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 |
Will | In 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 1850 | She 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
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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
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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 |
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
- [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.
- [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.
- [S113] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications.
- [S46] Vic Hairston and Edward J. Bregenzer, The Hairston History, February 12, 1998. Personal Collection - copy.
- [S3251] Tennessee Wills & Probate Records 1779-2008, Ancestry.com.
- [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited | 23 Nov 2021 |