Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Elizabeth McClain

HAIRSTON.org ID#870, b. about 1810, d. before 1870

Birth*

Elizabeth McClain was born about 1810 in Georgia.¹

Marriage*

She married Peter Littleton HAIRSTON, son of Peter Hairston and Mattie Martha BAKER, about 1831. Garretts Necrology, Atlanta. FSL #7402817, image 32.

Census 1850*

Elizabeth McClain appeared on the census of 23 December 1850 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia; Elizabeth Huston 40 widow born in GA, Manon 18, Newton 19, Monroe 10 and Peter 1 (all children male and born in GA).¹

Census 1860*

She was Head of Household on 1 August 1860 in Gritter, Cobb, Georgia. E M Hairston 45, J. M. 26 male, L. P. 12 male.²

Death*

She died before 1870, she does not appear in 1870 Federal Census with her son Peter Littleton Hairston in Cobb County.³

Family

Peter Littleton HAIRSTON b. a 1810, d. a 1849

Children

Newton HAIRSTON⁴ b. a 1831
James B. HAIRSTON+ b. 26 Apr 1832, d. 27 Jan 1914
Josiah Marion HAIRSTON+ b. 1 Jun 1834, d. 20 Nov 1919
Jefferson Monroe HAIRSTON+ b. 10 Nov 1840, d. 2 Jan 1912
Peter Littleton HAIRSTON Jr.+⁴ b. 14 Feb 1849, d. 20 Apr 1916

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S41] Letter from Jane Yasui to Robert Hairston, 3 June 2009.

Last Edited

21 Aug 2025