Hanna Basin Death and Burial Records
The Hanna Basin includes the Wyoming towns of Hanna and Elmo, which still exist, and the coal camps of Carbon, Sampo and Dana, which are now ghost towns along with cemeteries at Hanna and Carbon. The coal camp of Carbon came first. When the coal ran out in Carbon, the citizens moved, over time, to the new coal field developed at Hanna.
Notes: (Inquest) Official Inquest Reports, (MIR) Mine Inspector Reports, (MM) Miner Monument in the Hanna Cemetery, (Monument) 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 Employe's Magazine
(NA) Nancy and Victor Anderson, (LK) Lynne Kuderko, (AR) Andy Ruskanen and (AO) Ayako Ohara
(UPCCEM) Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine
Notes from Bob Leathers
Contributions by Joyce (While) McCartney, John Baldwin, NancyAnderson, Victor Anderson,
Lynne Kadurko, Gary Beaver, Ayako Ohara, Noriaki Ohara and Ron Leathers Sr.
Contributions by Joyce (While) McCartney, John Baldwin, NancyAnderson, Victor Anderson,
Lynne Kadurko, Gary Beaver, Ayako Ohara, Noriaki Ohara and Ron Leathers Sr.
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O'Conner, Arthur C.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Our Darling, Son of John & Briget O'Conner, Died Aug. 9, 1887, Aged 3 yr's, 1 mo, 28 d's"
Born: 1884
Died: 1887
Age: 3
(SS)
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Our Darling, Son of John & Briget O'Conner, Died Aug. 9, 1887, Aged 3 yr's, 1 mo, 28 d's"
Born: 1884
Died: 1887
Age: 3
(SS)
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Oja, Henry (Inquest); Aka: Ojua Henry (MIR); Ojala, H. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1868
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 35
Note: Henry, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #1, 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 at the 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: 1868
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 35
Note: Henry, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #1, 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 at the 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 for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Ojala, Elmer
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: 1866
Died: 1900
Age: 34
Note: Andy Nyman, age 34; nativity, Finland; occupation, Timberman; single; killed in Hanna nine No. 1 on the 1st of July, 1900. He had been in the employ of the company about eight years. Some of the men with whom he worked attempted to run a loaded car down the entry. They had a long rope attached to the car with which to haul it back. The rope became unfastened and the car got away running over Nyman and killing him. (1900 MIR)
Note: Andy Nyman was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. His burial place is not known. (BL)
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Cemetery: Unknown
Born: 1866
Died: 1900
Age: 34
Note: Andy Nyman, age 34; nativity, Finland; occupation, Timberman; single; killed in Hanna nine No. 1 on the 1st of July, 1900. He had been in the employ of the company about eight years. Some of the men with whom he worked attempted to run a loaded car down the entry. They had a long rope attached to the car with which to haul it back. The rope became unfastened and the car got away running over Nyman and killing him. (1900 MIR)
Note: Andy Nyman was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. His burial place is not known. (BL)
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Baby
Headstone: "Baby"
Picture missing
Plot: 184
Headstone: "Baby"
Picture missing
Plot: 184
Ojala, George J.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1906-1983; US ARMY WORLD WAR II"
Plot: 185
Age: 77
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1906-1983; US ARMY WORLD WAR II"
Plot: 185
Age: 77
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Ojala, Gus A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 3, 1904 - Aug. 22, 1957"
Plot: 184
Age: 53
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 3, 1904 - Aug. 22, 1957"
Plot: 184
Age: 53
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Ojala, Gust
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1876-1962; Father"
Plot: 184
Age: 86
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1876-1962; Father"
Plot: 184
Age: 86
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Ojala, Sanna G.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1874-1936; Mother"
Plot: 184
Age: 62
Note: On August 14, 1936, Mrs. Gus Ojala passed away at the Ojala residence in Hanna. Death was due to a heart attack. Mrs. Ojala was born in Alaharma, Finland, November 10, 1874. In 1896 she was married to Gus Ojala and in 1897 they moved to the United States, settling in Hanna, Wyoming, where they have resided since that time. Mrs. Ojala leaves to mourn her sad departure a husband, three daughters, two sons, one sister and a granddaughter, as well as a host of friends. (UPCCEM, October 1936)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1874-1936; Mother"
Plot: 184
Age: 62
Note: On August 14, 1936, Mrs. Gus Ojala passed away at the Ojala residence in Hanna. Death was due to a heart attack. Mrs. Ojala was born in Alaharma, Finland, November 10, 1874. In 1896 she was married to Gus Ojala and in 1897 they moved to the United States, settling in Hanna, Wyoming, where they have resided since that time. Mrs. Ojala leaves to mourn her sad departure a husband, three daughters, two sons, one sister and a granddaughter, as well as a host of friends. (UPCCEM, October 1936)
