Emily Elizabeth ERVIN

HAIRSTON.org ID#1079, b. 2 June 1846, d. 4 February 1916
Father*Edwin Alexander ERVIN1 b. 7 Mar 1820, d. 9 Dec 1878
Mother*Virginia Pou JENNINGS b. 14 Mar 1824, d. 7 Apr 1879
Birth*Emily Elizabeth ERVIN was born on 2 June 1846 in Mississippi.2,1,3,4,5 
She was the daughter of Edwin Alexander ERVIN and Virginia Pou JENNINGS.1 
Census 1850Emily Elizabeth ERVIN appeared on the 1850 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 1 October 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi; Edwin A. Ervin 30, Virginia 26, Artemus J. 7, Emily E. 3 and Harriette A. 2.6
Census 1860Emily Elizabeth ERVIN appeared on the 1860 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 10 August 1860 in Crawfordville, Lowndes, Mississippi; E. A. Ervin 40, Virginia 36, Artemus 18, Emma 14, Marietta 12, Harriett 10, Robert 7, Charles 5, Edwin 3, Virginia 6/12.7
Census 1870Emily Elizabeth ERVIN appeared on the 1870 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 14 June 1870 in Township 17, Crawfordsville, Lowndes, Mississippi; E. A. Ervin 50, Virginia 46, Emily 23, Maria 19, Harriet 21, Robert 16, Charles 14, Edwin 12, Lowndes 8, Nettie 10 and William 6.8
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(left to right) - Peter's daughter Sally Staples, Dr. Peter C. Hairston, Peter's daughter Pattie Allen, family friend Miss Moina Evans, Peter's wife Wortley Virginia Moseley Hairston, Miss Emily Elizabeth Ervin (sister of Virginia Antionette Ervin, second wife of Peter's son George William Hairston). 
NOTE*Emily help raise her sister Virginia's children (Robert, Nanette, Antonette and George Jr.) after Virginia died in childberth. 
Census 1900Emily Elizabeth ERVIN appeared on the 1900 census of Charles Henry ERVIN in 1900 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi; Charles N 44, Emma E 53 (sister), Hattie E 51 (sister).3

 
Census 1910Emily Elizabeth ERVIN appeared on the 1910 census of Charles Henry ERVIN on 15 April 1910 in Lowndes, Mississippi; Charles 54, Emma C 63, Hallie A 61, Margaret S C Hairston 24 (niece).9

 
Death*Emily Elizabeth ERVIN died on 4 February 1916 at age 69.5 
Burial*She was buried in Jennings Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.5

 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S87] Bible - G.W. Hairston III; G.W. Hairston, III.
  2. [S1] Bethel Presbyterian Church Records, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  3. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [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.
  5. [S18] Jennings Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  6. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited18 Jul 2023