Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#787, b. 4 December 1837, d. 17 November 1886
Father*Marshall HAIRSTON1,2,3 b. 4 Jul 1802, d. 20 Jan 1882
Mother*Ann Marshall HAIRSTON4 b. 2 Dec 1802, d. 11 Jul 1888
Birth*Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON was born on 4 December 1837 in Virginia.2 
She was the daughter of Marshall HAIRSTON and Ann Marshall HAIRSTON.1,2,3,4 
Census 1850Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Marshall HAIRSTON on 24 August 1850 in Henry, Virginia; Marshall Hairston 48, Ann Hairston 47, Virginia Nelson 25, Elizabeth P Hairston 14, Ann M Hairston 12, Ruth Hairston 12, John Hairston 10, Bethenia H Hairston 6. Virginia Nelson does not appear to be related to the Hairston family and may have been a teacher for the children.1 
Marriage*Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON married Robert Anderson WILSON, son of Col. Robert WILSON and Catherine Anderson PANNILL, on 5 June 1866 in Henry, Virginia; He was 41 and she 28. Minister Lee.5,2 
Census 1870Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON appeared on the 1870 census of Robert Anderson WILSON in 1870 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.6

 
WillIn Marshall HAIRSTON's will dated 28 May 1873 in Henry, Virginia, Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Mentions: wife Ann, Daughters - Ruth S. Wilson (wife of Robert A. Wilson), Elizabeth P. Hairston, Ann M. Hairston, Sister Ruth (wife of Peter Hairston dec'd), Brothers - Robert Hairston dec'd, John A. Hairston dec'd, Nephew - George Hairston (son of Peter and Ruth Hairston), Also Mentioned - Mrs. Lucinda Redd Oreston, Canellius King, William P. Terry, Peter W. Hairston, David Mead Randolph, James M. Phittle, George Eggleston dec'd, Benjamin Harrison, Witnesses - W.W. Smith, J. P. Warren, J. Powell, J.A. Early. Two codicils were added in April of 1877. - Lowndes Mississippi Wills Vol. 4, pages 239-258. FSL #5835941 images 155-253.
Census 1880She appeared on the 1880 census of Robert Anderson WILSON on 7 June 1880 in Pittsylvania, Virginia; Robert A. 55, wife - Ruth S. 42, dau - Ann M. 11.7

 
Death*Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON died on 17 November 1886 at age 48.2 
Burial*She was buried in Dan's Hill Plantation, Pittsylvania, Virginia. 

Family

Robert Anderson WILSON b. 6 Mar 1825, d. 16 Jul 1892
Children
ChartsDescendant Chart (#1)
Descendant Chart (#2)
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S249] George Hairston Family Bible - 1750-1916, Peter Hairston Bible - 1750-1928, The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated Out of the Original Greek: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Cooperstown, (N.Y.) Sterotyped, Printed and Published by H. & E. Phinney, 1829., Library of Virginia.
  3. [S3500] Bible - Marshall Hairston 1750, owned by Mrs. Anne Covington of "Beavercreek" transcribed by Mrs. Lillian Schwertz and printed in "Local History & Genealogical Society" Volume VII, March 1961, Number 1. (NOTE: There are several errors in this transcription.), Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S24] Hall, Wm. Kearney 1918-2011. Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia. 1957 Ann Arbor, Michigan., Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  5. [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.
  6. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited26 Nov 2020