Hairston Family History and Genealogy

James Monroe HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1266, b. September 1836, d. 1910

Father*

James B. HAIRSTON¹ b. a 1800, d. a 1870

Mother*

Mary Martha (surname unknown) b. a 1798

Birth*

James Monroe HAIRSTON was born in September 1836 in Georgia.^1,2,3,4

He was the son of James B. HAIRSTON and Mary Martha (surname unknown).¹

Census 1850

James Monroe HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of James B. HAIRSTON on 9 October 1850 in Coweta, Georgia; Jas P 47, Mary 52, Sarah A 32, Emily 24, Martha 19, Eliza 17, Malinda 15, Jas N 14, Jefferson 10.¹

Marriage*

James Monroe HAIRSTON married Mariah A. (Moriah) ROBERTS on 22 December 1857 in Calhoun, Alabama.^5,4

Census 1870*

James Monroe HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1870 in Cleburne, Alabama, James 34 GA, Maria 29 AL, Julia 8 AL, Maria 6 AL, Andrew 3 AL, Rebecca 1 AL.⁶

Census 1880*

He appeared on the census of 1880 in Oak Level, Cleburne, Alabama, James M. 43, Maria 40, Thursie 19, Maria A. 17, Andrew M. 12, Rosa C. 10, Mary A. 8, Lucy C. 5, James O. 1.³

Census 1900*

He appeared on the census of 1900 in Pine Grove, DeKalb, Alabama, James M. 63 b. GA (both parents born in SC), Mariah A. 60 b. AL, Luisa 37, Lula C. 24, Andrew J. 9 (grandson).²

Death*

He died in 1910.⁴

Burial*

He was buried in Union Grove Baptist Church, DeKalb, Alabama.⁴

Family

Mariah A. (Moriah) ROBERTS b. 27 Aug 1839, d. 1913

Children

Thursie A. HAIRSTON³ b. a 1859
Luisa HAIRSTON² b. Nov 1862
Maria A. HAIRSTON⁶ b. a 1864
Andrew M. HAIRSTON+⁶ b. a 1868
Rebecca Chalottie HAIRSTON⁶ b. 28 May 1869, d. 26 Dec 1927
Rosa C. HAIRSTON³ b. a 1870
Mary A. HAIRSTON³ b. a 1872
Lula C. HAIRSTON² b. Oct 1875
James Odil HAIRSTON+ b. 27 Jun 1878, d. 7 Jan 1953

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S48] Find A Grave Website with Photo - only listings with photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof.
[S34] Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

12 May 2018