Old Carbon and Hanna Death and Burial Records - Alphabetical
Page by Bob Leathers with contributions from Joyce McCartney, Gary Beaver and Bill Becker
Index
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
(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
More at: Men Injured in the Hanna Mines
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.
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.
M
MacCourt, Margaret
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 8, 1877 - Feb. 14, 1914"
Plot: 72
Born: Oct. 8, 1877
Died: Feb. 14, 1914
Age: 36 y's, 4 m's, 6 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 8, 1877 - Feb. 14, 1914"
Plot: 72
Born: Oct. 8, 1877
Died: Feb. 14, 1914
Age: 36 y's, 4 m's, 6 d's
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Mack, Johnnie (NA); Aka: Mack, William Kane J. (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died:1874 in Carbon (MM)
Age: Unknown
Note: Johnnie Mack was killed in the Carbon No. 1 mine in Carbon in 1874. His burial place in unknown. (NA)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died:1874 in Carbon (MM)
Age: Unknown
Note: Johnnie Mack was killed in the Carbon No. 1 mine in Carbon in 1874. His burial place in unknown. (NA)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Killed in the No. 1 Mine in Carbon - Burial Place Unknown
Mackin, Eva Jo.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1936 - 1991"
Plot: 442
Born: 1936
Died: 1991
Age: 55 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1936 - 1991"
Plot: 442
Born: 1936
Died: 1991
Age: 55 y's
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Madden, Aaron (Inquest); Aka: Madden A. (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1856
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 52 y's
Note: Madden, Aaron, African American, worked as a Shot Firer in the No. 2 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. Aaron and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Wednesday August 12, 1908, on day 138 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in an unmarked grave in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: Aaron Madden was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
More at: Unknown Miner Monument and Grave Headstones in the Hanna Cemetery
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1856
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 52 y's
Note: Madden, Aaron, African American, worked as a Shot Firer in the No. 2 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. Aaron and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Wednesday August 12, 1908, on day 138 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in an unmarked grave in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: Aaron Madden was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
More at: Unknown Miner Monument and Grave Headstones in the Hanna Cemetery
UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)
Madden, Frances
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Frances wife of Aaron Madden; Died Mar. 2, 1906; Age 48; Gone But Not Forgotten"
Plot: 286
Born: 1858
Died: Mar. 2, 1906
Age: 48 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Frances wife of Aaron Madden; Died Mar. 2, 1906; Age 48; Gone But Not Forgotten"
Plot: 286
Born: 1858
Died: Mar. 2, 1906
Age: 48 y's
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Mahoney, Michael
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1881 - 1918”
Plot: 34
Born: 1881
Died: 1918
Age: 37 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1881 - 1918”
Plot: 34
Born: 1881
Died: 1918
Age: 37 y's
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Maki, Frank
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1885 - 1955”
Plot: 153
Born: 1885
Died: 1955
Age: 70 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1885 - 1955”
Plot: 153
Born: 1885
Died: 1955
Age: 70 y's
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Maki, Gustav (MIR) Aka: Maki, G. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1852
Died: 1892
Died: 1893 in Hanna (MM)
Age: 40 y's
Note: Gustav Maki, Finlander, was killed by a fall of coal, in the No. 1 mine, on Wednesday; funeral from the Finn Hall on Friday with 250 miners attending. (Laramie Boomerang, May 12, 1892) (BL)
Note: Gustav Maki, Finlander, miner, age 40, was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 Mine in Hanna. He had drilled and fired a blast in the bottom bench about twelve feet from the upper end of a pillar which he and another miner were to bring back. After the smoke had cleared away, Maki started to work out the coal loosened by the blast, before finding whether or not the coal above was safe. While in the act of digging the loose coal, a mass of the coal fell from the side above him, causing injuries to him from which he afterwards died. (1891 - 92 MIR)
Note: Coroner’s Inquest: An inquisition held in Hanna, in the County of Carbon, on the 28th day of April A.D. 1892 before me, A.F. Those, Coroner of said county, upon the body of Gustav Maki, lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed, the said jurors upon their oaths do say: deceased came to his death on April the 27th, 1892 about 12:15P.M. while working in room No. 8, Entry No. 3 of Mine No. 1 at Hanna, Wyoming by a piece of coal about one ton in weight falling upon him, crushing his skull. We further find that his death was accidental and caused by his own carelessness in not examining the coal above, which he was working, after having fired a blast. (1891-92 MIR)
Note: Gustav was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s Hanna No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in the Hanna cemetery. His headstone was not found. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1852
Died: 1892
Died: 1893 in Hanna (MM)
Age: 40 y's
Note: Gustav Maki, Finlander, was killed by a fall of coal, in the No. 1 mine, on Wednesday; funeral from the Finn Hall on Friday with 250 miners attending. (Laramie Boomerang, May 12, 1892) (BL)
Note: Gustav Maki, Finlander, miner, age 40, was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 Mine in Hanna. He had drilled and fired a blast in the bottom bench about twelve feet from the upper end of a pillar which he and another miner were to bring back. After the smoke had cleared away, Maki started to work out the coal loosened by the blast, before finding whether or not the coal above was safe. While in the act of digging the loose coal, a mass of the coal fell from the side above him, causing injuries to him from which he afterwards died. (1891 - 92 MIR)
Note: Coroner’s Inquest: An inquisition held in Hanna, in the County of Carbon, on the 28th day of April A.D. 1892 before me, A.F. Those, Coroner of said county, upon the body of Gustav Maki, lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed, the said jurors upon their oaths do say: deceased came to his death on April the 27th, 1892 about 12:15P.M. while working in room No. 8, Entry No. 3 of Mine No. 1 at Hanna, Wyoming by a piece of coal about one ton in weight falling upon him, crushing his skull. We further find that his death was accidental and caused by his own carelessness in not examining the coal above, which he was working, after having fired a blast. (1891-92 MIR)
Note: Gustav was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s Hanna No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in the Hanna cemetery. His headstone was not found. (BL)
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Maki, Herman William (Headstone); Maki, Herman W. (MIR); Aka: Maki, H. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1892 - 1941; HAAPAMAKI”
Plot: 377
Born: July 7, 1892
Died: Dec. 19, 1941
Age: 49 y's, 5 m's, 12 d's
Note: Fatal Accident involving Herman W. Maki. On December 19, 1941, Herman W. Maki, Finnish, age 49, married, one dependent, was killed instantly at 10:30 A.M. in No. 8 Room, J-1 Plane of the Hanna No. 4 Mine, property of the Union Pacific Coal Company. Maki, who was employed as a driller, had stamped a place preparatory to drilling a hole on the lower left-hand rib; he was working under what is known as the top coal pepper. His partner, William Bennett, was above him standing on a pile of coal that had been previously shot down. While Bennett was on this coal, he noticed the upper layer moving and small pieces dropping. He immediately called to Maki to look out or get out. Maki either failed to understand the warning or felt that nothing of any consequence could fall. Instead of moving back, he looked up at the same instant the coal fell, which struck him on the chest, breaking his back, legs, and possibly his neck. The doctor stated that either the neck or the back injuries would have killed him. Maki was recognized by his employers as being a first-class miner, a conscientious, capable, and careful workman. There is no gain saying that he failed to heed the warning called to him by his partner which resulted in his death. That he had violated no state or company rules in carrying out the foreman’s instructions is another factor that must not be overlooked. This Department will appreciate someone in the supervisory department examining get escaping of all faces, sides and top after each blast and remain to see that each place has been made secure, thereby guarding against a recurrence of the above. J.M. Sampson, State Coal Mine Inspector. Robert T. Real, Deputy Coal Mine Inspector. (MIR)
Note: Herman Maki was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 4 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 377 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: The community was shocked and saddened by the death of Herman William Maki, driller in No. 4 Mine, Hanna, on December 19th, a member of the Old Timers’ Association. Herman Maki was born in Vaasa, Finland, on July 7,1892. He came to Hanna in 1917 and had worked there since. He was well known and respected by everyone. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and one daughter. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church at Hanna on December 21st, with Rev. R. Palmer officiating, and interment in the Hanna Cemetery. (UPCCEM, February 1942)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1892 - 1941; HAAPAMAKI”
Plot: 377
Born: July 7, 1892
Died: Dec. 19, 1941
Age: 49 y's, 5 m's, 12 d's
Note: Fatal Accident involving Herman W. Maki. On December 19, 1941, Herman W. Maki, Finnish, age 49, married, one dependent, was killed instantly at 10:30 A.M. in No. 8 Room, J-1 Plane of the Hanna No. 4 Mine, property of the Union Pacific Coal Company. Maki, who was employed as a driller, had stamped a place preparatory to drilling a hole on the lower left-hand rib; he was working under what is known as the top coal pepper. His partner, William Bennett, was above him standing on a pile of coal that had been previously shot down. While Bennett was on this coal, he noticed the upper layer moving and small pieces dropping. He immediately called to Maki to look out or get out. Maki either failed to understand the warning or felt that nothing of any consequence could fall. Instead of moving back, he looked up at the same instant the coal fell, which struck him on the chest, breaking his back, legs, and possibly his neck. The doctor stated that either the neck or the back injuries would have killed him. Maki was recognized by his employers as being a first-class miner, a conscientious, capable, and careful workman. There is no gain saying that he failed to heed the warning called to him by his partner which resulted in his death. That he had violated no state or company rules in carrying out the foreman’s instructions is another factor that must not be overlooked. This Department will appreciate someone in the supervisory department examining get escaping of all faces, sides and top after each blast and remain to see that each place has been made secure, thereby guarding against a recurrence of the above. J.M. Sampson, State Coal Mine Inspector. Robert T. Real, Deputy Coal Mine Inspector. (MIR)
Note: Herman Maki was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 4 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 377 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: The community was shocked and saddened by the death of Herman William Maki, driller in No. 4 Mine, Hanna, on December 19th, a member of the Old Timers’ Association. Herman Maki was born in Vaasa, Finland, on July 7,1892. He came to Hanna in 1917 and had worked there since. He was well known and respected by everyone. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and one daughter. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church at Hanna on December 21st, with Rev. R. Palmer officiating, and interment in the Hanna Cemetery. (UPCCEM, February 1942)
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Maki, John (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: 1894 in Hanna (MM)
Age: Unknown
Note: John Maki was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna in 1894. (MM)
Note: John Maki's burial place is unknown. (BL)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: 1894 in Hanna (MM)
Age: Unknown
Note: John Maki was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna in 1894. (MM)
Note: John Maki's burial place is unknown. (BL)
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Killed in the Hanna No. 1 Mine - Burial Place Unknown
Maki, Sanni
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1893 - 1974”
Plot: 377
Born: 1893
Died: 1974
Age: 81 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1893 - 1974”
Plot: 377
Born: 1893
Died: 1974
Age: 81 y's
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Maki, Sophia H. Koso
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 10, 1882 - Jan. 14, 1964”
Plot: 153
Born: May 10, 1882
Died: Jan. 14, 1964
Age: 81 y's, 8 m's, 4 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 10, 1882 - Jan. 14, 1964”
Plot: 153
Born: May 10, 1882
Died: Jan. 14, 1964
Age: 81 y's, 8 m's, 4 d's
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Maki, Wilho I.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 31, 1911 - Dec. 22, 1928”
Plot 153
Born: May 31, 1911
Died: Dec. 22, 1928
Age: 17 y's, 6 m's, 21 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 31, 1911 - Dec. 22, 1928”
Plot 153
Born: May 31, 1911
Died: Dec. 22, 1928
Age: 17 y's, 6 m's, 21 d's
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Makinen, Ina L.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1890 - 1933”
Plot: 166
Born: 1890
Died: 1933
Age: 43 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1890 - 1933”
Plot: 166
Born: 1890
Died: 1933
Age: 43 y's
Makinen, Matt T.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1884 - 1928”
Plot: 166
Born: 1884
Died: 1928
Age: 44 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1884 - 1928”
Plot: 166
Born: 1884
Died: 1928
Age: 44 y's
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Makynen, Alfred (Inquest); Aka: Maki, Alf (MIR); Maki, Alfred (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1881
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 22 y's
Note: Alfred, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #258, 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 17 dip, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1881
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 22 y's
Note: Alfred, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #258, 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 17 dip, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)
Malberg, Gust (Inquest) Aka: Malmberg, Kusti (Headstone); Malberg, Gust (MIR); Malmberg, G. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1886 - 1903”
Plot: 149
Born: 1887
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 16 y's
Note: Gust, a Finnish miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found near room 32 at entry 20, identified and removed from the mine on July 27, 1903, day 24 after explosion. He was buried in Plot 149 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1886 - 1903”
Plot: 149
Born: 1887
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 16 y's
Note: Gust, a Finnish miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found near room 32 at entry 20, identified and removed from the mine on July 27, 1903, day 24 after explosion. He was buried in Plot 149 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Malburg, John (Inquest); Aka: Malmberg, John (Headstone); Malberg, John (MIR); Malmberg, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1861 - 1903”
Plot: 149
Born: 1861
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 41 y's (NA)
Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #247, 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 room 18, identified and removed from the mine on July 23, 1903, day 24 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 149 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1861 - 1903”
Plot: 149
Born: 1861
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 41 y's (NA)
Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #247, 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 room 18, identified and removed from the mine on July 23, 1903, day 24 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 149 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Malmberg, Matt (Headstone); Malburg, Mat (Inquest); Aka: ; Malbert, Mat (MIR); Malmberg, M. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1871 - 1903”
Plot: 146
Born: 1871
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 32 y's
Note: Mat, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #249, 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 room 18, identified and removed from the mine on July 27, 1903, day 28 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 146 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1871 - 1903”
Plot: 146
Born: 1871
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 32 y's
Note: Mat, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #249, 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 room 18, identified and removed from the mine on July 27, 1903, day 28 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 146 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Malmberg, Mathew
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1899 - 1901”
Born: 1899
Died: 1901
Plot: 146
Age: 2 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1899 - 1901”
Born: 1899
Died: 1901
Plot: 146
Age: 2 y's
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Malmberg, Shirley Carlyle
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1934”
Plot: 146
Born: 1934
Died: 1934
Age: 0 years
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1934”
Plot: 146
Born: 1934
Died: 1934
Age: 0 years
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Malmi, Manfred Lassa
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Mar. 16, 1902”
Plot: 169
Born: Mar. 16, 1902
Died: Mar. 16, 1902
Age: 0 years
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Mar. 16, 1902”
Plot: 169
Born: Mar. 16, 1902
Died: Mar. 16, 1902
Age: 0 years
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Mamounakis, D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1885 - 1925”
Plot: 137
Born: 1885
Died: 1925
Age: 40 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1885 - 1925”
Plot: 137
Born: 1885
Died: 1925
Age: 40 y's
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Mamounakis, Mike (Headstone); Aka: Mamanakis, Mike (MIR); Mamanakis, M. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 12, 1883 - Apr. 15, 1921”
Plot: 137
Born: May 12, 1883
Died: Apr. 15, 1921
Age: 37 y's, 11 m's, 3 d's
Note: Mike Mamanakis, Greek, age 35, married with six children, killed in No. 4 mine on April 15, 1921. A Loader employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company. Deceased, along with his two partners, was working in No. 7 shovel room, shoveling the slope loading coal. During the day or previous to the accident they were aware a slab of coal on the low rib of the room was loose, because they made an attempt to take it down and were only successful in removing a portion of the loose side, still leaving a quantity hanging which according to their statement they were unable to bring down. They continued to work loading coal until about 3:15 P.M. when said loose coal gave way and struck Mike who was loading a pit car at the time causing injuries from which he died 4 hours later. (MIR)
Note: Mike Mamanakis was buried in the Hanna Cemetery in Plot 137. His name was spelled Mamounakis on his headstone. (BL)
Note: Mike Mamanakis, a young Greek, was fatally injured in the mine last Friday afternoon and died a few hours later at the Hospital, both legs and one arm were broken and the skull fractured. The funeral was held Sunday. Mr. Mamounakis is survived by his wife and seven children, the oldest of whom is not yet nine years of age. (Rawlins Republican, April 21, 1921)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 12, 1883 - Apr. 15, 1921”
Plot: 137
Born: May 12, 1883
Died: Apr. 15, 1921
Age: 37 y's, 11 m's, 3 d's
Note: Mike Mamanakis, Greek, age 35, married with six children, killed in No. 4 mine on April 15, 1921. A Loader employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company. Deceased, along with his two partners, was working in No. 7 shovel room, shoveling the slope loading coal. During the day or previous to the accident they were aware a slab of coal on the low rib of the room was loose, because they made an attempt to take it down and were only successful in removing a portion of the loose side, still leaving a quantity hanging which according to their statement they were unable to bring down. They continued to work loading coal until about 3:15 P.M. when said loose coal gave way and struck Mike who was loading a pit car at the time causing injuries from which he died 4 hours later. (MIR)
Note: Mike Mamanakis was buried in the Hanna Cemetery in Plot 137. His name was spelled Mamounakis on his headstone. (BL)
Note: Mike Mamanakis, a young Greek, was fatally injured in the mine last Friday afternoon and died a few hours later at the Hospital, both legs and one arm were broken and the skull fractured. The funeral was held Sunday. Mr. Mamounakis is survived by his wife and seven children, the oldest of whom is not yet nine years of age. (Rawlins Republican, April 21, 1921)
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Manning, Christina Ann Louise
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: Remembrance headstone in the Carbon cemetery. Not buried in Carbon.
Born: April 8, 1985
Died: May 19, 2002
Age: 17 y's, 1 mo., 11 d's
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: Remembrance headstone in the Carbon cemetery. Not buried in Carbon.
Born: April 8, 1985
Died: May 19, 2002
Age: 17 y's, 1 mo., 11 d's
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Manty, Thomas (Inquest); Aka: Lanty, Thos. (MIR); Lanty, T. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1878
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 25 y's
Note: Thomas, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification number #83, 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 room 14, identified and removed from the mine on July 24, 1903, day 25 after explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1878
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 25 y's
Note: Thomas, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification number #83, 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 room 14, identified and removed from the mine on July 24, 1903, day 25 after explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)
Martin, Mary Casey
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Wife of Thomas M. Martin Died Nov. 12, 1885, Aged 51 y’rs, 10 mo’s, Remember all as you pass by, As you are now so once was I, As I am now so you will be, Go on prepare and follow me.”
Born: Jan. 12, 1834
Died: Nov. 12, 1885
Age: 51 y's, 10 m's
Note: Mary Casey Martin was born in 1834. She married Thomas M. Martin. Mary died November 12, 1885 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming at age 51 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Wife of Thomas M. Martin Died Nov. 12, 1885, Aged 51 y’rs, 10 mo’s, Remember all as you pass by, As you are now so once was I, As I am now so you will be, Go on prepare and follow me.”
