Martha J. (surname unknown)
HAIRSTON.org ID#3821, b. February 1837
| Birth* | Martha J. (surname unknown) was born in February 1837 in Georgia.1 |
| Marriage* | She married William Riley HAIRSTON, son of William M. HAIRSTON and Lavinia Forbush TOWERS, about 1855. (an unknown value.)2  |
| Census 1860 | Martha J. (surname unknown) listed in the household of William Riley HAIRSTON in 1860 in Northern Division, Randolph, Alabama; There are two 1860 census listings in Rockdale, Randolph, Alabama, one for Riley Hurston and one for W R Harston. Both have a wives named Martha and children with the same ages. The same census taker recorded them on different days at different locations. Both are shown below. ----- W R Harston 35 born in Georgia, Martha J 25 born in Georgia, S. A. 14, Nancy 12, Parthena A 10, Brizilla 4, and S M 2;
----- Riley Hurston 35 born in Georgia, Martha 20 born in Georgia, Sarah 14, Nancy 13, Ferry 10, Clementine 4, Nancy 2.2
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| Military* | On 28 February 1863, Martha J. Hairston, widow, registered a claim regarding the death of Sgt. W. R. Hairston, Company K 15th Regiment, Confedrate. |
| Census 1900 | Martha J. (surname unknown) appeared on the 1900 census of John William SPENCER on 19 June 1900 in Randolph, Alabama; John W. Spencer 40, Mary M. 40 married 18 years, children; Joseph B. 17, Sarah J. 15, Mary E. 11, Nancy 10, Tolley 7 male and Y. C. 4 male and Mary's mother Martha Hairston 63.1 |
Family | William Riley HAIRSTON b. 22 Dec 1825, d. 17 Sep 1862 |
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| Last Edited | 21 Jun 2025 |