Djura (known in the USA as George), a Serbian immigrant who worked as a miner for the Sheridan Coal Co., is listed in the Sheridan city directory as early as 1912. He died in the Sheridan hospital on Tuesday, Nov 13, 1917 of typhoid fever and was buried in Sheridan on Sunday, Nov 18. A local newspaper, the Sheridan Post, wrote that his funeral was attended by nearly 100 people, including 80 members of his fellow miner's Union and their band. He appears to have been unmarried.
His anglicized surname, written in Cyrillic on his headstone and translated as "Mitich," was given different spellings in various records. Sheridan city directories and his death record spell it "Medich," while the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery database and two brief obits spell it "Medick."
His anglicized surname, written in Cyrillic on his headstone and translated as "Mitich," was given different spellings in various records. Sheridan city directories and his death record spell it "Medich," while the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery database and two brief obits spell it "Medick."
Djura (known in the USA as George), a Serbian immigrant who worked as a miner for the Sheridan Coal Co., is listed in the Sheridan city directory as early as 1912. He died in the Sheridan hospital on Tuesday, Nov 13, 1917 of typhoid fever and was buried in Sheridan on Sunday, Nov 18. A local newspaper, the Sheridan Post, wrote that his funeral was attended by nearly 100 people, including 80 members of his fellow miner's Union and their band. He appears to have been unmarried.
His anglicized surname, written in Cyrillic on his headstone and translated as "Mitich," was given different spellings in various records. Sheridan city directories and his death record spell it "Medich," while the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery database and two brief obits spell it "Medick."
His anglicized surname, written in Cyrillic on his headstone and translated as "Mitich," was given different spellings in various records. Sheridan city directories and his death record spell it "Medich," while the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery database and two brief obits spell it "Medick."
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With thanks to Find-A-Grave member "family" for the English translation of "Djura Mitich." This surname has various English spellings; Sheridan city directories and his death record also spell it "Medich," while it's "Medick" in two brief obits.
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