Fannie McCoy CALDWELL

HAIRSTON.org ID#692, b. 29 August 1834, d. 24 June 1907
Father*David Franklin CALDWELL1,2 b. a 1793, d. 4 Apr 1867
Mother*Fannie ALEXANDER3 b. a 1791, d. 16 Apr 1835
Birth*Fannie McCoy CALDWELL was born on 29 August 1834. Her name was spelled Fannie or Fanny on various records. She signed her letters "Fanny". Her mother's name was spelled Fannie.4,5 
She was the daughter of David Franklin CALDWELL and Fannie ALEXANDER.1,2,3 
Census 1850Fannie McCoy CALDWELL appeared on the 1850 census of David Franklin CALDWELL on 13 August 1850 in Rowan, North Carolina; David F. Caldwell 55 Judge, Rebecca R. Caldwell 59, Archibald H. Caldwell 25, Andrew J. Caldwell 20 and Fannie M. Caldwell 15.6 
Marriage*Fannie McCoy CALDWELL married Peter Wilson HAIRSTON, son of Samuel HAIRSTON and Agnes John Peter WILSON, on 22 June 1859 in Rowan, North Carolina.7,8,2 
Anecdote*Peter and his bride Fanny obtained a passport on August 1, 1859, signed by J. E. B. Stuart, and traveled to England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy on their honeymoon. They returned to New York on the Steamship Vanderbilt on 28 April 1860 after a voyage from Le Harve, France via Southhampton, England.9

 
Census 1860Fannie McCoy CALDWELL appeared on the 1860 census of Peter Wilson HAIRSTON on 14 August 1860 in Liberty, Davie, North Carolina;


Year: 1860; Census Place: Liberty, Davie, North Carolina; Roll: M653_896; Page: 72; Image: 144; Family History Library Film: 803896.8 
Census 1870Fannie McCoy CALDWELL appeared on the 1870 census of Peter Wilson HAIRSTON on 21 June 1870 in Ward 11, Baltimore, Maryland;


Year: 1870; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 11, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M593_576; Page: 78A; Image: 159; Family History Library Film: 552075.10 
WillIn Peter Wilson HAIRSTON's will dated 30 September 1874 in Baltimore, Maryland, Fannie McCoy CALDWELL was named as an heir; A copy of the 1874 will of Peter W. Hairston was filed and recorded in the Lowndes County, Mississippi Will Book 1, page 513. FSL #5835939, image 380.11
Newspaper*Christian Reid -- Washington correspondence of the Cincinnatti Commercial -- Let me sketch for you the pretty face of Christian Reid, whose pleasant books, "Valerie Aylmer," "Morton House," and her last novel, "After Many Days," are well known. I saw her at the races in Baltimore, and afterwards had the pleasure of dining with her. She is Miss Fisher, of North Carolina, and spends her winters in Baltimore with her aunt and uncle, Judge and Mrs. Hairston.........." - Greensboro Watchman, Greensboro, Alabama, June 13, 1877, page 4. Note: Christian Reid was Frances's pen name she used for writing her books. Her aunt was Fannie M. Caldwell Hairston, wife of Judge Peter W. Hairston. Fannie M. Caldwell was a sister Elizabeth Ruth Caldwell, Frances's mother. Somewhat confusing. 
Census 1880She appeared on the 1880 census of Peter Wilson HAIRSTON on 3 June 1880 in Sauratown, Stokes, North Carolina.12

 
Death Spouse*Her husband, Peter Wilson Hairston, died on 17 February 1886. 
Census 1900*Fannie McCoy CALDWELL appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 in Fulton, Davie, North Carolina,


Year: 1900; Census Place: Fulton, Davie, North Carolina; Roll: 1191; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241191.5 
Death*She died on 24 June 1907 at age 72.4 
Burial*She was buried in Berry Hill Plantation, Pittsylvania, Virginia.4

 
Obituary*Western Sentinel - MRS. C. F. HAIRSTON DEAD
Aged Lady Passes Away at Her Home in Davie County - Burial in Virginia.
Mrs. Fannie Caldwell Hairston, the widow of the late Peter W. Hairston and the daughter of the late Judge David F. Caldwell, died Monday morning at an early hour at her Cooleemee plantation in Davie County.
Mrs. Hairston was 73 years of age. She had been in feeble health for the pat few months, but her condition had not been regarded as serious. To her friends and relatives the news of her death will come as a shock.
Mrs. Hairston was a woman of strong mind and intellect. She was a Southern woman of the old regime and had retained her large plantations and many of her servants which she owned before the war. The place was run in the same elegant style that Southern homes were kept as before the war and the place was famed for the hospitality of its mistress and her children. She is survived by two daughters, Misses Agnes and Ruth Hairston, and one son, Mr. Peter W. Hairston.
The remains were taken to Berryhill, Va., where they were placed by the side of her husband. The funeral services will be held this afternoon. - The Western Sentinel, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 27, 1907. 

Family

Peter Wilson HAIRSTON b. 25 Nov 1819, d. 17 Feb 1886
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S21] Hairston, Peter W., The Cooleemee Plantation and It's People, Davidson Community College, Lexington, N.C 1986, Personal Collection - printed book.
  2. [S3840] A History of Rowan County, North Carolina : containing sketches of prominent families and distinguished men, with an appendix / by Jethro Rumple, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  3. [S3727] Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac, 1878-1961, William K. (William Kenneth) Boyd, and R. D. W. (Robert Digges Wimberly) Connor. History of North Carolina. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919 - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2856272, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  4. [S14] Berry Hill Plantation Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
  5. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S176] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 - Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.
  8. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S32] Peter Wilson Hairston Papers, Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina
    at Chapel Hill.
  10. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  11. [S3520] Will of Peter W. Hairston 1874, Lowndes County, MS 1886 - Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Q6-RXXL : 21 May 2014), Lowndes > Wills 1847-1889 vol 1 > image 303 of 341; county courthouses and public libraries, Mississippi., Lowndes County Courthouse,.
  12. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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