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 Crawfordville, Lowndes, Mississippi; E. A. Ervin 40, Virginia 36, Artemus 18, Emma 14, Marietta 12, Harriett 10, Robert 7, Charles 5, Edwin 3, Virginia 6/12.3
Census 1870Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN appeared on the 1870 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 14 June 1870 in Township 17, Crawfordsville, Lowndes, Mississippi; E. A. Ervin 50, Virginia 46, Emily 23, Maria 19, Harriet 21, Robert 16, Charles 14, Edwin 12, Lowndes 8, Nettie 10 and William 6.4
Letter*On January 19th, 1885, Virginia Antoinette Ervin wrote the following letter to her Aunt Sallie (Sarah Ann Ervin 1828-1899) : "Dearest Aunt Sallie: - Will it surprise you to hear, I'm getting married on Thursday evening? Well 'tis so, on that evening, if nothing happens to prevent, I'll chage my name from Ervin to Hairston. I would be so glad to have you come up from then can't you? It is to be a very quiet affair, only near relatives expected. You are the only one of my aunts invited & have wanted. To let you know before, but we were not fully decided when it would come off, until lately. We will be married at 3 o'clock, and leave immediately after the ceremony for N. O.. Sister and Sister Hallie send love, take a large bundle of it. From your devoted niece, Nettie Ervin".
Marriage*Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN married George William HAIRSTON, son of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON and Wortley Virginia MOSELEY, 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 5.5 
Death*Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN died on 4 August 1890 in Crawford, Lowndes, 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, Mississippi.6

 

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