Vincent Swistak ^{1 2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: L6L9-ZCH.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Cause of Death: killed by being caugh under a fall of coal, 23 Feb 1920, Morea, Schuylkill, PA. ²

2. Obituary: Record American on 23 Feb 1920 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, PA. ³ MINER KILLED AT THE MOREA COLLIERY
Caught under a fail of shell coal at the Morea Colliery this morning at eight o'clock Vincent Swistak married with wife and one child was instantly killed. Death resulted from a fractured skull.
Deceased was employed as a miner and was engaged in robbing a pillar when the accident occurred. Tons of the coal fell upon him burying him beneath it. When he was removed from beneath the coal and debris life had already fled.
Deceased was of foreign birth, having been born in Poland twenty-nine years. He had resided in Morea for the past several years.
He was a member of St. Casmir's Church, town, and also of St. Casmir's and St. Joseph's societies. His wife, one child, who reside in Morea, and one sister In New York City survive. The funeral will take place from his late home in Morea.

Vincent married Julia A. Brach, daughter of Jan Kanty Brach and Apolonia "Pauline" Rutazia. (Julia A. Brach was born on 25 Apr 1899 in New Boston, Schuylkill, PA, United States,^{4 5 6 7} died on 12 Jul 1966 in Ashland, Schuylkill, PA ^{5 6 7} and was buried on 16 Jul 1966 in Shenandoah Heights: Saint Casimir Roman Catholic Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA ^{6 7 8}.)