Born: Jan. 12, 1834
Died: Nov. 12, 1885
Age: 51 y's, 10 m's
Note: Mary Casey Martin was born in 1834. She married Thomas M. Martin. Mary died November 12, 1885 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming at age 51 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Massaro, D. (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Mr. Massaro, an Italian miner, metal mine identification check number #3, 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 15 room 21, identified and removed from the mine on July 22, 1903, day 23 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Mr. Massaro, an Italian miner, metal mine identification check number #3, 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 15 room 21, identified and removed from the mine on July 22, 1903, day 23 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Massaro, Nick (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Massaro, N. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Nick Massaro, an Italian miner, metal mine identification check number #211, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22 room 16, identified and removed from the mine on October 21, 1903, day 116 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Nick Massaro, an Italian miner, metal mine identification check number #211, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22 room 16, identified and removed from the mine on October 21, 1903, day 116 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Massey, James
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1892 - 1946; Son”
Plot: 244
Born: 1892
Died: 1946
Age: 54 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1892 - 1946; Son”
Plot: 244
Born: 1892
Died: 1946
Age: 54 y's
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Massey, James (Inquest) (MIR);Aka: Massey, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Mar. 11, 1863 - Jun. 30, 1903; Born in Scotland”
Plot: 244
Born: Mar. 11, 1868
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 35 y's, 3 m's, 19 d's
Note: James, an English-speaking miner from the United Kingdom, 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 26 back at the face, identified and removed from the mine on December 4, 1903, day 160 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 244 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Mar. 11, 1863 - Jun. 30, 1903; Born in Scotland”
Plot: 244
Born: Mar. 11, 1868
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 35 y's, 3 m's, 19 d's
Note: James, an English-speaking miner from the United Kingdom, 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 26 back at the face, identified and removed from the mine on December 4, 1903, day 160 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 244 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Massey, Jeane Raite
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “June 11, 1870 - Oct.17, 1964; Mother”
Plot: 244
Born: June 11, 1870
Died: Oct. 17, 1964
Age: 94 y's, 4 m's, 6 d's
Note: Obituary: Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Hanna Methodist Church for Mrs. Jeane Massey, 94, who died in the home of her daughter in Denver, Colorado, Saturday morning. Pall bearers were R.S. Milliken, James L. Clegg, John Kivi, Norman Smith, Lynn Smith and Carl Erickson. Mrs. Massey was born in Scotland June 11, 1870 and had lived in Hanna for the last 75 years. Her husband died in 1903. She was a member of the Hanna Methodist Church and the Pythian Sisters of Hanna. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robert Norris of Hanna and Mrs. Margaret Foley of Denver; one son, John Massey of California, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Rev. John Foreman officiated at the funeral services and burial was in the Hanna Cemetery. (Daily Times)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “June 11, 1870 - Oct.17, 1964; Mother”
Plot: 244
Born: June 11, 1870
Died: Oct. 17, 1964
Age: 94 y's, 4 m's, 6 d's
Note: Obituary: Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Hanna Methodist Church for Mrs. Jeane Massey, 94, who died in the home of her daughter in Denver, Colorado, Saturday morning. Pall bearers were R.S. Milliken, James L. Clegg, John Kivi, Norman Smith, Lynn Smith and Carl Erickson. Mrs. Massey was born in Scotland June 11, 1870 and had lived in Hanna for the last 75 years. Her husband died in 1903. She was a member of the Hanna Methodist Church and the Pythian Sisters of Hanna. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robert Norris of Hanna and Mrs. Margaret Foley of Denver; one son, John Massey of California, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Rev. John Foreman officiated at the funeral services and burial was in the Hanna Cemetery. (Daily Times)
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Matson, Andrew (MIR) Matson, A. (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: 1865
Died: 1892 in Hanna (MIR)
Died: 1893 in Hanna (MM)
Age: 28 y's
Note: Andrew Matson, Finlander, miner, age 28. He was loading a car of coal in a crosscut in room 8 in the No. 1 Mine while the miners in room 10 were about to fire a blast. Ample notice was given to Matson of what the miners in No. 10 were about to do but believing himself safe at such a distance he remained in the crosscut. The blast threw a small piece of coal across room 10 into the crosscut where Matson was working, striking him on the head and causing his death on the second day following. (1892-92 MIR)
Note: Andrew Matson was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. His burial place is unknown. (BL)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Born: 1865
Died: 1892 in Hanna (MIR)
Died: 1893 in Hanna (MM)
Age: 28 y's
Note: Andrew Matson, Finlander, miner, age 28. He was loading a car of coal in a crosscut in room 8 in the No. 1 Mine while the miners in room 10 were about to fire a blast. Ample notice was given to Matson of what the miners in No. 10 were about to do but believing himself safe at such a distance he remained in the crosscut. The blast threw a small piece of coal across room 10 into the crosscut where Matson was working, striking him on the head and causing his death on the second day following. (1892-92 MIR)
Note: Andrew Matson was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. His burial place is unknown. (BL)
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Matson, Andrew V. (Headstone); Aka: Matson, Andrew (MIR); Matson, A. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Nov. 7, 1896 - July 11, 1921”
Plot: 161
Born: Nov. 7, 1896
Died: July 11, 1921
Age: 24 y's, 8 m's, 4 d's
Note: Andrew Matson was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s 3 1/2 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 161 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: Andrew Matson, American, age 24, married with a wife and two children, a Miner, killed in the John W. Hay Coal Company in Hanna, Carbon County on July 11, 1921. Deceased was working in No. 2 Room, 18 Entry, when a piece of top coal which measured 20 feet long, 18 feet wide and 19 inches thick fell and struck Matson killing him instantly. A slip run on each side of the room where the coal fell and broke 5 feet from the working face where his partner was drilling a hole. At the time of the accident deceased was loading a pit car. (MIR)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Nov. 7, 1896 - July 11, 1921”
Plot: 161
Born: Nov. 7, 1896
Died: July 11, 1921
Age: 24 y's, 8 m's, 4 d's
Note: Andrew Matson was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s 3 1/2 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 161 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: Andrew Matson, American, age 24, married with a wife and two children, a Miner, killed in the John W. Hay Coal Company in Hanna, Carbon County on July 11, 1921. Deceased was working in No. 2 Room, 18 Entry, when a piece of top coal which measured 20 feet long, 18 feet wide and 19 inches thick fell and struck Matson killing him instantly. A slip run on each side of the room where the coal fell and broke 5 feet from the working face where his partner was drilling a hole. At the time of the accident deceased was loading a pit car. (MIR)
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Matson, Arvey N.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Aug. 16, 1906 - Mar. 2, 1990; S SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 161
Born: Aug. 16, 1906
Died: Mar. 2, 1990
Age: 83 y's, 6 m's, 16 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Aug. 16, 1906 - Mar. 2, 1990; S SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 161
Born: Aug. 16, 1906
Died: Mar. 2, 1990
Age: 83 y's, 6 m's, 16 d's
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Matson, Axel (Inquest); Aka: Matson, Axel (MIR); Matson, Axel (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Axel Matson, a Swedish miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found between rooms 2 and 3 at entry 17, identified and removed from the mine on December 13, 1903, day 169 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Axel Matson, a Swedish miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found between rooms 2 and 3 at entry 17, identified and removed from the mine on December 13, 1903, day 169 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Matson, Carl
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sept. 14, 1892 - Aug. 27, 1948”
Plot: 37
Born: Sept. 14, 1892
Died: Aug. 27, 1948
Age: 55 y's, 11 m's, 13 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sept. 14, 1892 - Aug. 27, 1948”
Plot: 37
Born: Sept. 14, 1892
Died: Aug. 27, 1948
Age: 55 y's, 11 m's, 13 d's
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Matson, Eda
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Dau. of A.M. & C.M. Matson, Died Oct. 9, 1889, Aged 16 y’s, 4 m’s, 15 d’s”
Born: May 24, 1873
Died: Oct. 9, 1889
Age: 16 y's, 4 m's, 15 d's
Note: Eda Matson was born in 1873 to A. M and C. M. Matson. She died October 9, 1889 at age 16 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Dau. of A.M. & C.M. Matson, Died Oct. 9, 1889, Aged 16 y’s, 4 m’s, 15 d’s”
Born: May 24, 1873
Died: Oct. 9, 1889
Age: 16 y's, 4 m's, 15 d's
Note: Eda Matson was born in 1873 to A. M and C. M. Matson. She died October 9, 1889 at age 16 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Matson, Ernest W.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 7, 1902 - June 8, 1973”
Plot: 161
Born: May 7, 1902
Died: June 8, 1973
Age: 71 y's, 1 mo, 1 day
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 7, 1902 - June 8, 1973”
Plot: 161
Born: May 7, 1902
Died: June 8, 1973
Age: 71 y's, 1 mo, 1 day
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Matson, Suoma T.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Oct. 6, 1910 - June 8, 1989”
Plot: 161
Born: Oct. 6, 1910
Died: June 8, 1989
Age: 78 y's, 8 m's, 2 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Oct. 6, 1910 - June 8, 1989”
Plot: 161
Born: Oct. 6, 1910
Died: June 8, 1989
Age: 78 y's, 8 m's, 2 d's
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Matson, Gus
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1892
Died: Dec. 12, 1909
Age: 17 y's
Note: Gus Matson, a Finn, aged seventeen years, was killed December 12, 1909, in Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 3 mine at Hanna by a loaded car on the entry. (MIR)
Note: Gus was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 3 mine in Hanna. He was buried in the Hanna cemetery. His headstone was not found. (BL)
Note: Gus Matson’s name is not on the Hanna Miner Headstone. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1892
Died: Dec. 12, 1909
Age: 17 y's
Note: Gus Matson, a Finn, aged seventeen years, was killed December 12, 1909, in Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 3 mine at Hanna by a loaded car on the entry. (MIR)
Note: Gus was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 3 mine in Hanna. He was buried in the Hanna cemetery. His headstone was not found. (BL)
Note: Gus Matson’s name is not on the Hanna Miner Headstone. (BL)
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Mattson, Gustav
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "1861 - 1936"
Born: 1861
Died: May 25, 1936
Age: 76 y's
Note: The community of Hanna was grieved by the passing of another pioneer in the death of Gust Matson, who succumbed to tick fever at the Hanna Hospital on May 25. Mr. Matson, who was 76 years old, was born in Sweden. He was a resident of Old Carbon and came to Hanna in 1890, where he was employed for The Union Pacific Coal Company for several years, afterwards moving out to a ranch on Sailor Creek, where he resided until his death. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church, with Rev. Wood officiating, interment in the Carbon cemetery. (UPCCEM, July 1936)
Note: Gustav Mason died in the Hanna hospital and was buried in Carbon. His headstone was not found. (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "1861 - 1936"
Born: 1861
Died: May 25, 1936
Age: 76 y's
Note: The community of Hanna was grieved by the passing of another pioneer in the death of Gust Matson, who succumbed to tick fever at the Hanna Hospital on May 25. Mr. Matson, who was 76 years old, was born in Sweden. He was a resident of Old Carbon and came to Hanna in 1890, where he was employed for The Union Pacific Coal Company for several years, afterwards moving out to a ranch on Sailor Creek, where he resided until his death. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church, with Rev. Wood officiating, interment in the Carbon cemetery. (UPCCEM, July 1936)
Note: Gustav Mason died in the Hanna hospital and was buried in Carbon. His headstone was not found. (BL)
Matson, John B. (Inquest); Aka: Matson, John B. (MIR); Matson, J.R. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: John, a Swedish miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at the parting of entry 18, identified and removed from the mine on August 21, 1903, day 54 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: John, a Swedish miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at the parting of entry 18, identified and removed from the mine on August 21, 1903, day 54 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Matson, John Evor
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jul. 19, 1912 - Jun. 18, 1958; SEAMAN 1ST CL MERCHANT MARINE WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 161
Born: July 19, 1912
Died: June 18, 1958
Age: 45 y's, 10 m's, 29 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jul. 19, 1912 - Jun. 18, 1958; SEAMAN 1ST CL MERCHANT MARINE WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 161
Born: July 19, 1912
Died: June 18, 1958
Age: 45 y's, 10 m's, 29 d's
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Matson, Victor
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1883 - 1942”
Plot: 36
Born: 1883
Died: 1942
Age: 59 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1883 - 1942”
Plot: 36
Born: 1883
Died: 1942
Age: 59 y's
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Matsumoto, Toshio
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Japanese printed below.
Plot: 303.3
Translation
Matsumoto, Toshio (AO)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Japanese printed below.
Plot: 303.3
Translation
Matsumoto, Toshio (AO)
Mattila, Alvi K.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 3, 1878 - May 4, 1925; Mother”
Plot: 311
Born: Feb. 3, 1878
Died: May 4, 1925
Age: 47 y's, 3 m's, 1 day
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 3, 1878 - May 4, 1925; Mother”
Plot: 311
Born: Feb. 3, 1878
Died: May 4, 1925
Age: 47 y's, 3 m's, 1 day
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Mattila, Erick
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1870 - 1918; Father”
Plot: 311
Born: 1870
Died: 1918
Age: 48 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1870 - 1918; Father”
Plot: 311
Born: 1870
Died: 1918
Age: 48 y's
Mattila, John R.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1900 - 1918; Son”
Plot: 311
Born: 1900
Died: 1918
Age: 18 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1900 - 1918; Son”
Plot: 311
Born: 1900
Died: 1918
Age: 18 y's
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Mattila, John
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1881 - 1938; Father”
Plot: 186
Born: Dec. 4, 1881
Born: Dec. 25, 1886 (UPCCEM)
Died: June, 4, 1938
Age: 51 y's, 5 m's, 9 d's
Note: John Mattila, Driller in Mine No. 4 at Hanna, died in the Hospital at that point on June 4th. Mr. Mattila was born at Vaasa, Finland, December 25, 1886, and had been employed since 1901 as a Miner in No. 1, Hanna; thence moved to Cumberland, Mine No. 2, in 1903; back to Hanna No. 1 in 1905, and since 1919 has been at work in No. 4 there. His wife predeceased him some time since. His son (John) is engaged as Outside Laborer, Hanna. (UPCCEM, July 1938)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1881 - 1938; Father”
Plot: 186
Born: Dec. 4, 1881
Born: Dec. 25, 1886 (UPCCEM)
Died: June, 4, 1938
Age: 51 y's, 5 m's, 9 d's
Note: John Mattila, Driller in Mine No. 4 at Hanna, died in the Hospital at that point on June 4th. Mr. Mattila was born at Vaasa, Finland, December 25, 1886, and had been employed since 1901 as a Miner in No. 1, Hanna; thence moved to Cumberland, Mine No. 2, in 1903; back to Hanna No. 1 in 1905, and since 1919 has been at work in No. 4 there. His wife predeceased him some time since. His son (John) is engaged as Outside Laborer, Hanna. (UPCCEM, July 1938)
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Mattson, Emil
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sep. 22, 1871 - Feb. 16, 1900, Son August & Christina”
Plot: 246
Born: Sept. 22, 1871
Died: Feb, 16, 1900
Age: 28 y's, 4 m's, 24 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sep. 22, 1871 - Feb. 16, 1900, Son August & Christina”
Plot: 246
Born: Sept. 22, 1871
Died: Feb, 16, 1900
Age: 28 y's, 4 m's, 24 d's
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May, Baby
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Oct. 18, 1945; Son M/Mrs. H.W. May”
Plot: 346
Born: Oct. 18, 1945
Died: Oct. 18, 1945
Age: 0 years
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Oct. 18, 1945; Son M/Mrs. H.W. May”
Plot: 346
Born: Oct. 18, 1945
Died: Oct. 18, 1945
Age: 0 years
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Mazane, John (MIR); Aka: Mazanis, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: Unknown
Born: Apr. 10, 1886
Died: Sept. 14, 1929
Age: 44 y's, 5 m's, 4 d's
Note: John Mazane, Greek, age 44, married, two dependent children. Findings of the investigation into the accident which occurred in the No. 2 Mine, Hanna, property of the Union Pacific Coal Company, in which Samuel Crawshaw and John Mazane were killed by a fall of coal. The accident occurred at the first right hand crosscut below 13th Entry, where Samuel Crawshaw and John Mazane had been employed in taking down top coal. This place had that morning been examined at different times by the fire boss, mine foreman and assistant foreman, the last visit being made by the assistant foreman at 11:15 A.M. and all three men reported the place as being in first class condition at the time of their respective examinations. While the assistant foreman was in the place, Crawshaw asked him to send the shot-firer down as he had two shots ready to fire; this the assistant foreman did and Shot-firer Erickson went down and fired the shots at about 11:30. After shooting he made the customary examination of the place and called Crawshaw’s attention to the high side of the lip of top coal, telling him that it did not look too good. Crawshaw replied that he would try to take it down or else shoot it down. At about 12:30 P.M. the rope rider went down to change cars for Crawshaw and Mazane, but they were not yet loaded so he went on with his routine work. At 1:15 he returned to their place to change the cars, which this time he found to be loaded, but on seeing no lights he shouted to the men and on receiving no reply went into the place and found a fall of top coal. Suspecting that both men were buried he went in search of help and also notified the foreman. When the bodies were found under the top coal the position of them would lead to the belief (they were close together) that the men were walking under the coal so as to get the inside of the lip and probably try to take it down (they had a pick and a pinch bar with them) and the coal fell and caught them both while they were under it. (MIR)
Note: On February 18th, at 2:00 P. M., the stately services of the Greek Orthodox Church were conducted at the funeral of John Mazane at his late home in Hanna, internment was made in the local cemetery. The funeral was attended by the members of the United Workmen of America, with a large concourse of relatives and friends. The burial services of the United Mine Workers of America were read at the grave by John G. Kelby, President of Local Union No. 2335, and the remains laid to rest amid many beautiful floral offerings. The decedent was born at Poulos, Crete, Greece, in August 1885, coming to America in August 1912, when he entered the employ of the Union Pacific Coal Company. He leaves to mourn his loss, a widow and two young daughters, Kiriakin, aged six years, and Elene, aged three years; his father and mother, and two brothers living in Greece; and on brother at Zeigler, Illinois. The sincere sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved family and relatives in their loss. (UPCCEM, April 1929)
Note: John Mazane was killed in Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 2 mine in Hanna on February 14, 1929. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: Unknown
Born: Apr. 10, 1886
Died: Sept. 14, 1929
Age: 44 y's, 5 m's, 4 d's
Note: John Mazane, Greek, age 44, married, two dependent children. Findings of the investigation into the accident which occurred in the No. 2 Mine, Hanna, property of the Union Pacific Coal Company, in which Samuel Crawshaw and John Mazane were killed by a fall of coal. The accident occurred at the first right hand crosscut below 13th Entry, where Samuel Crawshaw and John Mazane had been employed in taking down top coal. This place had that morning been examined at different times by the fire boss, mine foreman and assistant foreman, the last visit being made by the assistant foreman at 11:15 A.M. and all three men reported the place as being in first class condition at the time of their respective examinations. While the assistant foreman was in the place, Crawshaw asked him to send the shot-firer down as he had two shots ready to fire; this the assistant foreman did and Shot-firer Erickson went down and fired the shots at about 11:30. After shooting he made the customary examination of the place and called Crawshaw’s attention to the high side of the lip of top coal, telling him that it did not look too good. Crawshaw replied that he would try to take it down or else shoot it down. At about 12:30 P.M. the rope rider went down to change cars for Crawshaw and Mazane, but they were not yet loaded so he went on with his routine work. At 1:15 he returned to their place to change the cars, which this time he found to be loaded, but on seeing no lights he shouted to the men and on receiving no reply went into the place and found a fall of top coal. Suspecting that both men were buried he went in search of help and also notified the foreman. When the bodies were found under the top coal the position of them would lead to the belief (they were close together) that the men were walking under the coal so as to get the inside of the lip and probably try to take it down (they had a pick and a pinch bar with them) and the coal fell and caught them both while they were under it. (MIR)
Note: On February 18th, at 2:00 P. M., the stately services of the Greek Orthodox Church were conducted at the funeral of John Mazane at his late home in Hanna, internment was made in the local cemetery. The funeral was attended by the members of the United Workmen of America, with a large concourse of relatives and friends. The burial services of the United Mine Workers of America were read at the grave by John G. Kelby, President of Local Union No. 2335, and the remains laid to rest amid many beautiful floral offerings. The decedent was born at Poulos, Crete, Greece, in August 1885, coming to America in August 1912, when he entered the employ of the Union Pacific Coal Company. He leaves to mourn his loss, a widow and two young daughters, Kiriakin, aged six years, and Elene, aged three years; his father and mother, and two brothers living in Greece; and on brother at Zeigler, Illinois. The sincere sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved family and relatives in their loss. (UPCCEM, April 1929)
Note: John Mazane was killed in Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 2 mine in Hanna on February 14, 1929. (BL)
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Mazzana, Felepo (Inquest); Aka: Marzone, Philip (Inquest aka); Marzon, Phippip(MIR); Marzon, P.(MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: Unmarked
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Felepo, an Italian miner, metal mine identification check number #94, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22 room 17, identified and removed from the mine on October 22, 1903, day 117 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: Unmarked
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Felepo, an Italian miner, metal mine identification check number #94, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22 room 17, identified and removed from the mine on October 22, 1903, day 117 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)
McArdle, Gladys V.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “February 3, 1892 - September 6, 1966”
Plot: 33
Born: Feb. 3, 1892
Died: Sept. 6, 1966
Age: 74 y's, 7 m's, 3 d's
Note: Gladys (Sykes) Crawshaw McArdle married Sam Crawshaw in 1919. She had two children, Jack and Leah. She then married James McArdle in 1929 after her husband Sam Crawshaw was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 2 mine in Hanna in 1929. (USC)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “February 3, 1892 - September 6, 1966”
Plot: 33
Born: Feb. 3, 1892
Died: Sept. 6, 1966
Age: 74 y's, 7 m's, 3 d's
Note: Gladys (Sykes) Crawshaw McArdle married Sam Crawshaw in 1919. She had two children, Jack and Leah. She then married James McArdle in 1929 after her husband Sam Crawshaw was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 2 mine in Hanna in 1929. (USC)
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McArdle, James T.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 11, 1899 - September 23, 1978”
Plot: 33
Born: May 11, 1899
Died: Sept. 23, 1978
Age: 79 y's, 4 m's, 12 d's
Note: James McArdle was born May 11, 1899, in Blackpoole, Lancashire, England. He died September 23, 1978 and was buried in the Hanna cemetery in Plot 33. He married Gladys (Sykes) Crawshaw in 1929 in Hanna. His father was Andrew McArdle and mother was Elizabeth Dragger. Blackpoole is about 10 miles from Preston, Lancashire, England. James and his parents moved to Chorley about 1900. James arrived in the U.S. on Oct. 17, 1919 at age 20. He was going to stay with his aunt, Mary Harrison in Hanna. (LBMD)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 11, 1899 - September 23, 1978”
Plot: 33
Born: May 11, 1899
Died: Sept. 23, 1978
Age: 79 y's, 4 m's, 12 d's
Note: James McArdle was born May 11, 1899, in Blackpoole, Lancashire, England. He died September 23, 1978 and was buried in the Hanna cemetery in Plot 33. He married Gladys (Sykes) Crawshaw in 1929 in Hanna. His father was Andrew McArdle and mother was Elizabeth Dragger. Blackpoole is about 10 miles from Preston, Lancashire, England. James and his parents moved to Chorley about 1900. James arrived in the U.S. on Oct. 17, 1919 at age 20. He was going to stay with his aunt, Mary Harrison in Hanna. (LBMD)
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McArdle, Katherine Pat
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “June 4, 1930 - April 3, 2005”
Plot: 428
Born: June 4, 1930
Died: Apr. 3, 2005
Age: 74 y's, 9 m's, 29 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “June 4, 1930 - April 3, 2005”
Plot: 428
Born: June 4, 1930
Died: Apr. 3, 2005
Age: 74 y's, 9 m's, 29 d's
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McAtee, Edward Frederick
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 4, 1913 - Mar. 2, 1984”
Plot: 433
Born: May 4, 1913
Died: Mar. 2, 1984
Age: 70 y's, 9 m's, 28 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 4, 1913 - Mar. 2, 1984”
Plot: 433
Born: May 4, 1913
Died: Mar. 2, 1984
Age: 70 y's, 9 m's, 28 d's
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McAtee, Edward Robert. Jr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Shares a Headstone with Frances Carol McAtee.
