BIO:  John O’HAIL, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Carroll Township, Pg 87

JOHN O’HAIL, son of Hugh and Elizabeth O’hail, was born November 3, 1827.  His 
great-grandfather, John O’hail, came from Ireland and settled near Dillsburg in 
1754.  The family were Covenanters, and the grandfather of our subject, Edward 
O’hail, was an elder in the Presbyterian Church.  Our subject was reared on the 
farm, and educated at the public and private schools.  He became a teacher, and 
from 1846 until 1866, taught at various points in this and Cumberland Counties.  
In 1867 he clerked for the Trindle Spring Paper Mill; in 1868 he resumed his 
profession as teacher, and from 1874 to the present time he has conducted the 
O’hail School.  His professional certificates were received in December, 1859, 
from Dr. A. R. Blair, county superintendent, and December 30, 1870, from S. G. 
Boyd, county superintendent; his permanent certificate, dated August 28, 1871, 
was received from J. P. Wickersham.  Mr. O’hail has served as inspector of 
elections, and is a stockholder in the Harrisburg & Potomac Railroad.  From 1846 
to 1871 he was a member of the United Presbyterian Church at Carlisle, and is 
now a member of the Presbyterian Church at Dillsburg, and has been a Sunday-
school teacher and superintendent since 1848.  In politics he is an ardent 
Republican.