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.
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Paavola, Helmi Ellen
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1912 - 1916"
Plot: 64
Born: 1912
Died: 1916
Age: 4 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1912 - 1916"
Plot: 64
Born: 1912
Died: 1916
Age: 4 y's
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Pahto, Isaac (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: None
Born: 1873
Died: 1893 in Hanna (MM)
Age: 20 y's
Note: Isaac Pahto, Finlander, Miner, age 20. He was loading a car in Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine when a large piece of rock fell from the roof, catching him and breaking his collar bone and injuring his back. He was taken to the hospital in Denver, Colorado in which institution he died soon after. (1891-92 MIR)
Note: Isaac Pahto was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. His burial place in unknown. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: None
Born: 1873
Died: 1893 in Hanna (MM)
Age: 20 y's
Note: Isaac Pahto, Finlander, Miner, age 20. He was loading a car in Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine when a large piece of rock fell from the roof, catching him and breaking his collar bone and injuring his back. He was taken to the hospital in Denver, Colorado in which institution he died soon after. (1891-92 MIR)
Note: Isaac Pahto was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. His burial place in unknown. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Killed in the Hanna No. 1 Mine - Burial Place Unknown
Palaniuk, Evelyn E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1925 - 1976; Wife & Mother"
Plot: 397
Born: 1925
Died: 1976
Age: 51 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1925 - 1976; Wife & Mother"
Plot: 397
Born: 1925
Died: 1976
Age: 51 y's
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Pallensen, Wilbur Neil
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "US ARM; VIETNAM; DEC 12, 1937 - JUN 22, 2005"
Plot: 422
Born: Dec. 12, 1937
Died: June 22, 2005
Age: 67 y's, 6 m's, 10 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "US ARM; VIETNAM; DEC 12, 1937 - JUN 22, 2005"
Plot: 422
Born: Dec. 12, 1937
Died: June 22, 2005
Age: 67 y's, 6 m's, 10 d's
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Pallesen, Anna A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1908 - 1971"
Plot: 422
Born: 1908
Died: 1971
Age: 63 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1908 - 1971"
Plot: 422
Born: 1908
Died: 1971
Age: 63 y's
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Pallesen, Wilbur "Pally"
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1911 - 1971
Plot: 422
Born: 1911
Died: 1971
Age: 60 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1911 - 1971
Plot: 422
Born: 1911
Died: 1971
Age: 60 y's
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Palso, Andrew (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: 1889 (MM)
Age: Unknown
Note: Andrew Palso was so badly hurt from a fall of top coal in Union Pacific Mine No. 2 in Carbon January 15, 1888 that he died on the way to the U. P. Hospital in Denver the next day. (1888 Mine Inspector Report)
Note: Andrew Palso was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Carbon. His burial place is unknown. (NA) (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: 1889 (MM)
Age: Unknown
Note: Andrew Palso was so badly hurt from a fall of top coal in Union Pacific Mine No. 2 in Carbon January 15, 1888 that he died on the way to the U. P. Hospital in Denver the next day. (1888 Mine Inspector Report)
Note: Andrew Palso was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Carbon. His burial place is unknown. (NA) (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Killed in the Carbon No. 2 Mine - Died in Denver - Burial Place Unknown
Pampel Mary
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Born Jan. 25, 1857, Died Oct. 12, 1878, At Rest"
Born: Jan. 25, 1857
Died: Oct. 12, 1878
Age: 21 y's, 8 m's, 17 d's
Note: Mary Pampel and her twin brother Christian were born on January 25, 1857, in Port Jefferson, Ohio to Christian and Mary Pampel. She died October 12, 1878, in Carbon, Wyoming at age of 21 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Born Jan. 25, 1857, Died Oct. 12, 1878, At Rest"
Born: Jan. 25, 1857
Died: Oct. 12, 1878
Age: 21 y's, 8 m's, 17 d's
Note: Mary Pampel and her twin brother Christian were born on January 25, 1857, in Port Jefferson, Ohio to Christian and Mary Pampel. She died October 12, 1878, in Carbon, Wyoming at age of 21 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Panula
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: not dated
Plot: 322
Age: Unknown
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: not dated
Plot: 322
Age: Unknown
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Pappas, Antonia N.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1888 - 1920"
Plot: 28
Born: 1888
Died: 1920
Age: 32 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1888 - 1920"
Plot: 28
Born: 1888
Died: 1920
Age: 32 y's
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Pappas, James (MIR); Aka: Pappas, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1879 - 1929"
Plot: 28
Born: 1886
Died: May 19, 1929
Age: 43 y's
Note: May 19, 1929. James Pappas. Findings of the investigation of the accident at No. 2 Mine, Hanna, property of the Union Pacific Coal Company, which caused the death of James Pappas, Greek, age 43, married. Time of accident - 2:30 P.M. Pappas along with his brother, Nick, was employed as a miner and was engaged in pulling slope pillars between 13 and 15 Entries. At about 1:45 P.M. they had three shots fired in their place by the Shot-firer. After the place was examined by the shot-firer they proceeded to load two cars which were at their place. While loading the cars a slab of coal weighing about three tons rolled off the rib striking Pappas. He fell and his head struck the protruding end of a track tie, which caused head injuries of such nature that death was instantaneous. It appears that Pappas and his brother knew that this piece of coal was parted away from the rib and had previous to the time of the accident tried to bar it off, but were unable to do so. They then proceeded with their work but failed to sprag this piece of coal. Apparently, the concussion of the shots loosened it a little more and when they started to load the cars, they failed to examine it again and the accident occurred a few minutes later. (MIR)
Note: Monument age for James Pappas was age 50.
Note: James Pappas was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 28 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1879 - 1929"
Plot: 28
Born: 1886
Died: May 19, 1929
Age: 43 y's
Note: May 19, 1929. James Pappas. Findings of the investigation of the accident at No. 2 Mine, Hanna, property of the Union Pacific Coal Company, which caused the death of James Pappas, Greek, age 43, married. Time of accident - 2:30 P.M. Pappas along with his brother, Nick, was employed as a miner and was engaged in pulling slope pillars between 13 and 15 Entries. At about 1:45 P.M. they had three shots fired in their place by the Shot-firer. After the place was examined by the shot-firer they proceeded to load two cars which were at their place. While loading the cars a slab of coal weighing about three tons rolled off the rib striking Pappas. He fell and his head struck the protruding end of a track tie, which caused head injuries of such nature that death was instantaneous. It appears that Pappas and his brother knew that this piece of coal was parted away from the rib and had previous to the time of the accident tried to bar it off, but were unable to do so. They then proceeded with their work but failed to sprag this piece of coal. Apparently, the concussion of the shots loosened it a little more and when they started to load the cars, they failed to examine it again and the accident occurred a few minutes later. (MIR)
Note: Monument age for James Pappas was age 50.
