Thomas Wood Hairston

HAIRSTON.org ID#5397, b. 13 December 1897, d. 13 August 1965
Father*Samuel Saunder HAIRSTON1 b. 10 Sep 1869, d. 5 May 1919
Mother*Ellen "Ella" WOOD1 b. a 1875, d. 5 Jun 1949
Birth*Thomas Wood Hairston was born on 13 December 1897 in Mississippi.1,2,3 
He was the son of Samuel Saunder HAIRSTON and Ellen "Ella" WOOD.1 
Census 1910Thomas Wood Hairston appeared on the 1910 census of Samuel Saunder HAIRSTON on 30 April 1910 in Beat 4, District 125, Washington, Mississippi.1

 
Marriage*Thomas Wood Hairston married Lucile Reed, daughter of John H. REED, on 24 November 1919 in Union, Mississippi.4 
Newspaper*HAIRSTON - REED. Miss Lucile Reed and Mr. Thomas Wood Hairston of Silver City, Miss., were married on Wednesday at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. J. H. Reed. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. H. King, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Following the wedding an informal reception was held, after which the bridal couple left for a trip in the east. - The Commercial Appeal, Tuesday, December 2, 1919, page 7. 
Divorce*Thomas Wood Hairston and Lucile Reed were divorced before 1928. 
Marriage*Thomas Wood Hairston married Mabel Lydia Robinson on 23 July 1928 in Morrow, Ohio.5 
Census 1930*Thomas Wood Hairston was Head of Household in the 1930 Federal Census on 9 April 1930 in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, Thomas W. Hairston 37, wife Mabel L. 27, daughter Mary Ella 1.6 
Census 1940*He was Head of Household in the 1940 Federal Census on 19 April 1940 in Akron, Summit, Ohio. Thomas W. Hairston 41, wife Mabel L. 37, daughter Mary E. 11 and daughter Helen S. 2.7 
Death*He died on 13 August 1965 in Los Angeles, California, at age 67.8,3,9 
Burial*He was buried in Forest Cemetery, Pickaway, Ohio.3 

Family 1

Lucile Reed
Child

Family 2

Mabel Lydia Robinson b. 23 May 1902, d. 17 Apr 1987
Children
ChartsDescendant Chart (#1)
Descendant Chart (#2)
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S128] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  3. [S48] Photo of Grave Marker - only photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof. Find-a-Grave, personal photos and other sources.
  4. [S76] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S3293] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDM9-M3Y, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  6. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S93] Social Security Death Index.
  9. [S3333] California Death Index 1940-1997, Ancestry.com.
Last Edited28 Dec 2025