Does anyone know anything about a mining accident that occurred abt Nov 1930?
I have always been told that my grandfathers grandfather was crushed to death in a mine in Nov 1930. I'm guessing he was working maybe in the Vandalia Mines near Sullivan or Linton, as that is where his place of employment was in 1918, and I was told he worked in the mining industry all his life.
Any information would be alot of help !!!
Thanks in advance, Misty

There is a memorial to the 100 miners that were killed in "Baker (1937)", "Little Betty (1931)" and "City Mine (1925)" accidents. It is located in Sullivan County Park and Lake, Sullivan Co, IN. The memorial lists all of the names.

The Sullivan County Historical Society published a list of recorded Coal Mine Disaters in Indiana in their March 2005 issue of the newsletter:

11-21-1878, Sullivan MIne, Sullivan, IN, 8 dead
12-26-1895, Oswald, Princeton, IN, 7 dead
03-22-1905, Oswald, Princeton, IN, 9 dead
01-14-1907, Deering #7, Clinton, IN, 7 dead
03-20-1909, Sunnyside, Evansville, IN, 6 dead
12-03-1919, #3, Jacksonville, IN, 6 dead
05-03-1920, Submarine, Clinton, IN, 5 dead
02-20-1925, City, Sullivan, IN, 52 dead
12-09-1926, Francisco #2, Francisco, IN, 37, dead
01-28-1931, Little Betty, Dugger, IN, 28 dead
07-15-1937, Baker, Sullivan, IN, 20 dead
05-22-1941, Panhandle #2, Bicknell, IN, 14 dead
04-30-1947, Spring Hill, Terre Haute, IN, 8 dead
07-27-1948, King, Princeton, IN, 13 dead
03-02-1961, Viking, Terre Haute, IN, 22 dead

The Sullivan County Public Library had an excellent collection on mine disasters in Sullivan Co and Vigo County Public Library likewise. Vigo County Public Library has on-line database of deaths in the Wabash Valley that might be of help.

We get to Sullivan once a week so we might be able to check something for you. Be sure to include as much info about the person in question as possible. There are many cases where there are two or more individuals with the same name.

Bill and Sharon Myers
billmyer@verizon.net

My Step-Grandfather, Thomas (Tom) Shoptaw, was severly injured in a coal mine. From what I was told as a young'n, A large chunk of coal dropped out of the roof of the mine and struck him in the back. It caused him to have a severe stroke and he lay bed-ridden the rest of his life. He passed on 28 May 1955 at home in Linton

Hi,
Does anyone have the list of names of the miners in Viking, Terre Haute, In. the 22 that died in it.

Thanks
Angela

Go to the MSHA website http://www.msha.gov/TRAINING/LIBRARY/FatalRecordsSearch.asp Click Search a couple of time
Search for the date 03/02/1961
Click on 9412 and a list of the names will come up

Misty,

What was the name of your Grandfather? Many many were killed
in the mines. My great grandfather was also killed somewhere
about that time.
My father was a coal miner and worked the mines all through
there. Unfortunatly, he passed away last year (age 94) or
I could ask him about it.
I will think on who else I might ask.
Susie

Hi,
Thanks for the information. It sure helped.

Angela

Misty,
My great, great grand father was killed about the same time, we may be talking about the same person. His name was Adolf Ansorge he had a son named Adolf went by Ed he had a son named Willie F. Ansorge ( went by Bill ) that was my grand father. he use to stop his car when i was young and say right under where we were at his grand father got killed when a large section of slate fell on him smashed him flat. we were on star hill and he always refered to it as the Star hill mine. He said that his uncal Gus help recover the body.
Jack Inman
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