Plot: 433
Born: Mar. 2, 1935
Died: June 20, 2015
Age: 80
Note: Edward R. McAtee St. Edward R. McAtee Sr., a longtime resident ol Hanna, died Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital surrounded by the love of his three children. Edward was born March 2, 1935 being the eldest child of Edward F and Willetta McAtee Edwerd was in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Alaska, serving on the military cross-country ski unit. He was honorably discharged and married Frances Carol Slingerland of Washington. Edward graduated from Hanna High School, Later, he earned a B.S. degree in physical and math education from the University of Wyoming and a master's degree in Oklahoma. Mr. McAtee was a math teacher and multi-season coach at St. Mary's School in Cheyenne. In August 1964. Edward moved to Hanna, where he was a beloved coach, math teacher and principal, spending the remainder of his tenure at Hanna High School until his retirement May 30, 1992. Outside of professional life, Ed was an outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing in the Medicine Bow Mountain Range area and at Seminoe Reservoir. He was passionate about hunting, and his shot was as good as any marksman. Even after retirement from education, Ed was still involved in community activities. He would substitute at Hanna High School and was an announcer at the Miner's football and basketball games. Last year, being a longtime resident of Hanna and former teacher, Edward dedicated the new Hanna Elementary School. He was honored to cut the ribbon to this new school. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Frances Carol McAtee; brother William "Bill" McAtee; and sister Nancy Aguilar. Mr. McAtee is survived by three children, Rob McAtee, of Elk Mountain, Michael McAtee, of Phoenix, and Mary Combs of
Hammonton, New Jersey. Ed left behind six grandchildren, Patrick McAtee, Sarah McAtee, Samantha Combs, Michael Combs, Megan McAtee and Zach McAtee. He also has two great- grandchildren. Ed had many friends he left behind and enjoyed playing cribbage and drinking coffee with them. His friends were very special to him. No services are planned, however, friends and family did gather at Poulas Bar on June 23, 2015. His ashes will be scattered by family members at two selected locations in September. (Laramie Boomerang, Friday June 26, 2015)
Note: Edward Robert McAtee married Francis Carol Slingerland in Olympia, Thurston, Washington.
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Shares a Headstone with Frances Carol McAtee.
Plot: 433
Born: Mar. 2, 1935
Died: June 20, 2015
Age: 80
Note: Edward R. McAtee St. Edward R. McAtee Sr., a longtime resident ol Hanna, died Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital surrounded by the love of his three children. Edward was born March 2, 1935 being the eldest child of Edward F and Willetta McAtee Edwerd was in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Alaska, serving on the military cross-country ski unit. He was honorably discharged and married Frances Carol Slingerland of Washington. Edward graduated from Hanna High School, Later, he earned a B.S. degree in physical and math education from the University of Wyoming and a master's degree in Oklahoma. Mr. McAtee was a math teacher and multi-season coach at St. Mary's School in Cheyenne. In August 1964. Edward moved to Hanna, where he was a beloved coach, math teacher and principal, spending the remainder of his tenure at Hanna High School until his retirement May 30, 1992. Outside of professional life, Ed was an outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing in the Medicine Bow Mountain Range area and at Seminoe Reservoir. He was passionate about hunting, and his shot was as good as any marksman. Even after retirement from education, Ed was still involved in community activities. He would substitute at Hanna High School and was an announcer at the Miner's football and basketball games. Last year, being a longtime resident of Hanna and former teacher, Edward dedicated the new Hanna Elementary School. He was honored to cut the ribbon to this new school. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Frances Carol McAtee; brother William "Bill" McAtee; and sister Nancy Aguilar. Mr. McAtee is survived by three children, Rob McAtee, of Elk Mountain, Michael McAtee, of Phoenix, and Mary Combs of
Hammonton, New Jersey. Ed left behind six grandchildren, Patrick McAtee, Sarah McAtee, Samantha Combs, Michael Combs, Megan McAtee and Zach McAtee. He also has two great- grandchildren. Ed had many friends he left behind and enjoyed playing cribbage and drinking coffee with them. His friends were very special to him. No services are planned, however, friends and family did gather at Poulas Bar on June 23, 2015. His ashes will be scattered by family members at two selected locations in September. (Laramie Boomerang, Friday June 26, 2015)
Note: Edward Robert McAtee married Francis Carol Slingerland in Olympia, Thurston, Washington.
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McAtee, Francis Carol
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sept. 2, 1935 - Feb. 4, 2010” Shares a stone with Edward McAtee, Jr.
Plot: 433
Born: Sept. 2, 1935
Died: Feb 4, 2010
Age: 74 y's, 5 m's, 2 d's
Note: Obituary: Hanna - No services for Francis Carol McAtee, 74, will be held per her request. She died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Montgomery - Striker Funeral Home.
Note: Frances Carol McAtee, 74, of Hanna, died Thursday, Feb. 4 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. She was born on Sept. 2, 1935, in Los Angeles, Calif. To Robert and Dorothy Slingerland. At the age of 6 she moved to Centralia, Wash., where she was raised and graduated from high school. She was known as Carol. On May 29, 1957 she married Edward R. McAtee. They moved to Wyoming in July 1957 and they have been here ever since. They had three children, Rob, Mary, and Mike. In her younger years she was a fine pool player and has won many trophies. She also loved fishing at Seminoe with Ed.
She is survived by her husband Ed, three children; Rob McAtee (Cathy) of Elk Mountain; Mike McAtee (Shanna) of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mary Combs (Roger) of Hammonton, N. J.; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; her sister, Verona of Washington; her step-mother, Florence; and her mother-in-law, Willetta of Laramie.
She was preceded in death by her father; mother; father-in-law, Ed McAtee; sister-in-law, Nancy Aguilar; and brother-in-law, Bill McAtee. At Carol’s request no services will be held. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to a charity of your choice in her memory. Services are under the direction of Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. (Rawlins Daily Times, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sept. 2, 1935 - Feb. 4, 2010” Shares a stone with Edward McAtee, Jr.
Plot: 433
Born: Sept. 2, 1935
Died: Feb 4, 2010
Age: 74 y's, 5 m's, 2 d's
Note: Obituary: Hanna - No services for Francis Carol McAtee, 74, will be held per her request. She died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Montgomery - Striker Funeral Home.
Note: Frances Carol McAtee, 74, of Hanna, died Thursday, Feb. 4 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. She was born on Sept. 2, 1935, in Los Angeles, Calif. To Robert and Dorothy Slingerland. At the age of 6 she moved to Centralia, Wash., where she was raised and graduated from high school. She was known as Carol. On May 29, 1957 she married Edward R. McAtee. They moved to Wyoming in July 1957 and they have been here ever since. They had three children, Rob, Mary, and Mike. In her younger years she was a fine pool player and has won many trophies. She also loved fishing at Seminoe with Ed.
She is survived by her husband Ed, three children; Rob McAtee (Cathy) of Elk Mountain; Mike McAtee (Shanna) of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mary Combs (Roger) of Hammonton, N. J.; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; her sister, Verona of Washington; her step-mother, Florence; and her mother-in-law, Willetta of Laramie.
She was preceded in death by her father; mother; father-in-law, Ed McAtee; sister-in-law, Nancy Aguilar; and brother-in-law, Bill McAtee. At Carol’s request no services will be held. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to a charity of your choice in her memory. Services are under the direction of Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. (Rawlins Daily Times, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010)
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McAtee, Willetta Elizabeth
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sept. 4, 1912 - July 14, 2010”
Plot: 433
Born: Sept. 4, 1912
Died: July 14, 2010
Age: 97 yrs. 10 m's, 10 d's
Note: Willetta E. McAtee, 97, of Laramie, formerly of Hanna, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at her home in Laramie. She was born Sept. 4, 1912, in Hanna, the daughter of William and Alice Ann (Jackson) Warburton. She was raised in Hanna and graduated from Hanna High School. She married Edward F McAtee Sept. 3, 1932, in Louisville, Colo. She was a housewife and homemaker, enjoying crocheting and going to garage sales. She was an avid fan of Hanna High School, following the activities of her sons, Ed and Bill, through their years at Hanna Schools, where Ed also was a coach. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna and was very active in church activities and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of V. F. W. Post 6680 in Hanna. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ed; son, Bill, who was killed in Vietnam; daughter, Nancy Aguilar; and brother, Robert Warburton. She is survived by her son, Edward McAtee of Hanna; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. A funeral liturgy is scheduled for 11 a. m. Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna with the Rev. Fr. Karl Millis officiating. Visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will follow in the Hanna Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rudy Joe Aguilar, Rob McAtee, Mike McAtee, Clive Rubbery, Jim LaBonte, Patrick McAtee and Aaron Aguilar. Memorials may be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6680 of Hanna. Services are under the direction of Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. (Rawlins Daily Times, Friday, July 16, 2010)
Note: Funeral Liturgy will be at 11 a. m. Monday, July 19, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna, Wyoming with Father Carl Millis officiating. Music will be provided by Sally O’Connor- Organist. Pallbearers will be: Rudy Joe Aguilar, Rob McAtee, Mike McAtee, Clive Rubbery, Jim LaBonte, Patrick McAtee, and Aaron Aguilar. Interment will be held at Hanna Cemetery in Hanna, Wyoming. Services provided by Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. (In Memory of Willetta E. McAtee September 4, 1912-July 14, 2010)
Note: Obituary: July 19, 2010, Hanna - Funeral liturgy for Willetta E. McAtee, 97, will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 19, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, with the Reverend Fr. Carl Mills as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Hanna cemetery. She died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at her home in Laramie. (Casper Star Tribune)
Note: Willetta E. McAtee was born Sept. 4, 1912 in Hanna, Wyoming. She died July 14, 2010, in Laramie, Wyoming. She was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sept. 4, 1912 - July 14, 2010”
Plot: 433
Born: Sept. 4, 1912
Died: July 14, 2010
Age: 97 yrs. 10 m's, 10 d's
Note: Willetta E. McAtee, 97, of Laramie, formerly of Hanna, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at her home in Laramie. She was born Sept. 4, 1912, in Hanna, the daughter of William and Alice Ann (Jackson) Warburton. She was raised in Hanna and graduated from Hanna High School. She married Edward F McAtee Sept. 3, 1932, in Louisville, Colo. She was a housewife and homemaker, enjoying crocheting and going to garage sales. She was an avid fan of Hanna High School, following the activities of her sons, Ed and Bill, through their years at Hanna Schools, where Ed also was a coach. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna and was very active in church activities and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of V. F. W. Post 6680 in Hanna. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ed; son, Bill, who was killed in Vietnam; daughter, Nancy Aguilar; and brother, Robert Warburton. She is survived by her son, Edward McAtee of Hanna; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. A funeral liturgy is scheduled for 11 a. m. Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna with the Rev. Fr. Karl Millis officiating. Visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will follow in the Hanna Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rudy Joe Aguilar, Rob McAtee, Mike McAtee, Clive Rubbery, Jim LaBonte, Patrick McAtee and Aaron Aguilar. Memorials may be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6680 of Hanna. Services are under the direction of Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. (Rawlins Daily Times, Friday, July 16, 2010)
Note: Funeral Liturgy will be at 11 a. m. Monday, July 19, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna, Wyoming with Father Carl Millis officiating. Music will be provided by Sally O’Connor- Organist. Pallbearers will be: Rudy Joe Aguilar, Rob McAtee, Mike McAtee, Clive Rubbery, Jim LaBonte, Patrick McAtee, and Aaron Aguilar. Interment will be held at Hanna Cemetery in Hanna, Wyoming. Services provided by Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. (In Memory of Willetta E. McAtee September 4, 1912-July 14, 2010)
Note: Obituary: July 19, 2010, Hanna - Funeral liturgy for Willetta E. McAtee, 97, will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 19, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, with the Reverend Fr. Carl Mills as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Hanna cemetery. She died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at her home in Laramie. (Casper Star Tribune)
Note: Willetta E. McAtee was born Sept. 4, 1912 in Hanna, Wyoming. She died July 14, 2010, in Laramie, Wyoming. She was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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McAtee, William J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sep. 16, 1948 - Dec. 3, 1968; WY SP4 VIETNAM”
Plot: 433
Born: Sept. 16, 1948
Died: Dec. 3, 1968
Age: 20 y's, 2 m's, 17 d's
Note: Specialist Fourth Class William Joseph "Bill" McAtee, was born September 16, 1948, in Hanna Wyoming. His parents were Edward "Ed" and Willetta McAtee of Hanna. Bill was killed in action on December 3, 1968, approximately 15 miles southwest of Binh Phuoc Province in The Republic of Vietnam. He was 20 years, 2 months, and 2 days old at the time of his death. Bill was a Specialist Fourth Class, serving in Company D, Second Battalion, 7th Calvary of the U.S. Army. His body was removed from battlefield, returned to the United States, and buried in the Hanna Wyoming Cemetery. For his outstanding service, Bill was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He also received the Bronze Star Metal, Air Metal and Purple Heart.
Note: Nine decorations were awarded posthumously March 29 to William J. McAtee, son of Mr. And Mrs. Edward McAtee of Hanna. McAtee was killed in Vietnam action Dec. 3, 1968. In a ceremony at the ROTC offices at the Half Acre gym in Laramie, Col. W. Thomas Reeder, professor of military science at UW, presented the medals to McAtee’s parents. One of the decorations was the Silver Star, third highest award for valor in the nation. The citation read: “For gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, Specialist Four McAtee distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous action while serving as a team leader with Company D, 2nd Battalion, (Airmobile), 7th Cavalry during a reconnaissance in force mission near Quan Loi. “When his unit became heavily engaged with a numerically superior enemy force and the machine gunner was seriously wounded, Spec. 4 McAtee exposed himself to the intense hostile fire as he moved to the machine gun and placed accurate suppressive fire on the advancing enemy. “After the enemy’s attack had been halted, Spec. 4 McAtee began to administer first aid and evaluate the wounded personnel. Although injured himself, he continued to aid the casualties and distributed ammunition until he was mortally wounded. “Spec. 4 McAtee’s gallant action was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.” Other decorations awarded to McAtee were the Bronze Star, The Air Medal for at least 25 missions involving aircraft--probably helicopters in this case; the Purple Heart for wounds received; the Good Conduct Medal; the National Defense Medal for serving in the armed forces; Vietnamese Service Medal for duty in Vietnam; Vietnamese Campaign Medal given by the government of Vietnam; and Auto-Rifle Badge for scoring sharpshooter.
