Hairston Family History and Genealogy - Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON

Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#528, b. 23 November 1872, d. 7 March 1937

Father*

Robert Peter HAIRSTON¹ b. 4 Oct 1841, d. 20 Jun 1906

Mother*

Margaret Sommer POTTS b. 1 Jul 1845, d. 11 Sep 1903

Birth*

Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON was born on 23 November 1872.²

She was the daughter of Robert Peter HAIRSTON and Margaret Sommer POTTS.¹

Census 1880

Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON appeared on the 1880 census of Robert Peter HAIRSTON on 14 June 1880 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.³

Marriage*

Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON married Charles Douglas Spurgeon BRAGG on 7 December 1898 in Lowndes, Mississippi.⁴

Census 1910

Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON appeared on the 1910 census of Charles Douglas Spurgeon BRAGG on 7 May 1910 in Beat 1, Leflore, Mississippi.⁵

Census 1920

Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON appeared on the 1920 census of Charles Douglas Spurgeon BRAGG on 18 March 1920 in Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi.⁶

Census 1930

Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON appeared on the 1930 census of Charles Douglas Spurgeon BRAGG on 29 April 1930 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.⁷

Death*

Elizabeth Gray HAIRSTON died on 7 March 1937 at age 64.²

Burial*

She was buried in Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.²

Obituary*

MRS. BRAGG DIES

COLUMBUS, Miss., Mar. 8 (AP)
---Mrs. Eliza Hairston Bragg died less than 72 hours after the death of her husband, former state representative C. D. S. Bragg. She died after a second paralytic stroke believed caused from shock over the death of her husband, a prominent retired planter.

The Greenwood Commonwealth (Greenwood, Mississippi) - Mon, Mar 8, 1937 - Page 1.

Family

Charles Douglas Spurgeon BRAGG b. 22 Apr 1868, d. 4 Mar 1937

Children

Virginia Hairston BRAGG b. 19 Oct 1899, d. 12 Jul 1965
Robert Benjamin BRAGG b. 17 Jun 1901, d. Oct 1977
Margaret Gray BRAGG b. 17 May 1903, d. 30 Nov 1987
Mary Ella BRAGG b. 28 Dec 1905, d. 25 Jan 1908
Charles Douglas S. BRAGG Jr.+ b. 28 Jun 1910, d. 14 Aug 1999

Charts

Descendant Chart (#1)
Descendant Chart (#2)
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S136] Bible - Thomas Potts Family Bible - 1668-1893 , area covered is Charleston, South Carolina. Bible printed in 1740. other surnames mentioned: Akin, Burton, Gray, Hairston, Keelin, Smith, and Thornton. Library call number 24346, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
[S3231] Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lowndes Co., Mississippi.
[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S76] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com.
[S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

14 May 2021