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Correct name is Alois Zamis
 
==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
 
===Birth===  
 
===Birth===  
1887 Austria, Bohemia
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4 November 1887, town of Tynec nad Labem in Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
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===Siblings===
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===Parents===
*Luis Zamis
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Vaclav Zamis and Anna Koubekova
*Tony Zamis (arrived Canada 1907)
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===Siblings including miner ===
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*Mary Zamis (Feb 28, 1880 married Joseph Valasek)
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*Vincenc Zamis (Mar 1882 - Mar 1, 1890)
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*Rudolf Zamis (Apr 25 1884 - Aug 16, 1905)
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*Alois Zamis
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*Ruzena Barbora (Rose) Zamis (Mar 28, 1890 - June 19, 1968, Vancouver, married George Nasadyk
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*Karl Zamis (Jan 31, 1893)
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====Half brother====
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*Antonin (Tony) Zamis was was married to Fransiska. Also lived in the Crowsnest Pass.
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==Marriage==
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Alois / Luis Zamis married Rose Hniz
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===Children===
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Mary A. Zamis (June 29, 1913 - Feb 12, 1983)
 
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==Immigration to Canada==
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Alois/Luis immigrated 1906/7.
  
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
==Occupation in 1914==
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=='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed'''==
 
=='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed'''==
 
==Cemetery==
 
==Cemetery==
Luis is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.
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Alois/Luis is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.
 
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
 
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
Luis was listed in Schedule A and not in B for compensation. This means he had a widow and/or orphan in Hillcrest.
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Widow Rose remarried to Mr. Trstensky.<br>
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Daughter Mary married Charles J. Ference and had 4 children. They live Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA.
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===Compensation===
 
===Compensation===
 
[[Compensation#Schedule A | Schedule A]]
 
[[Compensation#Schedule A | Schedule A]]
 
==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names==
 
==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names==
Lewis, Louis, Zamish
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Lewis, Louis, Zamish, correct name Alois Zamis.
 
==Interesting Facts==
 
==Interesting Facts==
Brother Tony Zamis ''"sustained minor injuries by falling in the fan shaft one day last week. Zamis was sent into the fan in connection with some repairs being made and as it was very dark he did not see the shaft and stepped into it, falling about 30 feet. His injuries were of less serious moment than the unpleasant hours he spent at the bottom of the shaft until he was missed and fellow workmen came to his rescue."''  From ''Frank Paper'', 12 August 1909.
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Step-Brother Tony Zamis ''"sustained minor injuries by falling in the fan shaft one day last week. Zamis was sent into the fan in connection with some repairs being made and as it was very dark he did not see the shaft and stepped into it, falling about 30 feet. His injuries were of less serious moment than the unpleasant hours he spent at the bottom of the shaft until he was missed and fellow workmen came to his rescue."''  From ''Frank Paper'', 12 August 1909.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:47, 7 January 2013

Luis Zamis
Born 1887
Austria
Died 1914 (aged 26–27)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Austrian
Occupation Bucker

Correct name is Alois Zamis

Early Life

Birth

4 November 1887, town of Tynec nad Labem in Bohemia (now Czech Republic)

Parents

Vaclav Zamis and Anna Koubekova

Siblings including miner

  • Mary Zamis (Feb 28, 1880 married Joseph Valasek)
  • Vincenc Zamis (Mar 1882 - Mar 1, 1890)
  • Rudolf Zamis (Apr 25 1884 - Aug 16, 1905)
  • Alois Zamis
  • Ruzena Barbora (Rose) Zamis (Mar 28, 1890 - June 19, 1968, Vancouver, married George Nasadyk
  • Karl Zamis (Jan 31, 1893)

Half brother

  • Antonin (Tony) Zamis was was married to Fransiska. Also lived in the Crowsnest Pass.

Marriage

Alois / Luis Zamis married Rose Hniz

Children

Mary A. Zamis (June 29, 1913 - Feb 12, 1983)

Immigration to Canada

Alois/Luis immigrated 1906/7.

Occupation in 1914

Bucker

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Alois/Luis is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Widow Rose remarried to Mr. Trstensky.
Daughter Mary married Charles J. Ference and had 4 children. They live Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA.

Compensation

Schedule A

Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names

Lewis, Louis, Zamish, correct name Alois Zamis.

Interesting Facts

Step-Brother Tony Zamis "sustained minor injuries by falling in the fan shaft one day last week. Zamis was sent into the fan in connection with some repairs being made and as it was very dark he did not see the shaft and stepped into it, falling about 30 feet. His injuries were of less serious moment than the unpleasant hours he spent at the bottom of the shaft until he was missed and fellow workmen came to his rescue." From Frank Paper, 12 August 1909.


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