The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-19
MRS, HAYES DIES At
COLORADO SPRINGS
Last Member Of Jefferson Da Wis
Family
WAS OLDEST DAUGHTER
Dies of Complication of Diseases at
Age of Fifty-four Years-News
of Death Brings Sorrow to
the Entire Southland.
WAS OLDEST DAUGHTER

Colorado Springs Colo, July 1S-Mrs. J..
Addison Hayes, daughter of the late JEFF
ferson Davis President of the Confed-
eracy. died tonight at her home in this
city after an illness of several months.
Mrs. Hayes was the wife of ]. Addison
Hayes, president of the First National
bank of this city.
Many messages of inquiry were received
recently from friends throughout the
country who had gained the impression
that Mrs. Hayes was suffering from can
GER.
The cause of her death, as announced
by the attending physicians, was a COM
plication of diseases.
Mrs. Hayes. the last of the family of the
late President of the Confederacy, after
the death of her sister, Miss Winnie
Davis, at Richmond, made a trip south
few years ago, when she was made a.
Daughter of the Confederacy In her sis
ters stead. Her mother, widow of the
southern President died in New York
about two years ago.
Mrs. Hayes is survived by two sons,
Jefferson Hayes Davis and William
Hayes, and two daughters, Lucy and Mrs
Virginia Webb. wife of Dr. Gerald B.
Webb of this city. jefferson Hayes Davis
bears the name of his grandfather
through a special act of the legisla-
ture.
No arrangements for the funeral hare
yet been made.
Mrs. Hayes was "a years old.
New Orleans, July 1S.-News of the
death of Mrs. J. Addison Hayes In Colo
RADIO Springs was received with much
sorrow in New Orleans, where she had
many warm friends, and was held in
high regard because of her attractive
personality and the further fact that she
was the daughter of the former President
of the Confederacy.
1t is expected that official notice of
her death will be given at once by the
heads of the various Confederate organ
izations of the south and fitting tribute
paid by them to her memory.
Mrs. Hayes last visit to this section
was made two years ago, upon the oc-
casion of the dedication of memorial
window to her father in the Episcopal
church at Biloxi, Miss. where Mr.. Davis
once worshipped Only short time ago
Mrs. W. j. Behan of this city, one of
| the leaders of the Daughters of the Con-
| federacy, received a letter from Mrs.
Hayes. thanking the former for her eff
| forts to bring about the restoration on
| CABIN John Bridge, near Washington, of
| the name of Mr.. Davis which had been
| chiseled off after his accession to the
presidency Of the Confederacy.
Mrs. Hayes, who was born in Wash
| ington during the time her father was
| Secretary of War, resided for some
! years with her family in Mississippi,
but following her marriage had lived
for a number of years in Colorado.
| For this reason she was not brought
| into as close relationship with the
| Confederate organizations as was her
| sister, Miss Winnie Davis, who, upon
her frequent attendunces on Confed
| crate reunions Was given affectionate
ovations ny the old veterans.
Mrs. Hayes. however, took a keen in
| terest in rhe doings of the Confeder-
ate bodies and kept in constant touch
| with them.