People
Page by Bob Leathers with contributions from April Avery and many families and friends.
You can always make more money, but you only have a limited number of days to make more memories. (Unknown)
Hanna unknown Finnish girl (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken) (unknown photographer)
Old Carbon and Hanna People Remembered by the Media, Family and Friends
When the elderly die, a library is lost and volumes of wisdom and knowledge are gone. (A'Ho)
Anyone having Hanna information and/or pictures they would like to share in this space, please contact Bob at: [email protected]
Many of the wonderful people associated with the history of Old Carbon and Hanna have passed away. Over time - friends, relatives and the media - have shared remembrances of them. This page is dedicated to all the wonderful people that were at some point in time a part of the Hanna Basin - may they always be remembered. Thank you to all the folks that have contributed to this effort.
- A List: Hanna People Nicknames
- Hanna Cemetery: People Buried in the Hanna Cemetery: Where Did They Come From?
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Remembering: Ahola, William and Ida
Remembering: Ainsworth, Elizabeth and Albert
Remembering: Allen, Arthur Silvo and Ida (Lehtinen) [nee Alanne]
Remembering: Angwin, Joseph and Susannah (Cox)
Remembering: Anderson, Donna Jean
Remembering: Anderson, John Henry
Remembering: Anderson, Victor and Boberg, Frank and Gabriel
Remembering: Anderson, Pete - Old Carbon Outlaw "Rattlesnake" Pete
Remembering: Annala, Susie
Remembering: Arthurs, Peter
Remembering: Attryde, James and Pamela (Dexter)
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Remembering: Bailey, William
Remembering: Baillie, W. D.
Remembering: Baker, F. M. - Old Carbon and Hanna Photographer
Remembering: Bateman, Mary Lucas
Remembering: Bedford, John "Stub" and Veva
Remembering: Bedford, LaVonne
Remembering: Bedford, Roy Sr.
Remembering: Bertolas, Jack and Margaret
Remembering: Bleskestad, Theodore Inga - Miss B - Long time Hanna High School Principal and Teacher.
Remembering: Boam Ronald "Ronnie
Remembering: Boney, John
Remembering: Briggs, Alexander and Anne (McKay)
Remembering: Briggs Elizabeth Ann
Remembering: Briggs, Stairs and Alma Ruth Briggs
Remembering: Brooks, Edward Sidney
Remembering: Brooks, Charles M
Remembering: Buckingham, John Carl and Eileen
Remembering: Buckingham, Richard Carl
Remembering: Buckendorf, George F. and Frieda J.
Remembering: Burris, Dutch Charle
Remembering: Burton, Joseph Emma and F. G. [Frank George]
Remembering: Butler, Thomas Henry
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Remembering: Campbell, John Alexander
Remembering: Campbell, Miss Emily
Remembering: Cardwell, Robert: "Uncle Bob" and Anna "Aunt Anna"
Remembering: Case, James W.
Remembering: Choate, Julian
Remembering: Clark, Mary Ellen
Remembering: Clarkson, John, Mary and Robert
Remembering: Cook, Thomas and Martha
Remembering: Cole, John
Remembering: Corrigan, J. B. Jr. - Hanna Barber
Remembering: Cox, Richard and Elizabeth
Remembering: Cox, Joseph and Mary
Remembering: Cox, Robert
Remembering: Cox, Charles H.
Remembering: Crawford, Jack Judge
Remembering: Crawshaw, Jack
Remembering: Crawshaw, Sam
Remembering: Cruickshank, George Jr. and Phyllis (Milliken)
Remembering: Cummings, Dennis - Hanna old timer and retired coal miner
Remembering: Cummings, Lawrence "Larry" "Rocky" - Hanna Old Timer and coal miner
Remembering: Cummings, Robert "Bobus" and Sarah (While) - Hanna Old Timers
Remembering: Cummings, Roy - Hanna Old Timer and coal miner
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Remembering: D'Andrea, Sam
Remembering: Dean, Fred
Remembering: Dexter, John Robert
Remembering: Dickinson, Sarah
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Remembering: Ekman, Nels - Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Erickson, Carl - Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Eskeli, Wayne - Hanna Old Timer Served in World War II
Remembering: Evans, David John - Coal Miner from Wales
Remembering: Evans, Evan E. and Sarah - Hanna Old Timers from Wales
Remembering: Evans, Evan Richard "Red" and Clara C. - Owned Red's Bar in Elmo.
Remembering: Evans, John B. and Caroline (Jones) - Old Carbon and Hanna. Killed in the Hanna No. 1 Mine.
Remembering: Evans, John S. and Mary Ann (Jones) With Carbon Babies - Old Carbon Babies.
Remembering: Evans, Joseph "Joe" and Katerine W. - Old Carbon, Elk Mountain and Hanna Old Timers.
Remembering: Evans, Taylseine "Tally" - Killed in the No. 4 Mine
Remembering: Evans, Willie Christopher - Burned to death in Old Carbon
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Remembering: Film, Albert "Abbie" and Margaret (Briggs) - Hanna Old Timers.
