John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr.

HAIRSTON.org ID#68, b. 1851, d. October 1881
Father*Col. John Tyler HAIRSTON1,2 b. 25 Nov 1811, d. 13 Jan 1857
Mother*Pocahontas Rebecca CABELL b. 29 Jun 1819, d. 3 Feb 1858
Birth*John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr. was born in 1851 in Henry, Virginia.3 
He was the son of Col. John Tyler HAIRSTON and Pocahontas Rebecca CABELL.1,2 
Census 1860John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr. appeared on the 1860 census of Livingston CLAIBORNE on 11 September 1860 in Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia; Livingston Claiborne 22, Elizabeth Claiborne 19, Va Hairston 23, Cabell Hairston 14, Sally Hairston 15, Hardyman Hairston 12, Tyler Hairston 9, Powhatan Hairston 7.4



 
Census 1870John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr. appeared on the 1870 census of James S. REDD on 13 August 1870 in Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia; James S 29 a farmer $1200 personal estate, Sally H 25 $2000 real estate, Sally H 2, John T Hairston 19.5

 
Marriage*John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr. married Elizabeth Brown DILLARD, daughter of Hughes DILLARD and Martha (surname unknown), on 14 October 1874 in Henry, Virginia. He was 23 and she was 20. Minister Stone.3 
Court Record*In May 1878, J. Tyler Hairston Jr. was a juror. - Henry County Order Book 11, page 107. FSL #8360566, image 62. 
Census 1880*John Tyler HAIRSTON Jr. appeared on the census of 29 June 1880 in Horse Pasture District, Henry, Virginia, Tyler Hairston 29 farmer, Bettie 28 wife, Maggie 4, Pocahontas 3.6 
Death*He died in October 1881 in Henry, Virginia. 
Newspaper*"Tyler Hairston, formerly a resident of Winston, died in Henry county, Va. last week." - The Western Sentinel, Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, November 3, 1881, page 3. 

Family

Elizabeth Brown DILLARD b. a 1854
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S145] Pedigo, Virginia G. and Pedigo, Lewis Gravely. History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia - Genealogical Publishing Co., 1933. - CAUTION - this book was written in 1933 and has many errors regarding the Hairston family.
  2. [S77] Brown, Alexander, The Cabells and Their Kin - A Memorial Volume, The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1895 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89058675919, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  3. [S68] Vestal-Miller, Anne, The Marriage Register of Henry County Virginia Vol I , 1853-1878 Old Mill Printers, Rocky Mount, VA 1998 - FSL 7857819-583, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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