Killed in the Mines
John D. Deneen, of Paradise, near Greensburg, was instantly killed in the mines south of Greensburg last Saturday morning [ May 18, 1889 ] by a heavy fall of slate. He was buried in the St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Sunday afternoon [ May 19, 1889 ]. Trovilla Council No. 158 Jr. O.U.A.M., of which he was a member, and the Greensburg Council, of the same order, attended his funeral in a body. He was about 40 years of age and leaves a wife and four children.
John D. Deneen, of Paradise, near Greensburg, was instantly killed in the mines south of Greensburg last Saturday morning [ May 18, 1889 ] by a heavy fall of slate. He was buried in the St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Sunday afternoon [ May 19, 1889 ]. Trovilla Council No. 158 Jr. O.U.A.M., of which he was a member, and the Greensburg Council, of the same order, attended his funeral in a body. He was about 40 years of age and leaves a wife and four children.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, Friday, May 24, 1889, Page 1, Column 8
Deneen, J. D., Miner
May 18, 1889, 2nd District, Greensburg Colliery, Westmoreland County.
Was instantly killed by a fall of slate. Age 49. Married. Four orphans.
May 18, 1889, 2nd District, Greensburg Colliery, Westmoreland County.
Was instantly killed by a fall of slate. Age 49. Married. Four orphans.
~ Deaths in the Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Volume I, Page 9
You can visit the memorial page for John D Deneen.
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