Remembering: Ford, Mary and F. E. - Operated the Hanna Hotel.
Remembering: Freeman, William "Bill" - Hanna Old Timer.
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Remembering: Gillespie, Lucille Belle - 7 year old Hanna Youngster.
Remembering: Glad, Jacob - Hanna Old Timer from Finland
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Remembering: Hanna, Mark - Town of Hanna Named After
Remembering: Hapgood, Alfred "Shorty" Sr.
Remembering: Hapgood, Alfred Jr.
Remembering: Harnden (Leathers), Janet
Remembering: Harris, Mary "Mother" Jones - National Coal Mining Hall of Fame
Remembering: Hearne, Jack,
Remembering: Hietamaki [Maki], Isak
Remembering: Huhtula, John and Ida
Remembering: Huhtula, Matt and Ida - Matt killed in the 1908 Explosion.
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Remembering: Isaac, Charles L.
Remembering: Isaac, James
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Remembering: Jackson, Joseph,
Remembering: Jackson, Mark and Lucille - Hanna Old Timers - Barber and Business Man
Remembering: Jackson, Robert "Bob" Donald - Hanna Barber and Business Man
Remembering: Johnson, Elias
Remembering: Johnson, C. F. "Coffee" - Carbon Business Man
Remembering: Harris, Mary "Mother" Jones - National Coal Mining Hall of Fame
Remembering: Jones, David B.
Remembering: Jones, Evan "Snapper" and Anna Maria
Remembering: Jones, "Gwen" Mrs. and John Deacon
Remembering: Jones, John Paul and Margaret,
- The John Paul Jones Family: They came from Wales to Carbon and Hanna
Remembering: Jones, John T.
Remembering: Jones, David and Mary Ann (Hallier)
Remembering: Jones, William D.
Remembering: Jose, Ben and Jane
Remembering: Jussila, Tauno
Remembering: Jussila, Weikko
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Remembering: Kattelus, Matti and His Sons Matti and Juha
Remembering: Kerr, John
Remembering: Kitching, Muriel and Jimmy
Remembering: Kivi, Wilma - Long time Hanna resident and elementary school teacher
Remembering: Klaseen, John Albin - Hanna Old Timer - Union Pacific Coal Company Tipple Man
Remembering: Klaseen, Matilda - Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Klemola, William "Bill" "Klem" and Charlotte (Mitchell) - Long time residents, coach and teacher
Remembering: Kroger, Aro John
Remembering: Kotila, Charles
Remembering: Korkow, Mary Lou - Hanna Basin Museum Volunteer
Remembering: Kuhns, Edward and Mary Ann (While) (Raite) Kuhns
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Remembering: Lacy, Gene and Edna Pearl (While) (Lupton) Lacy
Remembering: Lane, Terry Oliver - Hanna High School student
Remembering: Lane, Viola Mildred "Millie" Turner
Remembering: Larson, Elmer
Remembering: Larson, John and Carolina
Remembering: Leathers, Wilford "Leo" and Dorothy
Remembering: Lee, Joseph
Remembering: Lee, Mark and Edith Mae (While)
Remembering: Lee, Jack and Sadie (Lloyd)
Remembering: Leino, Amelia - Part 1
Remembering: Leino, Amelia - Part 2
Remembering: Leino, Meimi
Remembering: Lemoine, Joseph H, Clarence, Henry W. and Joseph E.
Remembering: Lemoine, Roy
Remembering: Love, Michael Vickers
Remembering: Lucas, Bernard R.
Remembering: Lucas, Leonard
Remembering: Lucas, Richard
Remembering: Lucas, William Clarence
Remembering: Luoma, Arvo A.
Remembering: Luoma, John
Remembering: Lyon, Annie
Remembering: Lyon, Henry and Annie (Angwin)
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Remembering: Maki, Mary and Isaac - Hanna Old Timers
Remembering: Mamounakis, Mike
Remembering: Mangan, Thomas
Remembering: Manias, M. G. - Hanna photograper
Remembering: Matila Family
Remembering: Massey, James and Jeanie (Raite)
Remembering: Mazame, John
Remembering: McArdle, James and Catherine
Remembering: McAtee, Edward "Coach" "Ed"- Hanna High School Graduate, Coach and Teacher
Remembering: McAtee, William "Bill" - Hanna High School Graduate. Killed in Vietnam.
Remembering: McNees, John and Isabelle "Belle" (Tennant)
Remembering: Mellor, Mildred
Remembering: Mellor, Thomas and Rosevia "Rosie" - Hanna Old Times
Remembering: Michelos, Theodore - Hanna Shoe Repair
Remembering: Milliken, Earl Dee "Bud"
Remembering: Milliken, Robert "Rob" and Gertrude "Gert" (Salo)
Remembering: Milliken, John Gaw Jr.
Remembering: Milliken, Terry and Anita (Crank)
Remembering: Milliken, William S, Jr.
