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Lydia Ellen <I>Pettyjohn</I> Hays

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Lydia Ellen Pettyjohn Hays

Birth
Rush County, Indiana, USA
Death
9 Jun 1917 (aged 89)
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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She was the daughter of Nide Pettyjohn and Elizabeth Tharp. She married Abram Hendershot Hays in Andrew County, Missouri, on November 14, 1844.
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MRS. L. E. HAYS IS DEAD

Native of Indiana Succumbs Here at Age of 90

Mrs. Lydia Ellen Hays, who was almost 90 years old, died yesterday at her home, 587 East Main street. The funeral services will be tomorrow at 2:30 o’clock from the Finley chapel, Montgomery and Fifth streets. Mrs. Hays was born in 1828 in Rush County, Indiana, and after living a while in Missouri, came to Oregon in 1866, where, with her husband, Abraham [sic] Hays, she settled in McMinnville. Mr. Hays died in 1873, and the family came to Portland about 28 years ago. Mrs. Hays is survived by a son, H. B. Hays, of San Francisco, and Miss Mary Hays and Mrs. Eugenia Fremont, of Portland.

[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, June 10, 1917, page 6]
She was the daughter of Nide Pettyjohn and Elizabeth Tharp. She married Abram Hendershot Hays in Andrew County, Missouri, on November 14, 1844.
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MRS. L. E. HAYS IS DEAD

Native of Indiana Succumbs Here at Age of 90

Mrs. Lydia Ellen Hays, who was almost 90 years old, died yesterday at her home, 587 East Main street. The funeral services will be tomorrow at 2:30 o’clock from the Finley chapel, Montgomery and Fifth streets. Mrs. Hays was born in 1828 in Rush County, Indiana, and after living a while in Missouri, came to Oregon in 1866, where, with her husband, Abraham [sic] Hays, she settled in McMinnville. Mr. Hays died in 1873, and the family came to Portland about 28 years ago. Mrs. Hays is survived by a son, H. B. Hays, of San Francisco, and Miss Mary Hays and Mrs. Eugenia Fremont, of Portland.

[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Sunday, June 10, 1917, page 6]

Gravesite Details

Shares niche with her daughters, Mary Hays and Eugenie (Hays) Snelling Fremont.



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  • Added: May 28, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130501191/lydia_ellen-hays: accessed ), memorial page for Lydia Ellen Pettyjohn Hays (5 Jan 1828–9 Jun 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130501191, citing Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by EGF (contributor 47271774).