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sep. 16, 1948 - Dec. 3, 1968; WY SP4 VIETNAM”
Plot: 433
Born: Sept. 16, 1948
Died: Dec. 3, 1968
Age: 20 y's, 2 m's, 17 d's
Note: Specialist Fourth Class William Joseph "Bill" McAtee, was born September 16, 1948, in Hanna Wyoming. His parents were Edward "Ed" and Willetta McAtee of Hanna. Bill was killed in action on December 3, 1968, approximately 15 miles southwest of Binh Phuoc Province in The Republic of Vietnam. He was 20 years, 2 months, and 2 days old at the time of his death. Bill was a Specialist Fourth Class, serving in Company D, Second Battalion, 7th Calvary of the U.S. Army. His body was removed from battlefield, returned to the United States, and buried in the Hanna Wyoming Cemetery. For his outstanding service, Bill was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He also received the Bronze Star Metal, Air Metal and Purple Heart.
Note: Nine decorations were awarded posthumously March 29 to William J. McAtee, son of Mr. And Mrs. Edward McAtee of Hanna. McAtee was killed in Vietnam action Dec. 3, 1968. In a ceremony at the ROTC offices at the Half Acre gym in Laramie, Col. W. Thomas Reeder, professor of military science at UW, presented the medals to McAtee’s parents. One of the decorations was the Silver Star, third highest award for valor in the nation. The citation read: “For gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, Specialist Four McAtee distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous action while serving as a team leader with Company D, 2nd Battalion, (Airmobile), 7th Cavalry during a reconnaissance in force mission near Quan Loi. “When his unit became heavily engaged with a numerically superior enemy force and the machine gunner was seriously wounded, Spec. 4 McAtee exposed himself to the intense hostile fire as he moved to the machine gun and placed accurate suppressive fire on the advancing enemy. “After the enemy’s attack had been halted, Spec. 4 McAtee began to administer first aid and evaluate the wounded personnel. Although injured himself, he continued to aid the casualties and distributed ammunition until he was mortally wounded. “Spec. 4 McAtee’s gallant action was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.” Other decorations awarded to McAtee were the Bronze Star, The Air Medal for at least 25 missions involving aircraft--probably helicopters in this case; the Purple Heart for wounds received; the Good Conduct Medal; the National Defense Medal for serving in the armed forces; Vietnamese Service Medal for duty in Vietnam; Vietnamese Campaign Medal given by the government of Vietnam; and Auto-Rifle Badge for scoring sharpshooter.
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McCartney, James "Jim"
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jim H. Sept. 25, 1938 - Nov. 13, 2020. Married Nov. 9, 1957”
Born: Sept. 25, 1938
Died: Nov. 13, 2020
Age: 82 y's, 1 mo., 18 d's
Note: James (Jim) H. McCartney Obituary. Longtime Hanna, Wyoming resident, James (Jim) H. McCartney, age 82, passed away peacefully in his sleep from Covid-19 on November 13, 2020, at the Casper Mountain Rehabilitation and Care Center in Casper, Wyoming, with his daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Ken Shurter, by his side. He was born, James Harvey McCartney, September 25, 1938, to Glenn and Virginia (Farmer) McCartney in Lewistown, MT. Jim attended schools in Wheatland, Laramie, Elk Mountain, Saratoga and Hanna. He joined the United States Army in 1956 and was given an honorable discharge in 1957 as his service was not needed at that time. On November 9, 1957, Jim married Joyce Elaine While, at the Episcopal Church in Hanna and they began their life together. They had three children, James, Rick and Deborah Kim and were involved in their sporting events and activities. Jim started working as a young man hauling logs to the lumber mill even before he was old enough to get a driver's license. He was a service and parts manager for several car dealerships in Rawlins and Casper, WY as well as Grand Junction and Alamosa, CO. With Joyce by his side, he worked for different ranches by Rawlins and Douglas WY. Jim worked as a dragline operator for many years at Rosebud Coal Sales in Hanna. Later on, he went back to his love of ranching and was the manager of Soapstone Grazing Association in southern Wyoming and Northern Colorado until his heart issues caused him to return to Hanna. Jim had a heart transplant on September 13, 2001, at University Hospital in Denver CO. He was a 19-year survivor. After he was able to return to the workforce, he became the maintenance man for the Hanna Housing where he worked until his retirement in June of 2017. In retirement he spent time taking care of his horses and his trusty dog Penny. He traveled some to visit friends and family and flew to Virginia to visit his sister-in-law Edna and her family. He got to go fishing in the ocean and had a wonderful time. Jim was involved in community causes like the Lion’s Club and Jaycees, Hanna Recreation Center and for years was the Hanna Cemetery Board president. Jim enjoyed spending time with his family hunting and camping, riding horses and ranching, and visiting with friends and relatives. He loved to watch his grandchildren in sporting events, dance recitals, drama plays, gymkhanas, ranch rodeos, and all other horseback riding and roping events. Jim was preceded in death by his mother and father of Wellington, Colorado, wife, Joyce, of 59 1/2 years, brother, Don, and sister, Alice, and many close friends and family members. Jim is survived by his brother, Kenneth (Bonnie) McCartney, and a host of nieces and nephews, his children, James G (Aaronda) McCartney, Rick (Lynette) McCartney and Deborah Kim (Ken) Shurter; 10 grandchildren; Jolene (Jeff), Jason, Scott, Jessica, Steven, Kenneth (Stephanie), Ryan (Alyssa), Kristen (Anthony), Nikita, Tyler, and 13 great-grandchildren! Family, friends and others whose lives were touched by Jim, are invited to attend the Grave-side Service at the Hanna Cemetery in Hanna, WY - on Saturday, July 24th at 11:00. A luncheon will follow at the Catholic Church where we can all reminisce, grieve, and of course, swap stories and just chat. (Kim Shurter, July 2001)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jim H. Sept. 25, 1938 - Nov. 13, 2020. Married Nov. 9, 1957”
Born: Sept. 25, 1938
Died: Nov. 13, 2020
Age: 82 y's, 1 mo., 18 d's
Note: James (Jim) H. McCartney Obituary. Longtime Hanna, Wyoming resident, James (Jim) H. McCartney, age 82, passed away peacefully in his sleep from Covid-19 on November 13, 2020, at the Casper Mountain Rehabilitation and Care Center in Casper, Wyoming, with his daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Ken Shurter, by his side. He was born, James Harvey McCartney, September 25, 1938, to Glenn and Virginia (Farmer) McCartney in Lewistown, MT. Jim attended schools in Wheatland, Laramie, Elk Mountain, Saratoga and Hanna. He joined the United States Army in 1956 and was given an honorable discharge in 1957 as his service was not needed at that time. On November 9, 1957, Jim married Joyce Elaine While, at the Episcopal Church in Hanna and they began their life together. They had three children, James, Rick and Deborah Kim and were involved in their sporting events and activities. Jim started working as a young man hauling logs to the lumber mill even before he was old enough to get a driver's license. He was a service and parts manager for several car dealerships in Rawlins and Casper, WY as well as Grand Junction and Alamosa, CO. With Joyce by his side, he worked for different ranches by Rawlins and Douglas WY. Jim worked as a dragline operator for many years at Rosebud Coal Sales in Hanna. Later on, he went back to his love of ranching and was the manager of Soapstone Grazing Association in southern Wyoming and Northern Colorado until his heart issues caused him to return to Hanna. Jim had a heart transplant on September 13, 2001, at University Hospital in Denver CO. He was a 19-year survivor. After he was able to return to the workforce, he became the maintenance man for the Hanna Housing where he worked until his retirement in June of 2017. In retirement he spent time taking care of his horses and his trusty dog Penny. He traveled some to visit friends and family and flew to Virginia to visit his sister-in-law Edna and her family. He got to go fishing in the ocean and had a wonderful time. Jim was involved in community causes like the Lion’s Club and Jaycees, Hanna Recreation Center and for years was the Hanna Cemetery Board president. Jim enjoyed spending time with his family hunting and camping, riding horses and ranching, and visiting with friends and relatives. He loved to watch his grandchildren in sporting events, dance recitals, drama plays, gymkhanas, ranch rodeos, and all other horseback riding and roping events. Jim was preceded in death by his mother and father of Wellington, Colorado, wife, Joyce, of 59 1/2 years, brother, Don, and sister, Alice, and many close friends and family members. Jim is survived by his brother, Kenneth (Bonnie) McCartney, and a host of nieces and nephews, his children, James G (Aaronda) McCartney, Rick (Lynette) McCartney and Deborah Kim (Ken) Shurter; 10 grandchildren; Jolene (Jeff), Jason, Scott, Jessica, Steven, Kenneth (Stephanie), Ryan (Alyssa), Kristen (Anthony), Nikita, Tyler, and 13 great-grandchildren! Family, friends and others whose lives were touched by Jim, are invited to attend the Grave-side Service at the Hanna Cemetery in Hanna, WY - on Saturday, July 24th at 11:00. A luncheon will follow at the Catholic Church where we can all reminisce, grieve, and of course, swap stories and just chat. (Kim Shurter, July 2001)
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McCartney, Joyce Elaine
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Joyce E. Apr. 15, 1939 - May 18, 2017. Married Nov. 9, 1957”
Plot: Block 4 Lot 8
Born: April 15, 1939
Died: May 18, 2017
Buried: Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Age: 78 y's, 1 mo., 3 d's
Note: Obituary: Joyce E. McCartney, 78 of Hanna, WY passed away May 18, 2017 at the Laramie Care Center. She was born April 15, 1939 in Hanna. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna. Interment will follow in the Hanna Cemetery. (Hanna Headlight, May 24, 2017)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Joyce E. Apr. 15, 1939 - May 18, 2017. Married Nov. 9, 1957”
Plot: Block 4 Lot 8
Born: April 15, 1939
Died: May 18, 2017
Buried: Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Age: 78 y's, 1 mo., 3 d's
Note: Obituary: Joyce E. McCartney, 78 of Hanna, WY passed away May 18, 2017 at the Laramie Care Center. She was born April 15, 1939 in Hanna. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna. Interment will follow in the Hanna Cemetery. (Hanna Headlight, May 24, 2017)
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McCormick, Sam (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: McCormick, S. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: Unmarked
Born: 1886
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 22 yrs.
Note: Sam was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: Sam McCormick 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 No. 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about 3 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. Sam and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Friday, August 21, 1908, on day 147after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: Unmarked
Born: 1886
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 22 yrs.
Note: Sam was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: Sam McCormick 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 No. 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about 3 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. Sam and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Friday, August 21, 1908, on day 147after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)
McCourt, Arthur (NA)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: November 13, 1891
Age: Unknown
Note: Arthur McCourt was killed November 13, 1891, in a Carbon coal mine. It is not known where he was buried. (NA)
Note: Arthur McCourt is not listed on the Miner Monument in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: November 13, 1891
Age: Unknown
Note: Arthur McCourt was killed November 13, 1891, in a Carbon coal mine. It is not known where he was buried. (NA)
Note: Arthur McCourt is not listed on the Miner Monument in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Killed in a Carbon Mine - Burial Place Unknown
McDermott (NA)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: November 23, 1877
Age: Unknown
Note: McDermott was killed in a Carbon coal mine November 23, 1877. It is not known where he was buried. (NA)
Note: McDermott is not listed on the Miner Monument in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: November 23, 1877
Age: Unknown
Note: McDermott was killed in a Carbon coal mine November 23, 1877. It is not known where he was buried. (NA)
Note: McDermott is not listed on the Miner Monument in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Killed in a Carbon Mine - Burial Place Unknown
McDonald, Archie Jr. (Inquest); Aka: McDanald, Archie (Headstone) McDonald, Archie (MIR); McDonald, A. (MM)
Headstone: “Jun. 30, 1903; Aged 19 years”
Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: 301
Born: 1884
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 19 y's
Note: Archie, an African American miner, metal mine identification check number #117, not married, killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22, room 13, identified and removed from the mine on October 30, 1903, day 125 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 301 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Headstone: “Jun. 30, 1903; Aged 19 years”
Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: 301
Born: 1884
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 19 y's
Note: Archie, an African American miner, metal mine identification check number #117, not married, killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22, room 13, identified and removed from the mine on October 30, 1903, day 125 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 301 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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McDonald, Jesse (Inquest); Aka: McDonald, Jesse (MIR); McDonald, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1903”
Plot: 301
Born: 1881
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 22 y's
Note: Jesse, an African American miner. Metal mine identification number #170, 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, room 13, identified and removed from the mine on October 22, 1903, day 117 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 301 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1903”
Plot: 301
Born: 1881
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 22 y's
Note: Jesse, an African American miner. Metal mine identification number #170, 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, room 13, identified and removed from the mine on October 22, 1903, day 117 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 301 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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McDonald, Carrie
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Died Mar. 11, 1893, Aged 24 y’s, 10 m’s, Wife of Jno. F. McDonald May her soul rest in peace Amen.”
Born: 1869
Died: 1893
Age: 24
Note: Carrie McDonald was born in 1869. She married Jno. F. McDonald. She died March 11, 1893 at age 24 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Note: Daughter of Mrs. Madson. (CCA Family) (NA)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Died Mar. 11, 1893, Aged 24 y’s, 10 m’s, Wife of Jno. F. McDonald May her soul rest in peace Amen.”
Born: 1869
Died: 1893
Age: 24
Note: Carrie McDonald was born in 1869. She married Jno. F. McDonald. She died March 11, 1893 at age 24 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Note: Daughter of Mrs. Madson. (CCA Family) (NA)
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McGoon, Shirley
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “McGoon, Shirley"
Plot: 373
Age: Unknown
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “McGoon, Shirley"
Plot: 373
Age: Unknown
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McKenna, Felix (Inquest); Aka: McKenna, Felix (MIR); McKenna, F. (MM)
Cemetery: Erie, Colorado
Headstone: Felix McKenna was killed in Hanna, but buried in Erie, Colorado. He has a monument in the Erie cemetery.
Born: 1848 in Scotland
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 55 y's
Note: Felix, an English-speaking miner from the United Kingdom, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at the pump room, identified and removed from the mine on July 16, 1903, day 17 after the explosion. He was buried in Erie, Colorado. (BL)
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Cemetery: Erie, Colorado
Headstone: Felix McKenna was killed in Hanna, but buried in Erie, Colorado. He has a monument in the Erie cemetery.
Born: 1848 in Scotland
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 55 y's
Note: Felix, an English-speaking miner from the United Kingdom, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at the pump room, identified and removed from the mine on July 16, 1903, day 17 after the explosion. He was buried in Erie, Colorado. (BL)
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McKenna, George (Inquest); Aka: McKenne, Geo. (MIR); McKenna, G. (MM)
Cemetery: Erie, Colorado
Born: 1883 in U.S.A.
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 20 y's
Note: George, an English-speaking miner from the United Kingdom, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found on the slope at room 26 back, identified and removed from the mine on December3, 1903, day 159 after the explosion. He was buried in Erie, Colorado with his father. (BL)
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Cemetery: Erie, Colorado
Born: 1883 in U.S.A.
