Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Margaret Mariah ERVIN

HAIRSTON.org ID#1044, b. 6 August 1815

Father*

Col. William Ethelbert ERVIN¹ b. 16 Aug 1780, d. 6 Nov 1839

Mother*

Elizabeth DICK b. 6 Dec 1786, d. 10 Dec 1844

Birth*

Margaret Mariah ERVIN was born on 6 August 1815.

She was the daughter of Col. William Ethelbert ERVIN and Elizabeth DICK.¹

Marriage*

Margaret Mariah ERVIN married Felix Frances GIBSON on 4 February 1838 in Lowndes, Mississippi.^2,3,1

Will

In Col. William Ethelbert ERVIN's will dated 11 October 1839, Margaret Mariah ERVIN was named as an heir; Mentioned: Sons - John Milton, James Washington, Edwin Alexander, William, Daughters - Margaret Mariah Gibson, Jane Magdelen Ervin, Sarah Ann Ervin. Probate Book E, Page 482, Lowndes County, Mississippi.

Census 1850

She appeared on the 1850 census of Felix Frances GIBSON on 9 September 1850 in Matagorda, Texas.⁴

Census 1860*

Margaret Mariah ERVIN was Head of Household on 23 August 1860 in Matagorda, Texas.⁵

Family

Felix Frances GIBSON b. 4 Jun 1815, d. 19 Aug 1857

Children

William Henry GIBSON¹ b. 10 Aug 1841
Mary Caffee GIBSON¹ b. 31 Jul 1842
James Ervin GIBSON¹ b. 30 Jan 1844
Felix Francis GIBSON¹ b. 13 Mar 1845
Mark Tucker GIBSON¹ b. 16 Dec 1849
Edwin A. GIBSON¹ b. 30 Oct 1855

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S284] Ervin Family Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1780 to 1857 estimated to have been written in 1857 and is in very poor, but readable condition. Passed down by my great grandmother Virginia Antionette Ervin's family after she died in 1890., Personal Collection - original documents.
[S53] The Commercial Dispatch Newspaper - Columbus, Mississippi - microfilm copies at Columbus Library.
[S76] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com.
[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.

Last Edited

3 Mar 2016