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Ojala, Simon, (Monument) (Inquest); Aka: Ojala, Simon (MIR); Ojala, S. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1860 - 1903"
Plot: 253
Born: 1860
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 43
Note: Simon, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #130, widower, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 16 room 17, identified and removed from the mine on July 19, 1903 day 20 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 253 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1860 - 1903"
Plot: 253
Born: 1860
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 43
Note: Simon, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #130, widower, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 16 room 17, identified and removed from the mine on July 19, 1903 day 20 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 253 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
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Ojala, Susan
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Baby
Image Missing
Plot: 184
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Baby
Image Missing
Plot: 184
Ojala, Wayne
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: no dates
Image missing
Plot: 184
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: no dates
Image missing
Plot: 184
Olivas, Steven Jessie (MM)
Cemetery: Laramie, Wyoming
Born: 1955
Died: 1982
Age: 27
Note: Olivas, Steven employed by Energy Development Co. in the Vanguard No. 2 underground coal mine in Hanna, Wyoming. On or about February 23, 1982, at approximately 2:45 a.m., he was in a crew which was rock dusting a roadway inside the underground mine by spreading ground limestone on the wet roadway to dry the moisture for traction. The roof of the mine caved in while the crew was second-mining a bleeder pillar between numbers one and two left entries. Four hundred tons of rock fell on Virgle Cordell Renfrow, Jr., Steven Olivas, and Bruce Parker. Only Bruce survived. (MIR) (BL)
Note: Steven Olives was killed in a Hanna mine, but buried in Laramie, Wyoming. He has a monument in the Laramie cemetery. (BL)
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Cemetery: Laramie, Wyoming
Born: 1955
Died: 1982
Age: 27
Note: Olivas, Steven employed by Energy Development Co. in the Vanguard No. 2 underground coal mine in Hanna, Wyoming. On or about February 23, 1982, at approximately 2:45 a.m., he was in a crew which was rock dusting a roadway inside the underground mine by spreading ground limestone on the wet roadway to dry the moisture for traction. The roof of the mine caved in while the crew was second-mining a bleeder pillar between numbers one and two left entries. Four hundred tons of rock fell on Virgle Cordell Renfrow, Jr., Steven Olivas, and Bruce Parker. Only Bruce survived. (MIR) (BL)
Note: Steven Olives was killed in a Hanna mine, but buried in Laramie, Wyoming. He has a monument in the Laramie cemetery. (BL)
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Killed in Energy Development Co. in the Vanguard No. 2 underground Coal Mine in Hanna - Buried in Laramie, Wyoming
Oliver, Ella Mae
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 8, 1894 - Mar. 29, 1968"
Plot: 438
Age: 74
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 8, 1894 - Mar. 29, 1968"
Plot: 438
Age: 74
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Oliver, Harry Joe
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jul. 3, 1915 - Dec. 1, 1973"
Plot: 438
Age 58
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jul. 3, 1915 - Dec. 1, 1973"
Plot: 438
Age 58
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Ollikala, Ida Marie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 9, 1893 - Apr. 2, 1955"
Plot: 59
Age: 62
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 9, 1893 - Apr. 2, 1955"
Plot: 59
Age: 62
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Ollikkala, John A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1899-1919"
Plot: 59
Age: 20
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1899-1919"
Plot: 59
Age: 20
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Ollikkala, Matt
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1864-1944; Father"
Plot: 59
Age: 80
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1864-1944; Father"
Plot: 59
Age: 80
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Ollikkala, Serafia
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1862-1943; Mother"
Plot: 59
Age: 81
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1862-1943; Mother"
Plot: 59
Age: 81
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Ollila, Jalmer (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Ollila, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1887
Died: March 28, 1908
Age: 21
Note: Jalmer Ollila 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 was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. John and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Sunday August 16, 1908 on day 142 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in an unmarked grave in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: John 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)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1887
Died: March 28, 1908
Age: 21
Note: Jalmer Ollila 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 was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. John and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Sunday August 16, 1908 on day 142 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in an unmarked grave in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)
