Mary Wortley HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#158, b. 10 July 1853, d. 19 October 1928
Father*Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON1,2 b. 9 Jun 1823, d. 7 May 1889
Mother*Wortley Virginia MOSELEY3 b. 25 Oct 1831, d. 11 Feb 1902
Birth*Mary Wortley HAIRSTON was born on 10 July 1853 in Mississippi.2,1,4

 
She was the daughter of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON and Wortley Virginia MOSELEY.1,2,3 
Census 1860Mary Wortley HAIRSTON appeared on the 1860 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 20 July 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi.5
Census 1870Mary Wortley HAIRSTON appeared on the 1870 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 16 June 1870 in Lowndes, Mississippi.6
Marriage*Mary Wortley HAIRSTON married James Ervin COX, son of John Charles COX and Sarah Ann ERVIN, on 18 December 1873 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.1 
Census 1880Mary Wortley HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of John Charles COX on 16 June 1880 in Trinity, Lowndes, Mississippi.7

 
WillIn Wortley Virginia MOSELEY's will dated 20 March 1896 in "written signed & published at the family residence Magowah", Lowndes, Mississippi, Mary Wortley HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Lowndes County Will Book 2, page 372-378. FSL 5835940-222.8
Census 1900She appeared on the 1900 census of John Charles COX on 5 June 1900 in Lowndes, Mississippi.4

 
Census 1910Mary Wortley HAIRSTON appeared on the 1910 census of James Ervin COX on 28 April 1910 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.9

 
Census 1920Mary Wortley HAIRSTON appeared on the 1920 census of James Ervin COX on 24 February 1920 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.10

 
Death*Mary Wortley HAIRSTON died on 19 October 1928 in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 75. 
Burial*She was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi.11 

Family

James Ervin COX b. 1 Feb 1851, d. 2 Sep 1935
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  2. [S1] Bethel Presbyterian Church Records, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  3. [S158] Montague, George William, History and Genealogy of the Montague Family of America, Press of J.E. Williams, Amherst, Mass, 1886.
  4. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S96] Lowndes County Mississippi Will Book.
  9. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  10. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  11. [S18] Jennings Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Last Edited1 Aug 2023