Elizabeth A. PENN

HAIRSTON.org ID#678, b. 14 December 1826, d. 1 January 1900
Father*Thomas Jefferson PENN b. 15 Jun 1781, d. 29 Mar 1858
Mother*Mary Christian KENNERLY1 b. 26 Nov 1803, d. 29 Jun 1885
Birth*Elizabeth A. PENN was born on 14 December 1826.2 
She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson PENN and Mary Christian KENNERLY.1 
Marriage*Elizabeth A. PENN married Samuel William HAIRSTON, son of Col. George "Old Rusty" HAIRSTON Jr. and Louisa HARDYMAN, on 26 October 1848 in Poplar Grove, Patrick County, Virginia; Minister Wiliam M. Schoolfield.3,2 
Married Name As of 26 October 1848,her married name was HAIRSTON. 
Census 1850Elizabeth A. PENN listed in the household of Samuel William HAIRSTON on 28 October 1850 in Patrick County, Virginia; Saml W. 24, Eliza 24, Jno T. 1.4

 
Census 1860Elizabeth A. PENN appeared on the 1860 census of Samuel William HAIRSTON on 2 August 1860 in Patrick County, Virginia; Samuel W 33 an iron maker, Eliza 33, Joth T 10, George R 7, Mary L 9, Elizabeth 5.5

 
Census 1880Elizabeth A. PENN appeared on the 1880 census of Mary Christian KENNERLY on 23 June 1880 in Mayo River, Patrick County, Virginia; Mary Penn 77, Samuel W. Hairston 52 son-in-law, Eliza 52 daughter, Mary L. 24 grand-daughter, Mary Penn (not Hairston) 22 grand-daughter.1

 
Death*Elizabeth A. PENN died on 1 January 1900 in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, at age 73.2 

Family

Samuel William HAIRSTON b. 18 Dec 1826, d. 31 Mar 1885
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S95] Penn Family Bible 1753-1926, Bible of Captain Thomas Penn, Poplar Grove, Patrick Co., Virginia.
    Summary     Record is a typed transcript (2 leaves). Area covered is Patrick County, Virginia. Bible printed in 1824. Other surnames mentioned: Foster, Hairston, Hay, Kennerly, Leath, Shelton, Smithee, Tatum, and Zentmeyer. This transcript appeared in the March 1973 issue of Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  3. [S70] Marriages of Patrick County, Virginia 1791-1850, Lela C. Adams, (Bassett, VA 1972).
  4. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited18 Mar 2019