HAIRSTON - Ruth HAIRSTON

Ruth HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#408, b. 1794, d. 1832

Father*

Col. Samuel HAIRSTON b. 25 Sep 1755, d. 17 Dec 1834

Mother*

Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS b. 25 Jan 1769, d. 23 Nov 1809

Birth*

Ruth HAIRSTON was born in 1794.

She was the daughter of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON and Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS.

Marriage*

Ruth HAIRSTON married Col. Joab EARLY, son of Jubal EARLY and Mary Booker CHEATHAM, on 9 March 1812 in Franklin, Virginia; FHL Film 31523.¹

Married Name

As of 9 March 1812,her married name was EARLY.

Death*

Ruth HAIRSTON died in 1832; "leaving ten children."²

Burial*

She was buried in Spring Hill Cemtery, Lynchburg, Virginia.

Family

Col. Joab EARLY b. 10 Sep 1791, d. 1 May 1870

Children

Samuel Henry EARLY+ b. 22 Mar 1813, d. 11 Mar 1874
Mary Judith EARLY+ b. 1814, d. 1841
Gen. Jubal Anderson EARLY b. 3 Nov 1816, d. 2 Mar 1894
Robert Hairston EARLY+ b. 23 Nov 1818, d. 3 Oct 1882
Elizabeth J. EARLY b. 1821
Ann Lelitia EARLY b. 1823
Ruth Hairston EARLY b. 1825
Elvira Evelyn EARLY b. 10 May 1828, d. 18 May 1896
Joab EARLY b. 1830
Richard EARLY b. 1830

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S3044] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
[S59] Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894, and R. H. (Ruth Hairston) Early. Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early, C.S.A.: Autobiographical Sketch And Narrative of the War Between the States. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1912. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b61331, Hathi Trust Digital Library.

Last Edited

12 Apr 2019