Edwin Mason ERVIN

HAIRSTON.org ID#4226, b. 2 August 1907, d. 8 March 1981
Father*Artemus Jennings ERVIN Jr.1 b. 13 May 1874, d. 22 Nov 1952
Mother*Maude Marie MASON1 b. a 1876, d. 1953
Marriage*Edwin Mason ERVIN married Mary BELLE.2 
Birth*Edwin Mason ERVIN was born on 2 August 1907 in Mississippi.1,3 
He was the son of Artemus Jennings ERVIN Jr. and Maude Marie MASON.1 
Census 1910Edwin Mason ERVIN appeared on the 1910 census of Artemus Jennings ERVIN Jr. in 1910 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.4

 
Census 1920Edwin Mason ERVIN appeared on the 1920 census of Artemus Jennings ERVIN Jr. in 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.1

 
Newspaper*"JOB SUIT (By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Miss., April 4. -- A suit involving the clerkship of the Lowndes county town of Crawford, located near here, is on file in chanceery court for hearing next week. Edwin M. Ervin and Brown C. Hairston filed suit against M. R. Henkel and J. D. Frazier, asking an injunction which would direct Henkel, clerk and tax collector of the town for a number of years, to turn over to Hairston all books and records. Hairston alleges that Henkel has refused to hand over necessary records and has also refused to recognize him as clerk." - Hattiesburg American, Thursday, April 4, 1935, page 7. 
Census 1940Edwin Mason ERVIN appeared on the 1940 census of Nannie Montague HAIRSTON on 3 April 1940 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.5

 
Travel*Returned to New Orleans aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Havana, Cuba. 
Death*Edwin Mason ERVIN died on 8 March 1981 at age 73.2,3 
Burial*He was buried in Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.2 

Family

Mary BELLE
Child

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S13] Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes County, MS.
  3. [S93] Social Security Death Index.
  4. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited27 Apr 2025