Fayette-Cambria County PA Archives Obituaries.....Love, Thomas  November 1929
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Published in The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa. on 11/15/1929
Love, Thomas 

Thomas Love, former member of the Fayette County Poor Board and once wealthy 
coal operator, died yesterday at a hospital at Clarksburg, W. Va., following an 
operation. His home was at Carrolltown, Cambria County, where hs had been 
living tor the last four years.  Mr. Love was about 68 years old.  Coming to 
America from County Mayo, Ireland, when a young man.   Mr. Love was for many 
years identified with this mining industry of the Connellsville region.  In his 
earlier years, he was a labor leader.  Eventually he became a coal operator and 
amassed a fortune, which had been dissipated by misfortunes which befell
not only him, but many who had invested during the boom period following the 
war.  He was interested in a number of coal operations, including the Love Coal 
Company and the Peoria Coal Company.  While located at Everson, he was
employed by the Byrne Coal Company superintendent of mines.  For 30 years,  Mr. 
Love was a resident of Everson, and during that time, became one of the 
community's leading citizens. Everybody knew Tommy Love.  For eight years prior 
to going to Cambria county he was a resident of Connellsville.   His home was 
the former Andrew Haas mansion in East Crawford avenue.  In politics, Mr. Love 
was of the staunchest of Republicans.  He served a term as poor director.  His 
wife and nine children, eight daughters and one son survive.  One of the 
daughters is a member of Seton Hill College facility.   A brother, Joseph, 
believed a resident of Mutual, also survives.  The funeral service will be held 
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at Carrolltown.  Internment will be made there.

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