Note: James Pappas was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 28 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
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Parkko, J. (MM); Aka: Parkko, John
Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: none
Plot: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: 1921
Age: Unknown
Note: John Parkko, 1921. Mr. Parkko was not reported as injured or killed in the 1921 Mine Inspectors Report. His name appears only on the Hanna Miner Monument in the Hanna Cemetery as killed in a Hanna mine. There is no record of him being buried in the Hanna Cemetery. (BL)
Note: John Parkko was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No 3 mine in Hanna. It is not known where he was buried. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: none
Plot: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: 1921
Age: Unknown
Note: John Parkko, 1921. Mr. Parkko was not reported as injured or killed in the 1921 Mine Inspectors Report. His name appears only on the Hanna Miner Monument in the Hanna Cemetery as killed in a Hanna mine. There is no record of him being buried in the Hanna Cemetery. (BL)
Note: John Parkko was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No 3 mine in Hanna. It is not known where he was buried. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Killed inn the Hanna No. 3 Mine - Burial Place Unknown
Parry, Ben (Inquest); Aka: Parry, Ben (MIR); Perry, B. (MM); Parry, Benjamin Thomas (JB)
Monument: "Feb. 4, 1878 - Mar. 28, 1908"
Cemetery: Carbon
Plot: 229
Born: Feb. 4, 1878
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 30 y's, 1 mo., 24 d's
Note: Ben Parry worked as a Gas Watchman in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including Benjamin entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing g an additional 41 men. Ben was found on Saturday, March 28, 1908, the day of the explosion. He was buried in Plot 229 in the Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (BL)
Note: Benjamin Thomas Parry was born in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire in 1878. Benjamin had 12 siblings: Emma, born 1876, in Pemberton; Robert, born in Pemberton, 1880; Isabella born in Pemberton, 1882; Caroline Nattrass born in Pemberton, 1885; Charles Hesketh born in Aughton, 1887; Daniel Holmes, born in Pemberton, 1888; William Arthur, born in Pemberton, 1890; Augusta, born in Chorley, 1892; and Herbert Lewis, born in Chorley, 1895. Benjamin married Mary Bertha Taylor in 1902 at St Georges Church, Chorley. They had two girls, Annie born 1903 and Bessie, born 1905. Benjamin arrived in New York on the 27th of September,1905 in company with John Devereux, 42 years, a married miner and Richard Charnock, 29 years, a single man also a miner. They were sponsored by Thomas Jackson. (John Baldwin, England)
Note: Ben Parry was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company No. 1 mine in Hanna, but buried in Carbon, Wyoming. He has a monument in the Carbon cemetery. (BL)
Note: Ben was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Carbon, Wyoming in Plot 229. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
Monument: "Feb. 4, 1878 - Mar. 28, 1908"
Cemetery: Carbon
Plot: 229
Born: Feb. 4, 1878
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 30 y's, 1 mo., 24 d's
Note: Ben Parry worked as a Gas Watchman in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including Benjamin entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing g an additional 41 men. Ben was found on Saturday, March 28, 1908, the day of the explosion. He was buried in Plot 229 in the Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (BL)
Note: Benjamin Thomas Parry was born in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire in 1878. Benjamin had 12 siblings: Emma, born 1876, in Pemberton; Robert, born in Pemberton, 1880; Isabella born in Pemberton, 1882; Caroline Nattrass born in Pemberton, 1885; Charles Hesketh born in Aughton, 1887; Daniel Holmes, born in Pemberton, 1888; William Arthur, born in Pemberton, 1890; Augusta, born in Chorley, 1892; and Herbert Lewis, born in Chorley, 1895. Benjamin married Mary Bertha Taylor in 1902 at St Georges Church, Chorley. They had two girls, Annie born 1903 and Bessie, born 1905. Benjamin arrived in New York on the 27th of September,1905 in company with John Devereux, 42 years, a married miner and Richard Charnock, 29 years, a single man also a miner. They were sponsored by Thomas Jackson. (John Baldwin, England)
Note: Ben Parry was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company No. 1 mine in Hanna, but buried in Carbon, Wyoming. He has a monument in the Carbon cemetery. (BL)
Note: Ben was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Carbon, Wyoming in Plot 229. (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
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Parson, Alberta
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1920 - 2004; married June, 15, 1953"
Plot: 389
Born: 1920
Died: 2004
Age: 84 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1920 - 2004; married June, 15, 1953"
Plot: 389
Born: 1920
Died: 2004
Age: 84 y's
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Parson, Fred I.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1927 - 1991"
Plot: 389
Born: 1927
Died: 1991
Age: 64 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1927 - 1991"
Plot: 389
Born: 1927
Died: 1991
Age: 64 y's
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Pasanen, Andrew
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1884 - 1938; Father"
Plot: 374
Born: July 17, 1884
Died: Jan. 21, 1938
Age: 53 y's, 6 m's, 4 d's
Note: Andrew Pasanen died at Rochester, Minnesota, on January 21st. He was an employee for many years at our Hanna mines. Mr. Pasanen was a native of Finland, born at Tyrnaria on July 17, 1884. With his wife, he reached the United States in 1901. He was first employed by the Company at Rock Springs, Mine No. 4, in 1901, he moved to Cumberland for a period, then transferred to Hanna April 14th, 1917, in Mine No. 4, where he remained up to the time of his passing. He leaves a wife and three daughters, to whom the heartfelt sympathy of the community is extended. He was member of the Old Timers’ Association. The body was brought to Hanna, and interred in the cemetery on January 24th, funeral services having been held at the Finn Hall in charge of Mrs. John Wasinen. (UPCCEM, March 1938)
More at: Remembering Andrew Pasanen
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1884 - 1938; Father"
Plot: 374
Born: July 17, 1884
Died: Jan. 21, 1938
Age: 53 y's, 6 m's, 4 d's
Note: Andrew Pasanen died at Rochester, Minnesota, on January 21st. He was an employee for many years at our Hanna mines. Mr. Pasanen was a native of Finland, born at Tyrnaria on July 17, 1884. With his wife, he reached the United States in 1901. He was first employed by the Company at Rock Springs, Mine No. 4, in 1901, he moved to Cumberland for a period, then transferred to Hanna April 14th, 1917, in Mine No. 4, where he remained up to the time of his passing. He leaves a wife and three daughters, to whom the heartfelt sympathy of the community is extended. He was member of the Old Timers’ Association. The body was brought to Hanna, and interred in the cemetery on January 24th, funeral services having been held at the Finn Hall in charge of Mrs. John Wasinen. (UPCCEM, March 1938)
More at: Remembering Andrew Pasanen
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Pasanen, Anna
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1884 - 1968; Mother"
Plot: 374
Born: 1884
Died: 1968
Age: 84 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1884 - 1968; Mother"
Plot: 374
Born: 1884
Died: 1968
Age: 84 y's
Pasanen, Andrew Jr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1908 - 1909"
Plot: 374
Born: 1908
Died: 1909
Age: 1 year
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1908 - 1909"
Plot: 374
Born: 1908
Died: 1909
Age: 1 year
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Pascoe, Annabella
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1897 - 1916"
Plot: 215
Born: 1897
Died: 1916
Age: 19 y's
Note: Daughter of William "Bill" and Christina Pascoe.
