Watt Harden HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#525, b. 15 December 1876, d. 23 May 1916
Father*Major James Thomas Watt HAIRSTON1 b. 25 Jan 1835, d. 19 Jan 1908
Mother*Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON2 b. 29 Feb 1836, d. 24 Apr 1922
Birth*Watt Harden HAIRSTON was born on 15 December 1876 in Virginia.3,4 
He was the son of Major James Thomas Watt HAIRSTON and Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON.1,2 
Census 1880Watt Harden HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of Marshall HAIRSTON on 15 June 1880 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia; Marshal 77, Ann 77, Ann 40, James T Hairston 45 (married, son in law), Elizabeth 44 (married), Watt 3 (grand son.)5 
Census 1900Watt Harden HAIRSTON appeared on the 1900 census of Major James Thomas Watt HAIRSTON on 19 June 1900 in Lowndes, Mississippi; J T W 65, E P 64, Watt H 23.4

 
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(left to right) Benjamin M. Townes, John Waynick, Watt Harden Hairston with Watt's 1908 Winton Six Touring car in Roanoke, Virginia about 1908. 
PhotoWatt Harden HAIRSTON was photographed


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Benjamin M. Townes, Sam Staples, Watt Harden Hairston in front of the Hamilton Hotel in Martinsville, Virginia in in 1913. 
Death*He died on 23 May 1916 at age 39; auto accident.3 
Burial*He was buried in Beaver Creek Plantation, Henry, Virginia. 
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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. [S3500] Bible - Marshall Hairston 1750, owned by Mrs. Anne Covington of "Beavercreek" transcribed by Mrs. Lillian Schwertz and printed in "Local History & Genealogical Society" Volume VII, March 1961, Number 1. (NOTE: There are several errors in this transcription.), Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S249] George Hairston Family Bible - 1750-1916, Peter Hairston Bible - 1750-1928, The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated Out of the Original Greek: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Cooperstown, (N.Y.) Sterotyped, Printed and Published by H. & E. Phinney, 1829., Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  4. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited10 Sep 2023