People

The Hanna Basin People Remembered

Notebook by Bob Leathers with contributions from April Avery and many families, friends
Anyone having Hanna Basin information and pictures they would like to share in this space, please contact Bob at: HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com
Many of the wonderful people associated with the history of the Hanna Basin have left us. Over time - friends, relatives and the media - have shared remembrances of them. This page is dedicated to all the wonderful people that were a part of the Hanna Basin - may they always be remembered. Thank you to all the folks that have contributed to this effort.
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Grant His Safe Return (UPCCEM, 1945)
​1890's - 2000's:
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FIRST PRIZE: FRANK SCARPELLI AND WIFE. FLOWER AND GARDEN CONTEST (UPCCEM, OCT. 1941)
1940:
1890 - 1954:
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A group of people that once lived in Carbon and now live in Hanna (Union Pacific Coal Company Employes' Magazine)
​1889 - 1954:
  • Early Hanna Basin People Remembered

A

Remembering: Ainsworth, Elizabeth and Albert, Carbon County Old Timers
Remembering: Angwin, Joseph and Susannah (Cox), Hanna Old Timers
Remembering: Anderson, Donna Jean, an eleven year old ​Hanna youngster.
Remembering: Anderson, Victor and Boberg, Frank and Gabriel, Carbon and Hanna Old Timers
Remembering: Annala, Susie, Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Arthurs, Peter: Army Private, Killed in Action, World War I
Remembering: Attryde, James and Pamela (Dexter), Hanna Old Timers​

B

​Remembering: Baillie, W. D., Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Bailey, William: U.S. Merchant Marines, World War II
Remembering: ​Bateman, Mary Lucas, Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Bedford, John, Sgt. U.S. Air Corp., World War II
Remembering: Bedford, John "Stub"and Veva, Hanna Old Timers
Remembering: Bedford, LaVonne, 17 year old Hanna young adult.
Remembering: Bedford, Roy Sr., Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Boam Ronald "Ronnie", S 2/c U.S. Navy, World War II
Remembering: Briggs, Alexander and Anne (McKay), Union Pacific Coal Company's Mine Superintendent
Remembering: Briggs Elizabeth Ann, elven year old Hanna youngster.
Remembering: Brooks, Edward Sidney,  Union Pacific Coal Company's Mine Superintendent
Remembering: Brooks, Charles M., Hanna Old Timer - African American Hanna Coal Miner
Remembering: Butler, T. H., Union Pacific Coal Company's Mine Superintendent

C

Remembering: Campbell, John Alexander, Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Campbell, Miss Emily, twenty two year old Hanna young adult.
Remembering: Cardwell, Robert: Uncle Bob Cardwell and Anna Cardwell: Aunt Anna Cardwell, Hanna Old Timers
Remembering: Case, James W.,  Civil War Cavalryman
Remembering: Choate, Julian, ​Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Clark, Mary Ellen, Grandma Clark of Hanna
Remembering: Clarkson, John and Robert, killed in the 1903 Explosion​​.
Remembering: Cook, Thomas and Martha, ​Hanna Old Timers.
Remembering: Cole, John, Cow Puncher, Coal Miner and Operator of the Hanna Hotel
​Remembering: Cox, John and Ann​​, Hanna Old Timers.
Remembering: Cox, Joseph and Mary, Forman of the Union Pacific Coal Company Hanna Mines. Opened the Hanna Mines​​
Remembering: Cox, Robert, Hanna Old Timer.
Remembering: Cox, Richard and Elizabeth, ​​​Od Carbon and Hanna Old Timers.
Remembering: Crawford, Jack Judge, ​Hanna Old Timer.
Remembering: Crawshaw, Jack: Sgt., World War II
Remembering: Crawshaw, Sam, killed in the No. 2 Mine.
Remembering: Cruickshank, George Jr., Cpl; World War II
Remembering: Cummings, Robert and Sarah (While), Hanna Old Timers - Cummings' Cottage.
Remembering: Cummings Boys - Roy, Dennis and Robert, ​Hanna Old Timer​s.

D

Remembering: D'Andrea, Sam, Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Dean, Fred: Staff/Sgt. U.S. Army, World War II
Remembering: Dexter, John Robert, ​eighteen year old Hanna young adult.
Remembering: Dexter, Leonard, eighteen year old Hanna young adult.
Remembering: Dickinson, Samuel "Sam" and Elizabeth, Carbon and Hanna Old Timers.
Remembering: Dickinson, Sarah, Wyoming Pioneer and Old Time Carbonite.

