HAIRSTON.org ID#168, b. 27 October 1872, d. 30 August 1962
| Birth* | Ela May Ledbetter THARP was born on 27 October 1872 in Mississippi.3,1 |
| She was the daughter of Henry B. THARP and Laura Frances LEDBETTER.1,2 |
| Census 1880 | Ela May Ledbetter THARP appeared on the 1880 census of Henry B. THARP on 30 June 1880 in Prairie Point, Noxubee, Mississippi; H. B. Tharp 46, Laura 38, Lilla M. 10, Ella 8, Henrietta 2.2  |
| Marriage* | Ela May Ledbetter THARP married George William HAIRSTON, son of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON and Wortley Virginia MOSELEY, on 26 October 1898. "Rev. Mr. Lattimer has just returned from holding a protracted meeting at Bethel. On Wednesday at the Methodist church in Crawford he united in marriage Mr. Geo. W. Hairston and Miss Ela May Tharpe, all of Crawford. They are members of old families and their friends crowded the beautifully decorated church to witness the ceremony. They left on the north-bound train for a bridal tour." Macon Beacon, Macon, Mississippi, 29 October 1898, page 2.4 |
| Census 1900 | Ela May Ledbetter THARP appeared on the 1900 census of George William HAIRSTON on 1 June 1900 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.1 |
| Census 1900* | Ela May Ledbetter THARP and Laura Frances LEDBETTER appeared on the census of 2 June 1900 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi. Census taker was Geo Hairston. Laura Tharpe 59 (Head b. sep 1840, both parents b. NC), Lillie (dau. b. Aug 1870), Ela M. 27 (dau. b. Oct 1872.)1 |
| Death Son | Her son, Henry Tharp Hairston, died on 28 August 1906. |
| Census 1910 | Ela May Ledbetter THARP appeared on the 1910 census of George William HAIRSTON on 15 April 1910 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.5 |
| Photo* | Ela May Tharp Hairston with her children (left to right) - Nicholas Edward, John Peter and Brown Constantine.
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| Census 1920 | Ela May Ledbetter THARP appeared on the 1920 census of George William HAIRSTON on 7 February 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.6 |
| Census 1930 | Ela May Ledbetter THARP appeared on the 1930 census of George William HAIRSTON on 29 April 1930 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi; George W 72, Ela M 56, Brown W 22, John P 17.7 |
| Death Daughter | Her daughter, Wortley Moseley Hairston Bachus, died on 27 February 1931. |
| Census 1940 | Ela May Ledbetter THARP appeared on the 1940 census of George William HAIRSTON on 3 April 1940 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi; G W Hairston 82, Ela J 68, Nick 30, Virginia 26, Nick Jr. 3/12, Betty Bacchus 12, Ben Bacchus 9.8 |
| Will* | Ela May Ledbetter THARP left a will on 2 April 1944 in Lowndes, Mississippi. |
| Census 1950* | She was Head of Household in the 1950 Federal Census on 1 April 1950 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.9 |
| Death* | She died on 30 August 1962 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 89.3 |
| Burial* | She was buried in Oaklimb Cemetery, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.3 
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