John Peter HAIRSTON
HAIRSTON.org ID#181, b. 21 December 1912, d. 24 May 1963
Father* | George William HAIRSTON1,2 b. 5 Oct 1857, d. 2 Dec 1941 |
Mother* | Ela May Ledbetter THARP b. 27 Oct 1872, d. 30 Aug 1962 |
Birth* | John Peter HAIRSTON was born on 21 December 1912 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi. |
He was the son of George William HAIRSTON and Ela May Ledbetter THARP.1,2 | |
Census 1920 | John Peter HAIRSTON appeared on the 1920 census of George William HAIRSTON on 7 February 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.3 ![]() |
Census 1930 | John Peter HAIRSTON appeared on the 1930 census of George William HAIRSTON on 29 April 1930 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi; George W 72, Ela M 56, Brown W 22, John P 17.4![]() |
Marriage* | John Peter HAIRSTON married Mary Alice HOLLINGSWORTH, daughter of Dr. Salathiel Lamar HOLLINGSWORTH and Frances Gertrude EVANS, on 1 December 1934. |
Census 1940* | John Peter HAIRSTON was Head of Household in the 1940 Federal Census in 1940 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. J Peter 27, Mary H 26, J Peter 4, Lamar 2, Nannette 0.5 |
Will | He was mentioned in the will of Ela May Ledbetter THARP on 2 April 1944 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. ![]() |
Death* | John Peter HAIRSTON died on 24 May 1963 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi, at age 50; Suicide. |
Burial* | He was buried in Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.6 |
Family | Mary Alice HOLLINGSWORTH b. 22 Dec 1913, d. 17 Sep 2007 |
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S3117] Letter Carolyn Hairston Henderson to Robert Hairston, September 1986, Personal Collection - printed book.
- [S253] Bible of Nicholas E. Hairston Family, 1825 (Boston, New York, Philadelphia: American Family Bible Publishing Company, N. E. Hairston, Jr., Mississippi.
- [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
- [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
- [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
- [S13] Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, MS.
Last Edited | 23 Nov 2021 |