Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1110, b. January 1878, d. 28 October 1964
Father*George HAIRSTON1 b. 16 Dec 1845, d. 5 Oct 1905
Mother*Anna Caroline POTTS b. 30 Apr 1849, d. 3 Jun 1911
Birth*Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON was born in January 1878 in Mississippi.2,1,3 
She was the daughter of George HAIRSTON and Anna Caroline POTTS.1 
Census 1880Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of George HAIRSTON on 15 June 1880 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi; Harston, George Jr. 34, A.C. Harston 30, Robt 10, G.C. 6, F.A. 4, M.E. 2, Baby 4 months; (the Junior was probably added to stop confusion with his Uncle George, whom he grew up with in the same home for awhile. Junior was also added to some legal documents).1

 
Census 1900Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON appeared on the 1900 census of George HAIRSTON on 12 June 1900 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi; George Hairston 54, Anna Hairston 51, Lizzie 22, Sam Henry 20, Jubal Early 17,
William 14, John Henry 12, Gerald 9, Le Gree 7.2

Census 1910Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON appeared on the 1910 census of Anna Caroline POTTS on 27 April 1910 in Ward 2, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Anna C. Hairston 60 widow, J. E. 26, Wm. B. 24, Jerold 19, Legare 17, Mary E. 32, John H. 22.


Year: 1910; Census Place: Meridian Ward 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1374759.4 
Marriage*Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON married Louis Garland BRIDGEFORTH on 2 July 1918.3,5 
Census 1920Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON appeared on the 1920 census of Louis Garland BRIDGEFORTH on 27 January 1920 in Lowndes, Mississippi.6 
Census 1930Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON appeared on the 1930 census of Louis Garland BRIDGEFORTH on 28 April 1930 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.7 
Census 1940Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON appeared on the 1940 census of Gerald "Jerry" Potts HAIRSTON on 11 April 1940 in Brooksville, Noxubee, Mississippi.8 
Death*Elizabeth Mary HAIRSTON died on 28 October 1964 at age 86; The obituary published in the 31 Oct newspaper states she died the previous Wednesday, which was the 28th.9 
Obituary*.
Mrs. ELIZABETH BRIDGEFORTH
BROOKSVILLE -- Services for Mrs. Elizabeth Hairston Bridgeforth, 86, who died in Meridian Wednesday night, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dare Funeral Home in Macon. Burial will be in the Friendship cemetery in Columbus.
A former resident of Meridian, Mrs. Bridgeforth was the sister of the late Dr. S. H. Hairston of Meridian.
She leaves a brother, F'red H. Hairston of Brooksville.
Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) - 31 oct 1964, Sat - Page 3. 
Burial*She was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi.10 

Family

Louis Garland BRIDGEFORTH b. 29 Mar 1881, d. 5 Sep 1939
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S136] Bible - Thomas Potts Family Bible - 1668-1893 , area covered is Charleston, South Carolina. Bible printed in 1740. other surnames mentioned: Akin, Burton, Gray, Hairston, Keelin, Smith, and Thornton. Library call number 24346, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  4. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S128] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  6. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S257] Obituary attached to this record.
  10. [S20] Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
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