John Carter HAIRSTON
HAIRSTON.org ID#3958, b. 14 November 1860, d. 7 February 1954
| Father* | Moses Boynton HAIRSTON b. 3 Mar 1839, d. 12 Feb 1915 |
| Mother* | Victoria COLES b. 13 Dec 1842, d. 22 Dec 1931 |
| Birth* | John Carter HAIRSTON was born on 14 November 1860 in Washington, Texas.1 |
| He was the son of Moses Boynton HAIRSTON and Victoria COLES. | |
| Marriage* | John Carter HAIRSTON married Ella Josephine MOSS on 31 December 1890. |
| Death* | John Carter HAIRSTON died on 7 February 1954 at age 93.1 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Bartlett City Cemetery, Williamson, Texas.1 |
| Obituary* | FUNERAL SET TUESDAY FOR TEXAS PIONEER, JOHN CARTER HAIRSTON Funeral services for John Carter Hairston, 92, native Texan who died at his house here at 10:40 a.m. Sunday, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Kiker-Warren Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. M. Leland Murphy, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in a Bartlett cemetery with graveside rites. The family has requested that no flowers be sent, but that contributions be made to the building fund of the First Presbyterian Church instead. Mr. Hairston, who lived at 140 Mulberry St., had been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Born Nov. 14, 1860 at Old Independence in Washington County, he was a grandson of Judge John P. Coles, one of Stephen F. Austin's original 300 colonists. Judge Coles was first mayor of Washington municipality and first chief justice of Washington County, receiving his appointment from Sam Houston. Mr. Hairston attended Texas A&M College and was a graduate of Bastmen's Business College at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., later becoming an accountant. He married the former Ella Josephine Moss at Bartlett on Dec. 31, 1890. Mr. Hairston had lived in Abilene for 36 years. Survivors include his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Thomas C. Gilpin of Great Neck, N. Y., and Mrs. Wallace M. Milton of Ozark, Ark; one granddaughter, one niece, and several nephews. Pallbearers will be Julian McDaniel, Tom H. Willis, Clarence Symes, Hay M. Wolfe, V. L. Shiflett, and Harold D. Austin. Abilene Reporter News, 8 February 1954, p. 3. |
Family | Ella Josephine MOSS b. 1871, d. 1960 |
Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
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| Last Edited | 19 Apr 2019 |