E

Remembering: Ekman, Nels. ​Hanna Old Timer
Remembering: Erickson, Carl, Honored by the Union Pacific Coal Company
Remembering: Eskeli, Wayne: Staff Sgt. U.S. Army, World War II
Remembering: Evans, Evan Richard "Red" and Clara - Owned Red's Bar and Cafe in Elmo

F

Remembering: Film, Albert "Abbie" and Margaret (Briggs), ​Hanna Old Timers.
Remembering: Ford, Mary and F. E.. Hanna Old Timers and the Hanna Hotel.
Remembering: Freeman, William "Bill", Hanna Old Timer

G

Remembering: Gillespie, Lucille Belle, seven year old Hanna youngster.
Remembering: Glad, Jack Sr, ​Hanna Old Timer.
Remembering: Glad, Jacob, ​Hanna Old Timer.

H

Remembering: Hanna, Mark, Hanna's Namesake.
Remembering: Hapgood, Alfred Sr.: Sea Bees, World War II
Remembering: Hapgood, Alfred Jr., Cpl., World War II
Remembering: Hearne, Jack, Hanna Old Timer.
Remembering: Hemsley, Thomas, U.S. Army, World War II
Remembering: Hietamaki [Maki], Isak, killed in the June 30, 1903 Explosion.
Remembering: Hughes, William W., Old Carbon and Hanna Old Timer.
Remembering: Huhtula, Ida, ​Hanna Old Timer.

J

Remembering: Jackson, Joseph,  ​Hanna Old Timer.
Remembering: Jackson, Mark,  Hanna Barber, Bus Driver, Dance Band Director and Musician.
Remembering: Johnson, Elias, Hanna Old Timer. Served in Spanish American War.
Remembering: Jones, Evan "Snapper"and Anna Maria, Hanna Town Marshall and Master Gardeners.
Remembering: Jones,  "Gwen" Mrs. John D., Old Carbon and Hanna Old Timer.
Remembering: Jones, John "Jonnie" Albert, U.S. Navy, World War II
Remembering: ​Jones, John T., World War II
Remembering: Jones, William D., Army Private, Died of Wounds Received in World War I
Remembering: Jones Mary Ann, ​Carbon and Hanna Old Timer.
​​​Remembering: Jussila , Sulo, U.S. Army Air Corps., World War II​
Remembering: Jussila, Tauno, U.S. Navy, World War II
Remembering: Jussila, Weikko, U.S. Army Field Artillery, World War II

K

Remembering: Kattelus, Matti and His Sons Matti and Juha, coal miner killed in the No 1 mine.
Remembering: Kerr, John, ​Hanna Old Timer​.
​Remembering: Kitching, Muriel, ​Mother Of The Museum and Jimmy Kitching: Playing His Music
​Remembering: Klaseen, Edna, Hanna Old Timer and School Teacher
​Remembering: Klaseen, Matilda, Hanna Old Timer.
​Remembering: Kroger, Aro John, ​eighteen year old Hanna young adult.
​Remembering: Kotila, Charles, killed in the No. 4 Mine

L

​Remembering: Larson, John and Carolina, Hanna Old Timers
​Remembering: Lee, Joseph, ​Hanna Old Timer
​Remembering: Lee, Mark and Edith (While)​, Hanna Old Timers
​Remembering: Lee, Jack and Sadie (Lloyd), Hanna Old Timers.
​Remembering: Leino, Amelia, ​Hanna Basin Museum Honored
Remembering: Leino, Amelia: ​Lieutenant, U. S. Army Nurse Corp., World War II
Remembering: Leino, Meimi, Private, World War II
​Remembering: Lemoine, Joseph H,. Clarence, Henry W. and Joseph E., Served in World War II
​Remembering: Lemoine, Roy, Pvt., World War II
​Remembering: Love, Michael Vickers, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, Killed in the Line of Duty
​Remembering: Lucas, Bernard R., Air Force Technical Sergeant, Killed in Action World War II​
​Remembering: Lucas, Leonard, twenty-one year old Hanna young adult.
​Remembering: Lucas, Richard, Pfc. U.S. Army, World War II
​Remembering: Lucas, William Clarence, Army Second Lieutenant, Killed In Action World War II​​​
​Remembering: Luoma, Arvo A., Army Private, Killed in Action World War II
​Remembering: Luoma, John: Hanna Old Timer
​Remembering: Lyon, Harry and Annie, Harry killed in the 1908 explosion.

