OBIT: John HAYS, 1896, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA

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JOHN HAYS,

One of the oldest residents of Hollidaysburg, died of chronic
bronchitis at his home on Pine street, at 4:45 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.  He had been ill for two years.  The deceased was born in
the parish of Rockhill, County Limerick, Ireland, in 1831.  When 18
years old he came to this country and settled in Hollidaysburg.  He was
employed on the Old Portage railroad during the palmy days of that
pioneer line.  His last employment was with the coal firm of Denniston,
Porter & Cox.  He is survived by his wife, Mary, and the following
children: Mrs. Robert Gildea, Mrs. George Loudon, Miss Blanche, John
and James, all of Hollidaysburg, and Maggie and Mary, members of the
Order of Sisters of St. Joseph of Ebensburg.  One sister, Mrs. Thomas
O'Connor, of Hollidaysburg, and one brother, William Hays, of St.
Louis, Mo., also survive.  Mr. Hays was a Greenbacker and took a deep
interest in national politics.  He was a member of the Catholic church.
A high mass will be solemnized over the remains in St. Michael's
Catholic church on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock; interment in St.
Mary's cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, November 30, 1896