Remembering: Annabelle Pascoe
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1897 - 1916"
Plot: 215
Born: 1897
Died: 1916
Age: 19 y's
Note: Daughter of William "Bill" and Christina Pascoe.
Remembering: Annabelle Pascoe
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Pascoe, Christine
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1875 - 1913"
Plot: 215
Born: 1875
Died: 1913
Age: 38 y's
Remembering: Christine Pascoe
Note: Christina Tennant was born on June 25, 1875, in Pekin, Mayland to Alexander and Mary (Gray) Tennant. She married William H. Pasco on June 24, 1895, in Hanna, Wyoming. They had four children in 10 years, Mary Pearl, Annabelle, Cora and Alexander James. She died in April 1913 in Hanna, Wyoming, at the age of 37 and was buried in the Hanna cemetery in the Tennant plot. William H."Bill" Pasco was born in September 1872 in Pennsylvania. He was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna, Wyoming, at the age of 35. After the death of her husband, Christina and her children moved to the North Ranch to live with her mother Mary (Gray) Tennant. (Bob Leathers)
Note: June 11, 1900 Christine (Tennant) Pascoe, age 24 and her husband William Pascoe, age 27 unemployed were living in Hanna in house #231. They were married for five years. Living with them were their two children, Pearl, age 3 and Anna, age 1. Mary had two children in 1900 and all two of them were still alive.
March 28, 1908 Christine (Tennant) Pascoe's husband, William H. Pascoe a coal miner, born in Pennsylvania died in the 1908 No. 1 coal mine explosion in Hanna. His body was not recovered from the mine.
April 26, 1910 Christine (Tennant) Pascoe, age 34 a widow, was living with her mother Mary Tennant, age 58 a widow in house #146 in Hanna. Mary Tennant was running a boarding house at the time. Also living in the house was John Tennant, age 19, a laborer in the mine, Arthur Tennant, age 17. Also living with Mary and Christina was Christina's two children, Anna R., age 17 and Aleck, age 2. Mary Tennant had eleven children six were still alive in 1910. Christine (Tennant) Pascoe had four children two of which were still alive in 1910. (Bob Leathers)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1875 - 1913"
Plot: 215
Born: 1875
Died: 1913
Age: 38 y's
Remembering: Christine Pascoe
Note: Christina Tennant was born on June 25, 1875, in Pekin, Mayland to Alexander and Mary (Gray) Tennant. She married William H. Pasco on June 24, 1895, in Hanna, Wyoming. They had four children in 10 years, Mary Pearl, Annabelle, Cora and Alexander James. She died in April 1913 in Hanna, Wyoming, at the age of 37 and was buried in the Hanna cemetery in the Tennant plot. William H."Bill" Pasco was born in September 1872 in Pennsylvania. He was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna, Wyoming, at the age of 35. After the death of her husband, Christina and her children moved to the North Ranch to live with her mother Mary (Gray) Tennant. (Bob Leathers)
Note: June 11, 1900 Christine (Tennant) Pascoe, age 24 and her husband William Pascoe, age 27 unemployed were living in Hanna in house #231. They were married for five years. Living with them were their two children, Pearl, age 3 and Anna, age 1. Mary had two children in 1900 and all two of them were still alive.
March 28, 1908 Christine (Tennant) Pascoe's husband, William H. Pascoe a coal miner, born in Pennsylvania died in the 1908 No. 1 coal mine explosion in Hanna. His body was not recovered from the mine.
April 26, 1910 Christine (Tennant) Pascoe, age 34 a widow, was living with her mother Mary Tennant, age 58 a widow in house #146 in Hanna. Mary Tennant was running a boarding house at the time. Also living in the house was John Tennant, age 19, a laborer in the mine, Arthur Tennant, age 17. Also living with Mary and Christina was Christina's two children, Anna R., age 17 and Aleck, age 2. Mary Tennant had eleven children six were still alive in 1910. Christine (Tennant) Pascoe had four children two of which were still alive in 1910. (Bob Leathers)
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Pascoe, Cora Estella
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 8, 1902 - Dec. 1, 1907; Daughter"
Plot: 215
Born: Nov. 8, 1902
Died: Dec. 1, 1907
Age: 5 y's, 23 d's
Note: Daughter of William "Bill" and Christina (Tennant) Pascoe.
Remembering: Cora Estella Pascoe
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 8, 1902 - Dec. 1, 1907; Daughter"
Plot: 215
Born: Nov. 8, 1902
Died: Dec. 1, 1907
Age: 5 y's, 23 d's
Note: Daughter of William "Bill" and Christina (Tennant) Pascoe.
Remembering: Cora Estella Pascoe
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Pascoe, Mary Pearl
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Aug. 19, 1905; 9 ys. 1 mo. 26 days; Daughter"
Plot: 215
Born: July, 23, 1896
Died: Aug. 19, 1905
Age: 9 y's, 1 m's, 26 d's
Note: Daughter of William "Bill" and Christina (Tennant) Pascoe.
Remembering: Mary Pearl Pascoe
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Aug. 19, 1905; 9 ys. 1 mo. 26 days; Daughter"
Plot: 215
Born: July, 23, 1896
Died: Aug. 19, 1905
Age: 9 y's, 1 m's, 26 d's
Note: Daughter of William "Bill" and Christina (Tennant) Pascoe.
Remembering: Mary Pearl Pascoe
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Pascoe, W. H. (Inquest) (MIR) (MM); Aka: Pascoe, William H.; Pascoe, Bill
Born: 1872
Died: March 28, 1908
Age: 36 y's
Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna No. 1 Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like William "Bill" Pascoe - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.
Note: William "Bill" Pascoe worked as a Gas Watchman in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including William entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing an additional 41 miners. William's body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)
Remembering: W. H. "Bill" Pascoe
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
More at: Hanna Mine Explosion Monument on Hanna No. 1 Hill
Born: 1872
Died: March 28, 1908
Age: 36 y's
Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna No. 1 Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like William "Bill" Pascoe - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.