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 20 y's
Note: George, an English-speaking miner from the United Kingdom, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found on the slope at room 26 back, identified and removed from the mine on December3, 1903, day 159 after the explosion. He was buried in Erie, Colorado with his father. (BL)
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Killed in Hanna No. 1 Mine - Buried in Erie, Colorado
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McNeely, Elet E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1924 - 1981; SSGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 342
Born: 1924
Died: 1981
Age: 57 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1924 - 1981; SSGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 342
Born: 1924
Died: 1981
Age: 57 y's
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McNeely, Mary Lou
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jan. 3, 1922 - June 19, 2013”
Plot: 342
Born: Jan. 3, 1922
Died: June 19, 2013
Age: 91 y's, 5 m's, 16 d's
Note: Obituary: Hanna - Graveside services for Mary-Lou Mills-Mcneely, 91, will be held at 1p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013, at the Hanna cemetery. She died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Casper. (Casper Star Tribune)
Obituary: June 24, 2013 - Mary Lou Mills - McNeely, 91, long-time resident of Hanna, Wyoming died on Thursday, June 19, 2013 at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, WY. She was born Mary Lou Blaylock. Mary Lou met her first husband, Merritt R. “Junior” Mills while working at the Camp Chaffee (Arkansas) Post Laundry during World war II. They were married on August 12, 1944. After Merritt's return from overseas, they settled in Hanna in April 1946. Merritt was a mechanic for Fenimore Chevrolet for many years. Later he worked for Ralph Crow sawmills in Saratoga and Hanna. Merritt died in December 1968. In November1970, Mary Lou married E.E. “Mac” McNeely. Mac worked for Rosebud Coal Co. As a dragline oiler until his death in November 1981. Mary Lou worked for Oasis Cafe in Medicine Bow and for Iva Johnson at the Miner Cafe in Hanna, but was primarily known as an excellent Mother, homemaker and for the delicious meals that she cooked. Mary Lou will be greatly missed by her Family, Friends and all who knew and loved her. Mary Lou is survived by sons, Charles Mills (Carmen) of Casper, WY. and Kenneth Mills (Julie) of Elko, Nevada. Mary Lou was preceded in death by both her husbands and son, Carroll Mills in February 2008. (Casper Star Tribune)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jan. 3, 1922 - June 19, 2013”
Plot: 342
Born: Jan. 3, 1922
Died: June 19, 2013
Age: 91 y's, 5 m's, 16 d's
Note: Obituary: Hanna - Graveside services for Mary-Lou Mills-Mcneely, 91, will be held at 1p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013, at the Hanna cemetery. She died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Casper. (Casper Star Tribune)
Obituary: June 24, 2013 - Mary Lou Mills - McNeely, 91, long-time resident of Hanna, Wyoming died on Thursday, June 19, 2013 at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, WY. She was born Mary Lou Blaylock. Mary Lou met her first husband, Merritt R. “Junior” Mills while working at the Camp Chaffee (Arkansas) Post Laundry during World war II. They were married on August 12, 1944. After Merritt's return from overseas, they settled in Hanna in April 1946. Merritt was a mechanic for Fenimore Chevrolet for many years. Later he worked for Ralph Crow sawmills in Saratoga and Hanna. Merritt died in December 1968. In November1970, Mary Lou married E.E. “Mac” McNeely. Mac worked for Rosebud Coal Co. As a dragline oiler until his death in November 1981. Mary Lou worked for Oasis Cafe in Medicine Bow and for Iva Johnson at the Miner Cafe in Hanna, but was primarily known as an excellent Mother, homemaker and for the delicious meals that she cooked. Mary Lou will be greatly missed by her Family, Friends and all who knew and loved her. Mary Lou is survived by sons, Charles Mills (Carmen) of Casper, WY. and Kenneth Mills (Julie) of Elko, Nevada. Mary Lou was preceded in death by both her husbands and son, Carroll Mills in February 2008. (Casper Star Tribune)
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McNees, Charles R.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1922 - 1983; TTC5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 350
Born: 1922 in Carbon County, Wyoming
Died: 1983 in Rawlins, Wyoming
Age: 60 y's
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1922 - 1983; TTC5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 350
Born: 1922 in Carbon County, Wyoming
Died: 1983 in Rawlins, Wyoming
Age: 60 y's
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McNees, Isabelle M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1884 - 1968; Mother”
Plot: 351
Born: 1884
Died: 1968
Age: 84 y's
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1884 - 1968; Mother”
Plot: 351
Born: 1884
Died: 1968
Age: 84 y's
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McNeese, James
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Mar. 15, 1915 - Dec. 28, 1968; WY PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 351
Born: Mar. 15, 1915
Died: Dec. 28, 1968
Age: 53 y's, 9 m's, 13 d's
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Mar. 15, 1915 - Dec. 28, 1968; WY PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 351
Born: Mar. 15, 1915
Died: Dec. 28, 1968
Age: 53 y's, 9 m's, 13 d's
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McNeese, John A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1905 - 1974”
Plot: 351
Born: 1905
Died: 1974
Age: 69 y's
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1905 - 1974”
Plot: 351
Born: 1905
Died: 1974
Age: 69 y's
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McNees, John E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1876 - 1945; Father”
Plot: 351
Born: 1876
Died: 1945
Age: 69 y's
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1876 - 1945; Father”
Plot: 351
Born: 1876
Died: 1945
Age: 69 y's
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McRoberts, Mary J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “July 7, 1859 - Aug. 15, 1901; Erected by the Women of Woodcraft”
Plot: 227
Born: July 7, 1859
Died: Aug. 15, 1901
Age: 42 y's, 1 mo., 8 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “July 7, 1859 - Aug. 15, 1901; Erected by the Women of Woodcraft”
Plot: 227
Born: July 7, 1859
Died: Aug. 15, 1901
Age: 42 y's, 1 mo., 8 d's
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Meekin, Annie L.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 16, 1882 - Oct. 10, 1973"
Plot: 441
Born: Feb. 16, 1882
Died: Oct. 10, 1973
Age: 91 y's, 7 m's, 24 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 16, 1882 - Oct. 10, 1973"
Plot: 441
Born: Feb. 16, 1882
Died: Oct. 10, 1973
Age: 91 y's, 7 m's, 24 d's
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Meekin, James J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Dec. 9, 1911 - Sept. 13, 1975”
Plot: 441
Born: Dec. 9, 1911
Died: Sept. 13, 1975
Age: 63 y's, 9 m's, 4 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Dec. 9, 1911 - Sept. 13, 1975”
Plot: 441
Born: Dec. 9, 1911
Died: Sept. 13, 1975
Age: 63 y's, 9 m's, 4 d's
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Meekin, James Sr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1882 - England - 1941 Denver”
Plot: 441
Born: July 31, 1882
Died: May 17, 1941
Age: 58 y's, 9 m's, 16 d's
Note: Obituary of James Meekin, Sr. - James Meekin, Sr., was born July 31, 1882, in Chorley, Lancashire, England. He was married to Miss Annie Lucas at St. Gregory’s Church, Chorley, England. Came to Hanna and started to work in No. 1 Mine, in December 1906. His service with The Union Pacific Coal Company had been continuous since, except for a short visit to England in 1920. He had worked as Gas Watchman in No. 4 Mine, and his last employment was as Faceman there. He was a member of The Old Timers Association. Mr. Meekin died in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Denver, on May 17th. Burial was made from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hanna, with Father Kearney officiating at Requiem High Mass on May 20th. The Pallbearers were Robert Wright, Thos. Love, Roy Cummings, W.H. Moffitt, Geo. Cruickshank and Hugh Brindley. The Rosary was recited Monday evening, May 19th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cook. He is survived by his wife and three sons; Thomas of Reliance, James and Vincent, of Hanna; two daughters, Mrs. Ben Cook and Mrs. Thos. Rimmer, of Hanna; four grandchildren, Shirley Warburton, Joan Cook, Don Rimmer, and Nancy Sue Meekin. He is also survived by two brothers, Thomas Meekin, of Parco, Wyoming, and John Meekin, of Lancashire, England. (UPCCEM, June 1941)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1882 - England - 1941 Denver”
Plot: 441
Born: July 31, 1882
Died: May 17, 1941
Age: 58 y's, 9 m's, 16 d's
Note: Obituary of James Meekin, Sr. - James Meekin, Sr., was born July 31, 1882, in Chorley, Lancashire, England. He was married to Miss Annie Lucas at St. Gregory’s Church, Chorley, England. Came to Hanna and started to work in No. 1 Mine, in December 1906. His service with The Union Pacific Coal Company had been continuous since, except for a short visit to England in 1920. He had worked as Gas Watchman in No. 4 Mine, and his last employment was as Faceman there. He was a member of The Old Timers Association. Mr. Meekin died in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Denver, on May 17th. Burial was made from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hanna, with Father Kearney officiating at Requiem High Mass on May 20th. The Pallbearers were Robert Wright, Thos. Love, Roy Cummings, W.H. Moffitt, Geo. Cruickshank and Hugh Brindley. The Rosary was recited Monday evening, May 19th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cook. He is survived by his wife and three sons; Thomas of Reliance, James and Vincent, of Hanna; two daughters, Mrs. Ben Cook and Mrs. Thos. Rimmer, of Hanna; four grandchildren, Shirley Warburton, Joan Cook, Don Rimmer, and Nancy Sue Meekin. He is also survived by two brothers, Thomas Meekin, of Parco, Wyoming, and John Meekin, of Lancashire, England. (UPCCEM, June 1941)
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Meekin, Thomas J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1907 - 1948”
Plot: 441
Born: 1907
Died: 1948
Age: 41 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1907 - 1948”
Plot: 441
Born: 1907
Died: 1948
Age: 41 y's
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Meekin, Vincent
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1920 - 1951”
Plot: 441
Born: 1920
Died: 1951
Age: 31 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1920 - 1951”
Plot: 441
Born: 1920
Died: 1951
Age: 31 y's
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Mellor, Charles
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1888 - 1978”
Plot: 176
Born: 1888
Died: 1978
Age: 90 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1888 - 1978”
Plot: 176
Born: 1888
Died: 1978
Age: 90 y's
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Mellor, Mae
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1893 -1986”
Plot: 176
Born: 1893
Died: 1986
Age: 93 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1893 -1986”
Plot: 176
Born: 1893
Died: 1986
Age: 93 y's
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Mellor, Gilbert
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Apr. 9, 1915 - Feb. 25, 1994”
Plot: 88
Born: Apr. 9, 1915
Died: Feb. 25, 1994
Age: 78 y's, 10 m's, 16 d's
Note: Gilbert Mellor was born April 9, 1915 in Hanna, Wyoming to Thomas and Rosevia Mellor. He died February 25, 1994, in Hanna at the age of 78 and was buried in the Hanna Cemetery in plot 88. (Ancestry)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Apr. 9, 1915 - Feb. 25, 1994”
Plot: 88
Born: Apr. 9, 1915
Died: Feb. 25, 1994
Age: 78 y's, 10 m's, 16 d's
Note: Gilbert Mellor was born April 9, 1915 in Hanna, Wyoming to Thomas and Rosevia Mellor. He died February 25, 1994, in Hanna at the age of 78 and was buried in the Hanna Cemetery in plot 88. (Ancestry)
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Mellor, Jack
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 13, 1892 - Jan. 12, 1950”
Plot: 109
Born: Feb. 13, 1892
Died: Jan. 12, 1950
Age: 57 y's, 10 m's, 29 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 13, 1892 - Jan. 12, 1950”
Plot: 109
Born: Feb. 13, 1892
Died: Jan. 12, 1950
Age: 57 y's, 10 m's, 29 d's
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Mellor, Mildred S.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1914 - 1934; Daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mellor”
Plot: 176
Born: 1914
Died: 1934
Age: 20 y's
Note: Mildred Mellor Passes Away - Mildred Mellor, former member of the Mountain Elks Senior Girl scouts, which carried off the palm at the 1932 First Aid Contest in this city, died at the family residence in Hanna, April 30. It appears she had undergone an appendectomy some two weeks previously and was presumed to be making a fine recovery. The remains were interred in the local cemetery, service in charge of Rev. A.D. Wilson. She was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Charles Mellor. Mildred graduated from High School in 1932, was a member of the Drum Corps and the Pythian Sisters. She was born at Hanna and spent her entire life there. Her lovable disposition and sweet smile endeared her to every person with whom she came in contact. The sympathy of the community is extended to the grief-stricken parents. (UPCCEM, June 1934)
Note: Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mellor. (Headstone)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1914 - 1934; Daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mellor”
Plot: 176
Born: 1914
Died: 1934
Age: 20 y's
Note: Mildred Mellor Passes Away - Mildred Mellor, former member of the Mountain Elks Senior Girl scouts, which carried off the palm at the 1932 First Aid Contest in this city, died at the family residence in Hanna, April 30. It appears she had undergone an appendectomy some two weeks previously and was presumed to be making a fine recovery. The remains were interred in the local cemetery, service in charge of Rev. A.D. Wilson. She was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Charles Mellor. Mildred graduated from High School in 1932, was a member of the Drum Corps and the Pythian Sisters. She was born at Hanna and spent her entire life there. Her lovable disposition and sweet smile endeared her to every person with whom she came in contact. The sympathy of the community is extended to the grief-stricken parents. (UPCCEM, June 1934)
Note: Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mellor. (Headstone)
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Mellor, Rosevia
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1879 - 1969”
Plot: 88
Born: 1879
Died: 1969
Age: 90 y's
Note: Rosevia "Rosy" Cundy was born August 28, 1879, in England to Thomas and Emma Bray . She arrived in this country around 1888. She married John "Jack" Rimmer and they had four children together. Jack Rimmer was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. She also had three sons and one daughter with Thomas Mellor. She died on January 9, 1969, in Rawlins, Wyoming, at the age of 89 and buried in the Hanna. Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1879 - 1969”
Plot: 88
Born: 1879
Died: 1969
Age: 90 y's
Note: Rosevia "Rosy" Cundy was born August 28, 1879, in England to Thomas and Emma Bray . She arrived in this country around 1888. She married John "Jack" Rimmer and they had four children together. Jack Rimmer was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. She also had three sons and one daughter with Thomas Mellor. She died on January 9, 1969, in Rawlins, Wyoming, at the age of 89 and buried in the Hanna. Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry)
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Mellor, Thomas
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1886 - 1977”
Plot: 88
Born: 1886
Died: 1977
Age: 91 y's
Note: Thomas Mellor was born October 3, 1886, in England. He arrived in this country around 1902. He had three sons and one daughter with Rosevia "Rosy" Cundy. He died on April 4, 1977, in Alameda, California, at the age of 90. (Ancestry)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1886 - 1977”
Plot: 88
Born: 1886
Died: 1977
Age: 91 y's
Note: Thomas Mellor was born October 3, 1886, in England. He arrived in this country around 1902. He had three sons and one daughter with Rosevia "Rosy" Cundy. He died on April 4, 1977, in Alameda, California, at the age of 90. (Ancestry)
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Mellor, William Lincoln
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 12, 1913 - Aug. 10, 1930”
Plot: 88
Born: Feb. 12, 1913
Died: Aug. 10, 1930
Age: 17 y's, 5 m's, 28 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 12, 1913 - Aug. 10, 1930”
Plot: 88
Born: Feb. 12, 1913
Died: Aug. 10, 1930
Age: 17 y's, 5 m's, 28 d's
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Melson, Curtis
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Dec. 10, 1930 - Oct. 30, 2012” Shares a stone with Josephine V. Melson
Plot: 352
Born: Dec. 10, 1930
Died: Oct. 30, 2012
Age: 81 y's, 10 m's, 20 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Dec. 10, 1930 - Oct. 30, 2012” Shares a stone with Josephine V. Melson
Plot: 352
Born: Dec. 10, 1930
Died: Oct. 30, 2012
Age: 81 y's, 10 m's, 20 d's
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Melson, Josephine V.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Aug. 4, 1927 - Mar. 25, 2009”
Plot: 352
Born: Aug. 4, 1927
Died: Mar. 25, 2009
Age: 81 y's, 7 m's, 21 d's
Note: Obituary: Hanna native and lifelong resident of Carbon County, Josephine Veronica “Jo” Melson, died March 25, 2009 in Rawlins. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 30, 2009 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rawlins with Father Sam Hayes, as celebrant. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 29 at St. Joseph’s. Friends may call at the Rostad Mortuary Chapel on Sunday, March 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. Josephine was born on Aug. 4, 1927 in Hanna, the daughter of William “Red” and Jessie (Lucas) Hapgood. She graduated from Hanna High School in 1945. Then from St. Joseph’s Nursing School in Denver in 1948. She worked in the Hanna Hospital for several years. Josephine married Curtis Mellor on Feb. 8, 1953 in Hanna. They moved to Rawlins in 1954. Jo was active in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and taught and coached the girls' basketball team at St. Joseph’s middle school for many years. She also coached and played softball in the summers. Proud to be a native of Hanna and Wyoming, she was an avid fisherman and outdoors woman. She had a lifelong passion for baseball and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and family. Josephine is survived by her husband of 56 years, Curtis Melson of Rawlins; sons, Curtis Lee Melson and wife Yvonne of Rock Springs, and Kevin Melson of Denver; daughter, Kathleen Klaserner of Lakewood, Colorado. (Daily Times, March 26, 2009)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Aug. 4, 1927 - Mar. 25, 2009”
Plot: 352
Born: Aug. 4, 1927
Died: Mar. 25, 2009
Age: 81 y's, 7 m's, 21 d's
Note: Obituary: Hanna native and lifelong resident of Carbon County, Josephine Veronica “Jo” Melson, died March 25, 2009 in Rawlins. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 30, 2009 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rawlins with Father Sam Hayes, as celebrant. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 29 at St. Joseph’s. Friends may call at the Rostad Mortuary Chapel on Sunday, March 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. Josephine was born on Aug. 4, 1927 in Hanna, the daughter of William “Red” and Jessie (Lucas) Hapgood. She graduated from Hanna High School in 1945. Then from St. Joseph’s Nursing School in Denver in 1948. She worked in the Hanna Hospital for several years. Josephine married Curtis Mellor on Feb. 8, 1953 in Hanna. They moved to Rawlins in 1954. Jo was active in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and taught and coached the girls' basketball team at St. Joseph’s middle school for many years. She also coached and played softball in the summers. Proud to be a native of Hanna and Wyoming, she was an avid fisherman and outdoors woman. She had a lifelong passion for baseball and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and family. Josephine is survived by her husband of 56 years, Curtis Melson of Rawlins; sons, Curtis Lee Melson and wife Yvonne of Rock Springs, and Kevin Melson of Denver; daughter, Kathleen Klaserner of Lakewood, Colorado. (Daily Times, March 26, 2009)
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Merriman, Mary A.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Feb. 15, 1865, Nov. 20, 1921"
Born: Feb. 15, 1865
Died: Nov. 20, 1921
Age: 56 y's, 9 m's, 5 d's
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Feb. 15, 1865, Nov. 20, 1921"
Born: Feb. 15, 1865
Died: Nov. 20, 1921
Age: 56 y's, 9 m's, 5 d's
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Mertala, Charles (Inquest); Aka: Mertilla, Charles (Inquest aka); Kertilla, Chas. (MIR); Mertala, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1874
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 29 y's
Note: Charles, a Finnish miner, mine identification check number #5, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (MIR) (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1874
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 29 y's
Note: Charles, a Finnish miner, mine identification check number #5, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (MIR) (BL)
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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)
Mertala, Charles
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1920 - 1922”
Plot: 217
Age: 2 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1920 - 1922”
Plot: 217
Age: 2 y's
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Mertala, John (Inquest); Aka: Mertilla, John (MIR);Mertala, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1879
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 24 y's
Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #179, 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 18, identified and removed from the mine on August 18, 1903, day 51 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1879
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 24 y's
Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #179, 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 18, identified and removed from the mine on August 18, 1903, day 51 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)
Mertala, Oliver Helena
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Unknown
Plot: 316
Age: Unknown
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Unknown
Plot: 316
Age: Unknown
Mertala, Sander
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1880 - 1941”
Plot: 316
Born: 1880
Died: 1941
Age: 61 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1880 - 1941”
Plot: 316
Born: 1880
Died: 1941
Age: 61 y's
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Mickelson, Martin
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jun. 30, 1903; Aged 19 yrs. 4 mos.”
Plot: 200
Born: Feb. 28, 1884
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 19 y's, 4 m's
Note: Martin was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 18, identified and removed from the mine on July 21, 1903, day 22 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 200 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jun. 30, 1903; Aged 19 yrs. 4 mos.”
Plot: 200
Born: Feb. 28, 1884
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 19 y's, 4 m's
Note: Martin was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 18, identified and removed from the mine on July 21, 1903, day 22 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 200 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Mickelson, Sam (Headstone) Aka: Mickelson, Samuel (Inquest) (MIR) Mickelson, S. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jun. 30, 1903; Aged 47 yrs. 7 months”
Plot: 200
Born: Nov. 30, 1857
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 47 y's, 7 m's
Note: Sam, a Danish miner, metal mine identification check number #8, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 18, room 20, identified and removed from the mine on November 7, 1903, day 133 after the explosion. He was buried in plot 200 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jun. 30, 1903; Aged 47 yrs. 7 months”
Plot: 200
Born: Nov. 30, 1857
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 47 y's, 7 m's
Note: Sam, a Danish miner, metal mine identification check number #8, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 18, room 20, identified and removed from the mine on November 7, 1903, day 133 after the explosion. He was buried in plot 200 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Midkiff, David Ray
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 26, 1977 - May 24, 1999; Son & Brother”
Plot: 390
Born: May 26, 1977
Died: May 24, 1999
Age: 21 y's, 11 m's, 28 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 26, 1977 - May 24, 1999; Son & Brother”
Plot: 390
Born: May 26, 1977
Died: May 24, 1999
Age: 21 y's, 11 m's, 28 d's
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Mihara, Yayoi (Headstone); Aka: Mitsuhara, Yayoi (Headstone)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Japanese translation below.
Plot: 303.24
Translation:
Mihara (Mitsuhara), Yayoi
From Nishimutamura, Mitzumagun, Fukuoka Perfecture
Built by husband, Mihara, Shigeru (AO)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Japanese translation below.
