Mary Elizabeth Hairston

HAIRSTON.org ID#3810, b. 5 September 1805, d. 7 March 1874
Father*Robert HAIRSTON b. bt 1776 - 1780, d. 22 Aug 1841
Mother*Margaret SMELTZER (SMELSER) b. a 1785, d. 16 Nov 1862
Birth*Mary Elizabeth Hairston was born on 5 September 1805 in Rutherford, Tennessee.1,2,3 
She was the daughter of Robert HAIRSTON and Margaret SMELTZER (SMELSER)
Marriage*Mary Elizabeth Hairston married Kays M. MEEK, son of Alexander MEEK and Elizabeth KAYS, about 1821.4,5 
WillIn Robert HAIRSTON's will dated 12 August 1841 in Marshall, Mississippi, Mary Elizabeth Hairston was named as an heir; a copy of the will was also filed in the Lincoln County Will Books, Page 204 - Tennessee Wills and Probate Records. Family History Library Film #007642927, Image #383.6
Census 1850She appeared on the 1850 census of Kays M. MEEK on 16 October 1850 in Southern Division, Marshall, Mississippi; Kays Meek 57 VA, Mary 45 TN, Alep 26 TN, Rufus 25 TN, John 21 TN, Margaret 18 TN, James 16 MS, Wm 14 MS, Mary E K 11 MS, Martha T 8 MS, Thos K 6 MS; Kays Meek is living next to Thomas H. Meek 52, born in South Carolina.1

Census 1860*Mary Elizabeth Hairston appeared on the census of 1860 in Marshall, Mississippi, Mary Meek 50 TN, Thomas P 17 MS, Martha T 18 MS.7

Death*She died on 7 March 1874 in Mississippi at age 68.4,3 
Burial*She was buried in Meek Family Cemetery, Marshall, Mississippi;


Photo: Find A Grave by Darrel Brown.3 

Family

Kays M. MEEK b. 16 Oct 1792, d. 19 Nov 1857
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S3176] Lincoln County Tennessee Bible Records, Volume 4, compiled by Mabel Abbott Tucker and Jane Warren Waller, Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers. Family History Library Film #007831066., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S48] Find A Grave Website with Photo - only listings with photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof.
  4. [S113] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications.
  5. [S46] Vic Hairston and Edward J. Bregenzer, The Hairston History, February 12, 1998. Personal Collection - copy.
  6. [S3251] Tennessee Wills & Probate Records 1779-2008, Ancestry.com.
  7. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited23 Nov 2021