Remembering: Moody, John and Ellen - Old Carbon Businessman
Remembering: Morris, Herbert "Sonny"
Remembering: Morris, Margaret Briggs
Remembering: Meyer, Louis R. - President of the Carbon State Bank
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Remembering: Nakaco, Frank Tamaki - Hanna photographer
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Remembering: Ojala, Gus and Sanna
Remembering: Ogee, Clarence H. - Deputy Sheriff of Hanna
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Remembering: Palm, Jerry
Remembering: Pasanen, Andrew
Remembering: Pascoe, Alexander James
Remembering: Pasco, Cora Estella
Remembering: Pascoe, Mary Pearl
Remembering: Pascoe, William "Bill" and Christine (Tennant) - Killed in the March 28, 1908 Explosion
Remembering: Pendleton, Douglas Anthony
Remembering: Peterson, Albertus "Jumbo" - Murdered in Carbon
Remembering: Pickering, George and Jane (Cox)
Remembering: Postolos, Mike - Hanna Barber
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Remembering: Quealy, P. J. - Territorial Inspector of Mines
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Remembering: Raite, John "Jack" and Mary Ann (While)
Remembering: Raite, Emma Lord
Remembering: Randall, G. C. - Old Carbon Union Pacific Railroad Station Manager
Remembering: Rimmer, Tom
Remembering: Robinson (Rainey), Lorain Hazel - Born in Hanna, Wyoming
Remembering: Rodda, Samuel
Remembering: Roop, Gordon and Violet (While)
Remembering: Ross Paul and Jannette (Raite)
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Remembering: Sagris, John D. - 1920's Hanna Photographer
Remembering: Salo, Emil and Fannie - Hanna Old Timers from Finland
Remembering: Scarpelli, Frank Jr.
Remembering: Scarpelli, Joseph G.
Remembering: Scarpelli, Ralph
Remembering: Scarpelli, Sam
Remembering: Scarpelli, Tony
Remembering: Shannon, Fredrick Pulver and Carrie (Marshall) - Proprietor of the Old Carbon Drug Store
Remembering: Sharrer, Otto Guy and Matilda (Stebner)
Remembering: Sharrer, John "Jack" Leroy and Sue Elizabeth (Irwin)
Remembering: Shipman, Don and Phyllis
Remembering: Silfvast, Gabriel and Ida Mary and Emil Silvast - Hanna coal miners and musician. Diamondville business man.
Remembering: Siltamaki, Alexander "Si" - Elmo Business Man
Remembering: Siltamaki, Charles - World War I Veteran
Remembering: Siltamaki, Gust and Wilhelmina - Hanna and Carbon Old Timers
Remembering: Siltamaki, Gus and Mary - Elmo Old Timers
Remembering: Siltamaki, John and Myrtle - U.S. Volunteer Cavalry
Remembering: Siltamaki, Nick and Ada - Carbon Rancher
Remembering: Siltamaki, Robert "Bob"and Kathleen (Scarpelli) - World War II Hero
Remembering: Simelius, Nils - Old Carbon Blacksmith
Remembering: Stilwill, Jill Robin and Cynthia While
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Remembering: Taccalone, Tony
Remembering: Tennant, Alexander "Alex" and Janet "Jess"
Remembering: Tennant, James Wendl
Remembering: Tennant, Robert and Mary (Jones)
Remembering: Trahalis - Hanna Barber
Remembering: Turner, Lilian Emma
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Remembering: Varvandakis, Nick
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Remembering: Wangler, Albert and Emma L. (Raite)
Remembering: Ward, John Henry - First coal miner killed in the Hanna mines. Mine No. 1.
Remembering: While, Alice
Remembering: While, Gerald
Remembering: While, Edward "Breezy"
Remembering: While, Henry and Sarah (Roberts)
Remembering: While, James and Emma (Lord) (While) (Baum)
Remembering: While, James Jr.
Remembering: While, James "Jim" and Eliza Ann (Allen)
Remembering: While, Job "Jobe" and Millie (Marsh)
Remembering: While, Job "Jobe"
Remembering: While, John Sr. "Jackie" and Lousia (Roberts)
- The John While Family: They came from the Black Country in England to Carbon and Hanna
Remembering: While, John Jr. "Jack" and Janet "Jessie" (Tennant)
Remembering: While, John "Jack" and Hilda Sylvia (Maki)
Remembering: While, Joseph "Joe" "Cotton" and Helen
Remembering: While, Robert "Bob" and Elsie (Lucas)
Remembering: While, William Henry "Bill"
Remembering: Widdowfield, Robert - Old Carbon Lawman
Remembering: Williams, Eino
Remembering: Williams, William Rhys - Minister of St Thomas’ at Old Carbon, Wyoming
Remembering: Woolsey, Martha Ellen
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(Image from Twisted Twigs on Facebook)
Burial at the Hanna, Wyoming Cemetery. 1912 (Image from McNulty)
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