Plot: 303.24
Translation:
Mihara (Mitsuhara), Yayoi
From Nishimutamura, Mitzumagun, Fukuoka Perfecture
Built by husband, Mihara, Shigeru (AO)
Mihel, Bart
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1893 - 1947”
Plot: 387
Born: Aug. 24, 1893
Died: May 15, 1947
Age: 53 y's, 8 m's, 21 d's
Note: Bart Mihel was born August 24, 1893. Died May 15, 1947. (Social Security Index)
Note: Bart Mihel, age 55, died May 15, 1947 in Laramie, Wyoming from a Heart condition. (Wyoming Death Record)
Note: Name: Bart Mihel Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 24 Aug 1893; Birthplace: Bo*dolje, Austria; Residence Place: Leo, Wyoming, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Occupation: Rancher; Height: 5' 8"; Eye Color: Gray; Hair Color: Brown; Weight: 175; Complexion: Dark Brown. (1942 Draft Registration, World War II)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1893 - 1947”
Plot: 387
Born: Aug. 24, 1893
Died: May 15, 1947
Age: 53 y's, 8 m's, 21 d's
Note: Bart Mihel was born August 24, 1893. Died May 15, 1947. (Social Security Index)
Note: Bart Mihel, age 55, died May 15, 1947 in Laramie, Wyoming from a Heart condition. (Wyoming Death Record)
Note: Name: Bart Mihel Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 24 Aug 1893; Birthplace: Bo*dolje, Austria; Residence Place: Leo, Wyoming, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Occupation: Rancher; Height: 5' 8"; Eye Color: Gray; Hair Color: Brown; Weight: 175; Complexion: Dark Brown. (1942 Draft Registration, World War II)
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Mikkila, Jac (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Mikkila, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1873
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 30 y's
Note: Jac, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #34, married, was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 16, room 29, identified and removed from the mine on July 18, 1903, day 19 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1873
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 30 y's
Note: Jac, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #34, married, was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 16, room 29, identified and removed from the mine on July 18, 1903, day 19 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Miller, Ben (Inquest)(MIR); Aka: Miller, B. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Apr. 1, 1880 -Jun. 30, 1903”
Plot: 279
Born: April 1, 1880
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 23 y's, 2 m's, 29 d's
Note: Ben Miller, an African American miner, metal identification number #216, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found on the slope at the 8th crosscut from the basin, identified and removed from the mine on December 4, 1903, day 160 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 279 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Apr. 1, 1880 -Jun. 30, 1903”
Plot: 279
Born: April 1, 1880
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 23 y's, 2 m's, 29 d's
Note: Ben Miller, an African American miner, metal identification number #216, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found on the slope at the 8th crosscut from the basin, identified and removed from the mine on December 4, 1903, day 160 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 279 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Miller, Dale Leroy (MIR); Aka: Miller, D.L. (MM)
Cemetery: Rawlins, Wyoming
Born: 1945
Died: Nov. 28, 1969
Age: 24 y's
Note: Dale Miller was killed at the Rosebud mine in Hanna. He was buried in Rawlins, Wyoming. (BL)
Note: On Nov. 28, 1969, at approximately 6 p.m., Dale L. Miller, age 24, married and the father of two minor children, was involved in a fatal accident at the coal mine operated by the Rosebud Coal Sales Company. There were no witnesses to this accident. The accident was investigated by Cliff Artis, General Superintendent, Leo O’Brian, Superintendent, Frank Shurter, Night Foreman, Charles Rose, District Safety Supervisor, all from Rosebud Coal Sales Company, Charles Beasley, Business Agent for the Operating Engineers Local Union, Eugene C. Iverson and James Mecca, Wyoming Mine Inspection Department. Mr. Miller was employed as a night oiler. He came on shift at 3:30 p.m. and worked with Kenny McKenzie, day oiler, servicing the mobile equipment used in the stripping and hauling operation. Mr. McKenzie was due to go off shift at 7 p.m. McKenzie and Miller had been working together during these hours for about one week. They were in the process of servicing the Euclid, 53-ton, bottom dump trucks, which were hauling the coal from the strip pit to the tipple dump. Miller had been employed as an oiler on this job for almost three months. In 1967-68 he had worked ten months for Rosebud Coal Sales Company as a car dropper and as an oiler. At approximately 6 p.m., Miller took his flashlight and went to the area where he could flag one of the haulage trucks as it came off the dumping ramp to send it to the vehicle servicing area, approximately one hundred and ten yards away from the dump. The oiler flagging the trucks normally took a station about sixty yards from the servicing area. This was the last time Mr. Miller was seen alive. At 6 p.m. on Nov. 28, 1969 it was quite dark. The yard lights were on, but it was dark in the area of the tipple dump. It was reported that Mr. Miller’s flashlight was burning brightly previous to his disappearance. After Kenny McKenzie had seen two trucks pass over the dumping area and then circle around to go back to the pit he began to wonder what had happened to Miller. He flagged down the third truck and asked the driver if he had seen Miller. When the driver reported that he had not, McKenzie notified Frank Shurter, Night Foreman, that he could not find Miller. Shurter notified Leo O’Brian, Superintendent, who carefully searched the area between the tipple dump and the vehicle servicing area. In the meantime, Ray Schisel, who was loading railroad cars from the conveyor boom, saw a battered flashlight drop from the loading boom into the car. He recovered the flashlight and notified the tipple operator of his find. This was about 6:13 p.m. The tipple operator notified Shurter when he came into the tipple looking for Miller. The machinery in the tipple was shut down at approximately 6:45 p.m. and a search was made for Miller. His body was found in a head down position in one of the sampling chutes near the end of the tipple circuit. Mr. Miller’s body was badly mangled. One leg was severed and missing. It is assumed Mr. Miller stumbled or fell into the receiving hopper at the tipple dump. He then passed over the reciprocating feeder into the 30’x 72’ Double Roll Breaker, through that onto the primary conveyor belt, over the shaking screens, across the lump picking table, over a cross conveyor belt onto the flight conveyor. His body must have been draped over one of the cross flights as it passed over the secondary crusher. He then went off the end of the flight conveyor, his body hitting the wall of the building. It is at this point where his missing leg was found. His body was then dragged up to the head end of the flight conveyor and he passed headfirst into a sampling chute where his body was found. (MIR)
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Cemetery: Rawlins, Wyoming
Born: 1945
Died: Nov. 28, 1969
Age: 24 y's
Note: Dale Miller was killed at the Rosebud mine in Hanna. He was buried in Rawlins, Wyoming. (BL)
Note: On Nov. 28, 1969, at approximately 6 p.m., Dale L. Miller, age 24, married and the father of two minor children, was involved in a fatal accident at the coal mine operated by the Rosebud Coal Sales Company. There were no witnesses to this accident. The accident was investigated by Cliff Artis, General Superintendent, Leo O’Brian, Superintendent, Frank Shurter, Night Foreman, Charles Rose, District Safety Supervisor, all from Rosebud Coal Sales Company, Charles Beasley, Business Agent for the Operating Engineers Local Union, Eugene C. Iverson and James Mecca, Wyoming Mine Inspection Department. Mr. Miller was employed as a night oiler. He came on shift at 3:30 p.m. and worked with Kenny McKenzie, day oiler, servicing the mobile equipment used in the stripping and hauling operation. Mr. McKenzie was due to go off shift at 7 p.m. McKenzie and Miller had been working together during these hours for about one week. They were in the process of servicing the Euclid, 53-ton, bottom dump trucks, which were hauling the coal from the strip pit to the tipple dump. Miller had been employed as an oiler on this job for almost three months. In 1967-68 he had worked ten months for Rosebud Coal Sales Company as a car dropper and as an oiler. At approximately 6 p.m., Miller took his flashlight and went to the area where he could flag one of the haulage trucks as it came off the dumping ramp to send it to the vehicle servicing area, approximately one hundred and ten yards away from the dump. The oiler flagging the trucks normally took a station about sixty yards from the servicing area. This was the last time Mr. Miller was seen alive. At 6 p.m. on Nov. 28, 1969 it was quite dark. The yard lights were on, but it was dark in the area of the tipple dump. It was reported that Mr. Miller’s flashlight was burning brightly previous to his disappearance. After Kenny McKenzie had seen two trucks pass over the dumping area and then circle around to go back to the pit he began to wonder what had happened to Miller. He flagged down the third truck and asked the driver if he had seen Miller. When the driver reported that he had not, McKenzie notified Frank Shurter, Night Foreman, that he could not find Miller. Shurter notified Leo O’Brian, Superintendent, who carefully searched the area between the tipple dump and the vehicle servicing area. In the meantime, Ray Schisel, who was loading railroad cars from the conveyor boom, saw a battered flashlight drop from the loading boom into the car. He recovered the flashlight and notified the tipple operator of his find. This was about 6:13 p.m. The tipple operator notified Shurter when he came into the tipple looking for Miller. The machinery in the tipple was shut down at approximately 6:45 p.m. and a search was made for Miller. His body was found in a head down position in one of the sampling chutes near the end of the tipple circuit. Mr. Miller’s body was badly mangled. One leg was severed and missing. It is assumed Mr. Miller stumbled or fell into the receiving hopper at the tipple dump. He then passed over the reciprocating feeder into the 30’x 72’ Double Roll Breaker, through that onto the primary conveyor belt, over the shaking screens, across the lump picking table, over a cross conveyor belt onto the flight conveyor. His body must have been draped over one of the cross flights as it passed over the secondary crusher. He then went off the end of the flight conveyor, his body hitting the wall of the building. It is at this point where his missing leg was found. His body was then dragged up to the head end of the flight conveyor and he passed headfirst into a sampling chute where his body was found. (MIR)
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Killed at the Rosebud Coal Sales Company Mine in Hanna - Buried in Rawlins, Wyoming
Miller, Genevieve
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Searching for it
Plot: Block 3 Lot 4
Age: Unknown
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Searching for it
Plot: Block 3 Lot 4
Age: Unknown
Miller, Gladys
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Not found
Plot: Block 4 Lot 4
Age: Unknown
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Not found
Plot: Block 4 Lot 4
Age: Unknown
Miller, Mark (Inquest) (MIR) Aka: Miller, M. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Mark, an African American miner, metal mine identification check number #80, 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 18, identified and removed from the mine on August 18, 1903, day 51 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Mark, an African American miner, metal mine identification check number #80, 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 18, identified and removed from the mine on August 18, 1903, day 51 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)
Miller, Merl (MIR) Aka: Miller, M. (MM)
Cemetery: Laramie, Wyoming
Born: Unknown
Died: Feb. 24, 1934
Age: Unknown
Note: February 24, 1934 - Merl Miller. Findings of the accident that occurred in the Miller Underground Mine, located about 15 miles northwest of Medicine Bow in Carbon County, wherein Merl Miller was killed. This accident was not reported to this Department and nothing was known of it until a news item in the Wyoming Tribune was seen on February 28th. Upon arriving at the mine it was discovered that there was no one present, it being surmised that the family was in Laramie attending the funeral rites of the deceased. From the information received and from observation, it appears that Mr. Miller had been employed in undermining the face of the main entry when a piece of coal, weighing approximately one-half to three quarters of a ton, fell from the face and crushed Mr. Miller’s head and shoulders to such extent that death was practically instantaneous. This was later verified by D.V. Miller, a son of the deceased. Mr. Miller and two sons had operated this property by themselves for about three years and on all previous visits, the last one only two weeks before the date of the accident, conditions were found to be good and all safety precautions taken. Mr. Miller was a good, practical miner. (MIR)
Note: Merl Miller was killed in the Miller underground mine north of Hanna near Carbon. He was buried in Laramie, Wyoming. (BL)
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Cemetery: Laramie, Wyoming
Born: Unknown
Died: Feb. 24, 1934
Age: Unknown
Note: February 24, 1934 - Merl Miller. Findings of the accident that occurred in the Miller Underground Mine, located about 15 miles northwest of Medicine Bow in Carbon County, wherein Merl Miller was killed. This accident was not reported to this Department and nothing was known of it until a news item in the Wyoming Tribune was seen on February 28th. Upon arriving at the mine it was discovered that there was no one present, it being surmised that the family was in Laramie attending the funeral rites of the deceased. From the information received and from observation, it appears that Mr. Miller had been employed in undermining the face of the main entry when a piece of coal, weighing approximately one-half to three quarters of a ton, fell from the face and crushed Mr. Miller’s head and shoulders to such extent that death was practically instantaneous. This was later verified by D.V. Miller, a son of the deceased. Mr. Miller and two sons had operated this property by themselves for about three years and on all previous visits, the last one only two weeks before the date of the accident, conditions were found to be good and all safety precautions taken. Mr. Miller was a good, practical miner. (MIR)
Note: Merl Miller was killed in the Miller underground mine north of Hanna near Carbon. He was buried in Laramie, Wyoming. (BL)
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Killed in the Miller Underground Mine - Buried in Laramie, Wyoming
Milliken, Anna Doggett
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Nov. 29, 1893 - Dec. 10, 1989”
Plot: 432
Born: Nov. 29, 1893
Died: Dec. 10, 1989
Age: 96 y's, 11 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Nov. 29, 1893 - Dec. 10, 1989”
Plot: 432
Born: Nov. 29, 1893
Died: Dec. 10, 1989
Age: 96 y's, 11 d's
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Milliken, Robert “Swat”
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Dec. 23, 1897 - March 20, 1978; PVT AIR SERV WORLD WAR I”
Plot: 431
Born: Dec. 23, 1897
Died: Mar. 20, 1978
Age: 80 y's, 2 m's, 27 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Dec. 23, 1897 - March 20, 1978; PVT AIR SERV WORLD WAR I”
Plot: 431
Born: Dec. 23, 1897
Died: Mar. 20, 1978
Age: 80 y's, 2 m's, 27 d's
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Milliken, Earl D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Aug. 25, 1930 - Feb. 28, 2013”
Plot: 431
Born: Aug. 25, 1930
Died: Feb. 28, 2013
Age: 82 y's, 6 m's, 3 d's
Note: Obituary: Earl Dee “Bud” Milliken. Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 12:15 am. Memorial Services for Earl Dee “Bud” Milliken, 82, will be held in the Encampment School gymnasium at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. He died Feb. 28 in Laramie. Loren “Teense” Willford will conduct the Masonic Service. His students called him Mr. Milliken, or more often Coach. He was a man who was not only highly respected, but who also taught respect. He was a disciplinarian to his three daughters, Becky, Marcy, and Lisa, and to the young men and women who sat in his social studies classroom, were in his physical education classes, or took part in the sports teams he coached. Mr. Milliken was born Aug. 25, 1930, in Hanna, the son of William and Rachel Milliken. He was the youngest of eight children and attended school in Hanna where he was graduated in 1949. Out of high school, he went to work for the Union Pacific coal mines in Hanna. He was then called to serve his country with the Army in Korea, where he fought on the front lines in the trenches, earning a purple heart when he was wounded with shrapnel in his leg, and losing much of his hearing from the explosion of grenades. Returning to Hanna, he married his sweetheart, Morna Dodson, on September 4, 1954, and entered the University of Wyoming on the GI Bill. He became a trainer for the UW athletic teams and had an offer to stay with the Cowboys after college. After earning his degree in history and physical education from the University of Wyoming in 1958 he found a teaching and coaching job in Rock River. He spent 13 years teaching and coaching in Rock River, winning a share of regional basketball titles, taking his Longhorns to state, and also coaching cross country and track teams. A position teaching social studies and physical education, and coaching opened in Encampment, and Mr. Milliken was offered the job. Ole Jim York called him, told him to come to Encampment, that he had a house for the family to live in, and that sealed the deal. The first Tiger basketball game he coached was against the Saratoga Panthers. He knew the intense rivalry between those two valley schools so before the game he told Morna to have the car gassed up and ready to go. If the Tigers lost he figured they would need a quick way to get out of town. But Encampment won that contest. Coach Milliken wasn’t one to stop with a single win, and he took the Tigers to a Regional Championship and played for the State Championship his first year at EHS. Coach Milliken spent 20 years at EHS teaching social studies, physical education, coaching track and basketball, and serving as activities director. He inspired young athletes who became coaches themselves, and he inspired students in his classes who became teachers and principals, historians, engineers, soldiers, and many other professions. He amassed a basketball coaching record of 252 wins, 147 losses, six regional championships, and three state championship runners-up. He also coached a state championship runner-up team in cross country and won three regional track championships. He served as a representative on the Wyoming Coaches Association and in 1985 he was inducted into the Wyoming Coaches Hall of Fame. He was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Hanna, Masonic Lodge #50 of Hanna, where he became a Master Mason on Sept. 2, 1965, VFW Post 6125 in Encampment, The Cowboy Joe Club, and a Lifetime member of the Wyoming Coaches Association. He retired from teaching in 1992 and moved to Hanna, retaining close ties with the Encampment community, often attending basketball games to support the Tigers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Morna, an infant son, Stanley, his mother-in-law, Goldie Sherman, his parents, and six siblings. He is survived by his three daughters, Becky Hertzog of Craig, CO., Marcy Cooley of Saratoga, and Lisa Dilley (Michael) of Sinclair; his sister, Joyce Dody (Ken) of Fort Collins; seven grandchildren, Robyn Kitchen (Scott) and Rachel Lowe (Josh) of Craig, Evan Hertzog of Denver; Chad Cooley (Jolene) of Wright, Angie Cooley of Saratoga, Jacob Fluty of Saratoga, and Wyatt Fluty of Powell, plus great-grandchildren Thayne, Corey Liz, and Kierlyn Kitchen and Quincy, Camille, and Avenly Lowe all of Craig, Co., Payton, Harley, and Reagan Cooley of Wright, and Kadince Fluty of Saratoga. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family requests memorials to the E-Club in Encampment or to the Cowboy Joe Club. (Rawlins Daily Times, Feb 2013)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Aug. 25, 1930 - Feb. 28, 2013”
Plot: 431
Born: Aug. 25, 1930
Died: Feb. 28, 2013
Age: 82 y's, 6 m's, 3 d's
Note: Obituary: Earl Dee “Bud” Milliken. Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 12:15 am. Memorial Services for Earl Dee “Bud” Milliken, 82, will be held in the Encampment School gymnasium at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. He died Feb. 28 in Laramie. Loren “Teense” Willford will conduct the Masonic Service. His students called him Mr. Milliken, or more often Coach. He was a man who was not only highly respected, but who also taught respect. He was a disciplinarian to his three daughters, Becky, Marcy, and Lisa, and to the young men and women who sat in his social studies classroom, were in his physical education classes, or took part in the sports teams he coached. Mr. Milliken was born Aug. 25, 1930, in Hanna, the son of William and Rachel Milliken. He was the youngest of eight children and attended school in Hanna where he was graduated in 1949. Out of high school, he went to work for the Union Pacific coal mines in Hanna. He was then called to serve his country with the Army in Korea, where he fought on the front lines in the trenches, earning a purple heart when he was wounded with shrapnel in his leg, and losing much of his hearing from the explosion of grenades. Returning to Hanna, he married his sweetheart, Morna Dodson, on September 4, 1954, and entered the University of Wyoming on the GI Bill. He became a trainer for the UW athletic teams and had an offer to stay with the Cowboys after college. After earning his degree in history and physical education from the University of Wyoming in 1958 he found a teaching and coaching job in Rock River. He spent 13 years teaching and coaching in Rock River, winning a share of regional basketball titles, taking his Longhorns to state, and also coaching cross country and track teams. A position teaching social studies and physical education, and coaching opened in Encampment, and Mr. Milliken was offered the job. Ole Jim York called him, told him to come to Encampment, that he had a house for the family to live in, and that sealed the deal. The first Tiger basketball game he coached was against the Saratoga Panthers. He knew the intense rivalry between those two valley schools so before the game he told Morna to have the car gassed up and ready to go. If the Tigers lost he figured they would need a quick way to get out of town. But Encampment won that contest. Coach Milliken wasn’t one to stop with a single win, and he took the Tigers to a Regional Championship and played for the State Championship his first year at EHS. Coach Milliken spent 20 years at EHS teaching social studies, physical education, coaching track and basketball, and serving as activities director. He inspired young athletes who became coaches themselves, and he inspired students in his classes who became teachers and principals, historians, engineers, soldiers, and many other professions. He amassed a basketball coaching record of 252 wins, 147 losses, six regional championships, and three state championship runners-up. He also coached a state championship runner-up team in cross country and won three regional track championships. He served as a representative on the Wyoming Coaches Association and in 1985 he was inducted into the Wyoming Coaches Hall of Fame. He was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Hanna, Masonic Lodge #50 of Hanna, where he became a Master Mason on Sept. 2, 1965, VFW Post 6125 in Encampment, The Cowboy Joe Club, and a Lifetime member of the Wyoming Coaches Association. He retired from teaching in 1992 and moved to Hanna, retaining close ties with the Encampment community, often attending basketball games to support the Tigers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Morna, an infant son, Stanley, his mother-in-law, Goldie Sherman, his parents, and six siblings. He is survived by his three daughters, Becky Hertzog of Craig, CO., Marcy Cooley of Saratoga, and Lisa Dilley (Michael) of Sinclair; his sister, Joyce Dody (Ken) of Fort Collins; seven grandchildren, Robyn Kitchen (Scott) and Rachel Lowe (Josh) of Craig, Evan Hertzog of Denver; Chad Cooley (Jolene) of Wright, Angie Cooley of Saratoga, Jacob Fluty of Saratoga, and Wyatt Fluty of Powell, plus great-grandchildren Thayne, Corey Liz, and Kierlyn Kitchen and Quincy, Camille, and Avenly Lowe all of Craig, Co., Payton, Harley, and Reagan Cooley of Wright, and Kadince Fluty of Saratoga. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family requests memorials to the E-Club in Encampment or to the Cowboy Joe Club. (Rawlins Daily Times, Feb 2013)
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Milliken, Gertrude S.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sept. 3, 1917 - May 9, 2009”
Plot: 389
Born: Sept. 3, 1917
Died: May 9, 2009
Age: 91 y's, 8 m's, 6 d's
Note: Obituary: Hanna native Gertrude K. Milliken died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. She was 91 years old. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hanna Cemetery in Hanna. She was born Sept. 3, 1917 in Hanna to Emil Arvid and Fanny Lydia (Pakikalo) Salo. She married Robert Henry Milliken in Sidney, Nebraska on March 18, 1940. He preceded her in death in February of 1986. Gertrude was interested in Hanna history and Finnish history. She also liked to crochet and paint. She liked to go for coffee in the morning and visit with her friends. She wasn’t one to just sit around, she had to be on the go all the time. She loved all her kids and grandchildren and was proud of all of them. She will be missed by her family and many friends. (Rawlins Daily Times, May 12, 2009)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Sept. 3, 1917 - May 9, 2009”
Plot: 389
Born: Sept. 3, 1917
Died: May 9, 2009
Age: 91 y's, 8 m's, 6 d's
Note: Obituary: Hanna native Gertrude K. Milliken died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. She was 91 years old. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hanna Cemetery in Hanna. She was born Sept. 3, 1917 in Hanna to Emil Arvid and Fanny Lydia (Pakikalo) Salo. She married Robert Henry Milliken in Sidney, Nebraska on March 18, 1940. He preceded her in death in February of 1986. Gertrude was interested in Hanna history and Finnish history. She also liked to crochet and paint. She liked to go for coffee in the morning and visit with her friends. She wasn’t one to just sit around, she had to be on the go all the time. She loved all her kids and grandchildren and was proud of all of them. She will be missed by her family and many friends. (Rawlins Daily Times, May 12, 2009)
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Milliken, Robert H.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “June 22, 1910 - Feb. 20, 1986”
Plot: 389
Born: June 22, 1910
Died: Feb. 20, 1986
Age: 75 y's, 7 m's, 28 d's
Note: Robert Henry Milliken (1910 – 1986) by Earl Dee Milliken. Rob was born in Hanna, June 22, 1910, to William S. Milliken and Rachel Jones Milliken. He was raised and attended the Hanna Public School, participating in sports and excelling in relay running, winning a number of medals. He graduated in 1928. In the early 1930’s Rob joined the Civilian Conservation Corp (C.C.C.) and later peddled milk and eggs for his Uncle Swat and Ann Milliken, hauled coal with his Uncle John Milliken Jr., clerked at the Union Pacific Coal Company Store and then was employed by the Monolith Coal mine in 1940 until his retirement in 1968. That same year (1940) he married Gertrude Salo. Rob was a good and decent man, a very likable person, who cared and loved all his family, wife, 2 sons, 1 granddaughter, 3 grandsons and 1 great grandson. His love for music started first, by playing in the Hanna Community Band. He became a drummer for the Red Devil Orchestra and later played with Mark Jackson's Dance Band which played at the Garden Spot Pavilion in Elk Mountain during the summer season. The rest of the seasons, the band traveled all around the state playing for dances. He turned out to be one of the better drummers in the state. He was an all-around sports fan, following the Wyoming Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Boston Red Sox and Boxing. He was a member of the United Mine Workers Local 7404, District 22, Hanna Lodge #50 of A.F. and A.M., American Association of Retired Persons, Cowboy Joe Club, Hanna Recreation Center and the Hanna Seniors Club. The last 23 years of his life he spent fighting for his life, but finally losing his battle to heart and lung problems while vacationing in Farmington, New Mexico. I remember reading a 1928 issue of the Hanna High School newspaper, The Pioneer, which featured the graduates. Under each picture there was a small caption and under Rob's it read:
SMILING BOBBY RUNNING HIS HOBBY
Rob ran to your side during periods of happiness.
