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Guide to the Hays Family Papers c1874-c1945
Metadata Details
- Title
- Hays family papers 1874-1945
- Subject
- Hays, James Harden, 1800-1876, Hays, William Seward Brenneman, 1838-1924, Harden family, Petiet family, Hays, Flora Bell, 1890-1949, Hays, Seward B, 1897-1953, W. S. B. Hay Coal Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Coal industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
- Description
- The Hays family is considered to be among the most prominent pioneer families of Allegheny County, Pa. James Harden Hays (1800-1876) was among the first to begin coal mining operations in Western Pennsylvania in 1828. William Seward Brenneman Hays (1838-1924), nephew of James Harden Hays, joined his uncle in the coal industry. Initially serving as a coal merchant, W. Seward B. Hays went on to establish his own company, the W. S. B. Hays Coal Company. The Hays Family Papers primarily consist of genealogical records and research relating to the histories of the Hays, Petite, and Harden families. This collection also contains five ledgers that detail both personal and business expenditures and receipts relating to the W. Seward B. Hays family., Hays family papers, 1874-1945, MSS 0717, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center, Cataloging of this collection was funded by a Basic Processing grant from NHPRC., Lawrence Winschel Gift 1996 1996.0352, The Hays family is considered to be among the most prominent pioneer families of Allegheny County, Pa. After his 1744 arrival in Maryland, Abraham Hays, the son of Edmund and Mary Hays, married Frances Petiet, the daughter of two French settlers from Lord Baltimore colony. In 1767, Abraham and Frances Hayes procured land and settled in what would become Munhall, Pa. From this generation onward, the Hays family remained in Allegheny County. Shortly following their settlement in Munhall, the Hays forged connections with the Harden family, which resulted in the marriages of James Harden and Sarah nee Hays and Jacob Hays and Jane nee Harden. James Harden Hays, son of Jacob and Jane Hays, was among the first to begin coal mining operations in Western Pennsylvania. William Seward Brenneman Hays (1838-1924), son of Abraham and Sarah née Brenneman Hays and nephew of James Harden Hays, joined his uncle in the coal industry. Initially serving as a coal merchant, W. Seward B. Hays went on to establish his own company, the W. S. B. Hays Coal Company. Flora Bell Hays (1890-1949), daughter of W. Seward B. Hays and Flora B. née Packer, managed the estate of her father together with her brother, Seward B. Hays (1897-1953)., Gift of Lawrence Winschel., Processed MSS 0046 02/2012 S. Green, Collection level finding aid available.
- Contributor
- Hays family., Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (depositor)
- Date
- 1874-1945
- Type
- Collection, Text
- Format
- print, manuscript, 2.0 linear feet
- Identifier
- oclc:781302684, pitt:US-QQS-mss717
- Language
- eng
- Relation
- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=hswpead;cc=hswpead;rgn=main;view=text;didno=US-QQS-MSS717
- Coverage
- Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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