My Husbands Uncle

~ Father- in -law of my Aunt Lou Hash ~

Green County, Kentucky Record, March 5, 1897.

Thomas Hash and Miss Maggie Lee, the accomplished daughter of Henry Lee, eloped Wednesday morning to Hodgenville and being refused a license there, they continued their flight to Jeffersonville where they selected the best license that town affords gratis and were quickly married. Their many friends wish them joy forever..

The LaRue County Herald - May 9, 1907: FROM HIBERNIA - Since Mr. Wm. Scott, of Texas, has ordered you after us correspondents with a sharp stick, I will give you a few items from here. The Otter Sabbath school is in ship shape and is sailing on. John Taylor Warren, who is suffering with cancer of the stomach, is reported to be doing well. Mrs. Salle E. Poteet is very low, worse than usual, with heart dropsy. Will J. Shoffner says the women may raise chickens and Luke may raise his eagles, but he prefers to raise pheasants. He has nine pheasant eggs setting under a hen.

Clipper was so well written up a few weeks ago that we think maybe someone would like to know something about Hibernia. We are situated about midway between Campbellsville and Hodgenville, on the dividing ridge of LaRue and Taylor counties, which is the water shed of Brush and Otter Creeks.

We have the long distance telephone office here in the store of T. J. Hash and Co., also the post office, with daily mails from here to Campbellsville and from here to Buffalo, also daily mails via, Brushy to Gleanings and back. We have kaoline beds, we have as fine sands as was ever put in mortar. I think, and as good jack-rock bed as should be found for grading roads. We have a good school house in sight and three churches from one-half to two miles away. No grog shops of any kind, no moonshiners, nor do we want any either. We have T. J. Hash, the hustling merchant. Near here we have J. F. Stillwell with saw and grist mill. Wm. Gravatt, the blacksmith and stock man, T. J. Nelson, the one-armed veteran of the blue; also near here live Richard Skaggs, Willie Underwood and Drew DeSpain, who range in age from 80 to 94 years, uncle "Drew" was born 1813

OBITUARY: Mr. Thomas J. Hash, formerly a merchant at Hibernia, died at his home at that place on Tuesday morning at the age of about 55 years, after a prolonged illness of years duration, of bone infection. Mr. Hash had had seven operations performed, at a Louisville Hospital, but the disease could not be checked.

Mr. Hash is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maggie Lee Hash and two daughters, Mrs. Dwight Stone, of Louisville, Mrs. Albert Hall, and four sons, McKinley, Bernie, Garland, and Howard, all of Hibernia.

We wish to say that Mr. Thos. Hash whose death was announced in last issue of the Herald News was buried at Otter Creek, instead of Corinth, as was stated in last weeks paper.

Funeral services were conducted by Bro. Harvey Berry and A. B. Warren.

J. T. Hash's Pallbearers were: Nathan Sooter, Brian Hash, Rebecca Hash, Isaiah Perkins, Shawn Akin, Tracey Akin, Anthony Hash, and Greg Hash.

J. T. Hash's Honorary Pallbearers were: Brandon Sharp, Eric Picka, Richard Brown, James M. Hash, Chris Williams, Joy Williams, Jessica Brim, Shane, Jeremy and Josh Sooter.

Mr. Hash professed faith in Christ during his last illness and bore his affliction with as much patience as any one could, never murmuring or complaining about anything, only a few days before his death he called his children to his bed side to ask them to live honest and upright lives, saying the many nice things that a father would say to his children when he knew he must shortly leave them.

God's love works wonders in the heart of men, the neighbors all rejoice with Mrs. Hash and the family to know he made peace with God before he was called away.

The LaRue County Herald; February 9, 1905 pg 4 col 3: HIBERNIA Our esteemed postmaster and merchant at Hibernia, Mr. Hash, has a very large bone tumor in the pit of his left arm, of which he has a very plain photograph, taken by the aid of an X-ray. The doctors say Mr. Hash will have to have his arm amputated.

Thomas Jefferson Hash raised his sister's son, Jack Bell.

The Larue County Herald

Thursday, January 10, 1907 page 8 cot. 4

HIBERNIA.

NOTE:There was a crease to the left of this column which obscured some words. I tried to salvage it as much as possible.

It has been some time since our many friends read a letter from this section to the Herald.

I wish to say that the poor old scribe has been holding down a case of rheumatism, or I might have written sooner. Many things have happened since my last letter, a few of which I will mention.

T.J. Nelson, whose watch had been (stolen), afterwards found it hanging on (the front gate) where the thief had (returned) it.

T. J. Hash, about whom there has been much concern, is again at home with the family and doing nicely though minus his left arm. He came so close (to) dying while undergoing the operation that they surgeons left an instrument about five inches long in his (shoulder?), and after he came home and Dr. Willian was dressing his wound he (made the discovery). Dr. Grant, of Louisville was called out to extract the instrument. Mr. Hash is doing well and (has) been in his office or store at times.

(added by Russell Perkins, FAG #47213352)

Thomas Jefferson Hash

Birth: 24 MAY 1874

Death: 19 JUN 1928

Burial: Otter Creek Cem., LaRue County, Ky

Thomas went to Missouri(?) to pick up the body of his brother, John who died at age 19.

1900 census, Oak Hill, Taylor County, Kentucky, 19 June 1900

214-214

Hash, Thomas J., head, b.May 1874, 26, b.KY

Maggie, wife, b. May 1875, 25, b.KY

1920 census, Upper Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, 6 may 1910

334-335

Hash, Thomas J., head, 35, ALL b.KY

Maggie, wife, 34

William M., son, 9

Ida, dau, 8

Mellie M., dau, 7

Ottis, son, 8

Bessie, dau, 4

Berney, son, 2

Howard T., son 9/12

1920 census, Oak Hill, Taylor County, Kentucky, 26 Jan 1920

159-153

Hash, Thomas J., head, 45, ALL b.KY

Maggie, wife, 44

William McK., son, 19

Ada M., dau, 18

Carl O., son 15

Bessie E., dau, 14

Bennie S., son, 12

Howard T., son, 10