Note: John 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)
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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 for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Olofson, Arthur C.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1889-1949"
Plot: 386
Age: 60
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1889-1949"
Plot: 386
Age: 60
Olofson, Ehel Mae
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1891-1948"
Plot: 386
Age: 57
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1891-1948"
Plot: 386
Age: 57
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Olofson. Clarence E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1899-1925"
Plot: 52
Age: 26
Note: The community was shocked and grieved at the death of Clarence Olofson which occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. Clarence was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof Olofson, old time residents of Hanna, and was born and reared here. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal Church on Sunday, March 22nd. (Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine, May 1925)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1899-1925"
Plot: 52
Age: 26
Note: The community was shocked and grieved at the death of Clarence Olofson which occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. Clarence was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof Olofson, old time residents of Hanna, and was born and reared here. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal Church on Sunday, March 22nd. (Union Pacific Coal Company Employe's Magazine, May 1925)
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Olofson, Conrad
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Not Found
Died: April 18, 1943
Born: November 23, 1876
Age: 67
Note: Funeral services for Conrad Olofson, 66, who died April 18th at the home of his brother, were held in the Methodist Church on April 21st with Rev. J.R. Palmer officiating. Mr. Olofson had been suffering from arthritis and had made his home with his brother, Olof Olofson, for the past several months. Born in Sweden November 23, 1876, he came to this country when 10 years old. He was an old-time resident of Carbon and Hanna, but had lived in Utah for several years. He is survived by two brothers, Olof and Arthur Olofson, of Hanna, and several nieces and nephews. Interment was made in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, June 1943)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Not Found
Died: April 18, 1943
Born: November 23, 1876
Age: 67
Note: Funeral services for Conrad Olofson, 66, who died April 18th at the home of his brother, were held in the Methodist Church on April 21st with Rev. J.R. Palmer officiating. Mr. Olofson had been suffering from arthritis and had made his home with his brother, Olof Olofson, for the past several months. Born in Sweden November 23, 1876, he came to this country when 10 years old. He was an old-time resident of Carbon and Hanna, but had lived in Utah for several years. He is survived by two brothers, Olof and Arthur Olofson, of Hanna, and several nieces and nephews. Interment was made in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, June 1943)
Died in Hanna - Buried in Hanna - No Headstone or Marker Found
Olofson, Ida Marie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1880-1939"
Plot: 52
Age: 59
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1880-1939"
Plot: 52
Age: 59
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Olofson, Olaf P.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1872-1955"
Plot: 52
Age: 83
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1872-1955"
Plot: 52
Age: 83
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Olofson, Olof
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1914-1916; Son of O. and I. Olofson"
Plot: 52
Age: 2
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1914-1916; Son of O. and I. Olofson"
Plot: 52
Age: 2
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Olson, Ruth Alice
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Sep. 4, 1905; 8 months"
Plot: 199
Age: 8 months
Note: Daughter of Charles J. and Hanna Alice Olson. (Headstone)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Sep. 4, 1905; 8 months"
Plot: 199
Age: 8 months
Note: Daughter of Charles J. and Hanna Alice Olson. (Headstone)
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O'Malley, Austin Sr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1863-1943; Father"
Plot: 206
Age: 80
Note: The death of Austin O’Malley on June 29th, after a short illness, marked the passing of another old-time resident of Hanna.
Mr. O’Malley was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1863. He came to old Carbon at the age of 12 and worked in the coal mines there. He came to Hanna when the Carbon mines closed down, and worked in the mines here. Except for a few years spent in New Mexico and Tacoma, Washington, he has spent his life here. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ed Flannery, Mrs. R.J. Anderson, and Mrs. A.J. LaBlanc, of Tacoma, Washington, and Mrs. J.A. Warburton, of Hanna, and two sons, Archie and Austin O’Malley, of Tacoma, Washington, as well as nine grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Saturday morning, July 3rd, with interment in the Hanna cemetery. Sympathy is extended to the relatives in their bereavement. (UPCCEM, August 1943)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1863-1943; Father"
Plot: 206
Age: 80
Note: The death of Austin O’Malley on June 29th, after a short illness, marked the passing of another old-time resident of Hanna.
