Martha Ann Elizabeth HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1804, b. 18 June 1830
Father*William M. HAIRSTON1,2 b. 6 Jun 1801, d. 26 Dec 1879
Mother*Lavinia Forbush TOWERS1 b. 6 Oct 1801, d. a 1841
Birth*Martha Ann Elizabeth HAIRSTON was born on 18 June 1830 in Boboshelah Plantation, Dekalb, Georgia.1,2 
She was the daughter of William M. HAIRSTON and Lavinia Forbush TOWERS.1,2 
Census 1850Martha Ann Elizabeth HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of William M. HAIRSTON on 29 August 1850 in Cross Road, Dekalb, Georgia; Wm 48 SC, Meriam 46 GA, Martha A.E. 20 GA, Amanda 15 GA, Little S 12 GA (male).2

 
Marriage*Martha Ann Elizabeth HAIRSTON married James AKINS on 20 November 1852 in DeKalb, Georgia.3 
Census 1860Martha Ann Elizabeth HAIRSTON appeared on the 1860 census of James AKINS on 4 August 1860 in Evans District, DeKalb, Georgia; James Akin 33 SC, Martha E. 30 GA, Mary A. L. 7 GA, Martha M. A. 5 GA, William M. D. 3 GA, Richard E. 2 GA and John L. 6 mths GA. 
Census 1870Martha Ann Elizabeth HAIRSTON appeared on the 1870 census of James AKINS on 8 September 1870 in Houston, Georgia; James Atkins 43 SC, Martha 42 GA, Mary 17 GA, Martha 15 GA, William 13 GA, James 10 GA, Zana 4 GA and Eliza 1 GA. 
Census 1880*Martha Ann Elizabeth HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 28 June 1880 in Rogers, Crawford, Georgia, Martha Akins 51 GA widow, Martha 25, William 22, John 20, Nancy 14, Elizabeth 10 and Fanny 3. 
Burial*There is a cemetery marker at the Akin-Garvin cemetery in Houston County, Georgia: "LIZZIE HIRSTON - WIFE OF JAS. AKINS - JUNE 15, 1828 - SEPT. 15, 1886". However, the administration papers for the estate of "Mrs. Martha Akin, late" were dated February 19, 1886 and recorded in the court on March 1, 1886. 
Probate*Her estate was probated on 19 February 1886 in Pike, Georgia, - Pike Administrative Bonds, Book C 1881-1889, page 68.4 

Family

James AKINS b. 13 Oct 1826, d. 1 Jan 1877

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S41] Letter from Jane Yasui to Robert Hairston, 3 June 2009.
  2. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S283] Georgia Genealogical Sources, Series - Marriages 1840-1856, DeKalb County, Georgia, Volume GA46, MariLee Beatty Hageness, (MLH Research, Annisiton, AL - 1998).
  4. [S3459] Georgia Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, Ancestry.com.
Last Edited25 Jun 2025