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Margaret "Maggie" HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1921, b. 18 June 1879, d. 4 October 1941

Father*

John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr.¹ b. 1851, d. Oct 1881

Mother*

Elizabeth Brown DILLARD b. a 1854

Birth*

Margaret "Maggie" HAIRSTON was born on 18 June 1879 in Virginia.^1,2

She was the daughter of John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr. and Elizabeth Brown DILLARD.¹

Census 1880

Margaret "Maggie" HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr. on 29 June 1880 in Horse Pasture District, Henry, Virginia; Tyler Hairston 29 farmer, Bettie 28 wife, Maggie 4, Pocahontas 3.¹

Marriage*

Margaret "Maggie" HAIRSTON married Manson Austin READ on 16 December 1903 in Henry, Virginia.^3,4

Death*

Margaret "Maggie" HAIRSTON died on 4 October 1941 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, at age 62.^5,2

Burial*

She was buried in Ols Well Christian Church Cemetery, Spencer, Henry, Virginia.²

Family

Manson Austin READ b. 15 Sep 1879, d. 27 Jan 1960

Children

Robert Dillard READ⁶ b. 27 Nov 1904, d. 25 Aug 1956
Mary Cabell READ² b. 27 Jul 1907, d. 12 Feb 1988
Manson Austin READ Jr.² b. 1 Sep 1910, d. 1 Jun 1933
Pattie Watson "Patsy" READ² b. 4 Feb 1921, d. 8 Apr 2003

Charts

Descendant Chart
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S48] Photo of Grave Marker - only photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof. Find-a-Grave, personal photos and other sources.
[S24] Hall, Wm. Kearney 1918-2011. Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia. 1957 Ann Arbor, Michigan., Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S3044] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
[S51] Death Certificate.
[S3493] Virginia Birth Records, 1912-2016. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, Ancestry.com.

Last Edited

3 Jul 2025