Robert HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#818, b. 8 December 1863, d. 6 January 1955
Father*Samuel HAIRSTON1 b. 6 May 1829, d. 5 Sep 1895
Mother*Henrietta Alice JONES b. 30 May 1835, d. 10 Mar 1869
Birth*Robert HAIRSTON was born on 8 December 1863. The 1900 census and death certificate indicate December 1864 as birth date. However cemetery marker and bible indicate 1863.2,3,4

 
He was the son of Samuel HAIRSTON and Henrietta Alice JONES.1 
Census 1870Robert HAIRSTON appeared on the 1870 census of Samuel HAIRSTON on 13 August 1870 in Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia; Samuel Hairston 41, William 15, Peter 13, George 12, Marshall 8, Robert 6.1

 
Marriage*Robert HAIRSTON married Penelope C. WILSON on 25 December 1891 in Presbyterian Church, Milton, North Carolina, by Rev. W. S. Campbell.5,3,6 
Census 1900*Robert HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina.7

 
Census 1910*He appeared on the census of 13 May 1910 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina.8

 
Census 1920*He appeared on the census of 3 February 1920 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina.9

Census 1930*He was Head of Household in the 1930 Federal Census on 1 May 1930 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina.10

 
Death*He died on 6 January 1955 in Granville, North Carolina, at age 91.3 
Burial*He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Henry, Virginia;


Photo: Find A Grave by Jenepher and Sandford McElheny.4 
Death Certficate*Death Certficate on 11 January 1955 in Dutchvill, Granville, North Carolina.

Family

Penelope C. WILSON b. 31 Dec 1871, d. 1958
Children
ChartsDescendant Chart (#1)
Descendant Chart (#2)
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S142] 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. Boston, Published by C. Ewer, T. Bedlington, and J. H. A. Frost. 1828. State Archives, North Carolina .
  3. [S51] Death Certificate.
  4. [S48] Photo of Grave Marker - only photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof. Find-a-Grave, personal photos and other sources.
  5. [S141] Samuel Hairston Family Bible 1755-1891 - North Carolina.
  6. [S3776] Abrams, George Carter, The Abrams Family Genealogy 1745-1979 - 1979, unknown repository.
  7. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  10. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited21 Jul 2023