Joesph Sanders Thomas was killed in the explosion at Winter Quarters #4, a coal mine at Scofield, Utah. 200 men died in that disaster. Whole family names were wiped out. It was unimaginable, even by todays standards.
01/21/13 This update is received from a family relative.
Hi Bill, I found this memorial for Joseph Thomas in the Scofield Cemetery. This is the situation.
Joseph was originally buried in Scofield, UT and on November 25, 1933, members of his family had the Wheeler Mortuary of Springville re-inter the remains of four of the family from Scofield to the Spanish Fork Cemetery. Joseph was one of those four, along with his father, Fredrick Edwards Thomas, Joseph's son, Joseph Perry, 18 years old, both of whom were killed in the Scofield mine disaster on May 1, 1900; and Joseph's young daughter, Elizabeth Ann, who was one month old when she died.
Fredrick Thomas is my second great grandfather.
This is Joseph's memorial, now in the Spanish Fork Cemetery: View Actual burial here
On May 1, 1900, an errant spark touched off the fine haze of coal dust deep underground and the Winter Quarters #4 mine exploded with fury. Joseph Sanders Thomas (1851-1900) was among the 100 men who were killed in an instant. Another 99 died from the poisonous afterdamp, making this one of the worst coal mine disasters in history. Joseph's 17 year old son, Joseph Perry Thomas (1882-1900), also died in the Scofield mine accident.
At the time of this disaster, both Joseph Sanders Thomas and Joseph Perry Thomas were buried in the Scofield Cemetery, but on November 25, 1933, members of his family had the Wheeler Mortuary of Springville, re-inter their remains to the Spanish Fork Cemetery. On this same day, two other family members, his father, Frederick Edwards Thomas (1825-1892) and baby daughter, Elizabeth Ann Thomas's (1890-1890) remains were also moved from Scofield to Spanish Fork.
01/21/13 This update is received from a family relative.
Hi Bill, I found this memorial for Joseph Thomas in the Scofield Cemetery. This is the situation.
Joseph was originally buried in Scofield, UT and on November 25, 1933, members of his family had the Wheeler Mortuary of Springville re-inter the remains of four of the family from Scofield to the Spanish Fork Cemetery. Joseph was one of those four, along with his father, Fredrick Edwards Thomas, Joseph's son, Joseph Perry, 18 years old, both of whom were killed in the Scofield mine disaster on May 1, 1900; and Joseph's young daughter, Elizabeth Ann, who was one month old when she died.
Fredrick Thomas is my second great grandfather.
This is Joseph's memorial, now in the Spanish Fork Cemetery: View Actual burial here
On May 1, 1900, an errant spark touched off the fine haze of coal dust deep underground and the Winter Quarters #4 mine exploded with fury. Joseph Sanders Thomas (1851-1900) was among the 100 men who were killed in an instant. Another 99 died from the poisonous afterdamp, making this one of the worst coal mine disasters in history. Joseph's 17 year old son, Joseph Perry Thomas (1882-1900), also died in the Scofield mine accident.
At the time of this disaster, both Joseph Sanders Thomas and Joseph Perry Thomas were buried in the Scofield Cemetery, but on November 25, 1933, members of his family had the Wheeler Mortuary of Springville, re-inter their remains to the Spanish Fork Cemetery. On this same day, two other family members, his father, Frederick Edwards Thomas (1825-1892) and baby daughter, Elizabeth Ann Thomas's (1890-1890) remains were also moved from Scofield to Spanish Fork.
Joesph Sanders Thomas was killed in the explosion at Winter Quarters #4, a coal mine at Scofield, Utah. 200 men died in that disaster. Whole family names were wiped out. It was unimaginable, even by todays standards.
01/21/13 This update is received from a family relative.
Hi Bill, I found this memorial for Joseph Thomas in the Scofield Cemetery. This is the situation.
Joseph was originally buried in Scofield, UT and on November 25, 1933, members of his family had the Wheeler Mortuary of Springville re-inter the remains of four of the family from Scofield to the Spanish Fork Cemetery. Joseph was one of those four, along with his father, Fredrick Edwards Thomas, Joseph's son, Joseph Perry, 18 years old, both of whom were killed in the Scofield mine disaster on May 1, 1900; and Joseph's young daughter, Elizabeth Ann, who was one month old when she died.
Fredrick Thomas is my second great grandfather.
This is Joseph's memorial, now in the Spanish Fork Cemetery: View Actual burial here
On May 1, 1900, an errant spark touched off the fine haze of coal dust deep underground and the Winter Quarters #4 mine exploded with fury. Joseph Sanders Thomas (1851-1900) was among the 100 men who were killed in an instant. Another 99 died from the poisonous afterdamp, making this one of the worst coal mine disasters in history. Joseph's 17 year old son, Joseph Perry Thomas (1882-1900), also died in the Scofield mine accident.
At the time of this disaster, both Joseph Sanders Thomas and Joseph Perry Thomas were buried in the Scofield Cemetery, but on November 25, 1933, members of his family had the Wheeler Mortuary of Springville, re-inter their remains to the Spanish Fork Cemetery. On this same day, two other family members, his father, Frederick Edwards Thomas (1825-1892) and baby daughter, Elizabeth Ann Thomas's (1890-1890) remains were also moved from Scofield to Spanish Fork.
01/21/13 This update is received from a family relative.
Hi Bill, I found this memorial for Joseph Thomas in the Scofield Cemetery. This is the situation.
Joseph was originally buried in Scofield, UT and on November 25, 1933, members of his family had the Wheeler Mortuary of Springville re-inter the remains of four of the family from Scofield to the Spanish Fork Cemetery. Joseph was one of those four, along with his father, Fredrick Edwards Thomas, Joseph's son, Joseph Perry, 18 years old, both of whom were killed in the Scofield mine disaster on May 1, 1900; and Joseph's young daughter, Elizabeth Ann, who was one month old when she died.
Fredrick Thomas is my second great grandfather.
This is Joseph's memorial, now in the Spanish Fork Cemetery: View Actual burial here
On May 1, 1900, an errant spark touched off the fine haze of coal dust deep underground and the Winter Quarters #4 mine exploded with fury. Joseph Sanders Thomas (1851-1900) was among the 100 men who were killed in an instant. Another 99 died from the poisonous afterdamp, making this one of the worst coal mine disasters in history. Joseph's 17 year old son, Joseph Perry Thomas (1882-1900), also died in the Scofield mine accident.
At the time of this disaster, both Joseph Sanders Thomas and Joseph Perry Thomas were buried in the Scofield Cemetery, but on November 25, 1933, members of his family had the Wheeler Mortuary of Springville, re-inter their remains to the Spanish Fork Cemetery. On this same day, two other family members, his father, Frederick Edwards Thomas (1825-1892) and baby daughter, Elizabeth Ann Thomas's (1890-1890) remains were also moved from Scofield to Spanish Fork.
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