George William HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#2218, b. 5 October 1857, d. 2 December 1941
Father*Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON1,2,3,4 b. 9 Jun 1823, d. 7 May 1889
Mother*Wortley Virginia MOSELEY5 b. 25 Oct 1831, d. 11 Feb 1902
Birth*George William HAIRSTON was born on 5 October 1857 in Lowndes, Mississippi.3,6,2,4

 
He was the son of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON and Wortley Virginia MOSELEY.1,2,3,4,5 
Census 1860George William HAIRSTON appeared on the 1860 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 20 July 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi; P.C. hairston 37, W.V. 28, Hardin 10, Sallie 8, Mary 6, John 4, Nannie 5/12, George 2.7
Census 1870George William HAIRSTON appeared on the 1870 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 16 June 1870 in Lowndes, Mississippi.1
DeedOn 2 April 1877, P. C. Hairston and Sarah A. Brooks sell to George Hairston a two fifths undivided interest in a large tract of land in Lowndes County. - Lowndes deed Book 45, page 313. FSL #8567113 image 512.
DeedOn 12 April 1877, P. C. Hairston and Wortley V. Hairston sell to George Hairston a fifth interest in a large tract of land in Lowndes County. - Lowndes deed Book 45, page 314. FSL #8567113 image 513.
Marriage*George William HAIRSTON married Mary Watt HAIRSTON, daughter of Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON and Kiziah C. "Kizzie" STAPLES, on 7 December 1879 in Lowndes, Mississippi.8,9
Census 1880George William HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON on 10 June 1880 in District 4, Lowndes, Mississippi; N. E. Harston widower 56 born in VA, B. W. dau. 17 born in MS, G.W. son-in-law 22 born in MS, M.W. dau. 22 born in MS.10 
Census 1880George William HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 23 June 1880 in Lowndes, Mississippi.10
Death SpouseHis wife, Mary Watt Hairston, died on 13 January 1882. 
Court Record*1885 - Lowndes County Chancery Court Case #670 - George W. Hairston vs Bettie W. Hairston, regarding minor Kizzie S. Hairston and the estate of Kizzie C. Hairston, wife of N. E. Hairston, which included land in Crawford. - FSL #8631089, images 587-627. 
Marriage*George William HAIRSTON married Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN, daughter of Edwin Alexander ERVIN and Virginia Pou JENNINGS, on 22 January 1885. "MARRIED: HAIRSTON - ERVIN - In Lowndes county, Miss., January 22, 1885, by Rev. G. T. Storey. Mr. George W. Hairston, son of Dr. P. C. Hairston, to Miss V. A. Ervin, daughter of the late Mr. Ed. Ervin." - South-Western Presbyterian, New orleans, Louisana, Thursday, January 29, 1885, page 5.8 
ProbateGeorge William HAIRSTON was the administrator of George HAIRSTON's estate on 6 June 1885 in Lowndes, Mississippi; George Hairston died without a will. George Hairston's relatives and Elizabeth Anthony testified that there was no will. - Lowndes County Chancery Court Case #2019. FSL #5815249 image 244.11
WillIn Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON's will dated 12 June 1888 in Lowndes, Mississippi, George William HAIRSTON was named as executor; Lowndes County Will Book 1, page 538. FSL #5835939, image 395.
Court RecordGeorge Hairston CALLAWAY; 1888 - George H. Calloway, by next friend (guardian) vs N. E. Hairston, Marshall Hairston, Samuel Hairston, George Hairston, Hardin Hairston, John A. Hairston, Ruth S. Hairston, America Hairston and Mrs. Bethania Pannill. The complaint is that George H. Callaway, who is a lunatic, is claiming he should be an heir to the estate of Robert Hairston (1783-1852). - Lowndes County Chancery Court Case File #782. FSL #8631779 image 18. 
Death SpouseHis wife, Virginia Antionette Ervin, died on 4 August 1890.12 
WillIn Wortley Virginia MOSELEY's will dated 20 March 1896 in "written signed & published at the family residence Magowah", Lowndes, Mississippi, George William HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Lowndes County Will Book 2, page 372-378. FSL #5835940 image 222.13
Marriage*He married Ela May Ledbetter THARP, daughter of Henry B. THARP and Laura Frances LEDBETTER, on 26 October 1898. "Rev. Mr. Lattimer has just returned from holding a protracted meeting at Bethel. On Wednesday at the Methodist church in Crawford he united in marriage Mr. Geo. W. Hairston and Miss Ela May Tharpe, all of Crawford. They are members of old families and their friends crowded the beautifully decorated church to witness the ceremony. They left on the north-bound train for a bridal tour." Macon Beacon, Macon, Mississippi, 29 October 1898, page 2.8 
Census 1900*George William HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.14
Death SonHis son, Henry Tharp Hairston, died on 28 August 1906. 
Death SonHis son, Robert Ervin Hairston, died on 12 September 1907. 
Newspaper*CITIZENS OF CRAWFORD TO ESTABLISH BANK -- The enterprising citizens of Crawford are arranging to establish a bank at that place. It will have a capital of $10,000 and will be knowrn as The Bank of Crawford. "The incorporators and Messrs. G. P. Waller, G. W. Hairston, A. J. Ervin, Jr., W. E. Ervin, Brooks and Ledbetter and N. S. Carr. Crawford has a splendid country surrounding it and populated by an enterprising and substantial citizenship and there is no reason why the new bank should not make good. -- The Columbus Commercial, March 3, 1908, Page 5. 
NewspaperCrawford Notes - "Mr. Walter Coger is advancing rapidly with the Brown Hairston residence." and "Mr. Brown's family are now staying with the Kimbrough family while their new home is going up." - Columbues Weekly Dispatch, Columbus, Miss., Thursday, June 11, 1908. (Mr. Coger was building the new home of George W. Hairston.) 
Death DaughterHis daughter, Kiziah "Kizzie" Staples Hairston Witherspoon, died on 16 October 1909. 
Residence*Crawford home of George William Hairston. He moved into his new home on 28 July 1908. (Columbus Dispatch 30 July 1908.)