He ran to your side during periods of sadness.
When you needed help Rob ran to your side to give help.
Rob ran the final distance on February 20, 1986.
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “June 22, 1910 - Feb. 20, 1986”
Plot: 389
Born: June 22, 1910
Died: Feb. 20, 1986
Age: 75 y's, 7 m's, 28 d's
Note: Robert Henry Milliken (1910 – 1986) by Earl Dee Milliken. Rob was born in Hanna, June 22, 1910, to William S. Milliken and Rachel Jones Milliken. He was raised and attended the Hanna Public School, participating in sports and excelling in relay running, winning a number of medals. He graduated in 1928. In the early 1930’s Rob joined the Civilian Conservation Corp (C.C.C.) and later peddled milk and eggs for his Uncle Swat and Ann Milliken, hauled coal with his Uncle John Milliken Jr., clerked at the Union Pacific Coal Company Store and then was employed by the Monolith Coal mine in 1940 until his retirement in 1968. That same year (1940) he married Gertrude Salo. Rob was a good and decent man, a very likable person, who cared and loved all his family, wife, 2 sons, 1 granddaughter, 3 grandsons and 1 great grandson. His love for music started first, by playing in the Hanna Community Band. He became a drummer for the Red Devil Orchestra and later played with Mark Jackson's Dance Band which played at the Garden Spot Pavilion in Elk Mountain during the summer season. The rest of the seasons, the band traveled all around the state playing for dances. He turned out to be one of the better drummers in the state. He was an all-around sports fan, following the Wyoming Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Boston Red Sox and Boxing. He was a member of the United Mine Workers Local 7404, District 22, Hanna Lodge #50 of A.F. and A.M., American Association of Retired Persons, Cowboy Joe Club, Hanna Recreation Center and the Hanna Seniors Club. The last 23 years of his life he spent fighting for his life, but finally losing his battle to heart and lung problems while vacationing in Farmington, New Mexico. I remember reading a 1928 issue of the Hanna High School newspaper, The Pioneer, which featured the graduates. Under each picture there was a small caption and under Rob's it read:
SMILING BOBBY RUNNING HIS HOBBY
Rob ran to your side during periods of happiness.
He ran to your side during periods of sadness.
When you needed help Rob ran to your side to give help.
Rob ran the final distance on February 20, 1986.
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Milliken, Hannah
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1883 - 1955; Mother”
Plot: 432
Born: 1883
Died: 1955
Age: 72 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1883 - 1955; Mother”
Plot: 432
Born: 1883
Died: 1955
Age: 72 y's
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Milliken, John
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1854 - 1942; Father”
Plot: 432
Born: Feb. 23, 1854
Died: Mar. 18, 1942
Age: 88 y's, 25 d's
Note: John Milliken of Hanna Passes Away - One of Carbon County’s oldest pioneer residents passed away at his home in Hanna on Wednesday, March 18th. John Milliken was a real pioneer and reached the age of 88 years at the time of his death. Like many of the pioneers who settled in the United States, Mr. Milliken came from the land of the Shamrock, being born at County Down, Ireland, February 23, 1854, his parents William and Mary Milliken. He came to the United States in the fall of 1874, settling in Carbon, which was a frontier coal-mining town. Having learned to mine coal in his native country, he obtained employment in the Carbon mines, working there for six years. Subsequently he developed several business enterprises, staying there until the abandonment of the coal-mining operations in 1902. Like all early residents of Carbon, he was deeply attached to it, and liked to reminisce with the friends who lived there. After leaving Carbon, Mr. Milliken and his family came to Hanna, where he carried on a transfer, livery, and automobile business; he also engaged in ranching and horse raising in the vicinity of Hanna. On January 19, 1881, Mr. Milliken was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Sutton, who had moved from Illinois to Carbon. Mr. Milliken is survived by his widow, Mrs. Milliken; three sons, John, Jr., W.S., and Robert S. Milliken, all of Hanna; and five daughters, Mrs. Thomas Hudson, Hanna, Mrs. Henry Cheesbrough, Elk Mountain, Mrs. H.H. Challender, Cheyenne, Mrs. Margaret Hill, Paris, Idaho, and Mrs. Oscar Peterson, Reno, Nevada, and to them our sympathy is extended. Mr. Milliken was a kindly gentleman, and had innumerable friends in Carbon County, who will regret his passing. (UPCCEM, May 1942)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1854 - 1942; Father”
Plot: 432
Born: Feb. 23, 1854
Died: Mar. 18, 1942
Age: 88 y's, 25 d's
Note: John Milliken of Hanna Passes Away - One of Carbon County’s oldest pioneer residents passed away at his home in Hanna on Wednesday, March 18th. John Milliken was a real pioneer and reached the age of 88 years at the time of his death. Like many of the pioneers who settled in the United States, Mr. Milliken came from the land of the Shamrock, being born at County Down, Ireland, February 23, 1854, his parents William and Mary Milliken. He came to the United States in the fall of 1874, settling in Carbon, which was a frontier coal-mining town. Having learned to mine coal in his native country, he obtained employment in the Carbon mines, working there for six years. Subsequently he developed several business enterprises, staying there until the abandonment of the coal-mining operations in 1902. Like all early residents of Carbon, he was deeply attached to it, and liked to reminisce with the friends who lived there. After leaving Carbon, Mr. Milliken and his family came to Hanna, where he carried on a transfer, livery, and automobile business; he also engaged in ranching and horse raising in the vicinity of Hanna. On January 19, 1881, Mr. Milliken was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Sutton, who had moved from Illinois to Carbon. Mr. Milliken is survived by his widow, Mrs. Milliken; three sons, John, Jr., W.S., and Robert S. Milliken, all of Hanna; and five daughters, Mrs. Thomas Hudson, Hanna, Mrs. Henry Cheesbrough, Elk Mountain, Mrs. H.H. Challender, Cheyenne, Mrs. Margaret Hill, Paris, Idaho, and Mrs. Oscar Peterson, Reno, Nevada, and to them our sympathy is extended. Mr. Milliken was a kindly gentleman, and had innumerable friends in Carbon County, who will regret his passing. (UPCCEM, May 1942)
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Milliken, John, Jr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1905 - 1946”
Plot: 432
Born: May 22, 1905
Died: May 18, 1946
Age: 40 y's, 11 m's, 26 d's
Note: Obituary of John Gaw Milliken, Jr. - The community of Hanna was shocked and saddened by the death of John Milliken, Jr., one of its most respected and loved citizens, who succumbed to a gunshot wound accidentally inflicted while attending the opening dance at Elk Mountain on May 18. John Gaw Milliken, Jr., was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Milliken, old timers of Carbon and Hanna. He was born in Carbon on May 22, 1905 and came to Hanna with his parents when he was six years old. He attended the Hanna school and entered service with his father in the coal contracting business, taking over the business when his father retired several years ago. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, whom he married on May 21, 1932, and three daughters, Nancy, Shannon and Vicki. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. John Milliken of Cheyenne, two brothers, William and Robert Milliken of Hanna, and five sisters, Mary Peterson, Reno, Nevada; Margaret Hill, Pocatello, Idaho; Agnes Challender and Jean Hudson, both of Cheyenne; and Dorothy Cheesbrough of Elk Mountain, Wyoming. His father and one sister, Ann Jebbins, preceded him in death, his father passing away in 1942 and his sister approximately 27 years ago. Funeral services were conducted by Father Herd at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on May 23 and interment in the Hanna Cemetery. Pall bearers were Arthur Chaussart of Superior, William Evans of Elk Mountain, Aldon Thornton, James A. Warburton, Vincent Lucas and Mark Jackson of Hanna. Sympathy is extended to the family and other relatives in their bereavement. (UPCCEM, July 1946)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1905 - 1946”
Plot: 432
Born: May 22, 1905
Died: May 18, 1946
Age: 40 y's, 11 m's, 26 d's
Note: Obituary of John Gaw Milliken, Jr. - The community of Hanna was shocked and saddened by the death of John Milliken, Jr., one of its most respected and loved citizens, who succumbed to a gunshot wound accidentally inflicted while attending the opening dance at Elk Mountain on May 18. John Gaw Milliken, Jr., was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Milliken, old timers of Carbon and Hanna. He was born in Carbon on May 22, 1905 and came to Hanna with his parents when he was six years old. He attended the Hanna school and entered service with his father in the coal contracting business, taking over the business when his father retired several years ago. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, whom he married on May 21, 1932, and three daughters, Nancy, Shannon and Vicki. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. John Milliken of Cheyenne, two brothers, William and Robert Milliken of Hanna, and five sisters, Mary Peterson, Reno, Nevada; Margaret Hill, Pocatello, Idaho; Agnes Challender and Jean Hudson, both of Cheyenne; and Dorothy Cheesbrough of Elk Mountain, Wyoming. His father and one sister, Ann Jebbins, preceded him in death, his father passing away in 1942 and his sister approximately 27 years ago. Funeral services were conducted by Father Herd at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on May 23 and interment in the Hanna Cemetery. Pall bearers were Arthur Chaussart of Superior, William Evans of Elk Mountain, Aldon Thornton, James A. Warburton, Vincent Lucas and Mark Jackson of Hanna. Sympathy is extended to the family and other relatives in their bereavement. (UPCCEM, July 1946)
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Milliken, Morna L.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1933 - 1982”
Plot: 431
Born: 1933
Died: 1982
Age: 49
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1933 - 1982”
Plot: 431
Born: 1933
Died: 1982
Age: 49
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Milliken, Rachel J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1890 - 1968; Mother”
Plot: 431
Born: 1890
Died: 1968
Age: 78 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1890 - 1968; Mother”
Plot: 431
Born: 1890
Died: 1968
Age: 78 y's
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Milliken, Stanley Robert
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 1, 1963 - Apr. 7, 1963; Son Earl and Morna”
Plot: 431
Born: Feb. 1, 1963
Died: Apr. 7, 1963
Age: 2 m's, 6 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 1, 1963 - Apr. 7, 1963; Son Earl and Morna”
Plot: 431
Born: Feb. 1, 1963
Died: Apr. 7, 1963
Age: 2 m's, 6 d's
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Milliken, William Sutton
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1885 - 1955; Father”
Plot: 431
Born: 1885
Died: 1955
Age: 70 y's
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1885 - 1955; Father”
Plot: 431
Born: 1885
Died: 1955
Age: 70 y's
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Million, Larry H.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 25, 1945 - Jan. 19, 2001; Dad”
Plot: 417
Born: Feb. 25, 1945
Died: Jan. 19, 2001
Age: 55 y's, 10 m's, 24 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 25, 1945 - Jan. 19, 2001; Dad”
Plot: 417
Born: Feb. 25, 1945
Died: Jan. 19, 2001
Age: 55 y's, 10 m's, 24 d's
and
Million, Virgie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 8, 1949 - Nov. 24, 2016; Mom”
No stone picture available yet.
Plot: 417
Born: May 8, 1949
Died: Nov. 24, 2016
Age: 67 y's, 6 m's, 16 d's
Note: Obituary: Virgie Million, of Hanna, passed away on November 24, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the LDS church in Hanna, Wyoming. Virgie Million was born in Hayden, Colorado to Leo and Gretna Burns on May 8, 1949. She attended school in Hanna, Wyoming. She married Larry Million on December 10, 1966. She graduated from Hanna High School in 1967. She worked as a site manager of the Hanna Senior Center for 24 years. Her husband Larry preceded her in death as did father Leo, Mother Gert, sister Molly and brother Glen. (Hanna Headlight)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “May 8, 1949 - Nov. 24, 2016; Mom”
No stone picture available yet.
Plot: 417
Born: May 8, 1949
Died: Nov. 24, 2016
Age: 67 y's, 6 m's, 16 d's
Note: Obituary: Virgie Million, of Hanna, passed away on November 24, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the LDS church in Hanna, Wyoming. Virgie Million was born in Hayden, Colorado to Leo and Gretna Burns on May 8, 1949. She attended school in Hanna, Wyoming. She married Larry Million on December 10, 1966. She graduated from Hanna High School in 1967. She worked as a site manager of the Hanna Senior Center for 24 years. Her husband Larry preceded her in death as did father Leo, Mother Gert, sister Molly and brother Glen. (Hanna Headlight)
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Mills, George
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: 1872
Died: Jan. 15, 1900
Age: 28 y's
Note: George Mills, Colored [African American], age 28, occupation driver, married, killed in Hanna mine No. 1 on the 15th day of January 1900. He had been in the employ of the company about 15 months. He was killed while riding his car facing backwards instead of forwards, by allowing his car to run into a pile of rock, which had fallen. As he collided with the fallen rock, some more fell, killing him instantly. (MIR,1900)
Note: George Mills was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. His burial place is unknown (BL)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: 1872
Died: Jan. 15, 1900
Age: 28 y's
Note: George Mills, Colored [African American], age 28, occupation driver, married, killed in Hanna mine No. 1 on the 15th day of January 1900. He had been in the employ of the company about 15 months. He was killed while riding his car facing backwards instead of forwards, by allowing his car to run into a pile of rock, which had fallen. As he collided with the fallen rock, some more fell, killing him instantly. (MIR,1900)
Note: George Mills was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. His burial place is unknown (BL)
Killed in the Hanna No. 1 Mine - Burial Place Unknown
Mills, James
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Died Apr. 6, 1893, Aged 47 years”; IOOF/ FLT
Born: 1846
Died: Apr. 6, 1893
Age: 47 y's
Note: James Mills was born in 1846 in England. He died by suicide April 6, 1893 at age 47 at Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming and buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Died Apr. 6, 1893, Aged 47 years”; IOOF/ FLT
Born: 1846
Died: Apr. 6, 1893
Age: 47 y's
Note: James Mills was born in 1846 in England. He died by suicide April 6, 1893 at age 47 at Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming and buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Mills, Merritt R.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jan. 28, 1922 - Dec. 7, 1968; TEC4 CO M WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 342
Born: Jan. 28, 1922
Died: Dec. 7, 1968
Age: 46 y's, 10 m's, 9 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Jan. 28, 1922 - Dec. 7, 1968; TEC4 CO M WORLD WAR II”
Plot: 342
Born: Jan. 28, 1922
Died: Dec. 7, 1968
Age: 46 y's, 10 m's, 9 d's
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Milne, Florence Benedict
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1911 - 1998”
Plot: 214
Born: 1911
Died: 1998
Age: 87 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1911 - 1998”
Plot: 214
Born: 1911
Died: 1998
Age: 87 y's
and
Milne, Jack MacDonald
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1908 - 1993”
Plot: 214
Born: 1908
Died: 1993
Age: 85 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1908 - 1993”
Plot: 214
Born: 1908
Died: 1993
Age: 85 y's
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Miyamoto, May Mitsue
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1927 - 1936” Japanese translation below:
Plot: 304
Born: 1927
Died: 1936
Age: 9 y's
May Mitsue Miyamoto 1927 - 1936
Translation:
Miyamoto, Mitsue
From Hiroshima Prefecture
Died on 6/18/1936 at age 9 (AO)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1927 - 1936” Japanese translation below:
Plot: 304
Born: 1927
Died: 1936
Age: 9 y's
May Mitsue Miyamoto 1927 - 1936
Translation:
Miyamoto, Mitsue
From Hiroshima Prefecture
Died on 6/18/1936 at age 9 (AO)
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Miyamoto, Riu
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Translation below
Plot: 303.7
Translation:
Miyamoto, Riu
From Hiroshima Prefecture (AO)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Translation below
Plot: 303.7
Translation:
Miyamoto, Riu
From Hiroshima Prefecture (AO)
Moffitt, Julia M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1906 - 1970”
Plot: 437
Born: 1906
Died: 1970
Age: 64 y's
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1906 - 1970”
Plot: 437
Born: 1906
Died: 1970
Age: 64 y's
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Moffitt, Wilbur H. "Ted"
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1903 - 1976”
Plot: 437
Born: 1903
Died: 1976
Age: 73 y's
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1903 - 1976”
Plot: 437
Born: 1903
Died: 1976
Age: 73 y's
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Molyneux, Marcaret
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 23, 1875 - Mar. 15, 1922”
Plot: 95
Born: Feb. 23, 1875
Died: Mar. 15, 1922
Age: 47 y's, 22 d's
Note: Marguerite Inez Woods was born on February 23, 1874, in Crawford, Lancashire, England. She married Robert Rupert Molyneaux on June 4, 1900 in Lancashire, England. Margaret and Robert arrived in American about 1905. In 1914 they were living in Hanna, Wyoming. They had five children together. She died on March 15, 1922, in Hanna, Wyoming, at the age of 48, and was buried in the Hanna Cemetery. (BL)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Feb. 23, 1875 - Mar. 15, 1922”
Plot: 95
Born: Feb. 23, 1875
Died: Mar. 15, 1922
Age: 47 y's, 22 d's
Note: Marguerite Inez Woods was born on February 23, 1874, in Crawford, Lancashire, England. She married Robert Rupert Molyneaux on June 4, 1900 in Lancashire, England. Margaret and Robert arrived in American about 1905. In 1914 they were living in Hanna, Wyoming. They had five children together. She died on March 15, 1922, in Hanna, Wyoming, at the age of 48, and was buried in the Hanna Cemetery. (BL)
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Molyneux, Nellie W.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1901 - 1963”
Plot: 119
Born: 1901
Died: 1963
Age: 62 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1901 - 1963”
Plot: 119
Born: 1901
Died: 1963
Age: 62 y's
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Molyneux, Robert R.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Oct. 14, 1875 - Mar. 27, 1958”
Plot: 95
Born: Oct. 14, 1875
Died: Mar. 27, 1958
Age: 82 y's, 5 m's, 13 d's
Note: Robert Rupert Molyneux was born on October 14, 1875, in Crawford, Lancashire, England to Richard and Jane Molyneux. He married Margaret Inez Woods on June 4, 1900, in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had five children together. He died on March 27, 1958, in Laramie, Wyoming, at the age of 82, and was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming Cemetery.