Note: William "Bill" Pascoe worked as a Gas Watchman in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including William entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing an additional 41 miners. William's body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)
Remembering: W. H. "Bill" Pascoe
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
More at: Hanna Mine Explosion Monument on Hanna No. 1 Hill
Hanna Mine Explosion Monuments on Hanna No. 1 Hill. (Image by Bob Leathers. Sept. 2023)
Image by Bob Leathers
Passi, John (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Passi, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1879
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 24 y's
Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #99, 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)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
More at: Unknown Miner Monument and Grave Headstones in the Hanna Cemetery
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1879
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 24 y's
Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #99, 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)
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)
Patton, James (Inquest); Aka: Denny, James (inquest aka) (MIR); Denny, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: James, an African American miner, metal mine identification number #376, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of 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. After 169 days in the mine his body was badly decomposed when removed. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (RR) (BL)
More at: Hanna Miner Monument
More at: Unknown Miner Monument and Grave Headstones in the Hanna Cemetery
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: James, an African American miner, metal mine identification number #376, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of 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. After 169 days in the mine his body was badly decomposed when removed. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (RR) (BL)
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Pauletich, Milena
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1916 - 1918"
Plot: 221
Born: 1916
Died: 1918
Age: 2 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1916 - 1918"
Plot: 221
Born: 1916
Died: 1918
Age: 2 d's
Payhonen, Sakri (Inquest); Aka: Kacobson, Sak (MIR); Jacobson, S. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1874
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 29 y's
Note: Sakri, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #195, 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 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: 1874
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 29 y's
Note: Sakri, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #195, 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 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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Peltokangas, Charles (Inquest); Aka: Pelto, Chas. (MIR); Pelto, C. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1883
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 20 y's
Note: Charles a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #44, 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: 1883
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 20 y's
Note: Charles a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #44, 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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Peltokangas, John (Inquest); Aka: Pelto, John (MIR); Pelto, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1859
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 44 y's
Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #95, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at the back of entry 20 back, identified and removed from the mine on July 24, 1903, day 25 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: 1859
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 44 y's
Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #95, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at the back of entry 20 back, identified and removed from the mine on July 24, 1903, day 25 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Pelton, William (MIR); Aka: Pelton, W. (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: None
Plot: Unknown
Born: 1869
Died: Mar. 22, 1917
Age: 48 y's
Note: William Pelton, American, age 48, employed 6 months by the Union Pacific Coal Company, single, killed in No. 2 on Mar. 22, 1917. Pelton and his partners were cleaning out a room that had caved. The partners of Pelton left the face and were loading a car when they heard a fall. Rushing back to their workplace, they found that some of the pillar and the roof had fallen, but could not see Pelton, their partner. It took several hours before Pelton's body was recovered. (MIR)
Note: William Pelton was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. His burial place is unknown. (BL)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: None
Plot: Unknown
Born: 1869
Died: Mar. 22, 1917
Age: 48 y's
Note: William Pelton, American, age 48, employed 6 months by the Union Pacific Coal Company, single, killed in No. 2 on Mar. 22, 1917. Pelton and his partners were cleaning out a room that had caved. The partners of Pelton left the face and were loading a car when they heard a fall. Rushing back to their workplace, they found that some of the pillar and the roof had fallen, but could not see Pelton, their partner. It took several hours before Pelton's body was recovered. (MIR)
Note: William Pelton was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. His burial place is unknown. (BL)
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Pendleton, Douglas A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 11, 1967 - Jun. 10, 1989; SPC US ARMY"
Plot: 404
Born: Oct. 11, 1967
Died: June 10, 1989
Age: 21 y's, 7 m's, 29 d's
Note: Douglas Anthony Pendleton was born October 11, 1967 in Wyoming. He attended Hanna Elk Mountain High School and was in the Class of 1986. He served in the US Army. He died June 10, 1989 in San Bernardino, California at age 22 and was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 11, 1967 - Jun. 10, 1989; SPC US ARMY"
Plot: 404
Born: Oct. 11, 1967
Died: June 10, 1989
Age: 21 y's, 7 m's, 29 d's
Note: Douglas Anthony Pendleton was born October 11, 1967 in Wyoming. He attended Hanna Elk Mountain High School and was in the Class of 1986. He served in the US Army. He died June 10, 1989 in San Bernardino, California at age 22 and was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Pendleton, Patricia
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Nov. 14, 1944
Died: Aug. 14, 2018
Age: 73 y's, 9 m's
Note: Patricia A. “Pat” Pendleton (Shurter) of Sheridan, Wyo. passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 at the age of 73. Pat is survived by sons David (April) Pendleton of Lander, Wyoming and Daniel Pendleton of Riverton Utah, and daughter Christine Prado of Sheridan, Wyoming; grandchildren Jacob and Jeremiah; 6 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild; siblings, Frank (Linda) Shurter of Sheridan, Wyoming; Mary While of Sundance, Wyoming; and Ken (Kim) Shurter of Sheridan, Wyoming; and numerous nephews and nieces. She is preceded in death by son Douglas A. Pendleton and both parents. Pat was born on Nov. 14, 1944 in Bessemer, Mich. to Frank and Eleanor Shurter. She moved to Hanna in 1955 and graduated from Hanna-Elk Mountain High School in 1962. She married Lynn Pendleton and had 4 children together, later divorcing. She is remembered as a kind, gentle and patient mother who encouraged her children to pursue their goals. She tremendously enjoyed family gatherings, reminiscing and cooking for everyone. She was passionate about educating children so much so that she and several other mothers started “Wee Folks” in Hanna. She was also civic minded and served on the Elmo Town Council and as Mayor. She loved the United States of America and was not ashamed to admit it. She was a true patriot. A grave side memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m., Aug. 25, 2018 at the Hanna Cemetery, with a reception to follow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Pastor Randolf Schnack will officiate the ceremony. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Pat’s life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Wounded Warrior Project. (Rawlins Daily Times, Aug. 23, 2018)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Nov. 14, 1944
Died: Aug. 14, 2018
Age: 73 y's, 9 m's
Note: Patricia A. “Pat” Pendleton (Shurter) of Sheridan, Wyo. passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 at the age of 73. Pat is survived by sons David (April) Pendleton of Lander, Wyoming and Daniel Pendleton of Riverton Utah, and daughter Christine Prado of Sheridan, Wyoming; grandchildren Jacob and Jeremiah; 6 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild; siblings, Frank (Linda) Shurter of Sheridan, Wyoming; Mary While of Sundance, Wyoming; and Ken (Kim) Shurter of Sheridan, Wyoming; and numerous nephews and nieces. She is preceded in death by son Douglas A. Pendleton and both parents. Pat was born on Nov. 14, 1944 in Bessemer, Mich. to Frank and Eleanor Shurter. She moved to Hanna in 1955 and graduated from Hanna-Elk Mountain High School in 1962. She married Lynn Pendleton and had 4 children together, later divorcing. She is remembered as a kind, gentle and patient mother who encouraged her children to pursue their goals. She tremendously enjoyed family gatherings, reminiscing and cooking for everyone. She was passionate about educating children so much so that she and several other mothers started “Wee Folks” in Hanna. She was also civic minded and served on the Elmo Town Council and as Mayor. She loved the United States of America and was not ashamed to admit it. She was a true patriot. A grave side memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m., Aug. 25, 2018 at the Hanna Cemetery, with a reception to follow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Pastor Randolf Schnack will officiate the ceremony. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Pat’s life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Wounded Warrior Project. (Rawlins Daily Times, Aug. 23, 2018)
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Penn, T. D. (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Headstone: None
Born: 1869
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 39 y's
Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna No. 1 Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like T. D. Penn - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.
Note: T.D. Penn, African American, worked as a Miner in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28, 1908 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 which included T. D. was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. T. D. and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)
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Headstone: None
Born: 1869
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 39 y's
Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna No. 1 Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like T. D. Penn - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.
