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, Mississippi. 
He was the son of George William HAIRSTON and Ela May Ledbetter THARP.1,2 
Census 1920John Peter HAIRSTON appeared on the 1920 census of George William HAIRSTON on 7 February 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.3
Census 1930John Peter 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 17.4
Marriage*John Peter HAIRSTON married Mary Alice HOLLINGSWORTH, daughter of Dr. Salathiel Lamar HOLLINGSWORTH and Frances Gertrude EVANS, on 1 December 1934. "Miss Hollingsworth Weds J. P. Hairston - Columbus, Miss., Dec 8. -- Dr. and Mrs. Salatheil Lamar Hollingsworth announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary Alice, to Mr. John Peter Hairston, of Crawford. The ceremony was performed at the home of Dr. W. M. Mcintosh, Methodist mininister, at his home Dec. 1. For her wedding, the bride wore a coat suit of Oxford gray with gray fur trimmings, white satin blouse and accessories of gray and black. She had a shoulder corsage of pink rosebuds. The bride is a popular member of the younger set of Columbus, and a senior at M. S. C. W. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hairston, of Crawford, and is a graduate of Columbia, Tenn., Military Academy, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Chi fraternity. He also attended Ole Miss and Soule College in New Orleans. He is in business in Crawford." - The Commercial Appeal, Memphsi, Tenn., Sunday, December 9, 1934, page 42. 
Census 1940*John Peter HAIRSTON was Head of Household in the 1940 Federal Census in 1940 in Lowndes, Mississippi. J Peter 27, Mary H 26, J Peter 4, Lamar 2, Nannette 0.5

 
WillHe was mentioned in the will of Ela May Ledbetter THARP on 2 April 1944 in Lowndes, Mississippi.
Death*John Peter HAIRSTON died on 24 May 1963 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 50; Suicide. 
Burial*He was buried in Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.6

 

Family

Mary Alice HOLLINGSWORTH b. 22 Dec 1913, d. 17 Sep 2007
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3117] Letter Carolyn Hairston Henderson to Robert Hairston, September 1986, Personal Collection - printed book.
  2. [S253] Bible of Nicholas E. Hairston Family, 1825 (Boston, New York, Philadelphia: American Family Bible Publishing Company, N. E. Hairston, Jr., Mississippi.
  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. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S13] Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, MS.
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