Brown Constantine HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#172, b. 12 September 1907, d. 2 October 1984
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
Marriage*Brown Constantine HAIRSTON married Betty Jean RODGERS, daughter of Mabel M. (surname unknown). 
Birth*Brown Constantine HAIRSTON was born on 12 September 1907 in Mississippi.2,3,4

 
He was the son of George William HAIRSTON and Ela May Ledbetter THARP.1 
Census 1910Brown Constantine HAIRSTON appeared on the 1910 census of George William HAIRSTON on 15 April 1910 in his new home on Main Street, Crawford, Mississippi.5
Photo*Brown C. and brother Nicholas E. Hairston.

 
Photo*George W. Hairston(center) with son Brown and friend Will Hinkle about 1920 on trip to Hot Springs Arkansas.

 
Census 1920Brown Constantine HAIRSTON appeared on the 1920 census of George William HAIRSTON on 7 February 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.6
Newspaper*Merchant of Venice Played at Ole Miss - University, April 26 - The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare's great comedy, was presented to a student and citizens audience in Fulton Chapel..." The cast included Brown Hairston as Salino. - Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss., Sunday, April 27, 1930, page 7. 
Census 1930Brown Constantine HAIRSTON appeared on the 1930 census of George William HAIRSTON on 29 April 1930 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi; George W 72, Ela M 56, Brown W 22, John P 17.7
Newspaper"25 ADMITTED TO STATE BAR - Jackson, Miss., March 15 - ...."... "Brown C. Hairston, Crawford".... - The Vicksburg Post, Tuesday, March 15, 1932, page 2. 
Marriage*Brown Constantine HAIRSTON married Cecile Hume TERRY, daughter of Henry C. TERRY and Jane Louise PARK, on 4 November 1934 in Lowndes, Mississippi. "Cecile Hume Terry Weds Brown Hairston -- Columbus, Miss., Nov. 6. -- Miss Cecile Hume Terry and Mr. Brown Constantine Hairston were married Sunday at the St. Paul's Episcopal Church by the rector, the Rev. Duncan M. Gray. Miss Terry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Terry, was graduated from Lee High School and was attending M. S. C. W. The groom is the son of President George W. Hairston of the Bank of Crawford. He was graduated in law from the University of Mississippi and is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity." - The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, November 7, 1934, page 7.8
Newspaper"JOB SUIT (By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Miss., April 4. -- A suit involving the clerkship of the Lowndes county town of Crawford, located near here, is on file in chanceery court for hearing next week. Edwin M. Ervin and Brown C. Hairston filed suit against M. R. Henkel and J. D. Frazier, asking an injunction which would direct Henkel, clerk and tax collector of the town for a number of years, to turn over to Hairston all books and records. Hairston alleges that Henkel has refused to hand over necessary records and has also refused to recognize him as clerk." - Hattiesburg American, Thursday, April 4, 1935, page 7. 
Census 1940*Brown Constantine HAIRSTON was Head of Household in the 1940 Federal Census on 3 April 1940 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi. Brown C 32, Cecile I 26, Terry 4, Brown 1, Mildred Dawdle 28 (boarder).3

Military*21 March 1942, enlisted in U.S. Navy. Assigned to the U.S.S. Revenge, a WWII Auk-class Minesweeper. Attached is a newspaper article from the Vicksburg Post dated 17 June 1942.9

WillHe was mentioned in the will of Ela May Ledbetter THARP on 2 April 1944 in Lowndes, Mississippi.
Census 1950Brown Constantine HAIRSTON appeared on the 1950 census of Mabel M. (surname unknown) on 1 April 1950 in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi.10 
Marriage*Brown Constantine HAIRSTON married Mary SEMENICK on 29 December 1961 in Methodist Church, Norfolk, Virginia.11 
Military28 February 1967, released from U.S. Navy.9 
Death*Brown Constantine HAIRSTON died on 2 October 1984 in Hillsborough, Florida, at age 77.2,4,9,12 

Family 1

Cecile Hume TERRY b. 9 Sep 1913, d. 21 Apr 1986
Child

Family 2

Betty Jean RODGERS b. a 1928

Family 3

Mary SEMENICK b. a 1909
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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. [S93] Social Security Death Index.
  3. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S3117] Letter Carolyn Hairston Henderson to Robert Hairston, September 1986, Personal Collection - printed book.
  5. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S62] Marriage Records - Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  9. [S3119] Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs., Ancestry.com.
  10. [S1950] 1950 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  11. [S3118] Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia., Ancestry.com.
  12. [S31] Florida Death Index 1877-1998, Ancestry.com.
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