Note: T.D. Penn, African American, worked as a Miner in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28, 1908 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 which included T. D. was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. T. D. and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)
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Perue, Elsie L. Briggs
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 18, 1921 - Oct. 15, 1998; Mother"
Plot: Block 2 Lot 39
Born: Oct. 18, 1921
Died: Oct. 15, 1998
Age: 76 y's, 11 m's, 27 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Oct. 18, 1921 - Oct. 15, 1998; Mother"
Plot: Block 2 Lot 39
Born: Oct. 18, 1921
Died: Oct. 15, 1998
Age: 76 y's, 11 m's, 27 d's
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Peterson, "Jumbo" Albertus
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Born in Silkborg, Denmark, Killed Jan. 5, 1894, Aged 30 y's"
Born:1864
Died: Jan. 5, 1894
Age: 30
Note: Albertus "Jumbo" Peterson was born in Silkborg, Denmark. He was murdered January 5, 1894 at the age of 30 and buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Born in Silkborg, Denmark, Killed Jan. 5, 1894, Aged 30 y's"
Born:1864
Died: Jan. 5, 1894
Age: 30
Note: Albertus "Jumbo" Peterson was born in Silkborg, Denmark. He was murdered January 5, 1894 at the age of 30 and buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)
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Peterson, Carl Charlie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1886 - 1947"
Plot 36
Born: 1886
Died: 1947
Age: 61 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1886 - 1947"
Plot 36
Born: 1886
Died: 1947
Age: 61 y's
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Peterson, Mugs
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1895 - 1926"
Plot: 36
Born: 1895
Died: 1926
Age: 31 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1895 - 1926"
Plot: 36
Born: 1895
Died: 1926
Age: 31 y's
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Peterson, Hedvig (Hedrinz)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1857 - 1941; Mother
Plot: 31
Born: Sept. 15, 1857
Died: June 7, 1941
Age: 83 y's, 8 m's, 22 d's
Note: The death of Mrs. Hedvig Peterson, 83, on June 7, 1941, marked the passing of one of Hanna’s beloved pioneers. Death came at 3:30 in the morning after an illness of just a few days. Mrs. Peterson who was born in Finland on September 15, 1857, had known very little illness during her life and was very active for her age. She had endeared herself to all who knew her by her friendly and generous nature and sympathy is extended to the family in their bereavement. Mrs. Peterson was married in Finland to Paul Peterson and they came to this country and to Hanna in 1895. Mr. Peterson preceded her in death just ten years previously, on June 7, 1931. Mrs. Peterson is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Kivi, and Mrs. Doyle Weese of Hanna, and Mrs. Matt Matson of Rawlins, one son, Mr. Henry Peterson, of Hanna and ten grandchildren. The funeral was held at the Methodist Church on Monday, June 9, with Rev. Q. Sommerfeld officiating, interment in the Hanna cemetery. Pall bearers were Matt Wakkuri, John Matson, Emil Salo, Peter Puro, Gust Ojala, and Oscar Annala. (UPCCEM, July 1941)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1857 - 1941; Mother
Plot: 31
Born: Sept. 15, 1857
Died: June 7, 1941
Age: 83 y's, 8 m's, 22 d's
Note: The death of Mrs. Hedvig Peterson, 83, on June 7, 1941, marked the passing of one of Hanna’s beloved pioneers. Death came at 3:30 in the morning after an illness of just a few days. Mrs. Peterson who was born in Finland on September 15, 1857, had known very little illness during her life and was very active for her age. She had endeared herself to all who knew her by her friendly and generous nature and sympathy is extended to the family in their bereavement. Mrs. Peterson was married in Finland to Paul Peterson and they came to this country and to Hanna in 1895. Mr. Peterson preceded her in death just ten years previously, on June 7, 1931. Mrs. Peterson is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Kivi, and Mrs. Doyle Weese of Hanna, and Mrs. Matt Matson of Rawlins, one son, Mr. Henry Peterson, of Hanna and ten grandchildren. The funeral was held at the Methodist Church on Monday, June 9, with Rev. Q. Sommerfeld officiating, interment in the Hanna cemetery. Pall bearers were Matt Wakkuri, John Matson, Emil Salo, Peter Puro, Gust Ojala, and Oscar Annala. (UPCCEM, July 1941)
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Peterson, Paul
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1855 - 1931; Father"
Plot: 31
Born: 1855
Died: 1931
Age: 76 y's
Note: Paul Peterson: To the east of Sweden, across the Gulf of Bothnia, is Finland, a cold rough country with many lakes and thickly covered with forests. A sturdy country with a rigorous and healthful climate which makes for the growth of sturdy men. Here was born Paul Patterson, who came to Hanna in 1896, where he started to work in the mines. Now he counts twenty-nine years of continuous service in the employ of The Union Pacific Coal Company. Mr. Patterson is sixty-nine years old, is still hale and hearty and works as a loader in No. 4. (UPCCEM, June)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1855 - 1931; Father"
Plot: 31
Born: 1855
Died: 1931
Age: 76 y's
Note: Paul Peterson: To the east of Sweden, across the Gulf of Bothnia, is Finland, a cold rough country with many lakes and thickly covered with forests. A sturdy country with a rigorous and healthful climate which makes for the growth of sturdy men. Here was born Paul Patterson, who came to Hanna in 1896, where he started to work in the mines. Now he counts twenty-nine years of continuous service in the employ of The Union Pacific Coal Company. Mr. Patterson is sixty-nine years old, is still hale and hearty and works as a loader in No. 4. (UPCCEM, June)
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Peterson, John (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: 1888 (MM)
Died: March 3, 1888 (MIR)
Age: Unknown
Note: John Peterson received injuries by a fall of top coal in his room so serious, in No. 2 U.P. mine in Carbon, February 27, 1888, that he died in the U.P. Hospital at Denver on March 3, 1888. (1888 MIR)
Note: John Peterson was a fatality in a Carbon mine. He was killed in the Union Pacific Railway's No. 2 mine in Carbon. It is not known where or what town he was buried. (MIR) (BL) (NA)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Died: 1888 (MM)
Died: March 3, 1888 (MIR)
Age: Unknown
Note: John Peterson received injuries by a fall of top coal in his room so serious, in No. 2 U.P. mine in Carbon, February 27, 1888, that he died in the U.P. Hospital at Denver on March 3, 1888. (1888 MIR)
Note: John Peterson was a fatality in a Carbon mine. He was killed in the Union Pacific Railway's No. 2 mine in Carbon. It is not known where or what town he was buried. (MIR) (BL) (NA)
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Injured in the Carbon No. 2 Mine - Died in Denver - Burial Place Unknown
Peterson, Miina
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1848 - 1938; Mother"
Plot: 367
Born: Sept. 18, 1848
Died: July 24, 1938
Age: 89 y's, 10 m's, 6 d's
Note: Mrs. Minni Peterson, old timer of Hanna and Carbon, passed away after a long illness on July 24th. Mrs. Peterson was born in Norway on September 18, 1848. She came to the United States 67 years ago, being a resident of Hanna for the past 40 years. She also lived in Carbon. The funeral was held at the Finn Hall, interment in Hanna cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Pete Puro, and a son, Hjolmer Peterson, also two granddaughters, one grandson, and two great-grandchildren. (UPCCEM, September 1938)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1848 - 1938; Mother"
Plot: 367
Born: Sept. 18, 1848
Died: July 24, 1938
Age: 89 y's, 10 m's, 6 d's
Note: Mrs. Minni Peterson, old timer of Hanna and Carbon, passed away after a long illness on July 24th. Mrs. Peterson was born in Norway on September 18, 1848. She came to the United States 67 years ago, being a resident of Hanna for the past 40 years. She also lived in Carbon. The funeral was held at the Finn Hall, interment in Hanna cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Pete Puro, and a son, Hjolmer Peterson, also two granddaughters, one grandson, and two great-grandchildren. (UPCCEM, September 1938)
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Petracco, Ejidio (Inquest); Aka: Petracco, E. (MIR); Petracco, E. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown
