Peter Watkins HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#100, b. 4 July 1878, d. 31 October 1918
Father*John Tyler HAIRSTON1,2 b. 16 Oct 1849, d. 10 Oct 1902
Mother*Louisa Hardyman WATKINS b. 15 Aug 1852, d. 2 Feb 1940
Birth*Peter Watkins HAIRSTON was born on 4 July 1878 in Shawnee, Henry County, Virginia.3,4,5,1,6 
He was the son of John Tyler HAIRSTON and Louisa Hardyman WATKINS.1,2 
Census 1880Peter Watkins HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of John Tyler HAIRSTON on 4 June 1880 in Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia; J. Tyler Hairston Sr. 29 a farmer, wife Louisa 26, E. Penn 3, P. Watkins 1.2

 
Census 1900Peter Watkins HAIRSTON appeared on the 1900 census of John Tyler HAIRSTON on 2 June 1900 in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia; J.T. 50 a marble salesman, Lula W. 47, Liza 23, P.W. 21, Nanie 8. Married for 25 years and only 3 of 7 children still living. There are 4 cemetery markers in Hordsville Plantation Cemetery that appear to be for infant that were born between 1880 and 1896; S. Hairston 1880-91, L. Hairston 1883-84, J. Hairston 1889-89 and E. Hairston 1896-98.1

 
Marriage*Peter Watkins HAIRSTON married Lelia PRICE on 3 November 1908.3 
Census 1910*Peter Watkins HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 26 April 1910 in Kabletown, Jefferson County, West Virginia.7

 
Death*He died on 31 October 1918 in Rippon, Jefferson County, West Virginia, at age 40.4,6 
Burial*He was buried in Hordsville Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.4 

Family

Lelia PRICE b. 29 Nov 1886, d. 14 Jun 1976
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S54] Bible - Peter Watkins Hairston of Rippon, Jefferson County, West Va. 1847-1984, owned by Louisa Hairston Breedon, http://image.lva.virginia.gov/Bible/32502/f/index.html Bible Record Image, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
  4. [S16] Hordsville Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
  5. [S128] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  6. [S3544] Watkins Family Bible record, 1782-1983. Bible of Peter Wilson Watkins, of Shawnee Plantation, Henry County, Virginia. The Library of Virginia, 32502 MBRC 28., Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
  7. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited13 Dec 2020