Note: Robert Molyneux. Male. Spouse: Margaret Woods; Child: Roberta Louise Gaskell. (Social Security Index)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “Oct. 14, 1875 - Mar. 27, 1958”
Plot: 95
Born: Oct. 14, 1875
Died: Mar. 27, 1958
Age: 82 y's, 5 m's, 13 d's
Note: Robert Rupert Molyneux was born on October 14, 1875, in Crawford, Lancashire, England to Richard and Jane Molyneux. He married Margaret Inez Woods on June 4, 1900, in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had five children together. He died on March 27, 1958, in Laramie, Wyoming, at the age of 82, and was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming Cemetery.
Note: Robert Molyneux. Male. Spouse: Margaret Woods; Child: Roberta Louise Gaskell. (Social Security Index)
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Moody, John Robert
Cemetery: Carbon
Born: 1893
Died: 1893
Age: 0 years
Note: John Robert Moody was born in Carbon, Wyoming and died in Carbon in the same year. He was the son of John and Ellen Moody. He was buried in the Carbon, Cemetery in an unmarked grave - a headstone or marker has not been found. (BL)
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Cemetery: Carbon
Born: 1893
Died: 1893
Age: 0 years
Note: John Robert Moody was born in Carbon, Wyoming and died in Carbon in the same year. He was the son of John and Ellen Moody. He was buried in the Carbon, Cemetery in an unmarked grave - a headstone or marker has not been found. (BL)
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Died in Carbon - Buried in Carbon - Unmarked Grave
Morgan, Sarah
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Wife of Wm. Morgan, Died Apr. 5, 1884, Aged 61 years”
Born: 1823
Died: Apr. 5, 1884
Age: 61 y's
Note: Sarah Morgan was born 1823 in England. She had one daughter Alice with William Morgan in 1866. She died on April 5, 1884, in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming, at the age of 61 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Wife of Wm. Morgan, Died Apr. 5, 1884, Aged 61 years”
Born: 1823
Died: Apr. 5, 1884
Age: 61 y's
Note: Sarah Morgan was born 1823 in England. She had one daughter Alice with William Morgan in 1866. She died on April 5, 1884, in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming, at the age of 61 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Morris, Heber M. “Sonny”
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1885 - 1928; Father”
Plot: 111
Born: Feb. 22, 1885
Died: May 9, 1928
Age: 43 y's, 2 m's, 17 d's
Note: Heber Morris was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 4 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 111 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: May 9, 1928, Heber Morris. Findings of the investigation into the fatal accident at No. 4 Mine, Hanna, property of the Union Pacific Coal Company, which resulted in the death of Heber Morris. He was employed as a laborer on the 5 B U Joy Loading machine and was working in the No. 5 Room on “E” Plane. At the time of the accident the Joy machine was not in operation. Two men with Mr. Morris were standing alongside the machine, Mr. Morris being on the inside, when the trimmer, Walter Rokla, warned them to look out. They started to run, but the coal that fell from the high rib caught Heber Morris causing injuries from which he died in the Hanna hospital a few hours later. (MIR)
Note: Death of Mr. Heber Morris - It is with sincere regret that we must record the passing of Heber Morris, who departed this life on Wednesday, May 9th, at 11:05 p.m., at the Hanna Hospital. Mr. Morris was employed in No. 4 Mine and at 3:15 p.m., on above date, was fatally injured by a fall of coal, which resulted in his death seven hours later. He was born at Almy, Wyoming, on February 22, 1884, and began work in the mines at that place when quite young. He entered the service of The Union Pacific Coal Company at Spring Valley in the year 1902, and came to Hanna in July 1918. Funeral services were held at his home, on Saturday, May 12th, Elders Hasting D. Matsen and Harold W. Barnes of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, and the Rev. Francis Bacon, of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, conducting. Interment was made in the Hanna Cemetery, with members of the U.M.W. of A., Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Knights of Pythias, as well as the relatives and many other friends attending the obsequies. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Mr. Morris leaves to mourn his departure his widow; one son, Heber Mathew; a stepdaughter, Jeanie; his mother, Mrs. Ann Morris; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Brown and Mrs. Herman Barnes; two brothers, John and Thomas Morris, all of Evanston, Wyoming; and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Turner of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and Mrs. John Hudson, Hanna, who were present at the last sad rites with the exception of Mrs. Thomas Turner. The sincere sympathy of the entire community is extended to the sorrowing relatives and friends in their sad affliction. (UPCCEM, July 1928)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1885 - 1928; Father”
Plot: 111
Born: Feb. 22, 1885
Died: May 9, 1928
Age: 43 y's, 2 m's, 17 d's
Note: Heber Morris was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 4 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 111 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: May 9, 1928, Heber Morris. Findings of the investigation into the fatal accident at No. 4 Mine, Hanna, property of the Union Pacific Coal Company, which resulted in the death of Heber Morris. He was employed as a laborer on the 5 B U Joy Loading machine and was working in the No. 5 Room on “E” Plane. At the time of the accident the Joy machine was not in operation. Two men with Mr. Morris were standing alongside the machine, Mr. Morris being on the inside, when the trimmer, Walter Rokla, warned them to look out. They started to run, but the coal that fell from the high rib caught Heber Morris causing injuries from which he died in the Hanna hospital a few hours later. (MIR)
Note: Death of Mr. Heber Morris - It is with sincere regret that we must record the passing of Heber Morris, who departed this life on Wednesday, May 9th, at 11:05 p.m., at the Hanna Hospital. Mr. Morris was employed in No. 4 Mine and at 3:15 p.m., on above date, was fatally injured by a fall of coal, which resulted in his death seven hours later. He was born at Almy, Wyoming, on February 22, 1884, and began work in the mines at that place when quite young. He entered the service of The Union Pacific Coal Company at Spring Valley in the year 1902, and came to Hanna in July 1918. Funeral services were held at his home, on Saturday, May 12th, Elders Hasting D. Matsen and Harold W. Barnes of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, and the Rev. Francis Bacon, of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, conducting. Interment was made in the Hanna Cemetery, with members of the U.M.W. of A., Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Knights of Pythias, as well as the relatives and many other friends attending the obsequies. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Mr. Morris leaves to mourn his departure his widow; one son, Heber Mathew; a stepdaughter, Jeanie; his mother, Mrs. Ann Morris; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Brown and Mrs. Herman Barnes; two brothers, John and Thomas Morris, all of Evanston, Wyoming; and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Turner of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and Mrs. John Hudson, Hanna, who were present at the last sad rites with the exception of Mrs. Thomas Turner. The sincere sympathy of the entire community is extended to the sorrowing relatives and friends in their sad affliction. (UPCCEM, July 1928)
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Morris, Heber M. "Sonny"
Headstone: "Nov. 27, 1924 - Aug. 30, 1933; Safe in the arms of Jesus"
Plot: 111
Born: Nov. 27, 1924
Died: Aug. 30, 1933
Age: 8 y's, 9 m's, 3 d's
Note: A sad event was the death of Heber Morris, better known as “Sonny” Morris, who passed away at the Hanna Hospital during a tonsil operation, on August 30. He was the son of Mrs. Heber Morris and was born in Hanna on November 27, 1924. He is survived by his mother and three sisters. The funeral was held at the Episcopal Church on Saturday, September 2nd, with Dean Kraft of Rawlins officiating. Interment was made in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, October 1933)
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Headstone: "Nov. 27, 1924 - Aug. 30, 1933; Safe in the arms of Jesus"
Plot: 111
Born: Nov. 27, 1924
Died: Aug. 30, 1933
Age: 8 y's, 9 m's, 3 d's
Note: A sad event was the death of Heber Morris, better known as “Sonny” Morris, who passed away at the Hanna Hospital during a tonsil operation, on August 30. He was the son of Mrs. Heber Morris and was born in Hanna on November 27, 1924. He is survived by his mother and three sisters. The funeral was held at the Episcopal Church on Saturday, September 2nd, with Dean Kraft of Rawlins officiating. Interment was made in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, October 1933)
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Morris, Margaret Briggs
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1886 - 1936; Mother”
Plot: 111
Born: Nov. 7, 1886
Died: Apr. 6, 1936
Age: 49 y's, 4 m's, 29 y's
Note: Obituary Mrs. Heber Morris - The community was shocked by the sudden death of Mrs. Heber Morris, who passed away due to a heart attack April 6. Mrs. Morris was born in Scotland on November 7, 1886, married to Robert Briggs in 1907 and the couple came to Hanna with their two children, Margaret and Jeanie, in 1922. Mr. Briggs died in Hanna in 1923. Mrs. Briggs was later married to Heber Morris who lost his life in a mine accident in May 1928. She lost her son, Heber, Jr., about two and one-half years ago, who died of a heart attack while having his tonsils removed. Despite her troubles Mrs. Morris was always cheerful and worked hard to support her family. She leaves to mourn her passing three daughters, Mrs. John Reese, Jeanie Briggs and Mary Lou Morris, all of Hanna. Funeral services were held in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on April 9 with Dean F.F. Kraft of Rawlins officiating. Interment was made in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, May 1936)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1886 - 1936; Mother”
Plot: 111
Born: Nov. 7, 1886
Died: Apr. 6, 1936
Age: 49 y's, 4 m's, 29 y's
Note: Obituary Mrs. Heber Morris - The community was shocked by the sudden death of Mrs. Heber Morris, who passed away due to a heart attack April 6. Mrs. Morris was born in Scotland on November 7, 1886, married to Robert Briggs in 1907 and the couple came to Hanna with their two children, Margaret and Jeanie, in 1922. Mr. Briggs died in Hanna in 1923. Mrs. Briggs was later married to Heber Morris who lost his life in a mine accident in May 1928. She lost her son, Heber, Jr., about two and one-half years ago, who died of a heart attack while having his tonsils removed. Despite her troubles Mrs. Morris was always cheerful and worked hard to support her family. She leaves to mourn her passing three daughters, Mrs. John Reese, Jeanie Briggs and Mary Lou Morris, all of Hanna. Funeral services were held in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on April 9 with Dean F.F. Kraft of Rawlins officiating. Interment was made in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, May 1936)
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Morrison, Isaac
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1888 - 1941”
Plot: 91
Born: 1888
Died: 1941
Age: 53 y's
Note: Isaac Morrison was born in Chorley in 1888 and was the son of John Morrison and Elizabeth Ann Morrison (nee Slater). They married in 1867. Isaac had 14 siblings not all who lived. Isaac’s second oldest sister, Margaret (Maggie) married peter Gibson in 1891. She had 3 children in Chorley, Harold born in 1897, Florence, 1904 and Stella, 1906. On the 20th of February 1908 Margaret Gibson in company with her three children arrives in New York on their way to Hanna sponsored by her husband and Joe Jackson. So, Peter is already in Hanna but I cannot find him through immigration, which suggests he went through Canada. On the 27th of January 1913, Peter Gibson, 38 years, arrives in New York on his way to Hanna accompanied with his son Harold, 13 years and Isaac Morrison, 24 years, a single man and a miner. In 1920, Peter Gibson is lodging with Job While and John While in Hanna. In 1930, Isaac Morrison is also lodging with John While, Sr., 74 years and other members of the While family in Hanna. In 1940 Isaac is still lodging with the While family but this time the head is Job, 46 years, with his mother, Louisa, 75 years and brother, Edward, 38 years. (John Baldwin, England)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1888 - 1941”
Plot: 91
Born: 1888
Died: 1941
Age: 53 y's
Note: Isaac Morrison was born in Chorley in 1888 and was the son of John Morrison and Elizabeth Ann Morrison (nee Slater). They married in 1867. Isaac had 14 siblings not all who lived. Isaac’s second oldest sister, Margaret (Maggie) married peter Gibson in 1891. She had 3 children in Chorley, Harold born in 1897, Florence, 1904 and Stella, 1906. On the 20th of February 1908 Margaret Gibson in company with her three children arrives in New York on their way to Hanna sponsored by her husband and Joe Jackson. So, Peter is already in Hanna but I cannot find him through immigration, which suggests he went through Canada. On the 27th of January 1913, Peter Gibson, 38 years, arrives in New York on his way to Hanna accompanied with his son Harold, 13 years and Isaac Morrison, 24 years, a single man and a miner. In 1920, Peter Gibson is lodging with Job While and John While in Hanna. In 1930, Isaac Morrison is also lodging with John While, Sr., 74 years and other members of the While family in Hanna. In 1940 Isaac is still lodging with the While family but this time the head is Job, 46 years, with his mother, Louisa, 75 years and brother, Edward, 38 years. (John Baldwin, England)
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Munson, Peter (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Monson, Pete (Headstone); Monson, P. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1881 - 1908”
Plot: 179
Born: Feb. 8, 1880
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 28 y's, 1 mo., 20 d's
Note: Peter was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 179 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: Peter Munson worked as a Pipe man in the No. 1 mine. He was part of the initial Fire Crew and was killed in the first explosion. His body was found, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in the Hanna cemetery in plot 179. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: “1881 - 1908”
Plot: 179
Born: Feb. 8, 1880
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 28 y's, 1 mo., 20 d's
Note: Peter was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 179 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: Peter Munson worked as a Pipe man in the No. 1 mine. He was part of the initial Fire Crew and was killed in the first explosion. His body was found, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in the Hanna cemetery in plot 179. (BL)
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Myers, Thomas
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Born Apr. 12, 1876, Died Aug. 25, 1898, Safe in the arms of Jesus”
Born: Apr. 12, 1876
Died: Aug. 25, 1898
Age: 22 y's, 4 m's, 13 d's
Note: Thomas Myers was born April 12, 1876 in Pennsylvania to Thomas and Emma Meyers. He was injured August 25, 1898 in one of the Carbon coal mines and taken to Rock Springs where he died at age 22. Thomas was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry( (BL) (NA)
Note: Thomas Myers is not listed on the Miners Monument in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Born Apr. 12, 1876, Died Aug. 25, 1898, Safe in the arms of Jesus”
Born: Apr. 12, 1876
Died: Aug. 25, 1898
Age: 22 y's, 4 m's, 13 d's
Note: Thomas Myers was born April 12, 1876 in Pennsylvania to Thomas and Emma Meyers. He was injured August 25, 1898 in one of the Carbon coal mines and taken to Rock Springs where he died at age 22. Thomas was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry( (BL) (NA)
Note: Thomas Myers is not listed on the Miners Monument in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Meyers, William
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “In memory of Wm Meyers Died May 12, 1886, Aged 34 years”
Born: 1852
Died: May 17, 1886
Age: 34 y's
Note: William Meyers was born in 1852. He died May 17, 1886 from a gun shot wound at age 34 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “In memory of Wm Meyers Died May 12, 1886, Aged 34 years”
Born: 1852
Died: May 17, 1886
Age: 34 y's
Note: William Meyers was born in 1852. He died May 17, 1886 from a gun shot wound at age 34 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Note: Special Correspondence Boomerang: The Late William Meyers - The funeral of William Meyers, who accidentally shot himself and since died at the Denver hospital, took place here Friday afternoon. The services were conducted by the Rev. A. L. T. Evert, of Rawlins, who paid a glowing tribute to the manly and Christian qualities of the unfortunate man, who in the prime of his life, has been so suddenly taken away. Mr. Meyers was a native of England, has lived several years in Carbon, and was superintendent of the Sunday school. He leaves a wife and one boy about eight years of age, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their affliction. “God’s finger touched him and he slept.” (Boomerang, Tom Moon, Carbon, May 15, 1886)
(Image by Gary Beaver)
Myllyniemi, Andry (Inquest); Aka: Matson, Andrew (MIR); Matson, Andrew (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: None
Plot: Unmarked
Born: 1877
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 26 y's
Note: Andry, a Finnish miner, metal identification check number #86, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 18, identified and removed from the mine on August 18, 1903, day 51 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
More at: Unknown Miner Monument and Grave Headstones in the Hanna Cemetery
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: None
Plot: Unmarked
Born: 1877
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 26 y's
Note: Andry, a Finnish miner, metal identification check number #86, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 18, identified and removed from the mine on August 18, 1903, day 51 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
More at: Unknown Miner Monument and Grave Headstones in the Hanna Cemetery
UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)