NEWSPAPER CLIPPING: "Death of Mrs. John Hayes. Sept. 20th, 1893" [no source or date]: Subhead: After a Lingering Illness Mrs. Hayes Passed Away Wednesday Night.:
The many frineds of Mrs. John Hayes will be pained to learn of her death, which occurred at 9:30 Wednesday night, at her home in Campbell's annex. Mrs. Hayes was born and grew to womanhood in the city, being the second daughter of the late James Campbell, one of hte oldest and most prominent families of Washington. In her girlhood she was beautiful, amiable and accomplished and gave genuine promise of the many admirable qualities that graced her life as a matron. She was a little over 50 years of age, being born December 12, 1843. On September 6, 1866 she became the wife of Mr. John Hayes, of Vincennes, at that time a well-known business man of that city. They lived in Vincennes until about two years ago when they decided to move to this city and have lived here ever since. In her married life she was a noble example of all that pertained to a woman as a wife and mother. As a Christian she was a shining light, caring little for society outside of the family, she devoted herself exclusively to family duties, Christian charity and works of mercy. Being a devoted Catholic, she was tireless in good works in her faith. She was zealous in seeking those in poverty and disease, supplying them with every need and relieving their sufferings. Mrs. Hayes showed signes of failing health early in the summer, and [in] the latter part of July she took to her bed to which she was confined five weeks. Her sickness was principally brain trouble and partial paralysis of the body. She leaves a sorrowing husband and six children to mourn her death. The children are two sons, William and John, and four daughters, Anna (Mrs. Morgan of Greene County), Sara, Ada and Irma. She also leaves three sisters and one brother, who are respectively, Mrs. John N. Breen, of Loogootee, Mrs. F. M. Harned and Mrs. N.H. Wilson, of this city, and James Campbell, of Newport, Ky. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at St. Simon's Church at 8:30. "Two hands upon the breast and labor's done; two pale feet crossed in rest, the race is run; Two eyes closed in sleep, tears shall cease; Two lips where mute is grief, all is peace; So pray we mourning our lot; God in His mercy answereth not."
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