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Sandy McCorkle person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_sandy-mccorkle_f3498e
Probable 70%
Summary:  Foreman of the Key mine who suffered a hand injury from a falling rock.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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Claims (3)

occupation

foreman of the Key Mine
cited from Sandy McCorkle, foreman of the Key, met… (1891)
Grant county; Espiridion Tafoya, W. C. Purple, F. P. Seiglitz, James Kennedy, Jose L. Montoya, of Sierra county; Felipe Candelaria, Henry Bignell, Margarito Perez, E. D. Litzey, Reuben Richards, E. A. Herron, Jacob Wer- thein, W. J. Ward, Jr.…
foreman of the Key
cited from Sandy McCorkle, foreman of the Key, met… (1891)
Sandy McCorkle, foreman of the Key, met with an accident last week which came near depriving him of his right hand. A rock weigh- ing three or four hundred pounds fell, mashing his hand as flat as the proverbial pancake. No bones were broken, …

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accident with a rock falling on his hand
cited from Sandy McCorkle, foreman of the Key, met… (1891)
Sandy McCorkle, foreman of the Key, met with an accident last week which came near depriving him of his right hand. A rock weigh- ing three or four hundred pounds fell, mashing his hand as flat as the proverbial pancake. No bones were broken, …

Sources (2)

Sandy McCorkle, foreman of the Key, met…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Sandy McCorkle, foreman of the Key, met…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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