Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN

HAIRSTON.org ID#2219, b. 23 January 1860, d. 4 August 1890
Father*Edwin Alexander ERVIN1 b. 7 Mar 1820, d. 9 Dec 1878
Mother*Virginia Pou JENNINGS b. 14 Mar 1824, d. 7 Apr 1879
Birth*Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN was born on 23 January 1860 in Mississippi; Bethel Church records indicate birth May, 1860.2,1 
She was the daughter of Edwin Alexander ERVIN and Virginia Pou JENNINGS.1 
Census 1860Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN appeared on the 1860 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 10 August 1860 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.3


 
Census 1870Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN appeared on the 1870 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 14 June 1870 in Township 17, Lowndes County, Mississippi; E. A. Ervin, Farmer $8000, $8000.4

 
Marriage*Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN married George William HAIRSTON, son of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON and Wortley Virginia MOSELEY, on 22 January 1885. The attached PDF is a copy of a letter that Nettie wrote to Aunt Sallie Cox (Mrs. John Charles Cox) on January 19, 1885.5
Married Name As of 22 January 1885,her married name was HAIRSTON. 
Death*Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN died on 4 August 1890 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi, at age 30. Sadly, Virginia died the day after giving birth to a son and a daughter. Her son George William Jr. was healthy, but her daughter, Virginia A. died at birth.6,7 
Burial*She was buried in Hardy Jennings Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi.6

 

Family

George William HAIRSTON b. 5 Oct 1857, d. 2 Dec 1941
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S284] Ervin Family Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1780 to 1857 estimated to have been written in 1857 and is in very poor, but readable condition. Passed down by my great grandmother Virginia Antionette Ervin's family after she died in 1890., Personal Collection - original documents.
  2. [S1] Bethel Presbyterian Church Records, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  3. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S253] Bible of Nicholas E. Hairston Family, 1825 (Boston, New York, Philadelphia: American Family Bible Publishing Company, N. E. Hairston, Jr., Mississippi.
  6. [S18] Jennings Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  7. [S87] Bible - G.W. Hairston III; G.W. Hairston, III.
Last Edited1 Aug 2023