HAIRSTON - Matilda M. MARTIN

Matilda M. MARTIN

HAIRSTON.org ID#70, b. 7 August 1818, d. 4 May 1854

Father*

Col. Joseph MARTIN^1,2 b. 22 Sep 1785, d. 3 Nov 1859

Mother*

Sallie HUGHES b. 30 Apr 1792, d. 1879

Birth*

Matilda M. MARTIN was born on 7 August 1818.³

She was the daughter of Col. Joseph MARTIN and Sallie HUGHES.^1,2

Marriage*

Matilda M. MARTIN married Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON, son of Col. George "Old Rusty" HAIRSTON Jr. and Louisa HARDYMAN, on 14 July 1837 in Greenwood, Henry County, Virginia; Listed as daughter of Jos. Martin and minister was Arnold Walker. Elizabeth Seawell books lists 18, July 1837.

Married- On July 18, by Rev. Arnold Walker, Dr. George Hurston, to Miss Matilda M. Martin, fourth dau. of Col. Joseph Martin, all of Henry County. Publication: Richmond Whig & public advertiser, Richmond, Va., Friday, July 28, 1837, (p. 1, c. 7) - From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.^4,5,6,1

Married Name

As of 14 July 1837,her married name was HAIRSTON.

Census 1840

Matilda M. MARTIN appeared on the 1840 census of Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON in 1840 in Henry County, Virginia; George S - Males 20-29 1, Females <5 1, 20-29 1, Slaves 22.⁷

Census 1850

Matilda M. MARTIN appeared on the 1850 census of Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON on 10 October 1850 in Henry County, Virginia; George 37, Matilda 32, Sarah L 12, Susan J 9, Elizabeth 7, George 5, Matilda 3, Joseph 1.⁸

Death*

Matilda M. MARTIN died on 4 May 1854 at age 35.³

Burial*

She was buried in Marrowbone Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia;

Photo: By Robert E. Hairston, Jr., 1989.³

Family

Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON b. 2 May 1813, d. 9 May 1863

Children

Sarah "Sallie" Louisa HAIRSTON+ b. 8 Apr 1838
Susan Jane HAIRSTON+ b. 4 Aug 1841, d. 18 Sep 1904
Elizabeth Mclemore HAIRSTON+ b. 7 Jul 1843, d. 22 Apr 1930
George Stovall HAIRSTON Jr.+ b. 11 Mar 1845, d. Sep 1876
Matilda Martin HAIRSTON+ b. 16 Feb 1847
Joseph Martin HAIRSTON b. Dec 1848, d. 6 May 1853
Nicholas Hardyman HAIRSTON+ b. 19 Apr 1851, d. 27 Jun 1927
Ruth Ann HAIRSTON b. 6 Jan 1853, d. 6 Oct 1854

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S3326] Knight, Nancy Marlene Martin. Peacemaker - Joseph Martin 1740-1808 and His Descendants, 1976., Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
[S3327] Horton, Lucy Henderson. Family History, Press of the News, Franklin, Tenn. 1922. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066169020, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S19] Marrowbone Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
[S67] Dodd, Virginia Anderson, Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1976.
[S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940 https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13164, Ancestry.com.
[S3319] Pace, Ruth and McGee, Mary Pace. The Life and Times of Ridgeway, Virginia 1728-1990. Pocahontas Press, Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia, 1990., Personal Collection - printed book.
[S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

23 Nov 2021