Below is the newspaper article about the death of Edward Hayes, Son of Johanna and Patrick Hayes, my great great grandparents. I have not found any of his descendants yet, but the search goes on. He served at the First Ward Alderman for Erie, PA for 15 years.
This last couple of weeks has been very exciting for us. First, I found an obituary for 101 year old Angela Beattie Hughes who died on December 29, 2001. Angela is the daughter of John Beattie, who is the son of my Great Great grandfather. The obituary gave the names of her daughters and the
Published: December 31, 2001 HUGHES-Angela Beattie. 101, on December 29, 2001, of Garden City. Beloved wife of the late William A. Hughes. Dear mother of Angela Dolores Hughes and Regina Hughes Haffey and her husband Joseph. Devoted grandmother of Patricia Clemency, Regina O'Connell, Anne Haffey, Joseph Haffey Jr. and Robert Haffey. Great-grandmother of ten and
Tonight, while doing some random research on the web, I came across the most incredible story about the William Yerks, brother to James Leroy Yerks I and Ralph Yerks. James L Yerks I did not serve in World War I, but William and Ralph did. Ralph Yerks was killed in action in France on 13 Sep
Lloyd W. Lewis (b. 1928 d. 2000) was my very special and wise Uncle. We shared the same birthday and my middle name was given to me in honor of him. I, in turn, have passed my full name on to my first born in honor of him. I regret not spending more time with