M

​Remembering: Mamounakis, Mike: coal miner killed in the No. 4 mine
​Remembering: Mangan, Thomas, Hanna and Elmo Old Timer
​Remembering: Matila Family, Hanna Old Timer Family
​Remembering: Mazame, John: killed in the No. 2 Mine
​Remembering: McArdle, James and Catherine: Hanna Old Timers and Hanna Hero
​Remembering: McAtee, Edward: Hanna High School Teacher and Coach
​Remembering: McAtee, William, "Bill", Army Specialist Fourth Class, Killed in Action, Vietnam
​Remembering: McNees, John and Isabelle "Belle" (Tennant): ​Hanna and North Country Old Timer
​Remembering: Mellor, Mildred: Hanna Young Adult Age 20
​Remembering: Milliken, Earl Dee: Teacher and Coach
​Remembering: Milliken, Gertrude "Gert": Hanna, Elmo and Sampo Old Timer and Historian
​​Remembering: Milliken, John G. Sr. and Hannah, Carbon and Hanna Old Timers
Remembering: Milliken, John Gaw Jr., Hanna Old Timer
​​Remembering: Milliken, William Sutton and Rachel (Jones): ​Carbon and Hanna Old Timers
Remembering: Milliken, William S, Jr., Cpl., World War II
​​Remembering: Moffitt, W. H. "Ted" and Julia: Hanna Old Timer and Miner
​​Remembering: Morris, Heber: Coal Miner
Remembering: Morris,  Herbert "Sonny", nine year old Hanna youngster.
Remembering: Morris, Margaret Briggs, Hanna Old Timer.

O

Remembering: Ojala, Gus and Sanna: ​Carbon and Hanna Old Timers

P

Remembering: Palm, Jerry - Hanna Basin Rancher, Hanna School Board Member
Remembering: Pasanen, Andrew: Hanna Old Timer
​​Remembering: Peterson, Paul: Hanna Miner
​​​Remembering: Peterson, Raymond, Pfc. U.S Army, World War II
​​Remembering: Pickup, Elizebeth: Mrs John J. Pickup: Hanna Old Timer
​​Remembering: Pickup, Billy and the Pickup Family: Hanna Old Time Family​

R

​​​Remembering: Raite, Agnes Purdie: ​Hanna Old Timer
​​​Remembering: Reese, Mrs. M: Lived in Old Carbon and Hanna
​​​Remembering: Reese, Lempi Mary: Mrs. Thomas Reese: ​​Hanna Old Timer 
Remembering: Rodda, Samuel: Hanna Old Timer

S

​​​Remembering: Saari, John, Tec. 5 U.S. Army, Killed In Action World War II​​
​​​Remembering: Salo, Eugene F., Tec. 4 U.S. Army, World War II
Remembering: Scarpelli, Frank Jr., Cpl., World War II
Remembering: Scarpelli, Joseph G., S/Sgt, World War II
Remembering: Scarpelli, Ralph, World War II
Remembering: Scarpelli, Sam, S/Sgt,, World War II
Remembering: Scarpelli,  Tony, T/Sgt., World War II
Remembering: Sharrer, O. G.: ​Union Pacific Coal Company Hanna Mine Superintendent
​​​Remembering: Siltamaki, Robert, Lt.,​ Prisoner of War, World War II
​​​Remembering: Stebner, Adolph: Hanna Old Timer
​​​Remembering: Sled, William: Hanna Old Timer
​​​Remembering: Sundquist. Elizabeth, Hanna Old Timer

T​​

Remembering: Taccalone, Tony, Sgt. U.S. Army Air Cps., World War II
​​​Remembering: Tammila, Wester and Manda: Hanna Old Timers
​​​Remembering: Tate, Annie: Hanna Old Timer
​​​Remembering: Tennant, Mary: Mother of Hanna
​​​Remembering: Toki. Oscar: Adventurer, Miner, Soldier, President
​​​Remembering: ​Town, Mary and Thomas, ​Hanna Old Timer
​​​Remembering: Tuomimaki, Juho and his son Esaias, Hanna father and son.
​​​Remembering: Turner, Lillian: ​​Hanna Basin Museum Honored ​

V

Remembering: Varvandakis, Nick, Cpl., World War II

W

​​​Remembering: Warburton, Mary: twenty five year old Hanna resident.
​​​Remembering: Wardell, Thomas: Carbon Old Timer
​​​Remembering: ​Watson, Beatrice: Carbon and Hanna Old Timer
​​​Remembering: While, Millie With Sons Job and John
  • John "Jackie" and Louisa While Family
​​​Remembering: While, John Sr. and Lousia (Roberts) 
​​​Remembering: While, Jobe: Hanna. Son of John While Sr. and Louisa
​​​Remembering: While, John Jr. and Janet "Jessie" (Tennent)
​​​Remembering: While Edward "Ed" and Caryle (Weinbrant)
​​​Remembering: While: Robert: Hanna. Son of John While Sr. and Louisa
​​​Remembering: While, James "Jimmy" and Mary
  • James and Eliza While Family
​​​Remembering: While, James and Eliza Ann (Allen)
​​​Remembering: While, "Sam" Samuel and Thomasina (Dickenson)
​​​Remembering: ​While, John "Jack" and Hilda Sylvia (Maki)
Remembering: Williams, Eino, served in World War II
Remembering: Woolsey, Martha Ellen: Hanna Old Timer
​​​Remembering: Wright, William, born in Carbon and served in World War I

Y

​​​Remembering: Young, Noah: State Mine Inspector for the 1908 Explosion of Mine No. 1
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