 
Census 1910*He appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 in his new home on Main Street, Crawford, Mississippi.15
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Census 1920*He appeared on the census of 7 February 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.16
Census 1930*He appeared on the census of 29 April 1930 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, George W 72, Ela M 56, Brown W 22, John P 17.17
Death DaughterHis daughter, Wortley Moseley Hairston Bachus, died on 27 February 1931. 
Census 1940*He was Head of Household in the 1940 Federal Census on 3 April 1940 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi. G W Hairston 82, Ela J 68, Nick 30, Virginia 26, Nick Jr. 3/12, Betty Bacchus 12, Ben Bacchus 9.18
Death*He died on 2 December 1941 in 7 PM, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 84.6,4 
Obituary*HAIRSTON RITES CONDUCTED TODAY
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Prominent Crawford Man, 84,
Dies Last Night After Long Illness
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Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock for George W. Hairston, Sr., 84, a prominent merchant and planter of Crawford who died there last night at 7 o'clock following an extended illness.

He is survived by wife, Mrs. Ela Hairston, seven children, Mrs. W. W. Hartman, Miss Nannie Hairston, Mrs. Ben W. Cottonn, Brown E. Hairston, Nick E. Hairston, George W, Hairston, Jr., and J. Peter Hairston, one brother, J.T.W. Hairston of Columbus.

Grandchildren who survive include Mrs. James S. Tupper, Nashville, Tenn., Mrs. Hunter W. Moorhead, Brooksville, and at Crawford Bob Hairston, George Hairston III, Peter Hairston, Lamar Hairston, Nanette and Alice Evans Hairston, Nick Hairston, Jr., Terry Hume Hairston, Brown C. Hairston, Jr. Betty and Ben Bachus. There are two great grandchildren.

The active pallbearers were J. S. Tupper, L. A Hairston, P. C. Hairston, Jack Cox, Sam Ervin, Chas. Bragg and Hunter W. Moorehead. Honarary pallbearers, C. H. Hudson, Rupert Richards, Jack Ervin, Will Ervin, Jim Robertson, Dr. T. W. Frazier, J. M. Ledbetter, Will Ervin, Frank Phillips, Eugene Hardy, Haley Reeves, Pat Harington, Frank Owen, Ben McLemore and H. P. Hartman. Flower committee, Mrs. L. A. Hairston, Mrs. P. C. Hairston, Mrs. Same Ervin, Mrs. Kate Ervin, Mrs. W. E. Ervin, Mrs. C. C. Hollinshead, Mrs. W. B. Lucas, Mrs. Virginia Bragg, Mrs. Maggie Ledbetter and Miss mattie Smith Carr.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. T. D. Bateman of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbus at the residence followed by interment at the cemetery in Crawford.

The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus, Mississippi, Wednesday Afternoon, December 3, 1941.
 
Burial*He was buried in Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi;


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Family 1

Mary Watt HAIRSTON b. 13 May 1858, d. 13 Jan 1882
Child

Family 2

Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN b. 23 Jan 1860, d. 4 Aug 1890
Children

Family 3

Ela May Ledbetter THARP b. 27 Oct 1872, d. 30 Aug 1962
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  3. [S1] Bethel Presbyterian Church Records, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  4. [S3105] Death Certificate of George William Hairston, Mississppi State Department of Health Vital Records, Jackson, MS - Certificate #20345.
  5. [S158] Montague, George William, History and Genealogy of the Montague Family of America, Press of J.E. Williams, Amherst, Mass, 1886.
  6. [S13] Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, MS.
  7. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S253] Bible of Nicholas E. Hairston Family, 1825 (Boston, New York, Philadelphia: American Family Bible Publishing Company, N. E. Hairston, Jr., Mississippi.
  9. [S100] Marriage License, copy or original in personal files.
  10. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  11. [S3317] Lowndes County Chancery Court Records, Lowndes County Courthouse,.
  12. [S18] Jennings Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  13. [S96] Lowndes County Mississippi Will Books, Lowndes County Courthouse,.
  14. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  15. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  16. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  17. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  18. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  19. [S3112] Birth Certificate of George William Hairston Jr, Mississppi State Department of Health Vital Records, Jackson, MS - Certificate #3109.
  20. [S3117] Letter Carolyn Hairston Henderson to Robert Hairston, September 1986, Personal Collection - printed book.
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