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John Maddox person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q1700954id: p_john-maddox_54fa78

also known as: John Maddox

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Summary:  A well-known miner of San Pedro District killed in a fall at the Allan Story turquoise mine.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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Claims (10)

died_in

cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891) · +1 more
der of Railway Conductors. Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent…
cited from John Maddox, a well known miner of San… (1891)
John Maddox, a well known miner of San Pedro' District, fell down a shaft in the Allan Story turquoise mine, and was killed. He was engaged in the bottom of the shaft, seventy-five feet deep, and had fired the last blast of the day and starte…

killed_by

fall down shaft and explosion of giant powder
cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891) · +1 more
der of Railway Conductors. Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent…
rope breakage and explosion
cited from John Maddox, a well known miner of San… (1891)
John Maddox, a well known miner of San Pedro' District, fell down a shaft in the Allan Story turquoise mine, and was killed. He was engaged in the bottom of the shaft, seventy-five feet deep, and had fired the last blast of the day and starte…
shaft accident
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28 (1891)
der of Railway Conductors. Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent…

lived_at

cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891)
der of Railway Conductors. Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent…

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miner
cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891)
der of Railway Conductors. Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent…
miner
cited from John Maddox, a well known miner of San… (1891)
John Maddox, a well known miner of San Pedro' District, fell down a shaft in the Allan Story turquoise mine, and was killed. He was engaged in the bottom of the shaft, seventy-five feet deep, and had fired the last blast of the day and starte…

worked_for

cited from John Maddox, a well known miner of San… (1891)
John Maddox, a well known miner of San Pedro' District, fell down a shaft in the Allan Story turquoise mine, and was killed. He was engaged in the bottom of the shaft, seventy-five feet deep, and had fired the last blast of the day and starte…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28 (1891)
der of Railway Conductors. Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent…

Sources (4)

AT THE TREMONT— W…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

John Maddox, a well known miner of San…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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