Note: Ejidio, an Italian miner, metal mine identification check number #56, 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. 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: Ejidio, an Italian miner, metal mine identification check number #56, 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. Buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Pickup, Billy
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1921 - 1933; Son"
Plot: 22
Born: May 20, 1921
Died: August 2, 1933
Age: 12 y's, 2 m's, 12 d's
Note: “Billy” Pickup - William Alexander Pickup (known to all at Hanna as “Billy”) the 12-year-old son of John Pickup, passed away on August 2 after a confinement which kept him in bed for several weeks. The funeral was held from the Catholic Church on Saturday, August 5, interment in Hanna Cemetery. Billy was born in Hanna May 20, 1921, and his father, a brother, John Jr., and two sisters, Freda and Betty, are left to mourn his loss. (UPCCEM, September 1933)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1921 - 1933; Son"
Plot: 22
Born: May 20, 1921
Died: August 2, 1933
Age: 12 y's, 2 m's, 12 d's
Note: “Billy” Pickup - William Alexander Pickup (known to all at Hanna as “Billy”) the 12-year-old son of John Pickup, passed away on August 2 after a confinement which kept him in bed for several weeks. The funeral was held from the Catholic Church on Saturday, August 5, interment in Hanna Cemetery. Billy was born in Hanna May 20, 1921, and his father, a brother, John Jr., and two sisters, Freda and Betty, are left to mourn his loss. (UPCCEM, September 1933)
Pickup, Bud
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1926 - 1926"
Plot: 22
Born: 1926
Died: 1926
Age: 0 years
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1926 - 1926"
Plot: 22
Born: 1926
Died: 1926
Age: 0 years
Pickup, Elizabeth
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1894 - 1926; Mother"
Plot: 22
Born: July 12, 1894
Died: May 4, 1926
Age: 31 y's, 9 m's, 22 d's
Note: The community of Hanna was grieved to hear of the death of Mrs. J. J. Pickup on Tuesday, May 4th. Mrs. Pickup was born in Scotland, July 17th, 1894. She was united in marriage to John J. Pickup at Trail, British Columbia, on October 12th, 1916, and came to Hanna in October 1919, where she lived until her death. She was a devoted wife and mother and by her pleasant and kindly disposition made many friends since coming to Hanna. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters' Lodge, and also the Omara Santha, H. of A. No. 43. She leaves to mourn her death a husband, four small children: Jack, Alfreda, William and Betty Jane; also, one brother in Trail, B. C., one brother in Vancouver, B. C., one brother and two sisters in Scotland. The funeral was held on Sunday, May 9th, at 3:30 P. M. at the residence. Services were conducted by the Pythian Sisters' Lodge, with Mr. S. L. Morgan of the Episcopal church assisting, and interment was made in the Hanna Cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the family in their sad bereavement. (UPCCEM, June 1926)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1894 - 1926; Mother"
Plot: 22
Born: July 12, 1894
Died: May 4, 1926
Age: 31 y's, 9 m's, 22 d's
Note: The community of Hanna was grieved to hear of the death of Mrs. J. J. Pickup on Tuesday, May 4th. Mrs. Pickup was born in Scotland, July 17th, 1894. She was united in marriage to John J. Pickup at Trail, British Columbia, on October 12th, 1916, and came to Hanna in October 1919, where she lived until her death. She was a devoted wife and mother and by her pleasant and kindly disposition made many friends since coming to Hanna. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters' Lodge, and also the Omara Santha, H. of A. No. 43. She leaves to mourn her death a husband, four small children: Jack, Alfreda, William and Betty Jane; also, one brother in Trail, B. C., one brother in Vancouver, B. C., one brother and two sisters in Scotland. The funeral was held on Sunday, May 9th, at 3:30 P. M. at the residence. Services were conducted by the Pythian Sisters' Lodge, with Mr. S. L. Morgan of the Episcopal church assisting, and interment was made in the Hanna Cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the family in their sad bereavement. (UPCCEM, June 1926)
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Pickup, Ted
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1925 - 1925"
Plot: 22
Born: 1925
Died: 1925
Age: 0 years
Note: The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pickup departed this life on February 9th, after a short illness. (UPCCEM, March 1925)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1925 - 1925"
Plot: 22
Born: 1925
Died: 1925
Age: 0 years
Note: The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pickup departed this life on February 9th, after a short illness. (UPCCEM, March 1925)
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Pickup, Jacqueline Hays
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1939 - 1945"
Plot: 22
Born: 1939
Died: 1945
Age: 6 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1939 - 1945"
Plot: 22
Born: 1939
Died: 1945
Age: 6 y's
Pickup, John J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1888 - 1953; Dad"
Plot: 22
Born: 1888
Died: 1953
Age: 65 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1888 - 1953; Dad"
Plot: 22
Born: 1888
Died: 1953
Age: 65 y's
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Pohto, Solomon (Inquest); Aka: Poutta, S. (Inquest aka); Pouti, S. (MIR); Poutta, S. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1881
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 22 y's
Note: Solomon, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification number #100, 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: Solomon, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification number #100, 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)
Potikikas, Tony (MIR); Aka: Potikas, Tony (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: None
Born: 1892
Died: June 9, 1924
Age: 32 y's
Note: Tony Potikikas was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. His burial place or town is unknown. (BL)
Note: June 9, 1942, Tony Potikikas was killed by fall of coal in No. 2 mine property of the Union Pacific Coal Company located at Hanna. He was a single man 32 years old. (MIR)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: None
Born: 1892
Died: June 9, 1924
Age: 32 y's
Note: Tony Potikikas was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. His burial place or town is unknown. (BL)
Note: June 9, 1942, Tony Potikikas was killed by fall of coal in No. 2 mine property of the Union Pacific Coal Company located at Hanna. He was a single man 32 years old. (MIR)
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Killed in Hanna No. 2 Mine - Burial Place Unknown
Pollari, Liisa
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1872 - 1937"
Plot: 146
Born: 1872
Died: 1937
Age: 65 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1872 - 1937"
Plot: 146
Born: 1872
Died: 1937
Age: 65 y's
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Pomeroy, Harlie G.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1916 - 1930"
Plot: 107
Born: 1916
Died: Oct. 21, 1930
Age: 14 y's
Note: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ainsworth and family were greatly bereaved in the death of their son and brother, Harley, on October 21, from diphtheria, after an illness of only a week. Harley Pomeroy was 14 years old and a freshman in High School. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, one sister, and grandmother, Mrs. Martha Woolsey. Services were held in the Methodist Church on Sunday, November 2nd. Burial was made in the Hanna cemetery. Sympathy is extended to the family in their great bereavement. (UPCCEM, Dec. 1930)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1916 - 1930"
Plot: 107
Born: 1916
Died: Oct. 21, 1930
Age: 14 y's
Note: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ainsworth and family were greatly bereaved in the death of their son and brother, Harley, on October 21, from diphtheria, after an illness of only a week. Harley Pomeroy was 14 years old and a freshman in High School. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, one sister, and grandmother, Mrs. Martha Woolsey. Services were held in the Methodist Church on Sunday, November 2nd. Burial was made in the Hanna cemetery. Sympathy is extended to the family in their great bereavement. (UPCCEM, Dec. 1930)
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Poulos, Betty L.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "April 18, 1928 - August 22, 2008; Echoes Poetry by Betty" Shares a stone with James Poulos.
