John Henry HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1112, b. 24 January 1888, d. 29 October 1952
Father*George HAIRSTON1 b. 16 Dec 1845, d. 5 Oct 1905
Mother*Anna Caroline POTTS b. 30 Apr 1849, d. 3 Jun 1911
Birth*John Henry HAIRSTON was born on 24 January 1888.2,3,4,1 
He was the son of George HAIRSTON and Anna Caroline POTTS.1 
Census 1900John Henry 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 1910John Henry 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: 1374759.5 
Draft Registration*John Henry HAIRSTON was registed for the draft between 1917 and 1918 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi. States he is a traveling salesman for Schoening Koenigsmark milling Co. and that he is a single man. 
Marriage*He married Lucille H. CUNNINGHAM on 1 January 1933 in Noxubee, Mississippi.6,7 
Census 1940*John Henry HAIRSTON was Head of Household in the 1940 Federal Census on 4 April 1940 in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi. J. H. Hairston 52, Lucille 40, Ben Hales Dee 19, Maude R. Dee 16.6

 
Death*He died on 29 October 1952 at age 64.3 
Burial*He was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi.3 

Family

Lucille H. CUNNINGHAM b. 9 Jan 1900, d. 28 Dec 1964
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3145] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  2. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S20] Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  4. [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
  5. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S3570] Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 4 March 2021. Citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Last Edited4 May 2021