Ruth HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#739, b. 1836
Father*John Adams HAIRSTON1,2 b. 15 Mar 1799, d. 7 Sep 1849
Mother*Malinda CORN1 b. a 1814, d. a 1882
Birth*Ruth HAIRSTON was born in 1836 in Mississippi.1 
She was the daughter of John Adams HAIRSTON and Malinda CORN.1,2 
Census 1850Ruth HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Malinda CORN in 1850 in Patrick County, Virginia.1

PropertyRuth HAIRSTON witnessed the Property of George HAIRSTON on 4 April 1859 in Lowndes County, Mississippi; George Hairston of Lowndes County purchases 244 acres of property in Lowndes County from the children of John Adams Hairston of Yalobusha County on 4 April 1859. The sale was witnessed by george S. Hairston, Ruth H. Hairston and Lizzie Jones. - Lowndes County Deed Book Vol. 31, pages 408-410. FSL 8567104-221.
Census 1860Ruth HAIRSTON appeared on the 1860 census of Malinda CORN on 17 August 1860 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.3

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S277] Letters to Lt. Roland W. Jones - 1861- 1863, from Susan America Hairston Jones, J. T. Gilson, 1991.
  3. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited2 Jan 2017