Plot: 29
Born: Apr. 18, 1928
Died: Aug. 22, 2008
Age: 80 y's, 80 y's, 4 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "April 18, 1928 - August 22, 2008; Echoes Poetry by Betty" Shares a stone with James Poulos.
Plot: 29
Born: Apr. 18, 1928
Died: Aug. 22, 2008
Age: 80 y's, 80 y's, 4 d's
Poulos, James (Monument); Aka: Jim Poulos (BL)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "July 18, 1920 - April 5, 2007" Shares a stone with Betty L. Poulos.
Born: July 18, 1920
Died: April 5, 2007
Plot: 29
Age: 86 y's, 8 m's, 17 d's
Note: Obituary: Jim Poulos: Hanna - A celebration of life service for Jim Poulos, 86, will be conducted at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at St. Joseph's Church in Hanna with the Rev. Raymond Grieb officiating. He died Thursday, April 5, 2007, at Cheyenne Veteran's Hospital. He had been in declining health since 2005. He was born July 18, 1920, in Hanna, the son of Crete immigrants John and Mary Poulos. He had two sisters Lulu and Angeline, and a brother, Tony. He graduated from Hanna High School and worked briefly for the Union Pacific Railroad before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1940. After basic training in Louisiana, he escorted troops from coast to coast in the buildup to World War II. He was sent to Europe in 1942, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and earned the rank of Staff Sergeant. In April 1945, he was wounded by a sniper's bullet near Leipzig, Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart. After the war, he returned to Wyoming to pursue a career with the Game and Fish Commission. His knowledge of local terrain and wildlife allowed him to pass his exams at the top of his class and become a game warden in 1947. On December 19, 1947, he married Betty Daniels in a civil ceremony in Kimball, Nebraska. Their first home was in Saratoga, but he transferred to Kemmerer in 1950 after the arrival of their daughter, Maryruth. In 1953, Jim returned to Hanna, where he opened the Nugget Bar with his brother, Tony Poulos. He had many passions and prided himself in doing them well. He was an avid cook of baklava, jerky and homemade bread. He had many fishing and hunting trophies. It was near impossible to beat him at billiard and he was a great gardener. His summer vegetable gardens produce corn, sweet onions, squashes, greens and tomatoes. He was a member of the Hanna School Board for 12 years and a generous donor to school activities. He enjoyed quiet mornings in his garden watching the plants grow, sunny autumn days in the Wyoming Mountains and any day hunting or fishing with his son, Tony. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty; his son Tony Poulos and his wife, Carol; his daughter Maryruth Wilde and her husband Larry; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Rostad Mortuary in Rawlins is in charge of arrangements. (Casper Star Tribune, April 9, 2009)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "July 18, 1920 - April 5, 2007" Shares a stone with Betty L. Poulos.
Born: July 18, 1920
Died: April 5, 2007
Plot: 29
Age: 86 y's, 8 m's, 17 d's
Note: Obituary: Jim Poulos: Hanna - A celebration of life service for Jim Poulos, 86, will be conducted at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at St. Joseph's Church in Hanna with the Rev. Raymond Grieb officiating. He died Thursday, April 5, 2007, at Cheyenne Veteran's Hospital. He had been in declining health since 2005. He was born July 18, 1920, in Hanna, the son of Crete immigrants John and Mary Poulos. He had two sisters Lulu and Angeline, and a brother, Tony. He graduated from Hanna High School and worked briefly for the Union Pacific Railroad before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1940. After basic training in Louisiana, he escorted troops from coast to coast in the buildup to World War II. He was sent to Europe in 1942, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and earned the rank of Staff Sergeant. In April 1945, he was wounded by a sniper's bullet near Leipzig, Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart. After the war, he returned to Wyoming to pursue a career with the Game and Fish Commission. His knowledge of local terrain and wildlife allowed him to pass his exams at the top of his class and become a game warden in 1947. On December 19, 1947, he married Betty Daniels in a civil ceremony in Kimball, Nebraska. Their first home was in Saratoga, but he transferred to Kemmerer in 1950 after the arrival of their daughter, Maryruth. In 1953, Jim returned to Hanna, where he opened the Nugget Bar with his brother, Tony Poulos. He had many passions and prided himself in doing them well. He was an avid cook of baklava, jerky and homemade bread. He had many fishing and hunting trophies. It was near impossible to beat him at billiard and he was a great gardener. His summer vegetable gardens produce corn, sweet onions, squashes, greens and tomatoes. He was a member of the Hanna School Board for 12 years and a generous donor to school activities. He enjoyed quiet mornings in his garden watching the plants grow, sunny autumn days in the Wyoming Mountains and any day hunting or fishing with his son, Tony. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty; his son Tony Poulos and his wife, Carol; his daughter Maryruth Wilde and her husband Larry; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Rostad Mortuary in Rawlins is in charge of arrangements. (Casper Star Tribune, April 9, 2009)
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Poulos, George John
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1883 - 1967"
Plot: 398
Born: 1883
Died: 1967
Age: 84 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1883 - 1967"
Plot: 398
Born: 1883
Died: 1967
Age: 84 y's
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Poulos, John
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1885 - 1951"
Plot: 29
Born: 1885
Died: 1951
Age: 66 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1885 - 1951"
Plot: 29
Born: 1885
Died: 1951
Age: 66 y's
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Poulos, Mary
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1892 - 1946"
Plot: 29
Born: Aug. 25, 1892
Died: Oct. 24, 1946
Age: 54 y's, 1 mo., 29 d's
Note: The community of Hanna extends its sympathy to the John Poulos family in the death of Mrs. Poulos on October 24. Mrs. Poulos passed away at the Hanna Hospital following a long illness. Mrs. Mary Poulos was born in Canea, Isle of Crete, on August 25, 1892, and came to America, settling in Hanna in 1914. She was married to John Poulos in 1916, and leaves to mourn her passing her husband; two sons, Jim and Tony Poulos of Hanna; two daughters, Mrs. John Zezas of Buffalo, Wyoming and Mrs. David Hall of Hanna; four grandchildren and four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held in the Episcopal Church October 27 with the Minister of the Greek Orthodox Church in Cheyenne officiating. Interment was in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, December 1946)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1892 - 1946"
Plot: 29
Born: Aug. 25, 1892
Died: Oct. 24, 1946
Age: 54 y's, 1 mo., 29 d's
Note: The community of Hanna extends its sympathy to the John Poulos family in the death of Mrs. Poulos on October 24. Mrs. Poulos passed away at the Hanna Hospital following a long illness. Mrs. Mary Poulos was born in Canea, Isle of Crete, on August 25, 1892, and came to America, settling in Hanna in 1914. She was married to John Poulos in 1916, and leaves to mourn her passing her husband; two sons, Jim and Tony Poulos of Hanna; two daughters, Mrs. John Zezas of Buffalo, Wyoming and Mrs. David Hall of Hanna; four grandchildren and four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held in the Episcopal Church October 27 with the Minister of the Greek Orthodox Church in Cheyenne officiating. Interment was in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, December 1946)
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Poulos, Rane
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "April 16 - 17, 1974"
