Bio: William Thompson Hays Pauley, 1820 - : Waynesburg, Greene County Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Diane E Goldhammer. diane105@JUNO.COM Typed by :Sherry Norton - dnorton@earthlink.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, By Samuel P. Bates, Chicago, 1888 Pg. 690-1 WILLIAM THOMPSON HAYS PAULEY, editor and proprietor of the Waynesburg Messenger, was born in Youngstown, Ohio, February 6, 1820, and is a son of Thomas and Sarah (HAYS) PAULEY, who were of Irish and English descent. His father, who was a farmer, was born in Pennsylvania, as was his mother also. Mr. Pauley is the second in a family of three sons. He lived in Youngstown, Ohio, until he was twelve years old. His father died in 1830, and two years later he came to Waynesburg and learned the printer's trade. He has been in the newspaper business ever since he was thirteen years of age, except while at school, and the greater part of that time he spent in the Waynesburg Messenger office, where he learned his trade. He went to Oxford, Ohio, to school in 1838, and remained four years. In 1842 he was employed by Major Hays to publish the Waynesburg Messenger until 1844, when he purchased the paper, which had been established in 1813, by Dr. Duston. Mr. Pauley is a Democrat, and his paper has been the supporter of all regularly nominated Democratic candidates in the county, state and nation. In 1847 he was elected county treasurer and served one term. He was married in 1845 to Miss Mary JENNINGS, who died September 2, 1887. Their children are-Sarah E., wife of Isaac BELL; James J., of the Messenger; Benjamin J., a farmer; John F., a printer, and Thomas C. (deceased). Mr. Pauley is a member of the Masonic fraternity and a Sir Knight Templar. He has been connected with the Messenger in some capacity, with the exception of the four years spent in Oxford, ever since the 14th day of May, 1833. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~