Hairston Cemetery - Lowndes County, Mississippi

Hairston Cemetery

Lowndes County, Mississippi

Located about 5 miles east of Crawford and north of Whispering Pines Road in Lowndes County, Mississippi.  In Hardin Hairston's will dated 29 September 1862, he states - "To J.T.W. Hairston I give the land described as the E. ½ of Sec. 29 S.E. ¼ Sec. 20., all of Sec. 21, W. ½ N.W. ¼ + S.W. of Sec. 22, all of Sec. 28. T. 17. R 17. E. in Lowndes County, Miss. – (except one acre, the grave yard, which I give all my heirs as a cemetery)".  This one acre was several hundred yards east of the plantation home.

The cemetery was restored about 1986 by Mr. Nick Hairston.

• Cemetery Markers:

• BARKLEY, Andrew Hannah, (Rev.)b:1829 d:1905
  spouse:HAIRSTON, Sarah Alice Staples "Sallie"
  
• BARKLEY, Robert Andrewb:1873 d:1930
  
• BARKLEY, Sarah Alice Staples "Sallie" HAIRSTONb:1832 d:1913
  spouse:BARKLEY, Andrew Hannah, (Rev.)
• BROOKS, Sarah Alsey HAIRSTONb:1817 d:1883
  spouse:BROOKS, Thomas B.
• BROOKS, Thomas B.b:1816 d:1860
  spouse:ERVIN, Harriett Elizabeth
  spouse:HAIRSTON, Sarah Alsey
  
• ERVIN, Little Sarah
  ERVIN, Mary
  
• ERVIN, Sallie "Sally" Staples HAIRSTONb:1851 d:1904
  spouse:ERVIN, Dabney Lipscomb (He may be buried next to his wife Sally in an unmarked grave)
• HAIRSTON, Anna Caroline POTTSb:1849 d:1911
  spouse:HAIRSTON, George
• HAIRSTON, Bettie Wallerb:1863 d:1892
  
• HAIRSTON, Constanceb:1872 d:1872
  
• HAIRSTON, Constantineb:1872 d:1872
  
• HAIRSTON, Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTONb:1809 d:1858
  spouse:HAIRSTON, Samuel Saunders, (Col.) Jr.
  
• HAIRSTON, Ernest Joseph, (Dr.)b:1880 d:1918
  
• HAIRSTON, Ervin Nicholasb:1870 d:1882
  
• HAIRSTON, Georgeb:1811 d:1885
  
• HAIRSTON, Georgeb:1845 d:1905
  spouse:POTTS, Anna Caroline
  
• HAIRSTON, Hardinb:1786 d:1862
  spouse:STAPLES, Sarah "Sally" Stovall 
  
• (buried next to Hardin is Davy Hairston (died April 1865, age 53), his servant)
• HAIRSTON, Joab Earlyb:1844 d:1872
  
• HAIRSTON, Kiziah "Kizzie" Staplesb:1881 d:1909
  spouse:WITHERSPOON, John Goldthwait
  
• HAIRSTON, Kiziah C. "Kizzie" Staplesb:1836 d:1875
  
• spouse:HAIRSTON, Nicholas Edward
• HAIRSTON, Maria Byramb:1860 d:1860
  
• HAIRSTON, Margaret Sommer POTTSb:1845 d:1903
  spouse:HAIRSTON, Robert Peter
• HAIRSTON, Mary Theodosia
• b:1837 d:1924
  
• HAIRSTON, Mary Wattb:1858 d:1882
  spouse:HAIRSTON, George William
  
• HAIRSTON, Nannie Montagueb:1860 d:1868
  
• HAIRSTON, Nicholas Edwardb:1825 d:1888
  spouse:STAPLES, Kiziah C.
  HAIRSTON, Peter Constantine, (Dr.)b:1823 d:1889
  spouse:MOSELEY, Wortley Virginia
  
• HAIRSTON, Robertb:1783 d:1852
  spouse:HAIRSTON, Ruth Stovall
  HAIRSTON, Robert Peterb:1841 d:1906
  spouse:POTTS, Margaret Sommer
  
• HAIRSTON, Sallie Hardenb:1859 d:1861
  
• HAIRSTON, Sarah "Sally" Stovall STAPLESb:1791 d:1845
  spouse:HAIRSTON, Hardin
• HAIRSTON, Sam Henry Elizabeth "Bettie"b:1835 d:1916
  HAIRSTON, Samuel Saunders, (Col.) Jr.b:1804 d:1850
  spouse:HAIRSTON, Elizabeth Perkins
  HAIRSTON, Sommer Elizabethb:1891 d:1911
• HELM, Thomas B. no dates  (grandson of Sarah Alsey HAIRSTON BROOKS)
• MOSELEY, Wortley Virginiab:1831 d:1902
  spouse:HAIRSTON, Peter Constantine, (Dr.)
  
• WITHERSPOON, Kiziah "Kizzie" Staples HAIRSTONb:1836 d:1875
  spouse:WITHERSPOON, John Goldthwait