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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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THOMAS HARDIN HAYS (deceased) was born in 1804, on the old Hays farm, in Mifflin township, this county. Coming to Pittsburgh in his youth, he here learned the trade of millwright, and afterward embarked in the manufacture of white lead and linseed oil, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Jacob Painter, which firm continued until Mr. Hays’ decease, when the property was sold to the P. R. R. Co. Mr. Hays married Miss Sarah, daughter of Hon. Lazarus and Mary (Thompson) Stewart, former of whom was twice member of the legislature, and twice elected sheriff of Allegheny county. Mr. and Mrs. Hays had a family of ten children, of whom two sons and three daughters lived to maturity, viz.: Amanda (wife of Walter F. Hunter, of Oakland), Mary (widow of D. McKinley), George S. and Charles T. (who enlisted in the war of the rebellion, and both died from exposure while in the service), and Alice Park (wife of David K. Calhoon, residing in Mifflin township).
Mr. Hays died in 1853. He was a man of more than ordinary ability and intelligence, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of all. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, toward the building of which he contributed the sum of five hundred dollars.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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