Mr. O’Malley was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1863. He came to old Carbon at the age of 12 and worked in the coal mines there. He came to Hanna when the Carbon mines closed down, and worked in the mines here. Except for a few years spent in New Mexico and Tacoma, Washington, he has spent his life here. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ed Flannery, Mrs. R.J. Anderson, and Mrs. A.J. LaBlanc, of Tacoma, Washington, and Mrs. J.A. Warburton, of Hanna, and two sons, Archie and Austin O’Malley, of Tacoma, Washington, as well as nine grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Saturday morning, July 3rd, with interment in the Hanna cemetery. Sympathy is extended to the relatives in their bereavement. (UPCCEM, August 1943)
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O'Malley, John Thomas
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1871-1936"
Plot: 379
Age: 65
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1871-1936"
Plot: 379
Age: 65
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
O'Malley, Rachel
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1884-1918; Mother"
Plot: 206
Age: 34
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1884-1918; Mother"
Plot: 206
Age: 34
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
O'Malley, Sarah Bailey
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1876-1937"
Plot: 379
Age: 61
Note: The community of Hanna lost another of its pioneers when Mrs. Sarah Ann Burton O’Malley died at the Hanna hospital on April 17th, after an illness of several weeks. The deceased was born in Nottinghamshire, England, March 1, 1876, and came to America with her parents when a child. She was married at Almy, Wyo., in 1895 to Wm. Bailey, and lived in Utah for a while, then came to Hanna in 1903, moving to Diamondville when No. 3 Mine closed down. Mr. Bailey was killed in a mine accident in 1917 and the family returned to Hanna. It was here that Mrs. Bailey met and married John T. O’Malley who preceded her in death a year ago. She was a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church April 20th, with Bishop Milner of Rock Springs officiating, interment made in the Hanna cemetery. She leaves to mourn her two sons, Arnim and Bruce Bailey; three daughters, Mrs. Geo. Wilkes, Mrs. E.R. Henningsen and Mrs. Albert Gaskell, all of Hanna; five brothers, John Burton of Evanston, Frank Burton of Chicago, and T.J., A.C., and R.S. Burton, all of Salt Lake; also nineteen grandchildren and a host of friends who extend their sympathy to the family. (UPCCEM, June 1937)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1876-1937"
Plot: 379
Age: 61
Note: The community of Hanna lost another of its pioneers when Mrs. Sarah Ann Burton O’Malley died at the Hanna hospital on April 17th, after an illness of several weeks. The deceased was born in Nottinghamshire, England, March 1, 1876, and came to America with her parents when a child. She was married at Almy, Wyo., in 1895 to Wm. Bailey, and lived in Utah for a while, then came to Hanna in 1903, moving to Diamondville when No. 3 Mine closed down. Mr. Bailey was killed in a mine accident in 1917 and the family returned to Hanna. It was here that Mrs. Bailey met and married John T. O’Malley who preceded her in death a year ago. She was a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church April 20th, with Bishop Milner of Rock Springs officiating, interment made in the Hanna cemetery. She leaves to mourn her two sons, Arnim and Bruce Bailey; three daughters, Mrs. Geo. Wilkes, Mrs. E.R. Henningsen and Mrs. Albert Gaskell, all of Hanna; five brothers, John Burton of Evanston, Frank Burton of Chicago, and T.J., A.C., and R.S. Burton, all of Salt Lake; also nineteen grandchildren and a host of friends who extend their sympathy to the family. (UPCCEM, June 1937)
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Oosumi, Yoshiya (Monument) Aka: Ousmi, Y. (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Japanese translation below:
故大隅吉之墓
岡山縣吉備郡新本村
千九百十七年一月廿三日歿
Translation:
Oosumi, Yoshiya
From Shinponmura, Kibigun, Okayama Prefecture
Died on 1/23/1917 (AO)
Note: Y. Ousmi was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. (BL)
Plot: 303.12
Born: 1883
Died: 1917
Age: 34
Note: Y. Ousmi, Japanese, age 34, employed 6 months by the Union Pacific Coal Company, single, killed in No. 2 on Jan. 23, 1917. Miner. The deceased was engaged in drawing the pillar in Room No. 30. He was cleaning up some loose coal that had fallen on the entry track below the mouth of his room in order to push his empty car to the chute to load it. While he was thus engaged, a large chunk of coal fell from the rib, carrying some of the roof coal with it, falling on the deceased's back, injuring him internally. He was taken to the hospital where he died at about 8:30 the same day. He died from a fall of coal. (MIR)
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Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Japanese translation below:
故大隅吉之墓
岡山縣吉備郡新本村
千九百十七年一月廿三日歿
Translation:
Oosumi, Yoshiya
From Shinponmura, Kibigun, Okayama Prefecture
Died on 1/23/1917 (AO)
Note: Y. Ousmi was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. (BL)
Plot: 303.12
Born: 1883
Died: 1917
Age: 34
Note: Y. Ousmi, Japanese, age 34, employed 6 months by the Union Pacific Coal Company, single, killed in No. 2 on Jan. 23, 1917. Miner. The deceased was engaged in drawing the pillar in Room No. 30. He was cleaning up some loose coal that had fallen on the entry track below the mouth of his room in order to push his empty car to the chute to load it. While he was thus engaged, a large chunk of coal fell from the rib, carrying some of the roof coal with it, falling on the deceased's back, injuring him internally. He was taken to the hospital where he died at about 8:30 the same day. He died from a fall of coal. (MIR)
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Oviatt, G. M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone:
Note: G.M. Oviatt was reported on the Hanna Miner Monument in the Hanna cemetery as killed in the Hanna mines in 1971. He was in fact not killed, but injured. He did not die from those injuries. It is not known what happened to him after the injury.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone:
Note: G.M. Oviatt was reported on the Hanna Miner Monument in the Hanna cemetery as killed in the Hanna mines in 1971. He was in fact not killed, but injured. He did not die from those injuries. It is not known what happened to him after the injury.
Injured in a Hanna Mine, but not Killed
Owens, Jesse Leon
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 22 - Oct. 13, 1943; My baby"
Plot: 306
Age: 0 years
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 22 - Oct. 13, 1943; My baby"
Plot: 306
Age: 0 years
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)