Jefferson C. HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1807, b. about 1836, d. 1911
Father*James B. HAIRSTON1,2 b. a 1800, d. a 1870
Mother*Mary Martha (surname unknown) b. a 1798
Birth*Jefferson C. HAIRSTON was born about 1836 in Georgia. Cemetery marker idicates birth year of 1836. 1870 Census indicates 1840 birth.3 
He was the son of James B. HAIRSTON and Mary Martha (surname unknown).1,2 
Census 1850Jefferson C. HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of James B. HAIRSTON on 9 October 1850 in Coweta County, Georgia; Jas P 47, Mary 52, Sarah A 32, Emily 24, Martha 19, Eliza 17, Malinda 15, Jas N 14, Jefferson 10.1

Census 1860Jefferson C. HAIRSTON appeared on the 1860 census of James B. HAIRSTON on 20 June 1860 in Calhoun County, Alabama; James B 60 SC, Mary 62 SC, Mahonda 23 GA, Jefferson 20 GA, Amanda C Akles 18 GA.4

Census 1870*Jefferson C. HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 6 June 1870 in Cleburne County, Alabama.5

 
Marriage*He married Louisa Permelia PHILLIPS on 22 September 1870 in Cleburne County, Alabama. However, in 1910 census they state they have been married for 43 years, placing marriage in 1867.6,7 
Census 1880*Jefferson C. HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 3 June 1880 in Black Ankle, Heard County, Georgia.8

 
Census 1910*He appeared on the census of 5 May 1910 in Beat 4, Itawamba County, Mississippi, Jefferson 70 born in Georgia, Permelia is 72 born in Georgia, married 43 years (this puts marriage date as 1867, 3 years before marriage recorded). Permelia has had 10 children and 8 were still living.9

 
Death*He died in 1911.3 
Burial*He was buried in Liberty Grove Cemetery, Itawamba County, Mississippi.3 

Family

Louisa Permelia PHILLIPS b. May 1838, d. 1911
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S46] Vic Hairston and Edward J. Bregenzer, The Hairston History, February 12, 1998. Personal Collection - copy.
  3. [S3142] Liberty Grove Cemetery, Itawamba County, Mississippi - http://msgw.org/itawamba/cems/libertygrove.html
  4. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S34] Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  8. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited1 Mar 2019