James Harden Hays | |
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Born |
Mifflin Township,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | September 3, 1800
Died | March 30, 1876
Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | (aged 75)
Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Start of coal industry in Allegheny County |
Spouse |
Mary Cready (
m. 1821) |
Children | Ann Eva Bughman, Mary Jane Wilson, Josephine Willock, Henry Blake Hays, Emmeline Davis, Sarah Watson, Agnes Wylie, James Harden Hays Jr., John Shoenberger Hays, Walter Forward Hays |
Parent(s) | Jacob Hays, Jane Scott Harden |
James Harden Hays (September 3, 1800 – March 30, 1876) was a pioneer of bituminous coal mining in Western Pennsylvania.
James H. Hays was born in Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on September 3, 1800. [1]
His first mine was opened in 1828, at the mouth of Street's Run, where it empties into the Monongahela River. [2]
He died on March 30, 1876, at his home near Becks Run in Baldwin Township. [3]
James Harden Hays | |
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Born |
Mifflin Township,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | September 3, 1800
Died | March 30, 1876
Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | (aged 75)
Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Start of coal industry in Allegheny County |
Spouse |
Mary Cready (
m. 1821) |
Children | Ann Eva Bughman, Mary Jane Wilson, Josephine Willock, Henry Blake Hays, Emmeline Davis, Sarah Watson, Agnes Wylie, James Harden Hays Jr., John Shoenberger Hays, Walter Forward Hays |
Parent(s) | Jacob Hays, Jane Scott Harden |
James Harden Hays (September 3, 1800 – March 30, 1876) was a pioneer of bituminous coal mining in Western Pennsylvania.
James H. Hays was born in Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on September 3, 1800. [1]
His first mine was opened in 1828, at the mouth of Street's Run, where it empties into the Monongahela River. [2]
He died on March 30, 1876, at his home near Becks Run in Baldwin Township. [3]