Hairston Family History and Genealogy - Augustus Priestly HAIRSTON

Augustus Priestly HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1820, b. about 1824, d. 8 April 1864

Father*

James B. Hairston¹ b. a 1800, d. a 11 Jul 1870

Mother*

Mary Martha McClain¹ b. a 1798, d. a 11 Jul 1870

Birth*

Augustus Priestly HAIRSTON was born about 1824 in South Carolina.¹

He was the son of James B. Hairston and Mary Martha McClain.¹

Marriage*

Augustus Priestly HAIRSTON married Julia FOSTER on 24 January 1851 in Coweta, Georgia.^1,2

Census 1860*

Augustus Priestly HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 9 July 1860 in District 969, Clay, Georgia, Augustus Harston 36 SC, Julia 26 GA, Mary B. 5 GA, George W. 3 GA, Allen A. 2 GA and Augustus A. 1 GA.³

Military*

Cobb Guards, Georgia Infantry, CSA.

Death*

He died on 8 April 1864 in Fort Bartow, Georgia.¹

Family

Julia FOSTER b. a 1832, d. 26 Feb 1905

Children

Mary Rebekah HAIRSTON¹ b. 7 Jul 1852, d. 23 Nov 1937
George W. HAIRSTON^1,3 b. 1857
Allen A. HAIRSTON^1,3 b. 1858, d. Feb 1870
Augustus A. HAIRSTON^1,3 b. 1859, d. Jan 1870
Anna Alice HAIRSTON¹ b. 1862, d. 6 Nov 1942
Louise Elizabeth HAIRSTON¹ b. May 1864, d. 29 Apr 1935

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S46] Vic Hairston and Edward J. Bregenzer, The Hairston History, February 12, 1998. Personal Collection - copy.
[S42] Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013., Ancestry.com.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

24 Jun 2025