Bettie Waller HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#259, b. 1 May 1863, d. 20 November 1892
Father*Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON b. 15 Mar 1825, d. 27 Jul 1888
Mother*Kiziah C. "Kizzie" STAPLES b. 25 Aug 1836, d. 1 Oct 1875
Birth*Bettie Waller HAIRSTON was born on 1 May 1863 in North Carolina.1 
She was the daughter of Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON and Kiziah C. "Kizzie" STAPLES. 
Photo*Bettie Waller HAIRSTON was photographed

about 1868. 
Census 1870*She appeared on the census of 1870 in Lowndes, Mississippi.2

 
Census 1880She appeared on the 1880 census of Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON on 10 June 1880 in District 4, Lowndes, Mississippi; N. E. Harston widower 56 born in VA, B. W. dau. 17 born in MS, G.W. son-in-law 22 born in MS, M.W. dau. 22 born in MS.3 
Court Record*1885 - Lowndes County Chancery Court Case #670 - George W. Hairston vs Bettie W. Hairston, regarding minor Kizzie S. Hairston and the estate of Kizzie C. Hairston, wife of N. E. Hairston, which included land in Crawford. - FSL #8631089, images 587-627. 
WillIn Nicholas Edward HAIRSTON's will dated 12 June 1888 in Lowndes, Mississippi, Bettie Waller HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Lowndes County Will Book 1, page 538. Family Search Library Film #5835939, image 395.
Death*She died on 20 November 1892 in Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 29.4 
Burial*She was buried in Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.4

 
ChartsDescendant Chart
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  2. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S17] Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Information and photographs gathered from personal visits.
Last Edited18 Jun 2024