Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Virginia Pou JENNINGS

HAIRSTON.org ID#266, b. 14 March 1824, d. 7 April 1879

Father*

Artemus Crumpton JENNINGS b. 20 Apr 1797, d. 26 Jan 1869

Mother*

Rebecca POU b. 26 Dec 1799, d. 4 Nov 1883

Birth*

Virginia Pou JENNINGS was born on 14 March 1824 in Perry, Mississippi.¹

She was the daughter of Artemus Crumpton JENNINGS and Rebecca POU.

Marriage*

Virginia Pou JENNINGS married Edwin Alexander ERVIN, son of Col. William Ethelbert ERVIN and Elizabeth DICK, on 14 September 1841 in Lowndes, Mississippi.^2,3,4,5

Census 1850

Virginia Pou JENNINGS appeared on the 1850 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 1 October 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi; Edwin A. Ervin 30, Virginia 26, Artemus J. 7, Emily E. 3 and Harriette A. 2.⁶

Census 1860

Virginia Pou JENNINGS appeared on the 1860 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 10 August 1860 in Crawfordville, Lowndes, Mississippi; E. A. Ervin 40, Virginia 36, Artemus 18, Emma 14, Marietta 12, Harriett 10, Robert 7, Charles 5, Edwin 3, Virginia 6/12.⁷

Census 1870

Virginia Pou JENNINGS appeared on the 1870 census of Edwin Alexander ERVIN on 14 June 1870 in Township 17, Crawfordsville, Lowndes, Mississippi; E. A. Ervin 50, Virginia 46, Emily 23, Maria 19, Harriet 21, Robert 16, Charles 14, Edwin 12, Lowndes 8, Nettie 10 and William 6.⁸

Death*

Virginia Pou JENNINGS died on 7 April 1879 in Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 55.^2,5,1

Burial*

She was buried in Jennings Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.¹

Family

Edwin Alexander ERVIN b. 7 Mar 1820, d. 9 Dec 1878

Children

Capt. Artemus Jennings ERVIN+ b. 21 Jul 1842, d. 20 Sep 1928
William Derrill ERVIN b. 12 Feb 1844, d. 27 Jun 1845
Emily Elizabeth ERVIN b. 2 Jun 1846, d. 4 Feb 1916
Harriette Ann ERVIN b. 25 Oct 1848, d. 28 Aug 1937
Marietta Margaret "Manie" ERVIN+ b. 7 Dec 1850, d. 21 Aug 1888
Robert Wilson ERVIN b. 2 Apr 1853, d. 18 Oct 1925
Charles Henry ERVIN b. 13 Jun 1855, d. 29 May 1932
Edwin Alexander ERVIN b. 18 Sep 1857, d. 20 Dec 1907
Virginia Antoinette "Nettie" ERVIN+ b. 23 Jan 1860, d. 4 Aug 1890
Lowndes Adair ERVIN b. 7 Jan 1862, d. 21 Jul 1882
William James Shields ERVIN b. 15 Feb 1864, d. 11 Jul 1899

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S18] Jennings Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
[S87] Bible - G.W. Hairston III; G.W. Hairston, III.
[S3185] Doughtie, Beatrice Mackey; Documented Notes on Jennings and Allied Families, 1961. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89060967635
[S284] Ervin Family Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1780 to 1857 estimated to have been written in 1857 and is in very poor, but readable condition. Passed down by my great grandmother Virginia Antionette Ervin's family after she died in 1890., Personal Collection - original documents.
[S3] Baird, Rev. E. T.; Historical Sketch of the Bethel Presbyterian Church, Lowndes County, Miss Prepared for the Semi-Centennial Celebration, June 21, 1884 - Columbus, Mississippi - 1885.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

23 Nov 2021