He was born in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1852. He worked as a coal miner in Scotland, where he met and married Mary J. Guthrie.
He came to the United States with his wife and son Duncan in 1891. He and Duncan both started out working as coal miners in West Virginia. John was a hard worker and a good man. He worked his way up to being a coal mine foreman.
His death certificate states he died of an acutely enlarged heart. It may have been a broken heart since he was preceded in death ten years prior by his wife Mary.
He came to the United States with his wife and son Duncan in 1891. He and Duncan both started out working as coal miners in West Virginia. John was a hard worker and a good man. He worked his way up to being a coal mine foreman.
His death certificate states he died of an acutely enlarged heart. It may have been a broken heart since he was preceded in death ten years prior by his wife Mary.
He was born in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1852. He worked as a coal miner in Scotland, where he met and married Mary J. Guthrie.
He came to the United States with his wife and son Duncan in 1891. He and Duncan both started out working as coal miners in West Virginia. John was a hard worker and a good man. He worked his way up to being a coal mine foreman.
His death certificate states he died of an acutely enlarged heart. It may have been a broken heart since he was preceded in death ten years prior by his wife Mary.
He came to the United States with his wife and son Duncan in 1891. He and Duncan both started out working as coal miners in West Virginia. John was a hard worker and a good man. He worked his way up to being a coal mine foreman.
His death certificate states he died of an acutely enlarged heart. It may have been a broken heart since he was preceded in death ten years prior by his wife Mary.
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