler’s life is an interesting one, and exemplifies the fact that, by application and hard work, one may obtain advancement in this country. He was born at Carbon, Wyoming, of immigrant parents, going to work in the mines of Carbon at an extremely early age, continuing in the employ of The Union Pacific Coal Company in many positions until he was appointed General Supervisor of Mines at all The Union Pacific Coal Company districts. No trust was ever placed in Mr. Butler that he failed to carry out in every particular. His early training and wide experience in mining fitted him for positions of responsibility which he was later to hold, as Mine Superintendent at Hanna, Superior, and Rock Springs, and in the administration of his official duties he never lost the human touch which endeared him to those he supervised. At all of the districts in which he resided he gave much of his time for the welfare of the community in which he lived. He took an active part in all community activities, and in times of sickness or trouble among the employees he was always present with his wise counsel, and, in many cases, financial help. He was a member of the Episcopalian Church and was active in all the work of the Church wherever he resided. After funeral service at his home in Ogden, his body was brought to Rock Springs, and services were conducted in the Masonic Temple, with Mr. T.S. Taliaferro, Jr., presiding. Mr. Butler was a member of the Blue Lodge of Masons, Wyoming Consistory No. 1, Cheyenne, a member of the Mystic Shrine at Rawlins, and a 33rd Degree Mason, as well as a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Odd Fellows lodge. At the conclusion of the services at Rock Springs, the body was taken to Hanna where he had resided and was Superintendent for so many years for the final services, which were conducted by the Episcopalian Church and Knights of Pythias. He was buried in the old cemetery at Carbon, Mr. Butler’s birthplace and former home. Although no one resides at Carbon today, it is truly a ghost town, but old Carbonites, when they die, are returned to the cemetery there for burial. That, we know, was Mr. Butler’s wish, that he rest in that quiet God’s acre among old friends and associates of more than fifty years. Our sincerest sympathy is extended to Mrs. Butler and his family and relatives. (UPCCEM, August 1940)

More at: Remembering Thomas Henry Butler

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Butler, John
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Co G 11th Pa Cav GAR 6165”; Military issue stone.
Born: Dec. 1841
Died: Oct. 17, 1918
Age: 77 y's

Note: In the 1900 U.S. Census: John Butler was born December 1841 in England; living in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming; Immigrated in 1857, married to Susan Butler in 1870; married Susan Butler in 1870, 30 years married; 43 years in the U.S.; a naturalized citizen; the City Marshal by occupation. He died in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming October 17, 1918 at age 77 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: John Butler; Unit:11th PA. Cav.; Company: G; Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1861; Discharge Date: 26 Aug 1864; Death Date:17 Oct 1918; Cemetery:Carbon (U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans) (BL)

Note: John Butler, age 77, died October 17, 1918 in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming from Apoplexy. (Wyoming Death Record)

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Butler, Mrs. Susan
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Oct. 20, 1848, Oct. 2, 1917 Mother”
Born: Oct. 20, 1848
Died: Oct. 2, 1917
Age: 68 y's, 11 m's, 12 d's

Note: Mrs. Susan Butler was born October 20, 1848 in Wales. She married John Butler in 1870. Susan died October 2, 1917 in Hanna, Wyoming at age 69 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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