Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#170, b. 1 November 1901, d. 27 February 1931
Father*George William HAIRSTON1 b. 5 Oct 1857, d. 2 Dec 1941
Mother*Ela May Ledbetter THARP b. 27 Oct 1872, d. 30 Aug 1962
Birth*Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON was born on 1 November 1901. 
She was the daughter of George William HAIRSTON and Ela May Ledbetter THARP.1 
Newspaper*"Mrs. Shelton, Miss Lucile Banks and little Miss Wortley Hairston returned Tuesday to "Magowah Meadows"."
The Columbus Weekly Dispatch (Columbus, Miss.) 26 March 1908. 
Census 1910Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON appeared on the 1910 census of George William HAIRSTON on 15 April 1910 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.2

Newspaper*"Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hairston, Jr., and Miss Wortley Hairston, of Crawford, were visitors to the city Tuesday."
---- The Columbus Commercial (Columbus, MS) - 21 Jun 1917, Thursday - Page 1. 
Census 1920Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON appeared on the 1920 census of George William HAIRSTON on 7 February 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.3

Newspaper"Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hairston, Jr., Mrs. Louise May Blair and Miss Wortley Hairston of Crawford spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Patty."
---- Macon Beacon (Macon, Miss.) - 17 June 1921 - Page 2. 
Marriage*Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON married Benjamin Harold BACHUS on 15 December 1925. 
Census 1930Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON appeared on the 1930 census of Benjamin Harold BACHUS on 28 April 1930 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; Benjamin 38, Wortley 27, Betty 3.4

 
Death*Wortley Moseley HAIRSTON died on 27 February 1931 at age 29. 
Burial*She was buried in Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.5

 

Family

Benjamin Harold BACHUS b. 11 Nov 1890, d. 7 Feb 1957
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S253] Bible of Nicholas E. Hairston Family, 1825 (Boston, New York, Philadelphia: American Family Bible Publishing Company, N. E. Hairston, Jr., Mississippi.
  2. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S13] Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, MS.
Last Edited23 Nov 2021