Susan America "Weet" HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#740, b. 17 March 1843, d. 27 March 1863
Father*John Adams HAIRSTON1 b. 15 Mar 1799, d. 7 Sep 1849
Mother*Malinda CORN1 b. a 1814, d. a 1882
Birth*Susan America "Weet" HAIRSTON was born on 17 March 1843 in Yalobusha, Mississippi.1 
She was the daughter of John Adams HAIRSTON and Malinda CORN.1 
Death Father*Her father, John Adams Hairston, died on 7 September 1849. 
Census 1850Susan America "Weet" HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Malinda CORN on 19 September 1850 in North District, Patrick, Virginia; Malinda Hairston 36, Elizabeth P. 15, Ruth 14, George 12, Marshall 10 and Susan 7. They are listed next to Malinda's father and mother; Jesse Corn 63, Elizabeth 57 and their children.1

Census 1860Susan America "Weet" HAIRSTON appeared on the 1860 census of Malinda CORN on 17 August 1860 in Yalobusha, Mississippi; M. J. Hairston 44, R. H. 23, Marshall 20 and S. A. 17.2

Marriage*Susan America "Weet" HAIRSTON married Capt. Roland Ward JONES, son of Seth Ward JONES and Maria Archer "Martha" HARDAWAY, about 1861. 
Death*Susan America "Weet" HAIRSTON died on 27 March 1863 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, at age 20. 

Family

Capt. Roland Ward JONES b. 1829
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

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