Plot: 398
Born: Apr. 16, 1974
Died: Apr. 17, 1974
Age: 2 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "April 16 - 17, 1974"
Plot: 398
Born: Apr. 16, 1974
Died: Apr. 17, 1974
Age: 2 d's
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Price, Charles A. (MIR); Aka: Price, C. A. (MM)
Cemetery: Saratoga, Wyoming
Born: 1926
Died: Feb. 17, 1972
Age: 46 y's
Note: On February 17, 1972, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Charles A. Price, age 46, married, father of one minor child, was critically injured when he was crushed between the bed and chassis of a Ford 6T1570, 2 1/2-ton dump truck at the Energy Development Company Mine in Hanna. Charles Caudill, Tipple Foreman, stated that Price had driven in with a load of coal, which he dumped. Price told Caudill that because there was not any more coal to haul for a while, he would grease his truck. Price told Caudill that he needed a zerk fitting. Caudill found one and gave it to Price, who was laying on the ground under the truck. Then Caudill and the rest of the crew went up the track to drop some railroad cars down to the coal loading area. Charles Brannon, Maintenance Mechanic at the tipple, had been looking for a zerk fitting also. He back stopped the truck. Price had the dump bed raised. He was standing on the right side of the chassis between the tandem axles. Brannon then went into the control house which was nearby. He heard Price groan. Brannon came out and saw the dump bed down with Price between the dump bed and the chassis of the truck. Brannon stated that he telephoned for the ambulance and then tried to raise the dump bed. He was unable to do so. He called Caudill, who came running with the rest of the crew. Caudill raised the bed. The body was removed. Dwight Briggs, equipment operator, believed that Price was still alive, so he administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation until the ambulance arrived. The oxygen resuscitation was used and Price was taken to the Carbon County Memorial Hospital in Rawlins, where Dr. Paul pronounced him dead on arrival. Price had left the motor of the truck running. It is believed that Price, while standing on the outside of the truck chassis, laid over it to get a grease fitting on the universal joint of the tandem drive axle. In doing so, it is believed that he inadvertently pulled the safety cable running from the rear of the dump bed to the pressure relief valve, thus allowing the dump bed to come down. Although blocking material was available nearby, the bed was not blocked to prevent it from coming down. Price has been operating heavy equipment and driving trucks for over 20 years. He had been driving a truck for Energy Development Company for approximately four months. L.A. Jones stated that he had instructed Price, when he was hired, never to work under machinery or equipment unless the same was securely blocked to prevent it from falling. Charles died from lacerations of the liver and spleen. Both his adrenal glands were ruptured and he had four broken ribs. His death was caused from internal bleeding. (MIR)
Note: Charles Price was killed in the Vanguard mine in Hanna on February 17, 1972. He was buried in Saratoga, Wyoming. (BL)
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Cemetery: Saratoga, Wyoming
Born: 1926
Died: Feb. 17, 1972
Age: 46 y's
Note: On February 17, 1972, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Charles A. Price, age 46, married, father of one minor child, was critically injured when he was crushed between the bed and chassis of a Ford 6T1570, 2 1/2-ton dump truck at the Energy Development Company Mine in Hanna. Charles Caudill, Tipple Foreman, stated that Price had driven in with a load of coal, which he dumped. Price told Caudill that because there was not any more coal to haul for a while, he would grease his truck. Price told Caudill that he needed a zerk fitting. Caudill found one and gave it to Price, who was laying on the ground under the truck. Then Caudill and the rest of the crew went up the track to drop some railroad cars down to the coal loading area. Charles Brannon, Maintenance Mechanic at the tipple, had been looking for a zerk fitting also. He back stopped the truck. Price had the dump bed raised. He was standing on the right side of the chassis between the tandem axles. Brannon then went into the control house which was nearby. He heard Price groan. Brannon came out and saw the dump bed down with Price between the dump bed and the chassis of the truck. Brannon stated that he telephoned for the ambulance and then tried to raise the dump bed. He was unable to do so. He called Caudill, who came running with the rest of the crew. Caudill raised the bed. The body was removed. Dwight Briggs, equipment operator, believed that Price was still alive, so he administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation until the ambulance arrived. The oxygen resuscitation was used and Price was taken to the Carbon County Memorial Hospital in Rawlins, where Dr. Paul pronounced him dead on arrival. Price had left the motor of the truck running. It is believed that Price, while standing on the outside of the truck chassis, laid over it to get a grease fitting on the universal joint of the tandem drive axle. In doing so, it is believed that he inadvertently pulled the safety cable running from the rear of the dump bed to the pressure relief valve, thus allowing the dump bed to come down. Although blocking material was available nearby, the bed was not blocked to prevent it from coming down. Price has been operating heavy equipment and driving trucks for over 20 years. He had been driving a truck for Energy Development Company for approximately four months. L.A. Jones stated that he had instructed Price, when he was hired, never to work under machinery or equipment unless the same was securely blocked to prevent it from falling. Charles died from lacerations of the liver and spleen. Both his adrenal glands were ruptured and he had four broken ribs. His death was caused from internal bleeding. (MIR)
Note: Charles Price was killed in the Vanguard mine in Hanna on February 17, 1972. He was buried in Saratoga, Wyoming. (BL)
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Killed in the Energy Development Company Mine in Hanna - Buried in Saratoga, Wyoming
Pulkkinen, Wilhelm (Inquest); Aka: Pulkamen, Wm. (MIR); Pulkenen, W. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1869
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 34 y's
Note: William, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #254, 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 30, identified and removed from the mine on October 23, 1903, day 118 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: 1869
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 34 y's
Note: William, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #254, 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 30, identified and removed from the mine on October 23, 1903, day 118 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)
Pura, Abel (Inquest); Aka: Pura, Abel (MIR); Pura, A. (MM); Puro, Abel
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1878
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 30 y's
Note: Abel 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)
Note: Abel Pura worked as a Miner in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. Abel and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Thursday July 16, 1908, on day 111 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in an unmarked grave in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1878
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 30 y's
Note: Abel 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)
Note: Abel Pura worked as a Miner in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. Abel and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Thursday July 16, 1908, on day 111 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in an unmarked grave 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)