Leana GAUNTT

HAIRSTON.org ID#3629, b. 18 June 1823, d. 28 December 1900
Father*Jacob GAUNTT1 b. 1791, d. 1855
Mother*Sarah (surname unknown)1 b. a 1788
Birth*Leana GAUNTT was born on 18 June 1823 in South Carolina.2,3 
She was the daughter of Jacob GAUNTT and Sarah (surname unknown).1 
Marriage*Leana GAUNTT married Fredrick COFFMAN on 11 June 1845 in Tallapoosa, Alabama.4 
Death Spouse*Her husband, Fredrick Coffman, died before 1850. 
Census 1850Leana GAUNTT appeared on the 1850 census of Jacob GAUNTT on 20 September 1850 in Tallapoosa, Alabama.1

 
Marriage*Leana GAUNTT married John Thomas HAIRSTON, son of Peter HAIRSTON and Permelia (surname unknown), on 10 August 1851 in Tallapoosa, Alabama.5 
Census 1860*Leana GAUNTT was Head of Household on 25 June 1860 in Tallapoosa, Alabama. Lena Hairston 37 SC, Josephine 17 AL, Mary A 8 AL.6

 
Census 1870*She was Head of Household on 29 June 1870 in Tallapoosa, Alabama.7

 
Census 1880*She appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 in Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama.8

 
Census 1900She appeared on the 1900 census of Mary A. HAIRSTON on 23 June 1900 in Tallapoosa, Alabama; Mary A. Harris 47. Mary A. Harris's mother, Lena Hairston, is living with her. Lena Hairston has had only 1 child and both of her parents were born in South Carolina.3 
Death*Leana GAUNTT died on 28 December 1900 at age 77.2 
Burial*She was buried in Gauntt Family Cemetery, Tallapoosa, Alabama.2 

Family 1

Fredrick COFFMAN d. b 1850

Family 2

John Thomas HAIRSTON b. a 1818, d. 23 Dec 1853
Child

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [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.
  3. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S3307] Alabama County Marriages 1805-1967, Family Search, Salt lake City, Utah, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S3144] Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  6. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited6 Mar 2024